Asherah Connor
@kivikakk
Hi! 🩵 🩷 🤍 🩷 🩵 
I'm Asherah, a backend engineer at GitLab. I spend a lot of time caring for our Markdown stack.
Please feel free to set up a coffee chat if you want to say hi! I think I can be a bit awkward at times but that's okay. I'm in Melbourne, Australia (UTC+10/11).
For Serious Business™, prefer async methods: @ me in a thread on GitLab, Slack
me (or #g_knowledge), or an email. Sync calls are OK if higher bandwidth is
absolutely necessary, but I'm not at my best in them and prefer having time to
consider and respond.
Here you can find a summary of what I'm working on and what I'm tracking, generated regularly from my Pipa Index. For more information, read below!
Last updated 2026-09-24 08:00:29 UTC
Open entries (78)
Entries closed in FY2027Q3 (119)
| Title | Status | Closed | Age | URLs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid diffs spec fixes | merged | 2h ago | 7d |
Fast quarantine spec/features/merge_request/user_comments_on_diff_spec.rb[1:1:1:2:1] Rapid diffs spec fixes |
| `exec.sh` uses the current context for `mirrord` | merged | 8h ago | 0d |
Use 'caproni tool' in exec script too `exec.sh` uses the current context for `mirrord` |
| kivikakk: gitlab-pages reviewer | merged | 2 days ago | 5d | kivikakk: gitlab-pages reviewer |
| Wire collaborative editing into the wiki form | reviewed again | 3 days ago | 0d | Wire collaborative editing into the wiki form |
| Remove dead e2e:test-on-gdk CI config | set MWPS, merged | 3 days ago | 5d | Remove dead e2e:test-on-gdk CI config |
| Delete orphaned test-on-gdk CI child pipeline | set MWPS, merged | 6 days ago | 0d | Delete orphaned test-on-gdk CI child pipeline |
| Ticking checkboxes is very slow | 6 days ago | 274d | Ticking checkboxes is very slow | |
| Toggling an issue task item checkbox updates the whole description, possibly reverting other changes | DONEZO | 6 days ago | 293d |
Roll out backend work item task list toggling Toggling an issue task item checkbox updates the whole description, possibly reverting other changes [FF] `work_items_task_list_toggle` -- toggle task items server-side without replacing the whole description Send task list toggles as line locators from work item view Add taskListToggle to work item description widget input |
| Fix flaking signup_spec | merged | 6 days ago | 0d | Fix flaking signup_spec |
| Address collaborative editing channel review follow-ups | set MWPS, merged | 6 days ago | 2d | Address collaborative editing channel review follow-ups |
| Migrate work item status widget to MSW | requested changes; approved | 6 days ago | 0d | Migrate work item status widget to MSW |
| Address minor test gaps for DAP dashboard | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-17 05:58 | 0d | Address minor test gaps for DAP dashboard |
| Add a dynamic description to the GLQL single stat | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-17 05:58 | 0d | Add a dynamic description to the GLQL single stat |
| Add pg_ash sampler thread and admin settings | set MWPS | 2026-09-17 02:21 | 0d | Add pg_ash sampler thread and admin settings |
| Draft: Render cached markdown before the save transaction opens | reviewed | 2026-09-17 02:07 | 0d | Draft: Render cached markdown before the save transaction opens |
| Don't have stricter CSP in test than production | MWPS was set, merged | 2026-09-17 01:54 | 0d | Don't have stricter `media-src` CSP in test than production |
| Consistently clear `localStorage` before examples | merged; flake self-closed! yay! | 2026-09-17 01:54 | 1d | Consistently clear `localStorage` before examples |
| Let CarrierWave own the agent plan payload and expose hasContent | advice given | 2026-09-17 00:02 | 6d |
Let CarrierWave own the agent plan payload and expose hasContent Add content-existence flag to AgentPlan (avoid object-storage round-trip) |
| Hide last edited column when custom dashboards are disabled | reviewed, set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-16 06:03 | 0d | Hide last edited column when custom dashboards are disabled |
| Add ActionCableProvider for collaborative editing | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-16 04:24 | 0d | Add ActionCableProvider for collaborative editing |
| GLQL Integration visible in Rich Text Editor despite feature flag disabled | 2026-09-16 04:12 | 0d | GLQL Integration visible in Rich Text Editor despite feature flag disabled | |
| Backport of 'Resolve orphan artifact lookups in one query per batch' | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-15 23:53 | 0d |
