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 2026-05-25 07:16:42 UTC
Open entries (86)
| Title | Status | Last updated | Age | URLs |
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| Figure out agent_plan_content backups | CNG MR out for maint | 1h ago | 11d |
Add agent_plan_content to backup-utility Validate backup-utility config of agent_plan_content object storage Figure out agent_plan_content backups |
| Fix broken XHTML in Atom feed for notes with line breaks | consider picking up if contrib doesn't return, or if we introduce MC | 4h ago | 61d | Fix broken XHTML in Atom feed for notes with line breaks |
| Add Geo support for agent plans | 4h ago | 0d | Add Geo support for agent plans | |
| SDD agent plan bucket creation | both landed, provisioning & k8s-workloads to do | 3 days ago | 17d |
Add agent_plan_content object storage configuration Add agent_plan_content object storage configuration |
| Project and branch variables for markdown | tracking issue; need to bring over line | 6 days ago | 235d |
Project and branch variables for markdown Add support for placeholder variables in markdown [FF] `markdown_placeholders` -- enable markdown placeholder replacements |
| Document <iframe> embeds | to-do | 6 days ago | 38d | Document <iframe> embeds |
| Add data-title-html to reference link renders | do me! | 6 days ago | 26d | Add data-title-html to reference link renders |
| <iframe> embeds | to rework! | 6 days ago | 235d |
Rework <iframe> embed configuration Draft: Change allow_iframes_in_markdown FF from wip to gitlab_com_derisk [FF] allow_iframes_in_markdown -- allow <iframe> embeds <iframe> embeds in Markdown content Feedback issue: Iframe Embed in GitLab Figma Live Embed GitLab integration Push iframe feature flag to frontend based on project/group, and support asset proxy adjustments Allow iframe embeds in markdown from allowed src domains Add Banzai filter for detecting potential `iframes` Draft: Render an iframe on the frontend |
| Feat/text and image alignment in glfm | out for waiting for contrib's docs changes | 6 days ago | 235d |
Feat/text and image alignment in glfm Add Text and Image Alignment to GitLab-Flavored MarkDown |
| Bumping CACHE_COMMONMARK_VERSION is risky | WIP |
2026-05-15 03:59 | 182d |
Draft: Add means to bump Markdown cache gradually Bumping CACHE_COMMONMARK_VERSION is risky Prevent markdown version changes from impacting GitLab.com DB |
| Personal snippet reference filters | do roll-out | 2026-05-13 02:50 | 132d |
Add PersonalSnippetReferenceFilter for personal snippets [Feature flag] Rollout of `personal_snippet_reference_filters` Consider the need for user context in ReferenceFilter Support GFM references for PersonalSnippets Personal Snippet URLs aren't replaced by their GFM references Reprocess GFM references in PersonalSnippet descriptions and comments |
| Should personal snippets get autocompleted? How? | 2026-05-11 23:53 | 13d | Should personal snippets get autocompleted? How? | |
| Extend issuable title rendering to support *only* backticks | out for actioning | 2026-05-11 23:38 | 13d | Extend issuable title rendering to support *only* backticks |
| Dependency firewall - vulnerability rule evaluator | reviewer on | 2026-05-04 04:02 | 21d | Draft: Dependency firewall - vulnerability rule evaluator |
| Add an option to never show the smiley picker / Disable emoji | in discussion | 2026-05-01 01:20 | 25d | Add a Behavior preference to disable the emoji autocomplete picker |
| Emojis in work item titles are not rendered in the work item detail page | back in CI |
2026-04-29 03:53 | 34d |
Use titleHtml where appropriate Emojis in work item titles are not rendered in the work item detail page |
| Rich text editor duplicates some backslashes | todo | 2026-04-24 02:18 | 31d | Rich text editor duplicates some backslashes |
| Fix non-auto-correctable Lint/EmptyBlock offenses | reviewer on | 2026-04-21 02:46 | 34d | Fix non-auto-correctable Lint/EmptyBlock offenses |
| Draft: Add work item work plan tool capabilities | WIP | 2026-04-20 06:05 | 35d | Draft: Add work item work plan tool capabilities |
| CacheMarkdownField.banzai_render_context forces project/group evaluation, even if it's never used | banzai perf; could be wide-reaching? | 2026-04-16 02:52 | 103d |
Draft: Defer group resolution in filters until actually needed CacheMarkdownField.banzai_render_context forces project/group evaluation, even if it's never used |
| Extend and improve list item drag and drop functionality | 2026-04-14 06:43 | 41d | Extend and improve list item drag and drop functionality | |
