Fix: use COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN secret directly in dependency-update workflows#1066
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The repository has no COPILOT_TOKEN secret. gh-aw looks for COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN by default so the engine.env mapping was unnecessary. Removing it also removes the need for --approve on compile. Requires a COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN repository secret to be created: a fine-grained PAT with the 'Copilot Requests' permission. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR fixes the agentic dependency-update workflows by removing an invalid secret mapping (secrets.COPILOT_TOKEN) and standardizing on the expected repository secret name COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN, so the workflows can successfully activate and run.
Changes:
- Removed
engine.envmappings that referenced the non-existentsecrets.COPILOT_TOKENfrom all three dependency-update workflow source files. - Recompiled the generated lock workflows to reference
secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN(including validation and log redaction). - Updated lockfile “secrets used” metadata to reflect
COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .github/workflows/dependency-update-node.md | Removes invalid engine.env secret mapping so the engine uses the default secret name. |
| .github/workflows/dependency-update-node.lock.yml | Updates compiled workflow to use secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN and adjusts secret lists/redaction accordingly. |
| .github/workflows/dependency-update-github-actions.md | Removes invalid engine.env secret mapping so the engine uses the default secret name. |
| .github/workflows/dependency-update-github-actions.lock.yml | Updates compiled workflow to use secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN and adjusts secret lists/redaction accordingly. |
| .github/workflows/dependency-update-dotnet.md | Removes invalid engine.env secret mapping so the engine uses the default secret name. |
| .github/workflows/dependency-update-dotnet.lock.yml | Updates compiled workflow to use secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN and adjusts secret lists/redaction accordingly. |
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Summary
The three agentic dependency-update workflows fail at the activation step because
COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKENis not set. Investigation revealed:COPILOT_TOKENsecret (onlyAUTH0_CLIENT_SECRETexists)dependency-update.ymlalso usedsecrets.COPILOT_TOKENso was similarly brokenengine.envwas mapping a non-existent secret, resulting in an empty env varChange
Remove the
engine.envblock from all three workflow source files and recompile. gh-aw looks forCOPILOT_GITHUB_TOKENas a repository secret by default — no mapping needed.Required action
Create a repository secret named
COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKENcontaining a fine-grained PAT with the "Copilot Requests" permission. See: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/automate-copilot-cli/automate-with-actions