Backport of 'Resolve orphan artifact lookups in one query per batch' Backport of 'Resolve orphan artifact lookups in one query per batch' |
| Backport of 'Sanitise items in JSONTable before passing to BTable' | bps merged, done | 2026-09-15 22:45 | 0d |
Backport of 'Sanitise items in JSONTable before passing to BTable' Backport of 'Sanitise items in JSONTable before passing to BTable' |
| Introduce onboarding popover for the decision log button | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-15 22:44 | 0d |
Reintroduce the onboarding popover with fix new issue page for decision log Introduce onboarding popover for the decision log button |
| A pair of boards FE fixes | merged | 2026-09-15 22:24 | 4d | A pair of boards FE fixes |
| Update Content Editor Packages — tiptap to ^2.27.3 | merged | 2026-09-15 22:18 | 1d |
Update Content Editor Packages — tiptap to ^2.27.3 Update Content Editor Packages — tiptap to ^2.27.3 |
| Migrate work item health status widget to MSW | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-15 01:10 | 0d | Migrate work item health status widget to MSW |
| Add noopener to url_utility visitUrl's openWindow branch | merged | 2026-09-15 01:09 | 5d |
Add noopener to visitUrl openWindow branch Add noopener to url_utility visitUrl's openWindow branch |
| Restore email scoped label styles | tested | 2026-09-15 00:47 | 10d |
Make a selector more specific Make an email style a little more specific Restore email scoped label styles Restore email scoped label styles |
| Handle stale out-of-range positions in Work Item task-list toggles | babysat | 2026-09-14 05:10 | 3d | Handle stale out-of-range positions in Work Item task-list toggles |
| Add procedure for assigning multiple users | reviewed | 2026-09-14 01:07 | 0d | Add procedure for assigning multiple users |
| Draft: Unflake some board specs | merged | 2026-09-13 23:24 | 2d | Unflake some board specs |
| Preview new files before committing them | both set MWPS and merged | 2026-09-11 03:52 | 1d |
Promote Web Editor preview to its own topic Preview new files before committing them |
| Add active mode to SAST triage bot for high-confidence verdicts | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-11 03:40 | 0d | Add active mode to SAST triage bot for high-confidence verdicts |
| Custom emoji don't show in emails | tested live | 2026-09-11 03:35 | 6d |
Display custom emoji in emails (again) Custom emoji don't show in emails |
| Blob embed header is offset when it's an MR diff comment | tested live | 2026-09-11 03:34 | 3d |
Fix blob embed header offset in diff views Blob embed header is offset when it's an MR diff comment |
| Flake report: `FrozenError` in spec/features/work_items/detail/shortcuts_work_item_spec.rb | reviewed AC's, needs FE | 2026-09-11 03:33 | 16d |
Wait for shortcut bindings in work item shortcuts spec Fix FrozenError in shortcuts_work_item_spec (let_it_be freeze default) Flake report: `FrozenError` in spec/features/work_items/detail/shortcuts_work_item_spec.rb |
| Accept readinessScoreFeedback in workItemUpdate mutation (stacked on !252884) | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-11 03:32 | 1d | Accept readinessScoreFeedback in workItemUpdate mutation (stacked on !252884) |
| Fix panel heights in DAP Impact Adoption view | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-11 03:32 | 0d | Fix panel heights in DAP Impact Adoption view |
| Add Service Ping metrics for the v3 sync outcome events | did a last review on, set MWPS, rubocop failure | 2026-09-11 03:31 | 0d | Add Service Ping metrics for the v3 sync outcome events |
| Keep the rich text editor document load out of the undo history | reviewed | 2026-09-11 01:38 | 0d | Keep the rich text editor document load out of the undo history |
| Render workplan content as GLFM via contentHtml | reviewed | 2026-09-11 00:45 | 3d | Render workplan content as GLFM via contentHtml |
| Show confirmation modal when disabling secrets manager | reviewed BE, set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-10 04:07 | 0d | Show confirmation modal when disabling secrets manager |
| Fix PruneDeletionsWorker spec after safety-net refresh change | master-broken fix, approved and set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-10 03:47 | 0d | Fix PruneDeletionsWorker spec after safety-net refresh change |
| Add collaborative editing channels for wiki pages | reviewed | 2026-09-10 03:47 | 2d | Add collaborative editing channels for wiki pages |
| Keep images and links to repository files in the rich text editor | reviewed | 2026-09-10 03:17 | 0d | Keep images and links to repository files in the rich text editor |
