diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-fix.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-fix.lock.yml
index b8109f5353db06..206a5e03bcd617 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-fix.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-fix.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v3","frontmatter_hash":"715e05bff55b1d42e09145e91a4ca2ad6a2b6bba74a090bd216b98c0baa15653","compiler_version":"v0.71.5","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","agent_model":"claude-opus-4.6"}
+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v3","frontmatter_hash":"dd767d08e26bd7f74eb900028f87d31e653bc2dd0b289821467efe8fdc043920","compiler_version":"v0.71.5","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","agent_model":"claude-opus-4.8"}
 # gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","COPILOT_PAT_0","COPILOT_PAT_1","COPILOT_PAT_2","COPILOT_PAT_3","COPILOT_PAT_4","COPILOT_PAT_5","COPILOT_PAT_6","COPILOT_PAT_7","COPILOT_PAT_8","COPILOT_PAT_9","GH_AW_CI_TRIGGER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GITHUB_TOKEN"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd","version":"v6.0.2"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-node","sha":"48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e","version":"v6.4.0"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a","version":"v7.0.1"},{"repo":"github/gh-aw-actions/setup","sha":"b8068426813005612b960b5ab0b8bd2c27142323","version":"v0.71.5"}],"containers":[{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.7","digest":"sha256:aae231e4635c8999d039c132f1602d3df850fe9b84a00aa2b5ac981179b5661c","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.7@sha256:aae231e4635c8999d039c132f1602d3df850fe9b84a00aa2b5ac981179b5661c"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.7","digest":"sha256:009caf2e3d88fa77b64e9a03a95a228fc58db0f1701c6d324b29ba5a3c7c79b6","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.7@sha256:009caf2e3d88fa77b64e9a03a95a228fc58db0f1701c6d324b29ba5a3c7c79b6"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.7","digest":"sha256:deb1d4e19de62d51cee0508057a596a19315c3423ada4d675cad136dc8037c96","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.7@sha256:deb1d4e19de62d51cee0508057a596a19315c3423ada4d675cad136dc8037c96"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.3.6","digest":"sha256:2bb8eef86006a4c5963c55616a9c51c32f27bfdecb023b8aa6f91f6718d9171c","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.3.6@sha256:2bb8eef86006a4c5963c55616a9c51c32f27bfdecb023b8aa6f91f6718d9171c"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.0.3","digest":"sha256:2ac27ef03461ef2b877031b838a7d1fd7f12b12d4ace7796d8cad91446d55959","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.0.3@sha256:2ac27ef03461ef2b877031b838a7d1fd7f12b12d4ace7796d8cad91446d55959"},{"image":"node:lts-alpine","digest":"sha256:d1b3b4da11eefd5941e7f0b9cf17783fc99d9c6fc34884a665f40a06dbdfc94f","pinned_image":"node:lts-alpine@sha256:d1b3b4da11eefd5941e7f0b9cf17783fc99d9c6fc34884a665f40a06dbdfc94f"}]}
 #    ___                   _   _      
 #   / _ \                 | | (_)     
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_AW_INFO_ENGINE_ID: "copilot"
           GH_AW_INFO_ENGINE_NAME: "GitHub Copilot CLI"
-          GH_AW_INFO_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.6"
+          GH_AW_INFO_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.8"
           GH_AW_INFO_VERSION: "1.0.40"
           GH_AW_INFO_AGENT_VERSION: "1.0.40"
           GH_AW_INFO_CLI_VERSION: "v0.71.5"
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ jobs:
           COPILOT_AGENT_RUNNER_TYPE: STANDALONE
           COPILOT_API_KEY: dummy-byok-key-for-offline-mode
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ case(needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '0', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_0, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '1', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_1, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '2', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_2, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '3', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_3, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '4', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_4, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '5', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_5, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '6', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_6, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '7', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_7, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '8', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_8, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '9', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_9, secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN) }}
-          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.6
+          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.8
           GH_AW_MCP_CONFIG: /home/runner/.copilot/mcp-config.json
           GH_AW_PHASE: agent
           GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ jobs:
           COPILOT_AGENT_RUNNER_TYPE: STANDALONE
           COPILOT_API_KEY: dummy-byok-key-for-offline-mode
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ case(needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '0', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_0, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '1', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_1, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '2', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_2, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '3', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_3, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '4', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_4, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '5', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_5, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '6', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_6, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '7', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_7, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '8', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_8, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '9', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_9, secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN) }}
-          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.6
+          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.8
           GH_AW_PHASE: detection
           GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
           GH_AW_VERSION: v0.71.5
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ jobs:
       GH_AW_DETECTION_REASON: ${{ needs.detection.outputs.detection_reason }}
       GH_AW_EFFECTIVE_TOKENS: ${{ needs.agent.outputs.effective_tokens }}
       GH_AW_ENGINE_ID: "copilot"
-      GH_AW_ENGINE_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.6"
+      GH_AW_ENGINE_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.8"
       GH_AW_ENGINE_VERSION: "1.0.40"
       GH_AW_WORKFLOW_ID: "ci-failure-fix"
       GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "CI Outer-Loop Failure Fixer"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-fix.md b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-fix.md
index 6b64c6c00b298d..28271b3472b499 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-fix.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-fix.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ imports:
 
 engine:
   id: copilot
-  model: claude-opus-4.6
+  model: claude-opus-4.8
   env:
     COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ case(needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '0', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_0, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '1', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_1, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '2', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_2, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '3', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_3, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '4', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_4, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '5', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_5, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '6', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_6, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '7', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_7, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '8', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_8, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '9', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_9, secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN) }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan-feedback.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan-feedback.lock.yml
index 71fd5888170460..0ccb78fa3e88c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan-feedback.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan-feedback.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v3","frontmatter_hash":"253aae9ba0c2670be5570194da555269479c42cbb8b3a8456e93b6ba64ada536","compiler_version":"v0.71.5","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","agent_model":"claude-opus-4.6"}
+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v3","frontmatter_hash":"c94ee483b682bb5bb3112322f41b61d9e2d88172482fd8f9f85cf2b84ccd623b","compiler_version":"v0.71.5","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","agent_model":"claude-opus-4.8"}
 # gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","COPILOT_PAT_0","COPILOT_PAT_1","COPILOT_PAT_2","COPILOT_PAT_3","COPILOT_PAT_4","COPILOT_PAT_5","COPILOT_PAT_6","COPILOT_PAT_7","COPILOT_PAT_8","COPILOT_PAT_9","GH_AW_CI_TRIGGER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GITHUB_TOKEN"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd","version":"v6.0.2"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-node","sha":"48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e","version":"v6.4.0"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a","version":"v7.0.1"},{"repo":"github/gh-aw-actions/setup","sha":"b8068426813005612b960b5ab0b8bd2c27142323","version":"v0.71.5"}],"containers":[{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.7","digest":"sha256:aae231e4635c8999d039c132f1602d3df850fe9b84a00aa2b5ac981179b5661c","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.7@sha256:aae231e4635c8999d039c132f1602d3df850fe9b84a00aa2b5ac981179b5661c"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.7","digest":"sha256:009caf2e3d88fa77b64e9a03a95a228fc58db0f1701c6d324b29ba5a3c7c79b6","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.7@sha256:009caf2e3d88fa77b64e9a03a95a228fc58db0f1701c6d324b29ba5a3c7c79b6"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.7","digest":"sha256:deb1d4e19de62d51cee0508057a596a19315c3423ada4d675cad136dc8037c96","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.7@sha256:deb1d4e19de62d51cee0508057a596a19315c3423ada4d675cad136dc8037c96"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.3.6","digest":"sha256:2bb8eef86006a4c5963c55616a9c51c32f27bfdecb023b8aa6f91f6718d9171c","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.3.6@sha256:2bb8eef86006a4c5963c55616a9c51c32f27bfdecb023b8aa6f91f6718d9171c"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.0.3","digest":"sha256:2ac27ef03461ef2b877031b838a7d1fd7f12b12d4ace7796d8cad91446d55959","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.0.3@sha256:2ac27ef03461ef2b877031b838a7d1fd7f12b12d4ace7796d8cad91446d55959"},{"image":"node:lts-alpine","digest":"sha256:d1b3b4da11eefd5941e7f0b9cf17783fc99d9c6fc34884a665f40a06dbdfc94f","pinned_image":"node:lts-alpine@sha256:d1b3b4da11eefd5941e7f0b9cf17783fc99d9c6fc34884a665f40a06dbdfc94f"}]}
 #    ___                   _   _      
 #   / _ \                 | | (_)     
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_AW_INFO_ENGINE_ID: "copilot"
           GH_AW_INFO_ENGINE_NAME: "GitHub Copilot CLI"
-          GH_AW_INFO_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.6"
+          GH_AW_INFO_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.8"
           GH_AW_INFO_VERSION: "1.0.40"
           GH_AW_INFO_AGENT_VERSION: "1.0.40"
           GH_AW_INFO_CLI_VERSION: "v0.71.5"
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ jobs:
           COPILOT_AGENT_RUNNER_TYPE: STANDALONE
           COPILOT_API_KEY: dummy-byok-key-for-offline-mode
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ case(needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '0', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_0, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '1', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_1, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '2', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_2, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '3', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_3, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '4', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_4, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '5', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_5, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '6', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_6, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '7', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_7, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '8', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_8, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '9', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_9, secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN) }}
