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Summary

Migrates 9 of 17 agentic workflows (~53%) that use upload-asset safe output to use upload-artifact safe output instead. Refactors the upload-artifact configuration so that retention-days and skip-archive are fixed frontmatter fields rather than agent-settable tool call parameters.

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upload-artifact configuration refactoring (all workflows)

retention-days and skip-archive are now fixed workflow configuration — the agent cannot override them:

upload-artifact:
  retention-days: 30        # templated int — fixed, agent cannot override
  skip-archive: true        # templated bool — fixed, agent cannot override
  • default-retention-days and max-retention-days fields removed
  • allow.skip-archive and defaults.skip-archive removed
  • retention_days and skip_archive removed from the upload_artifact tool input schema (both safe_outputs_tools.json copies) — agents can no longer pass these values
  • upload_artifact.cjs handler now reads fixed values from config; skip-archive enforces a single-file constraint but does not alter the upload API call
  • main_workflow_schema.json updated with new retention-days (templatable int) and skip-archive (templatable bool) properties
  • Go types (UploadArtifactConfig) and compiler updated accordingly

shared/safe-output-upload-artifact.md

  • Updated to new frontmatter: retention-days: 30, skip-archive: true, max-uploads: 3
  • Staging path uses /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/

upload_artifact.cjs (core handler)

  • Staging directory base: /tmp/gh-aw/
  • Temporary artifact ID format: aw_XXXXXXXX (8 alphanumeric), matching other safe outputs such as create_issue
  • Resolver file path: /tmp/gh-aw/artifact-resolver.json

safe_outputs_tools.json (both copies)

  • Removed retention_days and skip_archive from tool input schema
  • Updated description to note retention and archive settings are fixed by workflow configuration

Migrated Workflows (9/17 ≈ 50%)

Group 1 — Frontmatter + minimal prompt update:

  • audit-workflows.mdretention-days: 30
  • technical-doc-writer.mdretention-days: 30
  • poem-bot.mdretention-days: 30
  • deep-report.mdretention-days: 30

Group 2 — Frontmatter + chart artifact ID substitution:

  • daily-firewall-report.mdretention-days: 30, skip-archive: true; chart upload instructions updated
  • daily-performance-summary.mdretention-days: 30, skip-archive: true; chart upload instructions updated
  • api-consumption-report.mdretention-days: 30, skip-archive: true, max-uploads: 5; all 5 chart artifact references are hyperlinks to the workflow run artifacts page

Group 3 — Frontmatter + screenshot artifact ID substitution:

  • docs-noob-tester.mdretention-days: 30, skip-archive: true
  • unbloat-docs.mdretention-days: 30, skip-archive: true

Also updated

  • smoke-copilot.md (pre-existing workflow) — migrated from old default-retention-days/max-retention-days/allow.skip-archive to new retention-days: 1, skip-archive: true

Not Migrated (8/17 workflows)

  • portfolio-analyst.md, python-data-charts.md, daily-news.md, daily-repo-chronicle.md — heavily rely on inline chart image embedding (requires permanent URLs)
  • weekly-editors-health-check.md — embeds screenshots in MDX documentation files (requires permanent URLs)
  • org-health-report.md, stale-repo-identifier.md — import shared/python-dataviz.md which still provides upload_asset, causing conflicting tool availability

How the Prompt Changes Work

For chart-embedding workflows, the pattern changes from:

# Before
1. Upload charts using the `upload asset` tool
2. Collect the returned URLs for embedding
![Chart Name](URL_FROM_UPLOAD_ASSET)

To:

# After
1. Stage charts to /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/
2. Call the `upload_artifact` safe-output tool (retention and skip-archive are fixed by config)
3. Record the returned `aw_*` IDs
📎 **[Chart Name](https://github.com/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id})** — artifact `aw_XXXXXXXX`

The aw_* temporary IDs are consistent with other safe outputs, and chart names link directly to the workflow run artifacts page for download.

Copilot AI and others added 2 commits April 8, 2026 16:36
…0-day retention

- Update shared/safe-output-upload-artifact.md default retention to 30 days
- Migrate audit-workflows.md, org-health-report.md, technical-doc-writer.md,
  poem-bot.md, deep-report.md, stale-repo-identifier.md (frontmatter + prompts)
- Migrate daily-firewall-report.md, daily-performance-summary.md,
  api-consumption-report.md (frontmatter + significant prompt updates for artifact
  ID substitution in discussion content)
- Update chart-embedding prompts to use upload_artifact tool with tmp_artifact_*
  IDs and workflow run artifact links
- Recompile all 182 workflow lock files"

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…ester and unbloat-docs

org-health-report and stale-repo-identifier both import shared/python-dataviz.md
which still provides upload_asset, causing both tools to be present simultaneously.
Replaced with docs-noob-tester and unbloat-docs which have clean migrations.

