diff --git a/.github/workflows/deep-report.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/deep-report.lock.yml
index 0a2f2453d3a..1d73f7f8848 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deep-report.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deep-report.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"2b251c27f6d5e535332d97eb3e28f0151d3df0cf5b1e03b3a3dce5581d8b034f","body_hash":"5e56aff6f60c9e412c77e981a34d69e00842833a5637994bff85b58d42c460a0","strict":true,"agent_id":"claude","engine_versions":{"claude":"2.1.216"}}
+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"90019d972b4a10ef21432d059a2825400718df15a09ba5ab00824197248f7cd5","body_hash":"4b27cc83ecf8d8f35e71f85f3e07bd877f05a4b86e2b780b3f0f6d2438427a89","strict":true,"agent_id":"claude","engine_versions":{"claude":"2.1.216"}}
 # gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY","COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GH_AW_OTEL_GRAFANA_AUTHORIZATION","GH_AW_OTEL_GRAFANA_ENDPOINT","GH_AW_OTEL_SENTRY_AUTHORIZATION","GH_AW_OTEL_SENTRY_ENDPOINT","GITHUB_TOKEN"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/cache/restore","sha":"55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9","version":"v6.1.0"},{"repo":"actions/cache/save","sha":"55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9","version":"v6.1.0"},{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1","version":"v7.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-go","sha":"b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e","version":"v7.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-node","sha":"820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020","version":"v7.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a","version":"v7.0.1"},{"repo":"docker/build-push-action","sha":"53b7df96c91f9c12dcc8a07bcb9ccacbed38856a","version":"v7.3.0"},{"repo":"docker/setup-buildx-action","sha":"bb05f3f5519dd87d3ba754cc423b652a5edd6d2c","version":"v4.2.0"}],"containers":[{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.41","digest":"sha256:e39efa0edf10c0d0bfc572b59a186dfccb1973f0f77e224bcf6e5a7d81ee95c8","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.41@sha256:e39efa0edf10c0d0bfc572b59a186dfccb1973f0f77e224bcf6e5a7d81ee95c8"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.41","digest":"sha256:6e2200dcb6a62b183cdcf7ed86e44713ba5ed8eeaf8de143319458898b6e8118","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.41@sha256:6e2200dcb6a62b183cdcf7ed86e44713ba5ed8eeaf8de143319458898b6e8118"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/cli-proxy:0.27.41","digest":"sha256:5338ee1b80ebf194436d9368deb376296c09a833ca4d80293dee249f94c7ff73","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/cli-proxy:0.27.41@sha256:5338ee1b80ebf194436d9368deb376296c09a833ca4d80293dee249f94c7ff73"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.41","digest":"sha256:cfadaba80ad857ecb6603727296b42d92a9e0ff2f956276c4a46bb35f6f1ac24","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.41@sha256:cfadaba80ad857ecb6603727296b42d92a9e0ff2f956276c4a46bb35f6f1ac24"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.4.5","digest":"sha256:7550c5132d007266b696d77218e8d1b01f29e6e55520875b2431ef4044df71c9","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.4.5@sha256:7550c5132d007266b696d77218e8d1b01f29e6e55520875b2431ef4044df71c9"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-node","digest":"sha256:a8082161d7dceda14b68f32eb39d0eaa96b825d07f5895b096afab9d9e0c7748","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-node@sha256:a8082161d7dceda14b68f32eb39d0eaa96b825d07f5895b096afab9d9e0c7748"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.7.0","digest":"sha256:c491ffdf6f4c85cb5397021bc655edb8ab825c6f5f568e7597d77a1bd7c4d308","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.7.0@sha256:c491ffdf6f4c85cb5397021bc655edb8ab825c6f5f568e7597d77a1bd7c4d308"},{"image":"node:lts-alpine","digest":"sha256:2bdb65ed1dab192432bc31c95f94155ca5ad7fc1392fb7eb7526ab682fa5bf14","pinned_image":"node:lts-alpine@sha256:2bdb65ed1dab192432bc31c95f94155ca5ad7fc1392fb7eb7526ab682fa5bf14"}]}
 # This file was automatically generated by gh-aw. DO NOT EDIT. To debug this workflow, load the skill at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/main/debug.md
 #
@@ -923,9 +923,9 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs
           mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/safeoutputs
           mkdir -p "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts"
-          cat > "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/config.json" << 'GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_d72f39b94f827ae6_EOF'
-          {"create_discussion":{"category":"audits","close_older_discussions":true,"expires":168,"fallback_to_issue":true,"max":1},"create_issue":{"expires":48,"group":true,"labels":["automation","improvement","quick-win","cookie"],"max":7,"title_prefix":"[deep-report] "},"create_report_incomplete_issue":{},"missing_data":{},"missing_tool":{},"noop":{"max":1,"report-as-issue":"true"},"push_repo_memory":{"memories":[{"dir":"/tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/default","id":"default","max_file_count":100,"max_file_size":1048576,"max_patch_size":10240}]},"report_incomplete":{},"upload_artifact":{"max-size-bytes":104857600,"max-uploads":1,"retention-days":30}}
-          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_d72f39b94f827ae6_EOF
+          cat > "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/config.json" << 'GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_216346b492b3d439_EOF'
+          {"create_discussion":{"category":"audits","close_older_discussions":true,"expires":168,"fallback_to_issue":true,"max":1},"create_issue":{"deduplicate_by_title":28,"expires":48,"group":true,"labels":["automation","improvement","quick-win","cookie"],"max":7,"title_prefix":"[deep-report] "},"create_report_incomplete_issue":{},"missing_data":{},"missing_tool":{},"noop":{"max":1,"report-as-issue":"true"},"push_repo_memory":{"memories":[{"dir":"/tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/default","id":"default","max_file_count":100,"max_file_size":1048576,"max_patch_size":10240}]},"report_incomplete":{},"upload_artifact":{"max-size-bytes":104857600,"max-uploads":1,"retention-days":30}}
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_216346b492b3d439_EOF
       - name: Generate Safe Outputs Tools
         env:
           GH_AW_TOOLS_META_JSON: |
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_ALLOWED_DOMAINS: "*.githubusercontent.com,*.grafana.net,*.pythonhosted.org,*.sentry.io,anaconda.org,anthropic.com,api.anthropic.com,api.github.com,api.npms.io,api.snapcraft.io,archive.ubuntu.com,azure.archive.ubuntu.com,binstar.org,bootstrap.pypa.io,bun.sh,cdn.jsdelivr.net,cdn.playwright.dev,codeload.github.com,conda.anaconda.org,conda.binstar.org,crl.geotrust.com,crl.globalsign.com,crl.identrust.com,crl.sectigo.com,crl.thawte.com,crl.usertrust.com,crl.verisign.com,crl3.digicert.com,crl4.digicert.com,crls.ssl.com,deb.nodesource.com,deno.land,esm.sh,files.pythonhosted.org,get.pnpm.io,ghcr.io,github-cloud.githubusercontent.com,github-cloud.s3.amazonaws.com,github.com,googleapis.deno.dev,googlechromelabs.github.io,host.docker.internal,json-schema.org,json.schemastore.org,jsr.io,keyserver.ubuntu.com,lfs.github.com,nodejs.org,npm.pkg.github.com,npmjs.com,npmjs.org,objects.githubusercontent.com,ocsp.digicert.com,ocsp.geotrust.com,ocsp.globalsign.com,ocsp.identrust.com,ocsp.sectigo.com,ocsp.ssl.com,ocsp.thawte.com,ocsp.usertrust.com,ocsp.verisign.com,packagecloud.io,packages.cloud.google.com,packages.microsoft.com,pip.pypa.io,playwright.download.prss.microsoft.com,ppa.launchpad.net,pypi.org,pypi.python.org,raw.githubusercontent.com,registry.bower.io,registry.npmjs.com,registry.npmjs.org,registry.yarnpkg.com,repo.anaconda.com,repo.continuum.io,repo.yarnpkg.com,s.symcb.com,s.symcd.com,security.ubuntu.com,sentry.io,skimdb.npmjs.com,statsig.anthropic.com,storage.googleapis.com,telemetry.vercel.com,ts-crl.ws.symantec.com,ts-ocsp.ws.symantec.com,www.googleapis.com,www.npmjs.com,www.npmjs.org,yarnpkg.com"
           GITHUB_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
           GITHUB_API_URL: ${{ github.api_url }}
-          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_HANDLER_CONFIG: "{\"create_discussion\":{\"category\":\"audits\",\"close_older_discussions\":true,\"expires\":168,\"fallback_to_issue\":true,\"max\":1},\"create_issue\":{\"expires\":48,\"group\":true,\"labels\":[\"automation\",\"improvement\",\"quick-win\",\"cookie\"],\"max\":7,\"title_prefix\":\"[deep-report] \"},\"create_report_incomplete_issue\":{},\"missing_data\":{},\"missing_tool\":{},\"noop\":{\"max\":1,\"report-as-issue\":\"true\"},\"report_incomplete\":{},\"upload_artifact\":{\"max-size-bytes\":104857600,\"max-uploads\":1,\"retention-days\":30}}"
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_HANDLER_CONFIG: "{\"create_discussion\":{\"category\":\"audits\",\"close_older_discussions\":true,\"expires\":168,\"fallback_to_issue\":true,\"max\":1},\"create_issue\":{\"deduplicate_by_title\":28,\"expires\":48,\"group\":true,\"labels\":[\"automation\",\"improvement\",\"quick-win\",\"cookie\"],\"max\":7,\"title_prefix\":\"[deep-report] \"},\"create_report_incomplete_issue\":{},\"missing_data\":{},\"missing_tool\":{},\"noop\":{\"max\":1,\"report-as-issue\":\"true\"},\"report_incomplete\":{},\"upload_artifact\":{\"max-size-bytes\":104857600,\"max-uploads\":1,\"retention-days\":30}}"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deep-report.md b/.github/workflows/deep-report.md
index 33d235ea202..39513aa32de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deep-report.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/deep-report.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ safe-outputs:
   create-issue:
     expires: 2d
     title-prefix: "[deep-report] "
+    deduplicate-by-title: 28
     labels: [automation, improvement, quick-win, cookie]
     max: 7
     group: true
@@ -244,6 +245,14 @@ For each task, **CREATE A GITHUB ISSUE** using the safe-outputs create-issue cap
 
 **Maximum: 7 issues.** Choose the most impactful tasks.
 
+**Dedup gate (required before every create-issue call):**
+1. Search open issues for similar work using title keywords, component/file names, and key terms from the candidate task.
+2. Treat a candidate as duplicate when both are true:
+   - Title is exact/near match (wording differences allowed), or same component + same fix intent.
+   - Scope overlaps materially (same root cause or same target files/components).
+3. If duplicate is found, do **not** create a new issue. Prefer the existing canonical issue and cite it in the report task list.
+4. Keep creating unique tasks until you either produce 7 non-duplicate issues or run out of high-value tasks.
