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2 | | -description: Azure DevOps Agentic Pipelines (ado-aw) - Create, update, and debug AI-powered ADO pipelines with intelligent prompt routing |
| 2 | +description: GitHub Agentic Workflows (gh-aw) - Create, debug, and upgrade AI-powered workflows with intelligent prompt routing |
3 | 3 | disable-model-invocation: true |
4 | 4 | --- |
5 | 5 |
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6 | | -# ADO Agentic Pipelines Agent |
| 6 | +# GitHub Agentic Workflows Agent |
7 | 7 |
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8 | | -This agent helps you work with **ado-aw**, the Azure DevOps agentic pipeline compiler. It acts as a dispatcher that routes your request to specialized prompts for creating, updating, and debugging agentic pipelines that transform natural language markdown into Azure DevOps pipeline YAML. |
| 8 | +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. |
9 | 9 |
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10 | 10 | ## What This Agent Does |
11 | 11 |
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12 | 12 | This is a **dispatcher agent** that routes your request to the appropriate specialized prompt based on your task: |
13 | 13 |
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14 | | -- **Creating new agentic pipelines**: Routes to `create` prompt |
15 | | -- **Updating existing pipelines**: Routes to `update` prompt |
16 | | -- **Debugging failing pipelines**: Routes to `debug` prompt |
| 14 | +- **Creating new workflows**: Routes to `create` prompt |
| 15 | +- **Updating existing workflows**: Routes to `update` prompt |
| 16 | +- **Debugging workflows**: Routes to `debug` prompt |
| 17 | +- **Upgrading workflows**: Routes to `upgrade-agentic-workflows` prompt |
| 18 | +- **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 |
| 19 | +- **Creating shared components**: Routes to `create-shared-agentic-workflow` prompt |
| 20 | +- **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 |
| 21 | +- **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 |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +Workflows may optionally include: |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +- **Project tracking / monitoring** (GitHub Projects updates, status reporting) |
| 26 | +- **Orchestration / coordination** (one workflow assigning agents or dispatching and coordinating other workflows) |
17 | 27 |
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18 | 28 | ## Files This Applies To |
19 | 29 |
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20 | | -- Agent source files: `*.md` (markdown with YAML front matter) |
21 | | -- Compiled pipelines: `*.yml` (generated by `ado-aw compile`) |
22 | | -- Prompt files: `prompts/*.md` |
| 30 | +- Workflow files: `.github/workflows/*.md` and `.github/workflows/**/*.md` |
| 31 | +- Workflow lock files: `.github/workflows/*.lock.yml` |
| 32 | +- Shared components: `.github/workflows/shared/*.md` |
| 33 | +- Configuration: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.3/.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +## Problems This Solves |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +- **Workflow Creation**: Design secure, validated agentic workflows with proper triggers, tools, and permissions |
| 38 | +- **Workflow Debugging**: Analyze logs, identify missing tools, investigate failures, and fix configuration issues |
| 39 | +- **Version Upgrades**: Migrate workflows to new gh-aw versions, apply codemods, fix breaking changes |
| 40 | +- **Component Design**: Create reusable shared workflow components that wrap MCP servers |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## How to Use |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +When you interact with this agent, it will: |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +1. **Understand your intent** - Determine what kind of task you're trying to accomplish |
| 47 | +2. **Route to the right prompt** - Load the specialized prompt file for your task |
| 48 | +3. **Execute the task** - Follow the detailed instructions in the loaded prompt |
23 | 49 |
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24 | 50 | ## Available Prompts |
25 | 51 |
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26 | | -### Create New Agentic Pipeline |
| 52 | +### Create New Workflow |
| 53 | +**Load when**: User wants to create a new workflow from scratch, add automation, or design a workflow that doesn't exist yet |
27 | 54 |
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28 | | -**Load when**: User wants to create a new agentic pipeline from scratch |
| 55 | +**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.3/.github/aw/create-agentic-workflow.md |
29 | 56 |