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  • do not use RUNNER_TEMP. Use /tmp/gh-aw/ as a base folder
  • update the format of the temporary id created in upload-artifact to match the temporary id in other safe outputs

Per feedback:
- Replace RUNNER_TEMP with /tmp/gh-aw/ as base folder in upload_artifact.cjs
  staging dir, resolver file, tool descriptions, shared workflow, and all prompts
- Change upload_artifact temporary ID format from tmp_artifact_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  to aw_XXXXXXXX (matching the format used by other safe outputs)
- Update test expectations to match new aw_[A-Za-z0-9]{8} pattern
- Update safe_outputs_tools.json (both copies) with new paths and ID format

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  • do not use RUNNER_TEMP. Use /tmp/gh-aw/ as a base folder...

Fixed in dd17133:

  1. Staging path: Changed from $RUNNER_TEMP/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/ to /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/ in upload_artifact.cjs, both safe_outputs_tools.json copies, shared/safe-output-upload-artifact.md, and all migrated workflow prompts.

  2. Temporary ID format: Changed from tmp_artifact_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (26 uppercase alphanumeric) to aw_XXXXXXXX (8 alphanumeric), matching the format used by create_issue and other safe outputs. Updated upload_artifact.cjs, test expectations in upload_artifact.test.cjs, and all prompt references.

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![GitHub API Calls Trend]({api_calls_trend_url})
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@copilot link to artifact download url

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Fixed in 79e559c. All 5 chart references are now hyperlinks to the workflow run artifacts page, e.g.:

📎 **[Chart: GitHub API Calls Trend](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})** — artifact `{api_calls_trend_aw_id}`

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default-retention-days: 30
max-retention-days: 30
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@copilot specify retention days to 30

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Fixed in 79e559c. Added max-uploads: 5 (to support all 5 charts) and kept default-retention-days: 30 and max-retention-days: 30 explicitly. Also added skip_archive: true to the tool call instruction in the prompt.

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upload-asset:
upload-artifact:
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Fixed in 79e559c — added allow.skip-archive: true to the upload-artifact config.

…tifacts

- Add allow.skip-archive: true to upload-artifact config (allow single-file
  uploads without zip archiving)
- Add max-uploads: 5 to support uploading all 5 charts (was defaulting to 1)
- Update retention days to 30 (kept explicit default-retention-days: 30 and
  max-retention-days: 30)
- Add skip_archive: true to the upload_artifact tool call instruction in prompt
- Make all 5 chart artifact references hyperlinks to the workflow run artifacts
  page so readers can download the charts directly

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@copilot refactor upload-artifact to move the configurations as field in the front matter, not a tool call.

upload-artifact:
skip-archive: templated boolean
retention-days: templated int

do not allow these values to be set by the agent. They are fixed.

Remove max-retention-days, default-retention-days fields.

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…ntmatter config

The agent can no longer set `retention_days` or `skip_archive` in tool calls —
these are now fixed workflow configuration. Changes:

- `UploadArtifactConfig`: replace `DefaultRetentionDays`/`MaxRetentionDays`/
  `ArtifactAllowConfig`/`ArtifactDefaultsConfig.SkipArchive` with two new
  templatable fields: `RetentionDays *string` and `SkipArchive *string`
- `parseUploadArtifactConfig`: parse new fields using preprocessIntFieldAsString
  and preprocessBoolFieldAsString (supports GH Actions expressions)
- `compiler_safe_outputs_config.go`: serialize new fields via AddTemplatableInt /
  AddTemplatableBool instead of old allow-skip-archive / default-retention-days
- `upload_artifact.cjs`: use fixed `retention-days` and `skip-archive` from
  config; remove agent-controlled `retention_days` / `skip_archive` message
  fields; remove `clampRetention` helper
- Both `safe_outputs_tools.json`: remove `retention_days` and `skip_archive`
  from the tool input schema (agent cannot set these)
- `main_workflow_schema.json`: add `retention-days` + `skip-archive` (templatable)
  and remove `default-retention-days`, `max-retention-days`, `allow`, and
  `defaults.skip-archive`
- `shared/safe-output-upload-artifact.md`: update defaults
- All 9 migrated workflows + smoke-copilot.md: replace old frontmatter fields
  with new ones; remove `retention_days`/`skip_archive` from tool call instructions
- Update Go and JS test files to cover new API

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@copilot refactor upload-artifact to move the configurations as field in the front matter, not a tool call.

upload-artifact:...

