Merge branch 'main' into repo-assist/fix-issue-1310-xsd-embedded-resource-466ae4f06439984d

Author: dsyme

.github/workflows/repo-assist.lock.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 description: |
   A friendly repository assistant that runs daily to support contributors and maintainers.
+  Can also be triggered on-demand via '/repo-assist <instructions>' to perform specific tasks.
   - Comments helpfully on open issues to unblock contributors and onboard newcomers
   - Identifies issues that can be fixed and creates draft pull requests with fixes
   - Studies the codebase and proposes improvements via PRs
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ description: |
 on:
   schedule: daily
   workflow_dispatch:
+  slash_command:
+    name: repo-assist
+  reaction: "eyes"
 
 timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -75,12 +79,20 @@ steps:
       persist-credentials: false
 
 engine: copilot
-source: githubnext/agentics/workflows/repo-assist.md@ee50a3b7d1d3eb4a8c409ac9409fd61c9a66b0f5
+source: githubnext/agentics/workflows/repo-assist.md@828ac109efb43990f59475cbfce90ede5546586c
 ---
 
 # Repo Assist
 
-## Role
+## Command Mode
+
+Take heed of **instructions**: "${{ steps.sanitized.outputs.text }}"
+
+If these are non-empty (not ""), then you have been triggered via `/repo-assist <instructions>`. Follow the user's instructions instead of the normal scheduled workflow. Focus exclusively on those instructions. Apply all the same guidelines (read AGENTS.md, run formatters/linters/tests, be polite, use AI disclosure). Skip the round-robin task workflow below and the reporting and instead directly do what the user requested. If no specific instructions were provided (empty or blank), proceed with the normal scheduled workflow below.
+
+Then exit — do not run the normal workflow after completing the instructions.
+
+## Non-Command Mode
 
 You are Repo Assist for `${{ github.repository }}`. Your job is to support human contributors, help onboard newcomers, identify improvements, and fix bugs by creating pull requests. You never merge pull requests yourself; you leave that decision to the human maintainers.
 
@@ -262,7 +274,8 @@ Maintain a single open issue titled `[Repo Assist] Monthly Activity {YYYY}-{MM}`
 - **No breaking changes** without maintainer approval via a tracked issue.
 - **No new dependencies** without discussion in an issue first.
 - **Small, focused PRs** — one concern per PR.
-- **Build and test before every PR**: build failure or test failures caused by your changes → do not create the PR. Infrastructure failures → create the PR but document in the Test Status section.
+- **Read AGENTS.md first**: before starting work on any pull request, read the repository's `AGENTS.md` file (if present) to understand project-specific conventions, coding standards, and contribution requirements.
+- **Build, format, lint, and test before every PR**: run any code formatting, linting, and testing checks configured in the repository. Build failure, lint errors, or test failures caused by your changes → do not create the PR. Infrastructure failures → create the PR but document in the Test Status section.
 - **Respect existing style** — match code formatting and naming conventions.
 - **AI transparency**: every comment, PR, and issue must include a Repo Assist disclosure with 🤖.
 - **Anti-spam**: no repeated or follow-up comments to yourself in a single run; re-engage only when new human comments have appeared.

.github/workflows/repo-assist.md

@@ -20,26 +20,26 @@ group Fake
     source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
     storage: none
 
-    nuget Fake.Testing.Common          6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Net.Http                6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.IO.FileSystem           6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Core.CommandLineParsing 6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Core.Environment        6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Core.FakeVar            6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Core.SemVer             6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Core.String             6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Core.Context            6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Core.Trace              6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Core.Tasks              6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Core.Target             6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Core.ReleaseNotes       6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.DotNet.AssemblyInfoFile 6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.DotNet.Cli              6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.DotNet.Testing.NUnit    6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.DotNet.NuGet            6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.DotNet.MsBuild          6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.Tools.Git               6.1.3
-    nuget Fake.DotNet.Paket            6.1.3
+    nuget Fake.Testing.Common          6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Net.Http                6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.IO.FileSystem           6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Core.CommandLineParsing 6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Core.Environment        6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Core.FakeVar            6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Core.SemVer             6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Core.String             6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Core.Context            6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Core.Trace              6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Core.Tasks              6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Core.Target             6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Core.ReleaseNotes       6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.DotNet.AssemblyInfoFile 6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.DotNet.Cli              6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.DotNet.Testing.NUnit    6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.DotNet.NuGet            6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.DotNet.MsBuild          6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.Tools.Git               6.1.4
+    nuget Fake.DotNet.Paket            6.1.4
     nuget Microsoft.Build              17.14.28
     nuget Microsoft.Build.Framework    17.14.28
     nuget Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core   17.14.28
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ group Test
 
     nuget FSharp.Core 6.0.1
     nuget Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk
-    nuget NUnit 3.13.1
+    nuget NUnit 3.13.3
     nuget NUnit3TestAdapter
-    nuget FsUnit  4.0.4
-    nuget FsCheck 2.15.1
+    nuget FsUnit  4.2.0
+    nuget FsCheck 2.16.6
     nuget GitHubActionsTestLogger
 
 group Benchmarks