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[aw] agentic workflows out of sync

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Issue type
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Tech stack
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Research direction

The issue identifies four changed lock files under .github/workflows/ and gives the canonical command, make recompile. Run it from the repository root, then check that the generated lock files are up to date and the changes match the detected workflow diffs. Done means recompilation succeeds and the lock files reflect their markdown sources.

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Description

agentic-workflows maintenance

Problem

The workflow lock files (.lock.yml) are out of sync with their source markdown files (.md). This means the workflows that run in GitHub Actions are not using the latest configuration.

What needs to be done

The workflows need to be recompiled to regenerate the lock files from the markdown sources.

Instructions

If the repository provides a wrapper such as make recompile, prefer that command so compilation uses the repository's canonical flags. In github/gh-aw, any edit under .github/workflows/*.md should be followed by make recompile before committing.

Recompile all workflows using one of the following methods:

Using the repository wrapper
make recompile
Using gh aw CLI
gh aw compile --validate --verbose
Using gh-aw MCP Server

If you have the gh-aw MCP server configured, use the compile tool:

{
  "tool": "compile",
  "arguments": {
    "validate": true,
    "verbose": true
  }
}

This will:

  1. Build the latest version of gh-aw
  2. Compile all workflow markdown files to YAML lock files
  3. Ensure all workflows are up to date

After recompiling, commit the changes with a message like:

Recompile workflows to update lock files

Detected Changes

The following workflow lock files have changes:

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diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-claude-auto.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-claude-auto.lock.yml
index 715bb14..24d0f24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-claude-auto.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-claude-auto.lock.yml
@@ -1213,6 +1213,8 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Smoke Claude Auto"
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_SOURCE_URL: "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/.github/workflows/smoke-claude-auto.md"
           GH_AW_RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          GH_AW_JOB_RESULTS: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
+          GH_AW_JOB_DISPLAY_NAMES: "{\"activation\":\"Activation\",\"agent\":\"Agent\",\"check_token_telemetry\":\"Check token telemetry\",\"conclusion\":\"Conclusion\",\"detection\":\"Detection\",\"evals\":\"Evaluations\",\"pre_activation\":\"Pre-activation\",\"push_evals_state\":\"Push evaluations state\",\"push_experiments_state\":\"Push experiments state\",\"push_ledger_changes\":\"Push ledger changes\",\"push_repo_memory\":\"Push repository memory\",\"safe_outputs\":\"Safe outputs\",\"send_slack_message\":\"Send Slack message\",\"unlock\":\"Unlock\",\"update_cache_memory\":\"Update cache memory\",\"update_drive_memory\":\"Update drive memory\",\"upload_assets\":\"Upload assets\",\"upload_code_coverage\":\"Upload code coverage\",\"upload_code_scanning_sarif\":\"Upload code scanning results\"}"
           GH_AW_REPORT_FAILED_JOBS: "true"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-claude-copilot-auto.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-claude-copilot-auto.lock.yml
index c9fbc4a..417a589 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-claude-copilot-auto.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-claude-copilot-auto.lock.yml
@@ -1212,6 +1212,8 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Smoke Claude Copilot Auto"
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_SOURCE_URL: "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/.github/workflows/smoke-claude-copilot-auto.md"
           GH_AW_RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          GH_AW_JOB_RESULTS: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
+          GH_AW_JOB_DISPLAY_NAMES: "{\"activation\":\"Activation\",\"agent\":\"Agent\",\"check_token_telemetry\":\"Check token telemetry\",\"conclusion\":\"Conclusion\",\"detection\":\"Detection\",\"evals\":\"Evaluations\",\"pre_activation\":\"Pre-activation\",\"push_evals_state\":\"Push evaluations state\",\"push_experiments_state\":\"Push experiments state\",\"push_ledger_changes\":\"Push ledger changes\",\"push_repo_memory\":\"Push repository memory\",\"safe_outputs\":\"Safe outputs\",\"send_slack_message\":\"Send Slack message\",\"unlock\":\"Unlock\",\"update_cache_memory\":\"Update cache memory\",\"update_drive_memory\":\"Update drive memory\",\"upload_assets\":\"Upload assets\",\"upload_code_coverage\":\"Upload code coverage\",\"upload_code_scanning_sarif\":\"Upload code scanning results\"}"
           GH_AW_REPORT_FAILED_JOBS: "true"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-codex-bare-auto.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-codex-bare-auto.lock.yml
index e994367..16ccef2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-codex-bare-auto.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-codex-bare-auto.lock.yml
@@ -1202,6 +1202,8 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Smoke Codex Bare Auto"
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_SOURCE_URL: "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/.github/workflows/smoke-codex-bare-auto.md"
           GH_AW_RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          GH_AW_JOB_RESULTS: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
+          GH_AW_JOB_DISPLAY_NAMES: "{\"activation\":\"Activation\",\"agent\":\"Agent\",\"check_token_telemetry\":\"Check token telemetry\",\"conclusion\":\"Conclusion\",\"detection\":\"Detection\",\"evals\":\"Evaluations\",\"pre_activation\":\"Pre-activation\",\"push_evals_state\":\"Push evaluations state\",\"push_experiments_state\":\"Push experiments state\",\"push_ledger_changes\":\"Push ledger changes\",\"push_repo_memory\":\"Push repository memory\",\"safe_outputs\":\"Safe outputs\",\"send_slack_message\":\"Send Slack message\",\"unlock\":\"Unlock\",\"update_cache_memory\":\"Update cache memory\",\"update_drive_memory\":\"Update drive memory\",\"upload_assets\":\"Upload assets\",\"upload_code_coverage\":\"Upload code coverage\",\"upload_code_scanning_sarif\":\"Upload code scanning results\"}"
           GH_AW_REPORT_FAILED_JOBS: "true"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-pi-auto.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-pi-auto.lock.yml
index 90d052f..df435e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-pi-auto.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-pi-auto.lock.yml
@@ -1161,6 +1161,8 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Smoke Pi Auto"
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_SOURCE_URL: "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/blob/${{ github.ref_name }}/.github/workflows/smoke-pi-auto.md"
           GH_AW_RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          GH_AW_JOB_RESULTS: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
+          GH_AW_JOB_DISPLAY_NAMES: "{\"activation\":\"Activation\",\"agent\":\"Agent\",\"check_token_telemetry\":\"Check token telemetry\",\"conclusion\":\"Conclusion\",\"detection\":\"Detection\",\"evals\":\"Evaluations\",\"pre_activation\":\"Pre-activation\",\"push_evals_state\":\"Push evaluations state\",\"push_experiments_state\":\"Push experiments state\",\"push_ledger_changes\":\"Push ledger changes\",\"push_repo_memory\":\"Push repository memory\",\"safe_outputs\":\"Safe outputs\",\"send_slack_message\":\"Send Slack message\",\"unlock\":\"Unlock\",\"update_cache_memory\":\"Update cache memory\",\"update_drive_memory\":\"Update drive memory\",\"upload_assets\":\"Upload assets\",\"upload_code_coverage\":\"Upload code coverage\",\"upload_code_scanning_sarif\":\"Upload code scanning results\"}"
           GH_AW_REPORT_FAILED_JOBS: "true"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

References

  • Repository: github/gh-aw

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