| Support links in Mermaid diagrams via parent window delegation | reviewed | 2026-09-10 02:42 | 1d | Support links in Mermaid diagrams via parent window delegation |
| Fix the pipeline header refresh, remove wait_for_requests | merged | 2026-09-10 00:31 | 7d | Fix the pipeline header refresh, remove wait_for_requests |
| Unify the definitions of "Markdown" behind editor extension loading | skkzsh, set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-09 04:34 | 0d | Unify the definitions of "Markdown" behind editor extension loading |
| Migrate work item iteration widget to MSW | reviewed, set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-09 02:07 | 4d | Migrate work item iteration widget to MSW |
| Rename feature flag `workplan_decision_log` to `decision_log` | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-09 02:05 | 0d | Rename feature flag `workplan_decision_log` to `decision_log` |
| Fix rich text editor paste over a select-all selection | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-08 03:27 | 0d | Fix rich text editor paste over a select-all selection |
| Expose readinessScoreFeedback on WorkItemWidgetAgentPlan (read-only) | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-08 01:54 | 5d | Expose readinessScoreFeedback on WorkItemWidgetAgentPlan (read-only) |
| Call resetFormState if the board comes through after the modal | merged | 2026-09-08 00:53 | 7d | Call resetFormState if the board comes through after the modal |
| Preserve user selection during rich text editor uploads | no BE part, didn't review | 2026-09-08 00:53 | 0d | Preserve user selection during rich text editor uploads |
| Bound and guard the collaborative editing document store | set MWPS; merged | 2026-09-08 00:52 | 3d | Bound and guard the collaborative editing document store |
| Update dependency prosemirror-markdown to v1.13.7 | renovate | 2026-09-07 23:21 | 0d | Update dependency prosemirror-markdown to v1.13.7 |
| Make Planner Intelligence/Work Items able to appear anywhere in role | part 1 merged | 2026-09-07 00:38 | 11d | Make Planner Intelligence/Work Items able to appear anywhere in role |
| Migrate work item weight widget to MSW | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-03 05:12 | 0d | Migrate work item weight widget to MSW |
| Fix missing contributor count metric on explore analytics dashboards | set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-03 05:12 | 0d | Fix missing contributor count metric on explore analytics dashboards |
| Add readiness_score_feedback as externally stored markdown field on WorkItems::AgentPlan | reviewed for naman | 2026-09-03 00:12 | 0d | Add readiness_score_feedback as externally stored markdown field on WorkItems::AgentPlan |
| Replace wait_for_requests with targeted waiter | merged | 2026-09-02 23:39 | 2d | Replace wait_for_requests with targeted waiter |
| Unhack testid workarounds | merged | 2026-09-02 22:58 | 5d | Unhack testid workarounds |
| Add audit event when a user is blocked by LDAP sync | contrib, set MWPS, merged | 2026-09-02 02:14 | 0d | Add audit event when a user is blocked by LDAP sync |
| Remove stray wait_for_requests | merged | 2026-09-02 01:14 | 1d | Remove stray wait_for_requests |
| Swap wait_for_requests for reliable waiters | merged | 2026-09-02 00:05 | 0d | Swap wait_for_requests for reliable waiters |
| Unflake sandboxed_mermaid_spec | landed | 2026-09-01 05:57 | 1d | Unflake sandboxed_mermaid_spec |
| Add CollaborativeEditing::DocumentStore and prepare rate limit | reviewed | 2026-09-01 05:57 | 0d | Add CollaborativeEditing::DocumentStore and prepare rate limit |
| Rapid diff comment <code> style slightly elevated | merged, tested on prod | 2026-09-01 03:11 | 7d |
Rapid diff comment <code> style somewhat elevated Remove ancient CSS (and its counter) to fix <code> alignment |
| Make blob embeds in emails look good | merged | 2026-09-01 02:57 | 11d | Make blob embeds in emails look good |
| Update Markdown and HTML parsing gems | renovate; set MWPS; merged | 2026-08-31 05:01 | 0d | Update Markdown and HTML parsing gems |
| Reword emoji autocomplete preference help text | live | 2026-08-26 23:48 | 20d |
Reword emoji autocomplete preference help text Reword emoji autocomplete preference help text |
| Fix flaky `board_filters_spec` search bar timing | reviewed; set MWPS; merged | 2026-08-26 06:12 | 0d | Fix flaky `board_filters_spec` search bar timing |
| Flake report: `spec/features/dashboard/groups_list_spec.rb` | 2026-08-26 06:11 | 0d | Flake report: `spec/features/dashboard/groups_list_spec.rb` | |
