reopen

The reopen action undoes fixed or skipped marks, returning issues to pending status.

Request

{
  "action": "reopen",
  "fps": ["88d32cab35478753"]
}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
fps	array	Yes	Array of fingerprints to reopen

Response

{
  "reopened": 1,
  "prog": {"total": 136, "fixed": 114, "skip": 2, "rem": 20}
}

Response Fields

Field	Description
reopened	Number of issues reopened
prog	Updated progress summary

Use Cases

Undo Accidental Mark

Marked the wrong issue? Reopen it:

{"action": "reopen", "fps": ["88d32cab35478753"]}

Revisit Skipped Issues

Previously skipped as false positive, but now want to fix:

{"action": "reopen", "fps": ["xyz1234567890abc", "abc6789012345def"]}

Re-examine After Discussion

User decided an issue needs fixing after all:

{"action": "reopen", "fps": ["88d32cab35478753"]}
// Issue returns to pending, will appear in next `next` call

Tip

You can reopen issues that were marked as either fixed or skip. They both return to pending status.

Example

Agent: sheriff done fps=["88d32cab"] status="skip"
       → Marked as skipped (thought it was false positive)

User: "Actually, that's a real bug. Can you fix it?"

Agent: sheriff reopen fps=["88d32cab"]
       → Issue is now pending again

Agent: sheriff next
       → Issue appears in next batch

Error Cases

Error Code	Cause	Solution
SARIF_NOT_LOADED	No SARIF file has been loaded	Call load first
INVALID_FINGERPRINT	Fingerprints are missing or none exist	Provide valid fingerprints from next response
ALREADY_OPEN	None of the provided issues are marked	Issues are already in pending state
DB_ERROR	Database error occurred	Check .sheriff/ directory permissions