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+#
+#    ___                   _   _      
+#   / _ \                 | | (_)     
+#  | |_| | __ _  ___ _ __ | |_ _  ___ 
+#  |  _  |/ _` |/ _ \ '_ \| __| |/ __|
+#  | | | | (_| |  __/ | | | |_| | (__ 
+#  \_| |_/\__, |\___|_| |_|\__|_|\___|
+#          __/ |
+#  _    _ |___/ 
+# | |  | |                / _| |
+# | |  | | ___ _ __ _  __| |_| | _____      ____
+# | |/\| |/ _ \ '__| |/ /|  _| |/ _ \ \ /\ / / ___|
+# \  /\  / (_) | | | | ( | | | | (_) \ V  V /\__ \
+#  \/  \/ \___/|_| |_|\_\|_| |_|\___/ \_/\_/ |___/
+#
+# This file was automatically generated by gh-aw. DO NOT EDIT.
+#
+# To update this file, edit the corresponding .md file and run:
+#   gh aw compile
+# For more information: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/main/.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md
+#
+# Test workflow to verify token failure path for project-related safe outputs
+#
+# Resolved workflow manifest:
+#   Imports:
+#     - shared/mood.md
+#
+# frontmatter-hash: 0b3012c6c19ff06acebd82b887d479d5ec65861658ad7b1c506b90833e158a2e
+
+name: "Test Project Token Failure"
+"on":
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions: {}
+
+concurrency:
+  group: "gh-aw-${{ github.workflow }}"
+
+run-name: "Test Project Token Failure"
+
+jobs:
+  activation:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    outputs:
+      comment_id: ""
+      comment_repo: ""
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout actions folder
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            actions
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Setup Scripts
+        uses: ./actions/setup
+        with:
+          destination: /opt/gh-aw/actions
+      - name: Check workflow file timestamps
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_WORKFLOW_FILE: "test-project-token-failure.lock.yml"
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/check_workflow_timestamp_api.cjs');
+            await main();
+
+  agent:
+    needs: activation
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: read
+      pull-requests: read
+    concurrency:
+      group: "gh-aw-copilot-${{ github.workflow }}"
+    env:
+      DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+      GH_AW_ASSETS_ALLOWED_EXTS: ""
+      GH_AW_ASSETS_BRANCH: ""
+      GH_AW_ASSETS_MAX_SIZE_KB: 0
+      GH_AW_MCP_LOG_DIR: /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/safeoutputs
+      GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS: /opt/gh-aw/safeoutputs/outputs.jsonl
+      GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_PATH: /opt/gh-aw/safeoutputs/config.json
+      GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_TOOLS_PATH: /opt/gh-aw/safeoutputs/tools.json
+    outputs:
+      checkout_pr_success: ${{ steps.checkout-pr.outputs.checkout_pr_success || 'true' }}
+      has_patch: ${{ steps.collect_output.outputs.has_patch }}
+      model: ${{ steps.generate_aw_info.outputs.model }}
+      output: ${{ steps.collect_output.outputs.output }}
+      output_types: ${{ steps.collect_output.outputs.output_types }}
+      secret_verification_result: ${{ steps.validate-secret.outputs.verification_result }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout actions folder
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            actions
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Setup Scripts
+        uses: ./actions/setup
+        with:
+          destination: /opt/gh-aw/actions
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Create gh-aw temp directory
+        run: bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/create_gh_aw_tmp_dir.sh
+      # Cache memory file share configuration from frontmatter processed below
+      - name: Create cache-memory directory
+        run: bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/create_cache_memory_dir.sh
+      - name: Restore cache-memory file share data
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          key: memory-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.run_id }}
+          path: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory
+          restore-keys: |
+            memory-${{ github.workflow }}-
+            memory-
+      - name: Configure Git credentials
+        env:
+          REPO_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+          SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          # Re-authenticate git with GitHub token
+          SERVER_URL_STRIPPED="${SERVER_URL#https://}"
+          git remote set-url origin "https://x-access-token:${{ github.token }}@${SERVER_URL_STRIPPED}/${REPO_NAME}.git"
+          echo "Git configured with standard GitHub Actions identity"
+      - name: Checkout PR branch
+        id: checkout-pr
+        if: |
+          github.event.pull_request
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN || secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN || secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/checkout_pr_branch.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Generate agentic run info
+        id: generate_aw_info
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const fs = require('fs');
