Merge pull request #325 from githubnext/upgrade/gh-aw-0.74.4

chore: upgrade gh-aw to v0.74.4 and recompile workflows

Author: mrjf

.github/agents/agentic-workflows.agent.md

@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ This is a **dispatcher agent** that routes your request to the appropriate speci
 - **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
+- **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
+- **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
+- **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
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> For architecture/pattern-selection requests, load `https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/patterns.md` first.
 
 Workflows may optionally include:
 
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ Workflows may optionally include:
 - 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/v0.65.6/.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md
+- Configuration: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md
 
 ## Problems This Solves
 
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@ When you interact with this agent, it will:
 ### 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/v0.65.6/.github/aw/create-agentic-workflow.md
+**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/create-agentic-workflow.md
 
 **Use cases**:
 - "Create a workflow that triages issues"
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ When you interact with this agent, it will:
 ### Update Existing Workflow  
 **Load when**: User wants to modify, improve, or refactor an existing workflow
 
-**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.65.6/.github/aw/update-agentic-workflow.md
+**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/update-agentic-workflow.md
 
 **Use cases**:
 - "Add web-fetch tool to the issue-classifier workflow"
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ When you interact with this agent, it will:
 ### 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/v0.65.6/.github/aw/debug-agentic-workflow.md
+**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/debug-agentic-workflow.md
 
 **Use cases**:
 - "Why is this workflow failing?"
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ When you interact with this agent, it will:
 ### 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/v0.65.6/.github/aw/upgrade-agentic-workflows.md
+**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/upgrade-agentic-workflows.md
 
 **Use cases**:
 - "Upgrade all workflows to the latest version"
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ When you interact with this agent, it will:
 ### 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/v0.65.6/.github/aw/report.md
+**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/report.md
 
 **Use cases**:
 - "Create a weekly CI health report"
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ When you interact with this agent, it will:
 ### 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/v0.65.6/.github/aw/create-shared-agentic-workflow.md
+**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/create-shared-agentic-workflow.md
 
 **Use cases**:
 - "Create a shared component for Notion integration"
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ When you interact with this agent, it will:
 ### 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/v0.65.6/.github/aw/dependabot.md
+**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/dependabot.md
 
 **Use cases**:
 - "Fix the open Dependabot PRs for npm dependencies"
@@ -122,13 +128,48 @@ When you interact with this agent, it will:
 ### 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/v0.65.6/.github/aw/test-coverage.md
+**Prompt file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.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"
 
+### CLI Commands Reference
+**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.
+
+**Reference file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/cli-commands.md
+
+**Use cases**:
+- "How do I trigger workflow X on the main branch?"
+- "What's the MCP equivalent of `gh aw logs`?"
+- "I'm in Copilot Cloud — how do I compile a workflow?"
+- "Show me all available gh aw commands"
+
+### Token Consumption Optimization
+**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.
+
+**Reference file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/token-optimization.md
+
+**Use cases**:
+- "How do I reduce the token cost of this workflow?"
+- "My workflow is too expensive — how do I optimize it?"
+- "How do I compare token usage between two runs?"
+- "Should I use gh-proxy or the MCP server?"
+- "How do I use sub-agents to reduce costs?"
+- "How do I measure the impact of a prompt change?"
+
+### Workflow Pattern Selection
+**Load when**: The user asks for architecture, strategy, operating model selection, or pattern recommendations for building agentic workflows.
+
+**Reference file**: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.github/aw/patterns.md
+
+**Use cases**:
+- "Which pattern should I use for multi-repo rollout?"
+- "How should I structure this workflow architecture?"
+- "What pattern fits slash-command triage?"
+- "Should this be DispatchOps or DailyOps?"
+
 ## Instructions
 
 When a user interacts with you:
@@ -147,6 +188,10 @@ gh aw init
 # Generate the lock file for a workflow
 gh aw compile [workflow-name]
 
+# Trigger a workflow on demand (preferred over gh workflow run)
+gh aw run <workflow-name>             # interactive input collection
+gh aw run <workflow-name> --ref main  # run on a specific branch
+
 # Debug workflow runs
 gh aw logs [workflow-name]
 gh aw audit <run-id>
@@ -169,10 +214,12 @@ gh aw compile --validate
 
 ## Important Notes
 
-- Always reference the instructions file at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.65.6/.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md for complete documentation
+- Always reference the instructions file at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/v0.74.2/.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/v0.65.6/.github/aw/network.md for the full list of valid ecosystem identifiers and domain patterns.
+- **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/v0.74.2/.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.
+- **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.
+- **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/v0.74.2/.github/aw/cli-commands.md

.github/aw/actions-lock.json

@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 {
   "entries": {
-    "actions/github-script@v8": {
-      "repo": "actions/github-script",
-      "version": "v8",
-      "sha": "ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd"
-    },
     "actions/github-script@v9.0.0": {
       "repo": "actions/github-script",
       "version": "v9.0.0",
@@ -15,20 +10,10 @@
       "version": "v0.74.2",
       "sha": "23453ecc01928d28ee1e773e403b216b29e89a5b"
     },
-    "github/gh-aw/actions/setup@v0.71.4": {
-      "repo": "github/gh-aw/actions/setup",
-      "version": "v0.71.4",
-      "sha": "ff0acb2ee8535c83a40653e363362aa0354f3407"
-    },
-    "github/gh-aw/actions/setup@v0.71.5": {
+    "github/gh-aw/actions/setup@v0.74.2": {
       "repo": "github/gh-aw/actions/setup",
-      "version": "v0.71.5",
-      "sha": "19ac811a4a85389c33b15128e1d7b7d4507f814a"
-    },
-    "github/gh-aw/actions/setup@v0.72.1": {
-      "repo": "github/gh-aw/actions/setup",
-      "version": "v0.72.1",
-      "sha": "489dbab88cc78e35506b5ccbf08a4037166824ac"
+      "version": "v0.74.2",
+      "sha": "59462bdec7dab53cd120a0931751e531c272636d"
     }
   }
 }