+
 #### Report Structure
 
 {{#if experiments.output_format == 'executive_brief'}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/discussion-task-miner.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/discussion-task-miner.lock.yml
index b1a2732faed..54ad7a371c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/discussion-task-miner.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/discussion-task-miner.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"3f68b9af9914caf3d3b9c6818e7fe4227daf6a766a61adbf79ca8e0581604956","body_hash":"32adace1e3fb1b66c653da3dc1453142d62a4c14d390fece3e6c0fd3a746f36b","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.73","copilot-sdk":"1.0.7"}}
+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"454522e770a84f0b86ed6b13a9a52de6ff377dcc0204834092f5273a13b928a2","body_hash":"30a2a145f9a81af5f4df91cb34aaee48c6671db9721c0f6bd19dd73c859f0663","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.73","copilot-sdk":"1.0.7"}}
 # gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GH_AW_OTEL_GRAFANA_AUTHORIZATION","GH_AW_OTEL_GRAFANA_ENDPOINT","GH_AW_OTEL_SENTRY_AUTHORIZATION","GH_AW_OTEL_SENTRY_ENDPOINT","GITHUB_TOKEN"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/cache/restore","sha":"55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9","version":"v6.1.0"},{"repo":"actions/cache/save","sha":"55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9","version":"v6.1.0"},{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1","version":"v7.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-node","sha":"820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020","version":"v7.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a","version":"v7.0.1"}],"containers":[{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.41","digest":"sha256:e39efa0edf10c0d0bfc572b59a186dfccb1973f0f77e224bcf6e5a7d81ee95c8","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.41@sha256:e39efa0edf10c0d0bfc572b59a186dfccb1973f0f77e224bcf6e5a7d81ee95c8"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.41","digest":"sha256:6e2200dcb6a62b183cdcf7ed86e44713ba5ed8eeaf8de143319458898b6e8118","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.41@sha256:6e2200dcb6a62b183cdcf7ed86e44713ba5ed8eeaf8de143319458898b6e8118"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/cli-proxy:0.27.41","digest":"sha256:5338ee1b80ebf194436d9368deb376296c09a833ca4d80293dee249f94c7ff73","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/cli-proxy:0.27.41@sha256:5338ee1b80ebf194436d9368deb376296c09a833ca4d80293dee249f94c7ff73"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.41","digest":"sha256:cfadaba80ad857ecb6603727296b42d92a9e0ff2f956276c4a46bb35f6f1ac24","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.41@sha256:cfadaba80ad857ecb6603727296b42d92a9e0ff2f956276c4a46bb35f6f1ac24"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.4.5","digest":"sha256:7550c5132d007266b696d77218e8d1b01f29e6e55520875b2431ef4044df71c9","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.4.5@sha256:7550c5132d007266b696d77218e8d1b01f29e6e55520875b2431ef4044df71c9"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-node","digest":"sha256:a8082161d7dceda14b68f32eb39d0eaa96b825d07f5895b096afab9d9e0c7748","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-node@sha256:a8082161d7dceda14b68f32eb39d0eaa96b825d07f5895b096afab9d9e0c7748"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.7.0","digest":"sha256:c491ffdf6f4c85cb5397021bc655edb8ab825c6f5f568e7597d77a1bd7c4d308","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.7.0@sha256:c491ffdf6f4c85cb5397021bc655edb8ab825c6f5f568e7597d77a1bd7c4d308"}]}
 # This file was automatically generated by gh-aw. DO NOT EDIT. To debug this workflow, load the skill at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/main/debug.md
 #
@@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs"
           mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs
           mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/safeoutputs
-          cat > "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/config.json" << 'GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_383a4e4d07c6306a_EOF'
