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[workflow-editor] Fix stale heading references to workshop-author.md validation procedure

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Research direction

Inspect the references in .github/workflows/side-quest.md, security-side-quest.md, and workshop-skill-activity-author.md, then compare them with the unnumbered heading in workshop-author.md. Update the stale heading references and run gh aw compile --validate to regenerate the matching lock files. Done means all three workflow files point to the existing procedure and validation succeeds.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Description

agentic-workflows documentation workflow-editor

[!CAUTION]
Protected files were modified in this change.
This pull request is in request_review mode and requires explicit human scrutiny before merge.

Protected files: .github/workflows/security-side-quest.lock.yml, .github/workflows/security-side-quest.md, .github/workflows/side-quest.lock.yml, .github/workflows/side-quest.md, .github/workflows/workshop-skill-activity-author.lock.yml, .github/workflows/workshop-skill-activity-author.md

Removes a small piece of stale duplication/bloat: three workflow files pointed to a numbered subsection heading (### 5. Validate agentic workflow snippets) in workshop-author.md that no longer exists — the actual heading is ### Validate agentic workflow snippets (unnumbered, per the "don't number headers" guideline).

Files changed:

  • .github/workflows/side-quest.md
  • .github/workflows/security-side-quest.md
  • .github/workflows/workshop-skill-activity-author.md
  • Regenerated matching *.lock.yml files via gh aw compile --validate

Why this is more Skills-like: shared instructions should point learners (and agents) to a procedure that's easy to find. A stale anchor forces the reader to search instead of following a direct pointer — the opposite of the short, direct guidance this workshop aims for. This fix keeps the "read the shared procedure" pattern intact while making the reference accurate again.

[!WARNING]

Firewall blocked 1 domain

The following domain was blocked by the firewall during workflow execution:

  • api.github.com

[!TIP]
api.github.com is blocked because GitHub API access uses the built-in GitHub tools by default. Instead of adding api.github.com to network.allowed, use tools.github.mode: gh-proxy for direct pre-authenticated GitHub CLI access without requiring network access to api.github.com:

tools:
  github:
    mode: gh-proxy

See GitHub Tools for more information on gh-proxy mode.

To allow these domains, add them to the network.allowed list in your workflow frontmatter:

network:
  allowed:
    - defaults
    - "api.github.com"

See Network Configuration for more information.

Generated by ✂️ Workflow Skills Editor · copilot · auto · 43.8 AIC · ⌖ 7.82 AIC · ⊞ 7.5K · ◷

  • expires on Sep 30, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC

[!NOTE]
This was originally intended as a pull request, but the git push operation failed.

Original error: The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 1

Workflow Run: View run details and download bundle artifact

The bundle file is available in the agent artifact in the workflow run linked above.

Create the pull request manually 
# Download the artifact from the workflow run
gh run download '36537846522' -n agent -D '/tmp/agent-36537846522'

# Resolve the bundle source ref, fetch it into a temporary ref, then create the local branch
bundle_path='/tmp/agent-36537846522/aw-fix-workflow-author-snippet-ref.bundle'
temp_ref='refs/bundles/create-pr-fix-workflow-author-snippet-ref-94e43af149fbe638-31361a0e'
target_ref='refs/heads/fix/workflow-author-snippet-ref-94e43af149fbe638'
bundle_source_ref=$(git bundle list-heads "$bundle_path" | awk '$2 ~ /^refs\/heads\// { print $2 }')
if [ -z "$bundle_source_ref" ]; then
  bundle_source_ref=$(git bundle list-heads "$bundle_path" | awk '$2 == "HEAD" { print $2 }')
fi
if [ "$(printf '%s\n' "$bundle_source_ref" | sed '/^$/d' | wc -l | tr -d ' ')" != "1" ]; then
  echo "Expected exactly one bundle source ref, found: $bundle_source_ref" >&2
  exit 1
fi
git fetch "$bundle_path" "${bundle_source_ref}:${temp_ref}"
git update-ref "$target_ref" "$temp_ref"
git checkout 'fix/workflow-author-snippet-ref-94e43af149fbe638'
# Ensure the working tree matches the updated branch
git reset --hard
# Remove the temporary bundle ref
git update-ref -d "$temp_ref"

# Push the branch to the target remote
git push 'origin' 'fix/workflow-author-snippet-ref-94e43af149fbe638'

# Create the pull request
gh pr create --title '[workflow-editor] Fix stale heading references to workshop-author.md validation procedure' --base 'main' --head 'fix/workflow-author-snippet-ref-94e43af149fbe638' --repo 'githubnext/gh-aw-workshop'
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