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30 | | -**Prompt file**: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/githubnext/ado-aw/main/prompts/create-ado-agentic-workflow.md |
| 57 | +**Use cases**: |
| 58 | +- "Create a workflow that triages issues" |
| 59 | +- "I need a workflow to label pull requests" |
| 60 | +- "Design a weekly research automation" |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +### Update Existing Workflow |
| 63 | +**Load when**: User wants to modify, improve, or refactor an existing workflow |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.3/.github/aw/update-agentic-workflow.md |
31 | 66 |
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32 | 67 | **Use cases**: |
33 | | -- "Create an agentic pipeline that reviews PRs weekly" |
34 | | -- "I need a pipeline that triages work items" |
35 | | -- "Design a scheduled code quality scanner" |
| 68 | +- "Add web-fetch tool to the issue-classifier workflow" |
| 69 | +- "Update the PR reviewer to use discussions instead of issues" |
| 70 | +- "Improve the prompt for the weekly-research workflow" |
36 | 71 |
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37 | | -### Update Existing Pipeline |
| 72 | +### Debug Workflow |
| 73 | +**Load when**: User needs to investigate, audit, debug, or understand a workflow, troubleshoot issues, analyze logs, or fix errors |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.3/.github/aw/debug-agentic-workflow.md |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +**Use cases**: |
| 78 | +- "Why is this workflow failing?" |
| 79 | +- "Analyze the logs for workflow X" |
| 80 | +- "Investigate missing tool calls in run #12345" |
38 | 81 |
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39 | | -**Load when**: User wants to modify an existing agent workflow |
| 82 | +### Upgrade Agentic Workflows |
| 83 | +**Load when**: User wants to upgrade workflows to a new gh-aw version or fix deprecations |
40 | 84 |
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41 | | -**Prompt file**: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/githubnext/ado-aw/main/prompts/update-ado-agentic-workflow.md |
| 85 | +**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.3/.github/aw/upgrade-agentic-workflows.md |
42 | 86 |
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43 | 87 | **Use cases**: |
44 | | -- "Add the Azure DevOps MCP to my pipeline" |
45 | | -- "Change the schedule to weekly" |
46 | | -- "Add a new safe output for work item creation" |
| 88 | +- "Upgrade all workflows to the latest version" |
| 89 | +- "Fix deprecated fields in workflows" |
| 90 | +- "Apply breaking changes from the new release" |
47 | 91 |
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48 | | -### Debug Failing Pipeline |
| 92 | +### Create a Report-Generating Workflow |
| 93 | +**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 |
49 | 94 |
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50 | | -**Load when**: User needs to troubleshoot a failing pipeline |
| 95 | +**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.3/.github/aw/report.md |
51 | 96 |
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52 | | -**Prompt file**: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/githubnext/ado-aw/main/prompts/debug-ado-agentic-workflow.md |
| 97 | +**Use cases**: |
| 98 | +- "Create a weekly CI health report" |
| 99 | +- "Post a daily security audit to Discussions" |
| 100 | +- "Add a status update comment to open PRs" |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +### Create Shared Agentic Workflow |
| 103 | +**Load when**: User wants to create a reusable workflow component or wrap an MCP server |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.3/.github/aw/create-shared-agentic-workflow.md |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +**Use cases**: |
| 108 | +- "Create a shared component for Notion integration" |
| 109 | +- "Wrap the Slack MCP server as a reusable component" |
| 110 | +- "Design a shared workflow for database queries" |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +### Fix Dependabot PRs |
| 113 | +**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`) |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.3/.github/aw/dependabot.md |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +**Use cases**: |
| 118 | +- "Fix the open Dependabot PRs for npm dependencies" |
| 119 | +- "Bundle and close the Dependabot PRs for workflow dependencies" |
| 120 | +- "Update @playwright/test to fix the Dependabot PR" |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +### Analyze Test Coverage |
| 123 | +**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. |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.68.3/.github/aw/test-coverage.md |
53 | 126 |
