Widen tool allow-lists for Daily Agent of the Day Blog Writer and Layout Specification Maintainer - #46970
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[WIP] Widen tool allow-lists for Agent of the Day Blog Writer and Layout Specification Maintainer
Widen tool allow-lists for Daily Agent of the Day Blog Writer and Layout Specification Maintainer
Jul 21, 2026
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Pull request overview
Widens two agentic workflows’ Git command allow-lists to reduce Copilot SDK tool-denial failures.
Changes:
- Adds denied Git command variants to both workflows.
- Regenerates compiled workflow policies.
- Adds regression assertions for the allow-lists.
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.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.md |
Expands Git command permissions. |
.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.lock.yml |
Updates compiled policy. |
.github/workflows/layout-spec-maintainer.md |
Expands Git command permissions. |
.github/workflows/layout-spec-maintainer.lock.yml |
Updates compiled policy. |
pkg/workflow/prompts_test.go |
Verifies new allow-list entries. |
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| - "git add * && git commit *" | ||
| - "cd * && git checkout -b * && git add * && git commit *" |
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| ` - "git add * && git commit *"`, | ||
| ` - "cd * && git checkout -b * && git add * && git commit *"`, |
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Two workflows started failing after repeatedly hitting the Copilot SDK tool-denial threshold. The failures came from denied git command variants used by the prompts but missing from each workflow’s
tools.bashallow-list.Scope
.github/workflows/daily-agent-of-the-day-blog-writer.md.github/workflows/layout-spec-maintainer.md.lock.ymlfiles to keep compiled policy in sync.Allow-list reconciliation
cd ... && git ...,git -C ..., and combinedgit add && git commitforms).Guardrail regression coverage
pkg/workflow/prompts_test.goto ensure these allow-list entries remain present for both workflows and reduce risk of denial-limit regressions.