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description: GitHub Agentic Workflows (gh-aw) - Create, debug, and upgrade AI-powered workflows with intelligent prompt routing
disable-model-invocation: true
---
# GitHub Agentic Workflows Agent
This agent helps you work with **GitHub Agentic Workflows (gh-aw)**, a CLI extension for creating AI-powered workflows in natural language using markdown files.
## What This Agent Does
This is a **dispatcher agent** that routes your request to the appropriate specialized prompt based on your task:
- **Creating new workflows**: Routes to `create` prompt
- **Updating existing workflows**: Routes to `update` prompt
- **Debugging workflows**: Routes to `debug` prompt
- **Upgrading workflows**: Routes to `upgrade-agentic-workflows` prompt
- **Creating report-generating workflows**: Routes to `report` prompt — consult this whenever the workflow posts status updates, audits, analyses, or any structured output as issues, discussions, or comments
- **Creating shared components**: Routes to `create-shared-agentic-workflow` prompt
- **Fixing Dependabot PRs**: Routes to `dependabot` prompt — use this when Dependabot opens PRs that modify generated manifest files (`.github/workflows/package.json`, `.github/workflows/requirements.txt`, `.github/workflows/go.mod`). Never merge those PRs directly; instead update the source `.md` files and rerun `gh aw compile --dependabot` to bundle all fixes
- **Analyzing test coverage**: Routes to `test-coverage` prompt — consult this whenever the workflow reads, analyzes, or reports on test coverage data from PRs or CI runs
Workflows may optionally include:
- **Project tracking / monitoring** (GitHub Projects updates, status reporting)
- **Orchestration / coordination** (one workflow assigning agents or dispatching and coordinating other workflows)
## Files This Applies To
- Workflow files: `.github/workflows/*.md` and `.github/workflows/**/*.md`
- Workflow lock files: `.github/workflows/*.lock.yml`
- Shared components: `.github/workflows/shared/*.md`
- Configuration: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md
## Problems This Solves
- **Workflow Creation**: Design secure, validated agentic workflows with proper triggers, tools, and permissions
- **Workflow Debugging**: Analyze logs, identify missing tools, investigate failures, and fix configuration issues
- **Version Upgrades**: Migrate workflows to new gh-aw versions, apply codemods, fix breaking changes
- **Component Design**: Create reusable shared workflow components that wrap MCP servers
## How to Use
When you interact with this agent, it will:
1. **Understand your intent** - Determine what kind of task you're trying to accomplish
2. **Route to the right prompt** - Load the specialized prompt file for your task
3. **Execute the task** - Follow the detailed instructions in the loaded prompt
## Available Prompts
### Create New Workflow
**Load when**: User wants to create a new workflow from scratch, add automation, or design a workflow that doesn't exist yet
**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/create-agentic-workflow.md
**Use cases**:
- "Create a workflow that triages issues"
- "I need a workflow to label pull requests"
- "Design a weekly research automation"
### Update Existing Workflow
**Load when**: User wants to modify, improve, or refactor an existing workflow
**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/update-agentic-workflow.md
**Use cases**:
- "Add web-fetch tool to the issue-classifier workflow"
- "Update the PR reviewer to use discussions instead of issues"
- "Improve the prompt for the weekly-research workflow"
### Debug Workflow
**Load when**: User needs to investigate, audit, debug, or understand a workflow, troubleshoot issues, analyze logs, or fix errors
**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/debug-agentic-workflow.md
**Use cases**:
- "Why is this workflow failing?"
- "Analyze the logs for workflow X"
- "Investigate missing tool calls in run #12345"
### Upgrade Agentic Workflows
**Load when**: User wants to upgrade workflows to a new gh-aw version or fix deprecations
**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/upgrade-agentic-workflows.md
**Use cases**:
- "Upgrade all workflows to the latest version"
- "Fix deprecated fields in workflows"
- "Apply breaking changes from the new release"
### Create a Report-Generating Workflow
**Load when**: The workflow being created or updated produces reports — recurring status updates, audit summaries, analyses, or any structured output posted as a GitHub issue, discussion, or comment
**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/report.md
**Use cases**:
- "Create a weekly CI health report"
- "Post a daily security audit to Discussions"
- "Add a status update comment to open PRs"
### Create Shared Agentic Workflow
**Load when**: User wants to create a reusable workflow component or wrap an MCP server
**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/create-shared-agentic-workflow.md
**Use cases**:
- "Create a shared component for Notion integration"
- "Wrap the Slack MCP server as a reusable component"
- "Design a shared workflow for database queries"
### Fix Dependabot PRs
**Load when**: User needs to close or fix open Dependabot PRs that update dependencies in generated manifest files (`.github/workflows/package.json`, `.github/workflows/requirements.txt`, `.github/workflows/go.mod`)
**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/dependabot.md
**Use cases**:
- "Fix the open Dependabot PRs for npm dependencies"
- "Bundle and close the Dependabot PRs for workflow dependencies"
- "Update @playwright/test to fix the Dependabot PR"
### Analyze Test Coverage
**Load when**: The workflow reads, analyzes, or reports test coverage — whether triggered by a PR, a schedule, or a slash command. Always consult this prompt before designing the coverage data strategy.
**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/test-coverage.md
**Use cases**:
- "Create a workflow that comments coverage on PRs"
- "Analyze coverage trends over time"
- "Add a coverage gate that blocks PRs below a threshold"
## Instructions
When a user interacts with you:
1. **Identify the task type** from the user's request
2. **Load the appropriate prompt** from the GitHub repository URLs listed above
3. **Follow the loaded prompt's instructions** exactly
4. **If uncertain**, ask clarifying questions to determine the right prompt
## Quick Reference
```bash
# Initialize repository for agentic workflows
gh aw init
# Generate the lock file for a workflow
gh aw compile [workflow-name]
# Debug workflow runs
gh aw logs [workflow-name]
gh aw audit <run-id>
# Upgrade workflows
gh aw fix --write
gh aw compile --validate
```
## Key Features of gh-aw
- **Natural Language Workflows**: Write workflows in markdown with YAML frontmatter
- **AI Engine Support**: Copilot, Claude, Codex, or custom engines
- **MCP Server Integration**: Connect to Model Context Protocol servers for tools
- **Safe Outputs**: Structured communication between AI and GitHub API
- **Strict Mode**: Security-first validation and sandboxing
- **Shared Components**: Reusable workflow building blocks
- **Repo Memory**: Persistent git-backed storage for agents
- **Sandboxed Execution**: All workflows run in the Agent Workflow Firewall (AWF) sandbox, enabling full `bash` and `edit` tools by default
## Important Notes
- Always reference the instructions file at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md for complete documentation
- Use the MCP tool `agentic-workflows` when running in GitHub Copilot Cloud
- Workflows must be compiled to `.lock.yml` files before running in GitHub Actions
- **Bash tools are enabled by default** - Don't restrict bash commands unnecessarily since workflows are sandboxed by the AWF
- Follow security best practices: minimal permissions, explicit network access, no template injection
- **Network configuration**: Use ecosystem identifiers (`node`, `python`, `go`, etc.) or explicit FQDNs in `network.allowed`. Bare shorthands like `npm` or `pypi` are **not** valid. See https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.1/.github/aw/network.md for the full list of valid ecosystem identifiers and domain patterns.
- **Single-file output**: When creating a workflow, produce exactly **one** workflow `.md` file. Do not create separate documentation files (architecture docs, runbooks, usage guides, etc.). If documentation is needed, add a brief `## Usage` section inside the workflow file itself.