+            
+            const awInfo = {
+              engine_id: "copilot",
+              engine_name: "GitHub Copilot CLI",
+              model: process.env.GH_AW_MODEL_AGENT_COPILOT || "",
+              version: "",
+              agent_version: "0.0.405",
+              workflow_name: "Test Project Token Failure",
+              experimental: false,
+              supports_tools_allowlist: true,
+              supports_http_transport: true,
+              run_id: context.runId,
+              run_number: context.runNumber,
+              run_attempt: process.env.GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT,
+              repository: context.repo.owner + '/' + context.repo.repo,
+              ref: context.ref,
+              sha: context.sha,
+              actor: context.actor,
+              event_name: context.eventName,
+              staged: false,
+              allowed_domains: ["defaults"],
+              firewall_enabled: true,
+              awf_version: "v0.13.12",
+              awmg_version: "",
+              steps: {
+                firewall: "squid"
+              },
+              created_at: new Date().toISOString()
+            };
+            
+            // Write to /tmp/gh-aw directory to avoid inclusion in PR
+            const tmpPath = '/tmp/gh-aw/aw_info.json';
+            fs.writeFileSync(tmpPath, JSON.stringify(awInfo, null, 2));
+            console.log('Generated aw_info.json at:', tmpPath);
+            console.log(JSON.stringify(awInfo, null, 2));
+            
+            // Set model as output for reuse in other steps/jobs
+            core.setOutput('model', awInfo.model);
+      - name: Validate COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN secret
+        id: validate-secret
+        run: /opt/gh-aw/actions/validate_multi_secret.sh COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN 'GitHub Copilot CLI' https://github.github.com/gh-aw/reference/engines/#github-copilot-default
+        env:
+          COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Install GitHub Copilot CLI
+        run: /opt/gh-aw/actions/install_copilot_cli.sh 0.0.405
+      - name: Install awf binary
+        run: bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/install_awf_binary.sh v0.13.12
+      - name: Determine automatic lockdown mode for GitHub MCP server
+        id: determine-automatic-lockdown
+        env:
+          TOKEN_CHECK: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN }}
+        if: env.TOKEN_CHECK != ''
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const determineAutomaticLockdown = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/determine_automatic_lockdown.cjs');
+            await determineAutomaticLockdown(github, context, core);
+      - name: Download container images
+        run: bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/download_docker_images.sh ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.13.12 ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.13.12 ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.0.113 ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v0.30.3 node:lts-alpine
+      - name: Write Safe Outputs Config
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /opt/gh-aw/safeoutputs
+          mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs
+          mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/safeoutputs
+          cat > /opt/gh-aw/safeoutputs/config.json << 'EOF'
+          {"create_project":{"max":1},"create_project_status_update":{"max":1},"missing_data":{},"missing_tool":{},"noop":{"max":1},"update_project":{"max":1}}
+          EOF
+          cat > /opt/gh-aw/safeoutputs/tools.json << 'EOF'
+          [
+            {
+              "description": "Report that a tool or capability needed to complete the task is not available, or share any information you deem important about missing functionality or limitations. Use this when you cannot accomplish what was requested because the required functionality is missing or access is restricted.",
+              "inputSchema": {
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "properties": {
+                  "alternatives": {
+                    "description": "Any workarounds, manual steps, or alternative approaches the user could take (max 256 characters).",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "reason": {
+                    "description": "Explanation of why this tool is needed or what information you want to share about the limitation (max 256 characters).",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "tool": {
+                    "description": "Optional: Name or description of the missing tool or capability (max 128 characters). Be specific about what functionality is needed.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "reason"
+                ],
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "name": "missing_tool"
+            },
+            {
+              "description": "Log a transparency message when no significant actions are needed. Use this to confirm workflow completion and provide visibility when analysis is complete but no changes or outputs are required (e.g., 'No issues found', 'All checks passed'). This ensures the workflow produces human-visible output even when no other actions are taken.",