| Escaped markdown in issue title should not be interpreted as shortcuts | 2026-04-07 04:01 | 48d | Escaped markdown in issue title should not be interpreted as shortcuts | |
| Nokogiri: [bug] Top-level text nodes returned by replace don't correspond to those inserted in the document. | wait for nokogiri reply | 2026-03-31 05:12 | 217d |
fix: XML::Node#replace returns all nodes reparented Draft: Simplify complicated node replacement logic [bug] Top-level text nodes returned by replace don't correspond to those inserted in the document. |
| Scope Markdown references to the current organization | Cells; just FOI | 2026-03-31 03:00 | 55d | Scope Markdown references to the current organization |
| Have Banzai filters declare their dependency orderings; validate in spec. | very nice to have | 2026-03-30 03:06 | 84d | Have Banzai filters declare their dependency orderings; validate in spec. |
| Indent/unindent in plain text editor is unusable on certain international keyboard layouts | shortcuts to be added | 2026-03-30 03:05 | 235d | Indent/unindent in plain text editor is unusable on certain international keyboard layouts |
| Add file icons for OpenTofu `.tofu` files | 2026-03-30 03:05 | 138d |
Add file icons for OpenTofu `.tofu` files Update file icons library |
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| Ticking checkboxes is very slow | 2026-03-30 03:03 | 158d | Ticking checkboxes is very slow | |
| Toggling an issue task item checkbox updates the whole description, possibly reverting other changes | 2026-03-30 03:03 | 178d | Toggling an issue task item checkbox updates the whole description, possibly reverting other changes | |
| Consider making the anchor icon on headers actually copy the target link to clipboard | for consideration | 2026-03-30 01:32 | 56d | Consider making the anchor icon on headers actually copy the target link to clipboard |
| AtomPipeline mixes parse- and render-time concerns | 2026-03-25 01:54 | 61d | AtomPipeline mixes parse- and render-time concerns, and shouldn't exist | |
| Fix flaky user_searches_for_issues_spec anonymous rate limit | reviewer on | 2026-03-23 01:01 | 63d | Fix flaky user_searches_for_issues_spec anonymous rate limit |
| YAML frontmatter curiosities in the Wiki | 2026-03-19 06:13 | 67d | YAML frontmatter curiosities in the Wiki | |
| Upload rewriter uses a regex to find images to reupload, missing `<img>`s etc. | upload rewriter no bueno | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 157d | Upload rewriter uses a regex to find images to reupload, missing `<img>`s etc. |
| Plain / Rich text editor full screen enhancements | draft to return to | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 235d | Draft: Plain / Rich text editor full screen enhancements |
| Wiki editor should preserve file path of Draw.io diagrams when editing | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 126d | Wiki editor should preserve file path of Draw.io diagrams when editing | |
| Link over-zealously escape rich editor | watch contrib discussion | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 235d |
Resolve "Link over-zealously escape rich editor" Draft: Add canonical-src In rich text editor, links are over-zealously escaped in the resulting markdown on save |
| Special characters break markdown link rendering | fun edge case in link normalisation | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 159d | Special characters break markdown link rendering |
| Bug: Switching Between Rich Text and Plain Text Editors Adds Extra Blank Lines After Comments | RTE minor bug | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 126d | Bug: Switching Between Rich Text and Plain Text Editors Adds Extra Blank Lines After Comments |
| Color chips don't render in snippets | boog | 2026-03-19 05:54 | 89d | Color chips don't render in snippets |
| Investigate correct fix for embedding images in mermaid diagram preview in the rich text editor | 2026-03-19 00:15 | 67d | Investigate correct fix for embedding images in mermaid diagram preview in the rich text editor | |
| Draft: Add sticky table headers for markdown tables in view mode | reviewed banzai MR | 2026-03-18 23:17 | 67d | Draft: Spike/POC: Make sticky table headers configurable |
| Quarantine flaky rich text editor autocomplete test | 2026-03-18 22:46 | 95d | Quarantine flaky rich text editor autocomplete test | |
| Add some Rust-side unit tests for gitlab-glfm-markdown | 2026-03-18 01:52 | 68d | Add some Rust-side unit tests | |