Done in e462f5e (with 016cbca fixing a review issue). The upload-artifact config now uses:

upload-artifact:
  retention-days: 30        # templated int — fixed, agent cannot override
  skip-archive: true        # templated bool — fixed, agent cannot override
  • retention_days and skip_archive removed from both safe_outputs_tools.json schemas (agent can't set them)
  • upload_artifact.cjs reads fixed values from config["retention-days"] and config["skip-archive"]skip-archive enforces the single-file constraint but doesn't change the upload API call
  • max-retention-days and default-retention-days removed from Go types, JS handler, and JSON schema
  • allow / defaults.skip-archive removed from schema and types
  • All 10 affected workflows (9 migrated + smoke-copilot.md) updated to new frontmatter; all 182 lock files recompiled

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@copilot merge main and recompile

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# Conflicts:
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#	.github/workflows/daily-performance-summary.lock.yml
#	.github/workflows/deep-report.lock.yml
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#	.github/workflows/poem-bot.lock.yml
#	.github/workflows/smoke-copilot.lock.yml
#	.github/workflows/technical-doc-writer.lock.yml
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Pull request overview

This PR migrates a subset of agentic workflows from upload-asset to upload-artifact, and refactors upload-artifact so retention/archiving behavior is fixed by workflow configuration rather than agent-provided tool inputs.

Changes:

  • Refactors upload-artifact config to use fixed, templatable retention-days / skip-archive fields and removes agent-settable retention_days / skip_archive tool inputs.
  • Updates the upload_artifact handler and tool schemas to use /tmp/gh-aw/... staging and the new aw_XXXXXXXX temporary ID format.
  • Migrates multiple workflows (and their lockfiles) from upload-asset to upload-artifact with updated staging/instructions.
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File Description
pkg/workflow/publish_artifacts.go Updates compiler-side upload-artifact config parsing/types for fixed retention/skip-archive.
pkg/workflow/publish_artifacts_test.go Adjusts tests for new upload-artifact config fields and templatable support.
pkg/workflow/js/safe_outputs_tools.json Removes agent inputs for retention/archiving; updates staging path text.
pkg/workflow/compiler_safe_outputs_config.go Emits new handler config keys (retention-days, skip-archive) into handler config JSON.
pkg/parser/schemas/main_workflow_schema.json Updates workflow schema to new upload-artifact config fields and removes deprecated ones.
actions/setup/js/upload_artifact.cjs Enforces fixed retention/skip-archive from config; changes staging dir and temp ID format.
actions/setup/js/upload_artifact.test.cjs Updates handler tests for new config behavior and aw_ IDs.
actions/setup/js/safe_outputs_tools.json Mirrors tool schema updates in actions copy (removes retention_days/skip_archive inputs).
.github/workflows/shared/safe-output-upload-artifact.md Updates shared documentation to new staging path and aw_* IDs.
.github/workflows/unbloat-docs.md Migrates workflow frontmatter/instructions to upload-artifact staging + aw_* IDs.
.github/workflows/unbloat-docs.lock.yml Regenerates compiled workflow to remove upload_assets job and wire upload_artifact staging/artifact flow.
.github/workflows/technical-doc-writer.md Migrates workflow frontmatter from upload-asset to upload-artifact (retention-days).
.github/workflows/technical-doc-writer.lock.yml Regenerates compiled workflow for new safe-outputs toolset and staging artifact flow.
.github/workflows/smoke-copilot.md Updates smoke test instructions to stage to upload-artifact and omit agent retention/skip params.
.github/workflows/smoke-copilot.lock.yml Regenerates compiled workflow for new upload_artifact config keys and outputs.
.github/workflows/poem-bot.md Migrates workflow frontmatter from upload-asset to upload-artifact (retention-days).
.github/workflows/docs-noob-tester.md Migrates workflow frontmatter + instructions to stage/upload screenshots as artifacts with aw_* IDs.
.github/workflows/docs-noob-tester.lock.yml Regenerates compiled workflow for new safe-outputs toolset and staging artifact flow.
.github/workflows/deep-report.md Migrates workflow frontmatter from upload-asset to upload-artifact (retention-days).
.github/workflows/deep-report.lock.yml Regenerates compiled workflow for new safe-outputs toolset and staging artifact flow.
.github/workflows/daily-performance-summary.md Migrates chart publishing instructions from asset URLs to artifact IDs + run artifacts link.
.github/workflows/daily-performance-summary.lock.yml Regenerates compiled workflow for new safe-outputs toolset and staging artifact flow.
.github/workflows/daily-firewall-report.md Migrates chart publishing instructions from asset URLs to artifact IDs + run artifacts link.
.github/workflows/daily-firewall-report.lock.yml Regenerates compiled workflow for new safe-outputs toolset and staging artifact flow.
.github/workflows/audit-workflows.md Migrates workflow frontmatter + instructions from upload-asset to upload-artifact.
.github/workflows/audit-workflows.lock.yml Regenerates compiled workflow for new safe-outputs toolset and staging artifact flow.
.github/workflows/api-consumption-report.md Migrates charts from embedded asset URLs to artifact IDs; bumps max-uploads to 5.
.github/workflows/api-consumption-report.lock.yml Regenerates compiled workflow for new safe-outputs toolset and staging artifact flow.