-          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.6
+          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.8
           GH_AW_MCP_CONFIG: /home/runner/.copilot/mcp-config.json
           GH_AW_PHASE: agent
           GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ jobs:
           COPILOT_AGENT_RUNNER_TYPE: STANDALONE
           COPILOT_API_KEY: dummy-byok-key-for-offline-mode
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ case(needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '0', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_0, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '1', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_1, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '2', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_2, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '3', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_3, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '4', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_4, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '5', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_5, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '6', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_6, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '7', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_7, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '8', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_8, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '9', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_9, secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN) }}
-          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.6
+          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.8
           GH_AW_PHASE: detection
           GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
           GH_AW_VERSION: v0.71.5
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ jobs:
       GH_AW_DETECTION_REASON: ${{ needs.detection.outputs.detection_reason }}
       GH_AW_EFFECTIVE_TOKENS: ${{ needs.agent.outputs.effective_tokens }}
       GH_AW_ENGINE_ID: "copilot"
-      GH_AW_ENGINE_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.6"
+      GH_AW_ENGINE_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.8"
       GH_AW_ENGINE_VERSION: "1.0.40"
       GH_AW_WORKFLOW_ID: "ci-failure-scan-feedback"
       GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "CI Outer-Loop Failure Scanner — Feedback"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan-feedback.md b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan-feedback.md
index 43674e4107f45a..d2b083862ec4ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan-feedback.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan-feedback.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ imports:
 
 engine:
   id: copilot
-  model: claude-opus-4.6
+  model: claude-opus-4.8
   env:
     COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ case(needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '0', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_0, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '1', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_1, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '2', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_2, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '3', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_3, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '4', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_4, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '5', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_5, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '6', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_6, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '7', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_7, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '8', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_8, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '9', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_9, secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN) }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan.lock.yml
index c891be00be8e7a..d4680730506332 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v3","frontmatter_hash":"2807b5bbcc5862a42972297bd04f02d0dd70a9f4c622bc36b2dd8cbe915971fe","compiler_version":"v0.71.5","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","agent_model":"claude-opus-4.6"}
+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v3","frontmatter_hash":"2a3a5407a283b82455c689bf1cb4c861498927c2e72f96bedad4abd139d02338","compiler_version":"v0.71.5","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","agent_model":"claude-opus-4.8"}
 # gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","COPILOT_PAT_0","COPILOT_PAT_1","COPILOT_PAT_2","COPILOT_PAT_3","COPILOT_PAT_4","COPILOT_PAT_5","COPILOT_PAT_6","COPILOT_PAT_7","COPILOT_PAT_8","COPILOT_PAT_9","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GITHUB_TOKEN"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd","version":"v6.0.2"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-node","sha":"48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e","version":"v6.4.0"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a","version":"v7.0.1"},{"repo":"github/gh-aw-actions/setup","sha":"b8068426813005612b960b5ab0b8bd2c27142323","version":"v0.71.5"}],"containers":[{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.7","digest":"sha256:aae231e4635c8999d039c132f1602d3df850fe9b84a00aa2b5ac981179b5661c","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.7@sha256:aae231e4635c8999d039c132f1602d3df850fe9b84a00aa2b5ac981179b5661c"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.7","digest":"sha256:009caf2e3d88fa77b64e9a03a95a228fc58db0f1701c6d324b29ba5a3c7c79b6","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.7@sha256:009caf2e3d88fa77b64e9a03a95a228fc58db0f1701c6d324b29ba5a3c7c79b6"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.7","digest":"sha256:deb1d4e19de62d51cee0508057a596a19315c3423ada4d675cad136dc8037c96","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.7@sha256:deb1d4e19de62d51cee0508057a596a19315c3423ada4d675cad136dc8037c96"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.3.6","digest":"sha256:2bb8eef86006a4c5963c55616a9c51c32f27bfdecb023b8aa6f91f6718d9171c","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.3.6@sha256:2bb8eef86006a4c5963c55616a9c51c32f27bfdecb023b8aa6f91f6718d9171c"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.0.3","digest":"sha256:2ac27ef03461ef2b877031b838a7d1fd7f12b12d4ace7796d8cad91446d55959","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.0.3@sha256:2ac27ef03461ef2b877031b838a7d1fd7f12b12d4ace7796d8cad91446d55959"},{"image":"node:lts-alpine","digest":"sha256:d1b3b4da11eefd5941e7f0b9cf17783fc99d9c6fc34884a665f40a06dbdfc94f","pinned_image":"node:lts-alpine@sha256:d1b3b4da11eefd5941e7f0b9cf17783fc99d9c6fc34884a665f40a06dbdfc94f"}]}
 #    ___                   _   _      
 #   / _ \                 | | (_)     
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_AW_INFO_ENGINE_ID: "copilot"