| GitLab Flavored Markdown (GLFM) | parent epic | 2026-03-16 05:44 | 70d | GitLab Flavored Markdown (GLFM) |
| [Firefox] Copying task list from issue description contains menu item labels | Firefox-specific bug with copy_as_gfm | 2026-03-12 02:38 | 159d | Copying task list from issue description contains menu item labels |
| Ensure a consistent GitLab Flavored Markdown experience across GitLab and Duo UI | duo chat's | 2026-02-27 03:19 | 87d | Ensure a consistent GitLab Flavored Markdown experience across GitLab and Duo UI |
| Improve copy / paste columns and rows in tables in the Content Editor | 2026-02-25 00:56 | 89d |
Improve copy / paste columns and rows in tables in the Content Editor Fix Multi-Cell Copy/Paste Functionality in GitLab Tables |
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| Editors: Images and videos intermittently get deleted during upload or fail to persist after saving in the Rich Text Editor (RTE) | 2026-02-24 00:38 | 90d | Editors: Images and videos intermittently get deleted during upload or fail to persist after saving in the Rich Text Editor (RTE) | |
| Checking a task item in a note appears to have copied a different note's body across, destroying the target | tracking issue for rare(?) problem | 2026-02-19 00:38 | 95d | Checking a task item in a note appears to have copied a different note's body across, destroying the target |
| Markdown: Various bugs to tackle | epic | 2026-02-18 03:27 | 230d | Markdown: Various bugs to tackle |
| PoC - Markdown grid table syntax based on the Pandoc syntax | customer-written Banzai filter; pre-processing Markdown in Ruby; wait for customer | 2026-02-18 03:26 | 235d |
Draft: PoC - Markdown grid table syntax based on the Pandoc syntax Possibility to use a structured table format inside markdown (Complex Table / Grid Table) |
| Bold Text Rendering Bug (potentially related to links present alongside text) | editor bug, serialises bold around links poorly | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 133d |
Formatting text with links breaks in rich-text editor (RTE) Bold Text Rendering Bug (potentially related to links present alongside text) |
| pasted image disappears from markup after submitting comment | text editor doesn't wait for uploads | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 133d | pasted image disappears from markup after submitting comment |
| Fix keyboard shortcut strikethrough formatting when rich text editing | easy editor fix | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 133d | Fix keyboard shortcut strikethrough formatting when rich text editing |
| Embedded blockquote in list item does not work in RTE | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 133d | Embedded blockquote in list item does not work in RTE | |
| (all devices) Rich Text Editor Bug: Image pasting line problem | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 133d | (all devices) Rich Text Editor Bug: Image pasting line problem | |
| [RTE] Textbox Editor has excessive tab stops | 2026-02-18 03:25 | 133d | Textbox Editor has excessive tab stops | |
| Rich Link Previews & Smart Embeds in GitLab Editors | 2026-02-18 03:24 | 125d | Rich Links in GitLab Editors | |
| Loading work item create from a URL targeting a specific template causes the page to crash | RTE display bug | 2026-02-18 03:24 | 125d | Loading work item create from a URL targeting a specific template causes the page to crash |
| Add XMPP URI support (RFC5122) | query component of XMPP URIs not autolinked | 2026-02-18 03:23 | 157d | Add XMPP URI support (RFC5122) |
| REST "list releases" API doesn't split cache key on include_html_description | rest api bug | 2026-02-06 04:38 | 108d | REST "list releases" API doesn't split cache key on include_html_description |
| Collaborative Editing in GitLab | 2026-01-13 03:05 | 132d |
Collaborative Editing in GitLab Real-time Editing of Issue Descriptions (REID) |
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| Ability to see snippets of code in issue and MR descriptions | 2026-01-13 02:38 | 132d | Ability to see snippets of code in issue and MR descriptions | |
| Implement Sticky Table Headers in GitLab Tables | todo on verify | 2026-01-13 00:29 | 132d | Implement Sticky Table Headers in GitLab Tables |
| Add copy button to graphs/diagrams to copy source | contributor assigned | 2026-01-13 00:20 | 132d | Add copy button to graphs/diagrams to copy source |
| Snippets do not accurately reproduce the exact characters that were entered (tabs are replaced by spaces) | 2026-01-12 06:03 | 133d | Snippets do not accurately reproduce the exact characters that were entered (tabs are replaced by spaces) | |