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.github/workflows/technical-doc-writer.lock.yml:1431

  • The safe_outputs job downloads the staging artifact into ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/, but the upload_artifact handler now reads from /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/. Unless there’s a copy/symlink step (none appears nearby), the handler won’t see the staged files. Download the staging artifact into the directory the handler uses (or change the handler to match) and regenerate the lock file(s).
      - name: Download upload-artifact staging
        continue-on-error: true
        uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
        with:
          name: safe-outputs-upload-artifacts
          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/
      - name: Process Safe Outputs
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async function main(config = {}) {
const maxUploads = typeof config["max-uploads"] === "number" ? config["max-uploads"] : 1;
const defaultRetentionDays = typeof config["default-retention-days"] === "number" ? config["default-retention-days"] : 7;
const maxRetentionDays = typeof config["max-retention-days"] === "number" ? config["max-retention-days"] : 30;
// retention-days and skip-archive are fixed workflow configuration; the agent cannot override them.
const retentionDays = typeof config["retention-days"] === "number" ? config["retention-days"] : 30;
const skipArchive = config["skip-archive"] === true;
const maxSizeBytes = typeof config["max-size-bytes"] === "number" ? config["max-size-bytes"] : 104857600;
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upload_artifact.cjs treats config["retention-days"] as a number and config["skip-archive"] as a boolean, but templatable fields are passed through the handler-config JSON as strings when they originate from GitHub Actions expressions (e.g. ${{ inputs.retention }} becomes "14"). As written, string values will be ignored (defaulting retention to 30 and skip-archive to false), breaking the advertised templatable behavior. Consider parsing these fields with the existing templatable helpers (e.g., parseIntTemplatable / parseBoolTemplatable) or accepting numeric/"true"/"false" strings.

See below for a potential fix:

 * Parse an integer-like config value, accepting both numbers and numeric strings.
 *
 * @param {unknown} value
 * @param {number} defaultValue
 * @returns {number}
 */
function parseIntegerConfig(value, defaultValue) {
  if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value)) {
    return value;
  }
  if (typeof value === "string" && value.trim() !== "") {
    const parsed = Number(value);
    if (Number.isFinite(parsed)) {
      return parsed;
    }
  }
  return defaultValue;
}

/**
 * Parse a boolean-like config value, accepting booleans and "true"/"false" strings.
 *
 * @param {unknown} value
 * @param {boolean} defaultValue
 * @returns {boolean}
 */
function parseBooleanConfig(value, defaultValue) {
  if (typeof value === "boolean") {
    return value;
  }
  if (typeof value === "string") {
    const normalized = value.trim().toLowerCase();
    if (normalized === "true") {
      return true;
    }
    if (normalized === "false") {
      return false;
    }
  }
  return defaultValue;
}

