[WIP] Restore main safe output prompt using safe output tools#4730
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Added a safe outputs prompt that instructs agents to use the Warning Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:
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| The safeoutputs MCP server provides these tools: | ||
| - create_issue - Create GitHub issues | ||
| - create_discussion - Create GitHub discussions | ||
| - add_comment - Add comments to issues, PRs, or discussions | ||
| - create_pull_request - Create pull requests | ||
| - create_pull_request_review_comment - Add review comments on PR code | ||
| - add_labels - Add labels to issues or PRs | ||
| - add_reviewer - Add reviewers to pull requests | ||
| - update_issue - Update issue status, title, or body | ||
| - close_issue - Close issues with a comment | ||
| - close_discussion - Close discussions with a comment | ||
| - close_pull_request - Close PRs without merging | ||
| - push_to_pull_request_branch - Push changes to PR branches | ||
| - assign_milestone - Assign issues to milestones | ||
| - assign_to_agent - Assign GitHub Copilot agent to issues | ||
| - create_agent_task - Create GitHub Copilot agent tasks | ||
| - create_code_scanning_alert - Create code scanning alerts | ||
| - upload_asset - Publish files as URL-addressable assets | ||
| - update_release - Update release descriptions | ||
| - noop - Log completion messages for transparency | ||
| - missing_tool - Report missing tools or functionality | ||
| </available-tools> | ||
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| <reminder>Use these MCP tools instead of gh CLI commands for all GitHub API operations.</reminder> |
Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR restores the main safe output prompt functionality that instructs AI agents to use safe output MCP tools instead of attempting to use the unauthenticated GitHub CLI. The change addresses an issue where agents were trying to use gh CLI commands for GitHub API operations, which fail because gh is not authenticated in the workflow environment.
Key Changes
- Added a new prompt file (
safe_outputs_prompt.md) with instructions about using safeoutputs MCP server - Integrated the prompt generation into the compiler workflow when safe-outputs are configured
- Created comprehensive tests to validate the prompt generation behavior
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pkg/workflow/sh/safe_outputs_prompt.md |
New prompt template instructing agents to use safeoutputs MCP server instead of gh CLI |
pkg/workflow/sh.go |
Embedded the safe outputs prompt text using go:embed directive |
pkg/workflow/safe_outputs_prompt.go |
New function to generate safe outputs prompt step using the helper pattern |
pkg/workflow/safe_outputs_prompt_test.go |
Tests validating prompt generation when enabled/disabled and XML structure |
pkg/workflow/compiler_yaml.go |
Integrated safe outputs prompt step into workflow compilation process |
.github/workflows/*.lock.yml |
Regenerated lock files showing the prompt step in compiled workflows |
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