| Support new math syntax in content editor | 2026-01-12 06:02 | 133d | Support new math syntax in content editor | |
| little space between a list and its following text in RTL languages | RTL CSS issue | 2026-01-12 05:16 | 133d | little space between a list and its following text in RTL languages |
| Table line return in Markdown plain text editor need an option to convert line return in <br> | nice idea, good for contrib | 2026-01-12 04:07 | 133d | Table line return in Markdown plain text editor need an option to convert line return in <br> |
| Collections MVP: Enable teams to manage work independent from code structure | GLQL | 2025-12-22 06:19 | 158d | Collections MVP: Enable teams to manage work independent from code structure |
| Replace GitLab's Tokenized Filtering with an Improved Filtering Component System | GLQL | 2025-12-18 02:28 | 158d | Replace GitLab's Tokenized Filtering with an Improved Filtering Component System |
| Make Pages::DeletePagesDeploymentWorker compatible with group archival | reviewed | 2025-12-18 02:14 | 158d | Make Pages::DeletePagesDeploymentWorker compatible with group archival |
| Trainee Maintainer: Asherah Connor (GitLab) | tracking issue | 2025-12-11 03:45 | 168d | Trainee Maintainer: Asherah Connor (GitLab) |
| Enable Kroki diagrams on gitlab.com | 2025-11-27 02:02 | 179d | Enable Kroki diagrams on gitlab.com | |
| Add support for Typograms; anything re: Kroki | backlog | 2025-11-27 01:45 | 235d |
Add support for Typograms as a diagram type in GitLab Flavoured Markdown Enable Kroki to support more Markdown diagram formats Wavedrom |
| Rich Text Editor in Single-file Editor | 2025-11-20 00:02 | 186d | Rich Text Editor in Single-file Editor | |
| Allow math blocks to use global Katex macros | feature request | 2025-11-13 03:16 | 193d | Allow math blocks to use global Katex macros |
| Quarantine a flaky test | test of gfm autocomplete of wiki pages flakey; repro flake on VM? | 2025-11-06 03:18 | 210d | Quarantine a flaky test |
| Port GLQL to TypeScript | 2025-10-21 04:41 | 216d | Port GLQL to TypeScript | |
| Video snapshot instead of download when page open | on roadmap | 2025-10-14 23:39 | 222d | Video snapshot instead of download when page open |
| Make list controls usable in all GLFM contexts | to be prioritised | 2025-10-10 01:50 | 227d | Make list controls usable in all GLFM contexts |
| Asciidoctor does not work with Ruby 3.4 | unlikely to change? | 2025-10-08 01:41 | 229d |
Asciidoctor does not work with Ruby 3.4 [Markdown] Ruby 3.3/3.4 Gem Compatibility Review |
| Consider consistent header anchors | 2025-10-06 23:45 | 230d | Consider consistent header anchors | |
| Migrate EmojiFilter to use native support | to investigate | 2025-10-06 23:43 | 230d | Migrate EmojiFilter to use native support |
| Remove use of commonmarker gem for import | nice-to-have | 2025-10-03 01:15 | 235d |
Remove use of commonmarker gem for import Add back commonmarker Remove CMARK_ENGINE used in older markdown rendering |
Entries closed in FY2027Q2 (32)
| Title | Status | Closed | Age | URLs |
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| Agent plan storage needs to support consolidated object storage configuration | merged | 5h ago | 6d |
Support consolidated object storage configuration for agent plans Agent plan storage needs to support consolidated object storage configuration |
| Support inline diff rendering in non-Markdown markup | reviewer on | 5h ago | 0d | Support inline diff rendering in non-Markdown markup |
| Wire `author_source` into `completed_pipeline_execution` and `first_pipeline_succeeded` events | reviewer on | 5h ago | 0d | Wire `author_source` into `completed_pipeline_execution` and `first_pipeline_succeeded` events |
| fix: Gate AgentPlan uses on GitLab >= 19.0 | merged, and then reverted for later fix | 6h ago | 2d | fix: Gate AgentPlan uses on GitLab >= 19.0 |
| Agent plan storage doesn't work when file_store = 2 (REMOTE) | donezo! | 6h ago | 5d |
Agent plan storage doesn't work when file_store = 2 (REMOTE) Fix ExternallyStoredField with file_store = 2 (REMOTE) |
| Allow URL import into groups when personal project creation disabled | reviewer on | 3 days ago | 0d | Allow URL import into groups when personal project creation disabled |
| Add agent_plan_content config and MinIO bucket | merged | 3 days ago | 1d |
Add agent_plan_content config and MinIO bucket Create agent-plan-content bucket in GDK |