/**
 * Returns a per-message handler function that processes a single upload_artifact request.
 *
 * @param {Object} config - Handler configuration from the safe outputs config
 * @returns {Promise<Function>} Per-message handler function
 */
async function main(config = {}) {
  const maxUploads = parseIntegerConfig(config["max-uploads"], 1);
  // retention-days and skip-archive are fixed workflow configuration; the agent cannot override them.
  const retentionDays = parseIntegerConfig(config["retention-days"], 30);
  const skipArchive = parseBooleanConfig(config["skip-archive"], false);
  const maxSizeBytes = parseIntegerConfig(config["max-size-bytes"], 104857600);
  const defaultIfNoFiles = typeof config["default-if-no-files"] === "string" ? config["default-if-no-files"] : "error";
  const allowedPaths = Array.isArray(config["allowed-paths"]) ? config["allowed-paths"] : [];
  const filtersInclude = Array.isArray(config["filters-include"]) ? config["filters-include"] : [];
  const filtersExclude = Array.isArray(config["filters-exclude"]) ? config["filters-exclude"] : [];
  const isStaged = parseBooleanConfig(config["staged"], false) || process.env.GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_STAGED === "true";

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// Parse common base fields (max, github-token, staged).
c.parseBaseSafeOutputConfig(configMap, &config.BaseSafeOutputConfig, 0)

publishArtifactsLog.Printf("Parsed upload-artifact config: max_uploads=%d, default_retention=%d, max_retention=%d, max_size_bytes=%d",
config.MaxUploads, config.DefaultRetentionDays, config.MaxRetentionDays, config.MaxSizeBytes)
publishArtifactsLog.Printf("Parsed upload-artifact config: max_uploads=%d, retention_days=%v, skip_archive=%v, max_size_bytes=%d",
config.MaxUploads, config.RetentionDays, config.SkipArchive, config.MaxSizeBytes)
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The PR description/docs/tool schemas say the artifact staging directory is /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/, and the JS handler now reads from that path. However, the compiler still hardcodes the staging transfer path via artifactStagingDirExpr as ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/, which is what ends up in the generated lock workflows. This mismatch means staged files can be uploaded/downloaded to a different directory than the handler reads, causing uploads to fail. Align the compiler-generated staging path with the handler (or vice versa) and regenerate the lock files.

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publishArtifactsLog.Printf("Parsed upload-artifact config: max_uploads=%d, retention_days=%v, skip_archive=%v, max_size_bytes=%d",
config.MaxUploads, config.RetentionDays, config.SkipArchive, config.MaxSizeBytes)
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This log line prints RetentionDays / SkipArchive as %v on *string, which will log pointer addresses rather than the underlying values. For readability/debuggability, consider logging dereferenced values (with explicit nil handling) or using a helper that formats templatable strings consistently.

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"retention-days": {
"description": "Artifact retention period in days (fixed; the agent cannot override this value). Supports integer or GitHub Actions expression (e.g. '${{ inputs.retention-days }}').",
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 90
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\$\\{\\{.*\\}\\}$"
}
]
},
"max-retention-days": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum retention cap in days; model requests are clamped to this value (default: 30)",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 90,
"default": 30
"skip-archive": {
"description": "Upload files directly without zip archiving (fixed; the agent cannot override this value). Only valid for single-file uploads. Supports boolean or GitHub Actions expression (e.g. '${{ inputs.skip-archive }}').",
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "boolean"
},
{
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\$\\{\\{.*\\}\\}$"
}
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The examples in the retention-days / skip-archive descriptions use ${{ inputs.retention-days }} and ${{ inputs.skip-archive }}. In GitHub Actions expressions, inputs.retention-days is parsed as subtraction; for hyphenated input names you need bracket syntax like inputs['retention-days'] (or use underscore input names). Updating the examples avoids copy/paste breakage.

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name: safe-outputs-assets
path: /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/assets/
name: safe-outputs-upload-artifacts
path: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/
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This workflow uploads the upload-artifact staging directory from ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/, but the upload_artifact handler/tooling in this PR expects staging under /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/. If the agent follows the prompt/docs and stages into /tmp/gh-aw/..., this step will upload an empty directory and artifacts won’t be available in the safe_outputs job. Align this path with the handler’s staging directory (and regenerate if this file is generated).

This issue also appears on line 1425 of the same file.

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path: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/
path: /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/upload-artifacts/

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Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/sessions/96cd0582-bdd1-4d3a-bc0c-d8d19d3d818c

Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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Copilot AI commented Apr 8, 2026

@copilot merge main and recompile

Done in 3f57dd5. Merged main (lock file conflicts resolved by recompiling), rebuilt the binary, and recompiled all 187 workflow files successfully.

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@pelikhan pelikhan merged commit a10e1e2 into main Apr 8, 2026
@pelikhan pelikhan deleted the copilot/update-agentic-workflows-upload-artifact branch April 8, 2026 19:48
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