-          {"add_comment":{"max":3},"create_issue":{"expires":24,"group":true,"labels":["code-quality","automation","task-mining"],"max":5,"title_prefix":"[Code Quality] "},"create_report_incomplete_issue":{},"missing_data":{},"missing_tool":{},"noop":{"max":1,"report-as-issue":"true"},"push_repo_memory":{"memories":[{"dir":"/tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/default","id":"default","max_file_count":100,"max_file_size":102400,"max_patch_size":10240}]},"report_incomplete":{}}
-          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_383a4e4d07c6306a_EOF
+          cat > "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/config.json" << 'GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_5e6b13f1297edc6f_EOF'
+          {"add_comment":{"max":3},"create_issue":{"deduplicate_by_title":28,"expires":24,"group":true,"labels":["code-quality","automation","task-mining"],"max":5,"title_prefix":"[Code Quality] "},"create_report_incomplete_issue":{},"missing_data":{},"missing_tool":{},"noop":{"max":1,"report-as-issue":"true"},"push_repo_memory":{"memories":[{"dir":"/tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/default","id":"default","max_file_count":100,"max_file_size":102400,"max_patch_size":10240}]},"report_incomplete":{}}
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_5e6b13f1297edc6f_EOF
       - name: Generate Safe Outputs Tools
         env:
           GH_AW_TOOLS_META_JSON: |
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_ALLOWED_DOMAINS: "*.grafana.net,*.sentry.io,api.business.githubcopilot.com,api.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,api.github.com,api.githubcopilot.com,api.individual.githubcopilot.com,api.snapcraft.io,archive.ubuntu.com,azure.archive.ubuntu.com,crl.geotrust.com,crl.globalsign.com,crl.identrust.com,crl.sectigo.com,crl.thawte.com,crl.usertrust.com,crl.verisign.com,crl3.digicert.com,crl4.digicert.com,crls.ssl.com,github.com,host.docker.internal,json-schema.org,json.schemastore.org,keyserver.ubuntu.com,ocsp.digicert.com,ocsp.geotrust.com,ocsp.globalsign.com,ocsp.identrust.com,ocsp.sectigo.com,ocsp.ssl.com,ocsp.thawte.com,ocsp.usertrust.com,ocsp.verisign.com,packagecloud.io,packages.cloud.google.com,packages.microsoft.com,ppa.launchpad.net,raw.githubusercontent.com,registry.npmjs.org,s.symcb.com,s.symcd.com,security.ubuntu.com,telemetry.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,ts-crl.ws.symantec.com,ts-ocsp.ws.symantec.com,www.googleapis.com"
           GITHUB_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
           GITHUB_API_URL: ${{ github.api_url }}
-          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_HANDLER_CONFIG: "{\"add_comment\":{\"max\":3},\"create_issue\":{\"expires\":24,\"group\":true,\"labels\":[\"code-quality\",\"automation\",\"task-mining\"],\"max\":5,\"title_prefix\":\"[Code Quality] \"},\"create_report_incomplete_issue\":{},\"missing_data\":{},\"missing_tool\":{},\"noop\":{\"max\":1,\"report-as-issue\":\"true\"},\"report_incomplete\":{}}"
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_HANDLER_CONFIG: "{\"add_comment\":{\"max\":3},\"create_issue\":{\"deduplicate_by_title\":28,\"expires\":24,\"group\":true,\"labels\":[\"code-quality\",\"automation\",\"task-mining\"],\"max\":5,\"title_prefix\":\"[Code Quality] \"},\"create_report_incomplete_issue\":{},\"missing_data\":{},\"missing_tool\":{},\"noop\":{\"max\":1,\"report-as-issue\":\"true\"},\"report_incomplete\":{}}"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/discussion-task-miner.md b/.github/workflows/discussion-task-miner.md
index 52daa50818b..2fdf74e6372 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/discussion-task-miner.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/discussion-task-miner.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ safe-outputs:
   create-issue:
     expires: 1d
     group: true
+    deduplicate-by-title: 28
     labels:
     - code-quality
     - automation
@@ -175,6 +176,10 @@ From all identified tasks, select the **top 5 highest-value tasks** based on:
 - Check processed-discussions.json to avoid re-extracting from same discussion
 - Check extracted-tasks.json to avoid creating duplicate issues
 - Search existing GitHub issues to ensure task isn't already tracked
+- Before every create-issue call, run a title/topic similarity check against open issues:
+  - Compare candidate title against open issue titles for near matches.
+  - Compare component/file paths and fix intent to detect same-topic overlaps even when wording differs.
+  - If an open issue already covers the same fix topic, skip creating a duplicate and reference the canonical issue in your run summary.
 
 ### Step 5: Create GitHub Issues
 