| Flake report: `ee/spec/features/boards/boards_spec.rb` | reviewed, set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-26 06:00 | 0d |
Flake report: `ee/spec/features/boards/boards_spec.rb` Fix flaky boards list settings feature specs |
| Flake report: `ee/spec/features/groups/settings/repository_spec.rb` | 2026-08-26 05:22 | 0d | Flake report: `ee/spec/features/groups/settings/repository_spec.rb` | |
| Flake report: `spec/features/projects/show/user_interactions_spec.rb` | 2026-08-26 05:11 | 0d | Flake report: `spec/features/projects/show/user_interactions_spec.rb` | |
| Flake report: `spec/features/merge_request/user_accepts_merge_request_spec.rb` | 2026-08-26 05:01 | 0d | Flake report: `spec/features/merge_request/user_accepts_merge_request_spec.rb` | |
| Flake report: `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb` | 2026-08-26 04:51 | 0d | Flake report: `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb` | |
| Remove `use_namespace_id_for_issue_and_work_item_finders` stub | reviewed, set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-26 04:44 | 0d | Remove `use_namespace_id_for_issue_and_work_item_finders` stub |
| Add Vue 3 rollout flag for boards pages | reviewed, some bootstrap-vue weird found; set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-26 03:57 | 2d | Add Vue 3 rollout flag for boards pages |
| Flake report: `ee/spec/features/work_items/list/user_filters_work_items_spec.rb` | 2026-08-26 02:34 | 0d | Flake report: `ee/spec/features/work_items/list/user_filters_work_items_spec.rb` | |
| CSS bug with floats | merged, works | 2026-08-26 02:11 | 6d |
Follow-up from "Feat/text and image alignment in glfm" Apply clearfix to .note-text |
| Render comment via gl-sprintf instead of v-safe-html | reviewer on; set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-26 02:01 | 35d | Render comment via gl-sprintf instead of v-safe-html |
| Ci::Build environment stop actions trigger cross-database modification within RSpec transactional fixtures | 2026-08-25 06:13 | 0d | Ci::Build environment stop actions trigger cross-database modification within RSpec transactional fixtures | |
| Fix flaky drag/reorder examples in issue_ordering_spec | set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-25 03:50 | 0d | Fix flaky drag/reorder examples in issue_ordering_spec |
| [FF] `split_ghost_user_migration_queue_into_human_and_non_human` -- Splits ghost user migration queue into human and non-human | set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-25 01:22 | 1d |
Remove `split_ghost_user_migration_queue_into_human_and_non_human` FF [FF] `split_ghost_user_migration_queue_into_human_and_non_human` -- Splits ghost user migration queue into human and non-human |
| Update dependency prosemirror-markdown to v1.13.6 | renovate MR merged | 2026-08-25 00:27 | 0d | Update dependency prosemirror-markdown to v1.13.6 |
| Disable some limits when JSON parsing OpenAPI data | set MWPS | 2026-08-25 00:09 | 0d | Disable some limits when JSON parsing OpenAPI data |
| Add an option to never show the smiley picker / Disable emoji | merged, works! | 2026-08-21 04:54 | 113d |
Add preference to disable emoji autocomplete picker Add a Behavior preference to disable the emoji autocomplete picker |
| Unflake (and unquarantine) test by ensuring listener is ready | superceded | 2026-08-21 03:50 | 13d | Unflake (and unquarantine) test by ensuring listener is ready |
| Update expiry date for secrets manager nav badge | merged | 2026-08-20 05:19 | 0d | Update expiry date for secrets manager nav badge |
| AtomPipeline mixes parse- and render-time concerns | all done | 2026-08-20 04:37 | 148d |
Use absolute links in Atom feeds by consolidating helper use Remove AtomPipeline, add helper in its stead AtomPipeline mixes parse- and render-time concerns, and shouldn't exist |
| Add content field to WikiPage GraphQL type | reviewed; merged | 2026-08-20 04:37 | 0d | Add content field to WikiPage GraphQL type |
| Update Mermaid to 11.16.1 | contrib, merged | 2026-08-20 03:34 | 1d | Update Mermaid to 11.16.1 |
| Remove redundant rule from rules.gitlab-ci.yml | done | 2026-08-19 05:49 | 0d |
Remove redundant rule from rules.gitlab-ci.yml Follow-up from "Require Playwright >= 1.55 for Debian trixie" |
| Backport of 'Revert "Merge branch 'cfeick/gitlab-grape-openapi-version' into 'master'"' | approved, IR | 2026-08-19 03:50 | 0d |
Backport of 'Revert "Merge branch 'cfeick/gitlab-grape-openapi-version' into 'master'"' 2026-08-19: static-analysis job is failing in 19.3 EE RC tag pipeline |