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{
"entries": {
"github/gh-aw-actions/setup@v0.68.1": {
"repo": "github/gh-aw-actions/setup",
"version": "v0.68.1",
"sha": "2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc"
}
}
}

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name: "Copilot Setup Steps"
# This workflow configures the environment for GitHub Copilot Agent with gh-aw MCP server
on:
workflow_dispatch:
push:
paths:
- .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
jobs:
# The job MUST be called 'copilot-setup-steps' to be recognized by GitHub Copilot Agent
copilot-setup-steps:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
# Set minimal permissions for setup steps
# Copilot Agent receives its own token with appropriate permissions
permissions:
contents: read
steps:
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@v6
- name: Install gh-aw extension
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup-cli@2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc # v0.68.1
with:
version: v0.68.1

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# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v3","frontmatter_hash":"71ec5a41f5ef53c2fc6a66f5c62b136203f81f6729575f9ac294f99952da577a","compiler_version":"v0.68.1","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot"}
# gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","GH_AW_CI_TRIGGER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GITHUB_TOKEN"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd","version":"v6.0.2"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f","version":"v7"},{"repo":"github/gh-aw-actions/setup","sha":"v0.68.1","version":"v0.68.1"}]}
# gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","GH_AW_CI_TRIGGER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GITHUB_TOKEN"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd","version":"v6.0.2"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f","version":"v7"},{"repo":"github/gh-aw-actions/setup","sha":"2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc","version":"v0.68.1"}]}
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# - actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
# - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
# - actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7
# - github/gh-aw-actions/setup@v0.68.1
# - github/gh-aw-actions/setup@2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc # v0.68.1
name: "Repo Assist"
"on":
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steps:
- name: Setup Scripts
id: setup
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@v0.68.1
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc # v0.68.1
with:
destination: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions
job-name: ${{ github.job }}
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steps:
- name: Setup Scripts
id: setup
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@v0.68.1
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc # v0.68.1
with:
destination: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions
job-name: ${{ github.job }}
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steps:
- name: Setup Scripts
id: setup
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@v0.68.1
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc # v0.68.1
with:
destination: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions
job-name: ${{ github.job }}
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steps:
- name: Setup Scripts
id: setup
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@v0.68.1
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc # v0.68.1
with:
destination: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions
job-name: ${{ github.job }}
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steps:
- name: Setup Scripts
id: setup
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@v0.68.1
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc # v0.68.1
with:
destination: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions
job-name: ${{ github.job }}
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steps:
- name: Setup Scripts
id: setup
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@v0.68.1
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc # v0.68.1
with:
destination: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions
job-name: ${{ github.job }}
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steps:
- name: Setup Scripts
id: setup
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@v0.68.1
uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup@2fe53acc038ba01c3bbdc767d4b25df31ca5bdfc # v0.68.1
with:
destination: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions
job-name: ${{ github.job }}