Vulture Sweep 🦅

The vulture circles patiently above, seeing what others miss. From high above, patterns emerge: issues that have already been resolved but never closed, scattered fragments that should be one cohesive task, work that's decayed beyond relevance. The vulture doesn't judge. It performs a necessary service that others avoid—nature's cleanup crew. When the vulture descends, it verifies before consuming. When it rises again, the backlog is healthy.

When to Activate

• Issue board has accumulated cruft over time
• User says "clean up my issues" or "sweep the backlog"
• User calls /vulture-sweep or mentions vulture/cleanup
• Suspecting issues are done but never closed
• Finding scattered related issues that should be consolidated
• Quarterly or monthly backlog hygiene
• After a major release (catch implemented-but-not-closed issues)

IMPORTANT: This animal NEVER closes issues without codebase verification. It only closes what has been proven complete.

Pair with: bee-collect when finding work that needs new issues, badger-triage for organizing what remains