| Removed Product_analytics related graphql & specs | reviewer on | 4 days ago | 0d | Removed Product_analytics related graphql & specs |
| Scope agent_plan FF check to root ancestor | reviewer on | 4 days ago | 0d | Scope agent_plan FF check to root ancestor |
| Fix Failure rate and Success rate denominator on CI/CD analytics page | reviewer on | 4 days ago | 0d | Fix Failure rate and Success rate denominator on CI/CD analytics page |
| Add tests for new ASCP scopes | reviewer on | 5 days ago | 0d | Add tests for new ASCP scopes |
| Feat: Maintenance - update user endpoint in sessions | reviewer on | 5 days ago | 0d | Feat: Maintenance - update user endpoint in sessions |
| Add syntax highlighting and Mermaid rendering for org-mode files | contrib markdown; nice | 5 days ago | 0d | Add syntax highlighting and Mermaid rendering for org-mode files |
| Kroki diagram proxy fails with private IP Kroki URLs due to inconsistent SSRF filtering between Rails and Workhorse | deployed & backported | 5 days ago | 21d |
Backport of 'Send allowed endpoints to Workhorse for diagram proxy' Kroki diagram proxy fails with private IP Kroki URLs due to inconsistent SSRF filtering between Rails and Workhorse Send allowed endpoints to Workhorse for diagram proxy |
| Check work item features or widgets for agent plan | 6 days ago | 1d | Check work item features or widgets for agent plan | |
| Add api and ai_workflows scopes to Ascp types to support Business Context flow | reviewer on | 6 days ago | 0d | Add api and ai_workflows scopes to Ascp types to support Business Context flow |
| [EE] Spec: opt out of let_it_be freeze in ee/spec/requests/part-1 (103 files) (#600267) | reviewer on | 6 days ago | 0d | [EE] Spec: opt out of let_it_be freeze in ee/spec/requests/part-1 (103 files) (#600267) |
| [EE] Spec: opt out of let_it_be freeze in ee/spec/controllers (11 files) (#600267) | reviewer on | 6 days ago | 0d | [EE] Spec: opt out of let_it_be freeze in ee/spec/controllers (11 files) (#600267) |
| [FixPipeline] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/pipelines/2527260995 | reviewer on | 2026-05-18 04:41 | 0d | [FixPipeline] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/pipelines/2527260995 |
| Fix no-invalid-media-type-examples in OpenAPI | reviewer on | 2026-05-15 02:08 | 0d | Fix no-invalid-media-type-examples in OpenAPI |
| Track merge request retarget events | reviewer on | 2026-05-14 04:19 | 0d | Track merge request retarget events |
| Fix vue require-name-property in deploy keys components | reviewer on | 2026-05-14 00:21 | 0d | Fix vue require-name-property in deploy keys components |
| Verify message origin in draw.io listener | merged | 2026-05-14 00:16 | 2d |
Verify message origin in Draw.io listener Draw.io listener needs to verify message origin |
| Improve lock contention for groups and projects transfers | reviewer on | 2026-05-12 01:04 | 0d | Improve lock contention for groups and projects transfers |
| Support iframe embeds in rich-text editor | merged | 2026-05-11 06:56 | 26d |
Support iframe embeds in rich-text editor Refactor media resize into shared mixin and fix drag-and-drop in work items Support iframe embeds in rich-text editor |
| Add allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox to render_iframe, and rationale | closed; to be reworked | 2026-05-11 06:54 | 24d | Add allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox to render_iframe, and rationale |
| Add REST API client functions for mirror management | reviewer on | 2026-05-11 04:24 | 0d | Add REST API client functions for mirror management |
| Avoid loading all labels when autocompleting quick action commands | reviewer on | 2026-05-07 03:09 | 0d | Avoid loading all labels when autocompleting quick action commands |
| feat: add orbit_settings user preference with killswitch and preferences UI | reviewer on | 2026-05-05 00:40 | 0d | feat: add orbit_settings user preference with killswitch and preferences UI |
| Editor preview shortcut no longer works to return to plain text editing | local config issue | 2026-05-04 01:07 | 5d | Editor preview shortcut no longer works to return to plain text editing |
| refactor: Apply rubocop auto-corrections to lib/api/commits.rb | reviewer on | 2026-05-01 06:26 | 0d | refactor: Apply rubocop auto-corrections to lib/api/commits.rb |
| Stop manually piecing together HTML in TableOfContentsTagFilter | merged | 2026-05-01 01:13 | 85d |
Stop manually piecing together HTML in TableOfContentsTagFilter Stop manually piecing together HTML in TableOfContentsTagFilter |
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