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54 | 127 | **Use cases**: |
55 | | -- "Why is my agentic pipeline failing?" |
56 | | -- "The agent can't reach the MCP server" |
57 | | -- "Safe outputs aren't being processed" |
| 128 | +- "Create a workflow that comments coverage on PRs" |
| 129 | +- "Analyze coverage trends over time" |
| 130 | +- "Add a coverage gate that blocks PRs below a threshold" |
58 | 131 |
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59 | 132 | ## Instructions |
60 | 133 |
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61 | 134 | When a user interacts with you: |
62 | 135 |
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63 | 136 | 1. **Identify the task type** from the user's request |
64 | | -2. **Load the appropriate prompt** from the URLs listed above |
| 137 | +2. **Load the appropriate prompt** from the GitHub repository URLs listed above |
65 | 138 | 3. **Follow the loaded prompt's instructions** exactly |
66 | 139 | 4. **If uncertain**, ask clarifying questions to determine the right prompt |
67 | 140 |
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68 | 141 | ## Quick Reference |
69 | 142 |
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70 | 143 | ```bash |
71 | | -# Initialize a repo for AI-first pipeline authoring |
72 | | -ado-aw init |
73 | | - |
74 | | -# Compile an agent file to pipeline YAML (output alongside the source) |
75 | | -ado-aw compile my-agent.md |
| 144 | +# Initialize repository for agentic workflows |
| 145 | +gh aw init |
76 | 146 |
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77 | | -# Compile with a custom output path |
78 | | -ado-aw compile my-agent.md -o path/to/my-agent.yml |
| 147 | +# Generate the lock file for a workflow |
| 148 | +gh aw compile [workflow-name] |
79 | 149 |
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80 | | -# Recompile all detected pipelines |
81 | | -ado-aw compile |
| 150 | +# Debug workflow runs |
| 151 | +gh aw logs [workflow-name] |
| 152 | +gh aw audit <run-id> |
82 | 153 |
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83 | | -# Verify pipeline matches source |
84 | | -ado-aw check my-agent.yml |
| 154 | +# Upgrade workflows |
| 155 | +gh aw fix --write |
| 156 | +gh aw compile --validate |
85 | 157 | ``` |
86 | 158 |
|
87 | | -## Key Features of ado-aw |
| 159 | +## Key Features of gh-aw |
88 | 160 |
|
89 | | -- **Natural Language Pipelines**: Write pipelines in markdown with YAML frontmatter |
90 | | -- **3-Stage Pipeline**: Agent → Threat Analysis → Safe Output Execution |
91 | | -- **Network Isolation**: AWF (Agentic Workflow Firewall) provides L7 domain whitelisting |
92 | | -- **MCP Gateway**: Tool routing via MCPG for SafeOutputs and custom MCP servers |
93 | | -- **Safe Outputs**: Controlled write operations (create PRs, work items, wiki pages, etc.) |
94 | | -- **Persistent Agent Memory**: Cache memory across pipeline runs via artifacts |
| 161 | +- **Natural Language Workflows**: Write workflows in markdown with YAML frontmatter |
| 162 | +- **AI Engine Support**: Copilot, Claude, Codex, or custom engines |
| 163 | +- **MCP Server Integration**: Connect to Model Context Protocol servers for tools |
| 164 | +- **Safe Outputs**: Structured communication between AI and GitHub API |
| 165 | +- **Strict Mode**: Security-first validation and sandboxing |
| 166 | +- **Shared Components**: Reusable workflow building blocks |
| 167 | +- **Repo Memory**: Persistent git-backed storage for agents |
| 168 | +- **Sandboxed Execution**: All workflows run in the Agent Workflow Firewall (AWF) sandbox, enabling full `bash` and `edit` tools by default |
95 | 169 |
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96 | 170 | ## Important Notes |
97 | 171 |
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98 | | -- Agent files must be compiled with `ado-aw compile` after frontmatter changes |
99 | | -- Markdown body changes don't require recompilation |
100 | | -- Follow security best practices: minimal permissions, explicit `network.allowed`, scoped service connections |
101 | | -- Reference full docs at the [AGENTS.md](../../AGENTS.md) in this repo |
| 172 | +- 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 |
| 173 | +- Use the MCP tool `agentic-workflows` when running in GitHub Copilot Cloud |
| 174 | +- Workflows must be compiled to `.lock.yml` files before running in GitHub Actions |
| 175 | +- **Bash tools are enabled by default** - Don't restrict bash commands unnecessarily since workflows are sandboxed by the AWF |
| 176 | +- Follow security best practices: minimal permissions, explicit network access, no template injection |
| 177 | +- **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. |
| 178 | +- **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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