| Remove skip_authorized_projects_refresh_for_new_group feature flag | set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-19 02:16 | 1d | Remove skip_authorized_projects_refresh_for_new_group feature flag |
| Fix group label for Memory, Knowledge, and Planner Intelligence in stages.yml | merged | 2026-08-19 02:15 | 11d | Fix group label for Memory, Knowledge, and Planner Intelligence in stages.yml |
| Feat/text and image alignment in glfm | contrib merged, works but has follow-up | 2026-08-19 02:15 | 320d |
Feat/text and image alignment in glfm Add Text and Image Alignment to GitLab-Flavored MarkDown |
| Fix broken master by making tests date-independent | merged | 2026-08-18 00:35 | 0d | Fix broken master by making tests date-independent |
| Migrate work items list label filtering to MSW | reviewer on | 2026-08-18 00:06 | 0d | Migrate work items list label filtering to MSW |
| Add cached_markdown_version_for_bulk_clear helper | reviewed, set MWPS | 2026-08-17 05:35 | 0d | Add cached_markdown_version_for_bulk_clear helper |
| Remove `<atom:description>` from Atom feeds | merged | 2026-08-17 05:21 | 12d | Remove `<atom:description>` from Atom feeds |
| Fast-quarantine secrets management nav badge specs | done | 2026-08-17 04:26 | 0d | Fast-quarantine secrets management nav badge specs |
| Atom/RSS feed `<title>` renders HTML from IssuableTitlePipeline, breaks feed readers when reference filters autolink content | tested | 2026-08-17 02:05 | 12d |
Atom feeds render title as plain text Atom/RSS feed `<title>` renders HTML from IssuableTitlePipeline, breaks feed readers when reference filters autolink content |
| PTO Coverage for Asherah Connor from 2026-08-10 to 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-17 01:44 | 16d | PTO Coverage for Asherah Connor from 2026-08-10 to 2026-08-17 | |
| Remove loose_foreign_keys_clean_job_artifact_files feature flag | set MWPS | 2026-08-07 05:30 | 0d | Remove loose_foreign_keys_clean_job_artifact_files feature flag |
| Render non-block (Markdown and/or HTML) markup inside snippet titles. | tested, done | 2026-08-06 03:27 | 37d |
Render snippet title_html in snippet list view Render snippet title HTML in frontend Render snippet title in backend using issuable title pipeline Render snippet's title_html in the snippet listing Render non-block (Markdown and/or HTML) markup inside snippet titles. |
| Document feature spec readiness waits | set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-06 03:19 | 0d |
Document feature spec readiness waits Close documentation gaps in wait_for_requests removal guidance and .ai/principles/manifest.yml coverage |
| Follow-up from "Address MarkdownTable regressions: vivified items, attributes, nesting" | merged | 2026-08-05 00:03 | 0d |
Follow-up from "Address MarkdownTable regressions: vivified items, attributes, nesting" De-comment Markdown tables |
| Remove commit_notes_export_via_repo feature flag | set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-04 07:07 | 0d | Remove commit_notes_export_via_repo feature flag |
| Inline image lightbox, other GLFM post-processing not firing inside tables | tested, done | 2026-08-04 06:21 | 4d |
Address MarkdownTable regressions: vivified items, attributes, nesting Inline image lightbox, other GLFM post-processing not firing inside tables Image lightbox does not open for images inside markdown tables |
| Fix RSpec/NamedSubject in ee_root_controller_spec | set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-04 06:18 | 0d | Fix RSpec/NamedSubject in ee_root_controller_spec |
| Rich text <-> Markdown source toggle collapses undo history to one step, and corrupts non-trivial markdown on each round-trip | reviewed, WONTFIX/no repro | 2026-08-04 05:42 | 0d | Rich text <-> Markdown source toggle collapses undo history to one step, and corrupts non-trivial markdown on each round-trip |
| Prevent usage of stub_feature_flags outside per-example context | set MWPS, merged | 2026-08-04 05:20 | 3d | Prevent usage of stub_feature_flags outside per-example context |
| Fix custom protocols in links in the rich text editor | reviewed | 2026-08-04 05:19 | 1d | Fix custom protocols in links in the rich text editor |
| Attribute rich text editor specs to the markdown category | merged | 2026-08-03 02:20 | 0d | Attribute rich text editor specs to the markdown category |
| Move admin impersonation to feature_category :system_access | merged | 2026-08-03 02:09 | 0d | Move admin impersonation to feature_category :system_access |
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