           GH_AW_INFO_ENGINE_NAME: "GitHub Copilot CLI"
-          GH_AW_INFO_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.6"
+          GH_AW_INFO_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.8"
           GH_AW_INFO_VERSION: "1.0.40"
           GH_AW_INFO_AGENT_VERSION: "1.0.40"
           GH_AW_INFO_CLI_VERSION: "v0.71.5"
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ jobs:
           COPILOT_AGENT_RUNNER_TYPE: STANDALONE
           COPILOT_API_KEY: dummy-byok-key-for-offline-mode
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ case(needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '0', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_0, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '1', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_1, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '2', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_2, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '3', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_3, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '4', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_4, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '5', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_5, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '6', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_6, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '7', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_7, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '8', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_8, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '9', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_9, secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN) }}
-          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.6
+          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.8
           GH_AW_MCP_CONFIG: /home/runner/.copilot/mcp-config.json
           GH_AW_PHASE: agent
           GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ jobs:
           COPILOT_AGENT_RUNNER_TYPE: STANDALONE
           COPILOT_API_KEY: dummy-byok-key-for-offline-mode
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ case(needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '0', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_0, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '1', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_1, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '2', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_2, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '3', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_3, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '4', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_4, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '5', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_5, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '6', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_6, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '7', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_7, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '8', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_8, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '9', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_9, secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN) }}
-          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.6
+          COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.8
           GH_AW_PHASE: detection
           GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
           GH_AW_VERSION: v0.71.5
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ jobs:
       GH_AW_DETECTION_REASON: ${{ needs.detection.outputs.detection_reason }}
       GH_AW_EFFECTIVE_TOKENS: ${{ needs.agent.outputs.effective_tokens }}
       GH_AW_ENGINE_ID: "copilot"
-      GH_AW_ENGINE_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.6"
+      GH_AW_ENGINE_MODEL: "claude-opus-4.8"
       GH_AW_ENGINE_VERSION: "1.0.40"
       GH_AW_WORKFLOW_ID: "ci-failure-scan"
       GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "CI Outer-Loop Failure Scanner"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan.md b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan.md
index 0dc14115214107..eb38c2b87b16ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-failure-scan.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ imports:
 
 engine:
   id: copilot
-  model: claude-opus-4.6
+  model: claude-opus-4.8
   env:
     COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ case(needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '0', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_0, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '1', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_1, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '2', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_2, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '3', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_3, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '4', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_4, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '5', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_5, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '6', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_6, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '7', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_7, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '8', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_8, needs.pat_pool.outputs.pat_number == '9', secrets.COPILOT_PAT_9, secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN) }}