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-**Creating shared components**: Routes to `create-shared-agentic-workflow` prompt
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-**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
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-**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
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-**Rendering ASCII charts in markdown**: Routes to `asciicharts` guide — consult this whenever the workflow needs compact charts that render reliably in GitHub issues, comments, or discussions
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-**CLI commands and triggering workflows**: Routes to `cli-commands` guide — consult this whenever the user asks how to run, compile, debug, or manage workflows from the command line, or when they need the MCP tool equivalent of a `gh aw` command
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-**Reducing token consumption / cost optimization**: Routes to `token-optimization` guide — consult this whenever the user asks how to reduce token usage, lower costs, speed up workflows, or measure the impact of prompt changes with experiments
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-**Choosing workflow architectures and design patterns**: Routes to `patterns` guide — consult this whenever the user asks for strategy, architecture, operating models, or pattern selection for agentic workflows
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> For architecture/pattern-selection requests, load `https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.8/.github/aw/patterns.md` first.
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Workflows may optionally include:
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- Workflow files: `.github/workflows/*.md` and `.github/workflows/**/*.md`
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### Create a Report-Generating Workflow
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**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
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### Fix Dependabot PRs
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**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`)
- "Fix the open Dependabot PRs for npm dependencies"
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### Analyze Test Coverage
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**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.
- "Create a workflow that comments coverage on PRs"
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- "Analyze coverage trends over time"
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- "Add a coverage gate that blocks PRs below a threshold"
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### Render ASCII Charts in Markdown
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**Load when**: The workflow needs in-markdown charts (sparklines, bars, table+trend views) that must align cleanly and render reliably across GitHub surfaces, including mobile.
- "Show a compact trend chart in an issue comment"
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- "Render a dashboard table with sparkline trends"
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- "Generate aligned ASCII bars for service metrics"
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### CLI Commands Reference
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**Load when**: The user asks how to run, compile, debug, or manage workflows from the command line; needs the MCP tool equivalent of a `gh aw` command; or is in a restricted environment (e.g., Copilot Cloud) without direct CLI access.
- "How do I trigger workflow X on the main branch?"
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- "What's the MCP equivalent of `gh aw logs`?"
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- "I'm in Copilot Cloud — how do I compile a workflow?"
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- "Show me all available gh aw commands"
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### Token Consumption Optimization
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**Load when**: The user asks how to reduce token usage, lower workflow costs, make a workflow faster or cheaper, or measure the impact of prompt or configuration changes.
- "Which pattern should I use for multi-repo rollout?"
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- "How should I structure this workflow architecture?"
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- "What pattern fits slash-command triage?"
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- "Should this be DispatchOps or DailyOps?"
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## Instructions
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When a user interacts with you:
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# Generate the lock file for a workflow
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gh aw compile [workflow-name]
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# Trigger a workflow on demand (preferred over gh workflow run)
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gh aw run <workflow-name># interactive input collection
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gh aw run <workflow-name> --ref main # run on a specific branch
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# Debug workflow runs
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gh aw logs [workflow-name]
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gh aw audit <run-id>
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## Important Notes
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- Always reference the instructions file at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.3/.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md for complete documentation
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- Always reference the instructions file at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.8/.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md for complete documentation
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- Use the MCP tool `agentic-workflows` when running in GitHub Copilot Cloud
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- Workflows must be compiled to `.lock.yml` files before running in GitHub Actions
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-**Bash tools are enabled by default** - Don't restrict bash commands unnecessarily since workflows are sandboxed by the AWF
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- Follow security best practices: minimal permissions, explicit network access, no template injection
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-**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/v0.68.3/.github/aw/network.md for the full list of valid ecosystem identifiers and domain patterns.
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-**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/v0.74.8/.github/aw/network.md for the full list of valid ecosystem identifiers and domain patterns.
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-**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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-**Triggering runs**: Always use `gh aw run <workflow-name>` to trigger a workflow on demand — not `gh workflow run <file>.lock.yml`. `gh aw run` handles workflow resolution by short name, input parsing and validation, and correct run-tracking for agentic workflows. Use `--ref <branch>` to run on a specific branch.
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-**CLI commands reference**: For a complete guide on all `gh aw` commands and their MCP tool equivalents (for restricted environments), see https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.8/.github/aw/cli-commands.md
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