+              "inputSchema": {
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "properties": {
+                  "message": {
+                    "description": "Status or completion message to log. Should explain what was analyzed and the outcome (e.g., 'Code review complete - no issues found', 'Analysis complete - all tests passing').",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "message"
+                ],
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "name": "noop"
+            },
+            {
+              "description": "Add or update items in GitHub Projects v2 boards. Can add issues/PRs to a project and update custom field values. Requires the project URL, content type (issue or pull_request), and content number.\n\nThree usage modes:\n1. Add/update project item: Requires project + content_type. For 'issue' or 'pull_request', also requires content_number. For 'draft_issue', requires draft_title.\n2. Create project fields: Requires project + operation='create_fields' + field_definitions.\n3. Create project view: Requires project + operation='create_view' + view.",
+              "inputSchema": {
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "properties": {
+                  "content_number": {
+                    "description": "Issue or pull request number to add to the project. This is the numeric ID from the GitHub URL (e.g., 123 in github.com/owner/repo/issues/123 for issue #123, or 456 in github.com/owner/repo/pull/456 for PR #456). Required when content_type is 'issue' or 'pull_request'.",
+                    "type": "number"
+                  },
+                  "content_type": {
+                    "description": "Type of item to add to the project. Use 'issue' or 'pull_request' to add existing repo content, or 'draft_issue' to create a draft item inside the project. Required when operation is not specified.",
+                    "enum": [
+                      "issue",
+                      "pull_request",
+                      "draft_issue"
+                    ],
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "create_if_missing": {
+                    "description": "Whether to create the project if it doesn't exist. Defaults to false. Requires projects:write permission when true.",
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                  },
+                  "draft_body": {
+                    "description": "Optional body for a Projects v2 draft issue (markdown). Only used when content_type is 'draft_issue'.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "draft_title": {
+                    "description": "Title for a Projects v2 draft issue. Required when content_type is 'draft_issue'.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "field_definitions": {
+                    "description": "Field definitions to create when operation is create_fields. Required when operation='create_fields'.",
+                    "items": {
+                      "additionalProperties": false,
+                      "properties": {
+                        "data_type": {
+                          "description": "Field type. Use SINGLE_SELECT with options for enumerated values.",
+                          "enum": [
+                            "TEXT",
+                            "NUMBER",
+                            "DATE",
+                            "SINGLE_SELECT",
+                            "ITERATION"
+                          ],
+                          "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "name": {
+                          "description": "Field name to create (e.g., 'size', 'priority').",
+                          "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "options": {
+                          "description": "Options for SINGLE_SELECT fields.",
+                          "items": {
+                            "type": "string"
+                          },
+                          "type": "array"
+                        }
+                      },
+                      "required": [
+                        "name",
+                        "data_type"
+                      ],
+                      "type": "object"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                  },
+                  "fields": {
+                    "description": "Custom field values to set on the project item (e.g., {'Status': 'In Progress', 'Priority': 'High'}). Field names must match custom fields defined in the project.",
+                    "type": "object"
+                  },
+                  "operation": {
+                    "description": "Optional operation mode. Use create_fields to create required fields up-front, or create_view to add a project view. When omitted, the tool adds/updates project items.",
+                    "enum": [
+                      "create_fields",
+                      "create_view"
+                    ],
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "project": {
+                    "description": "Full GitHub project URL (e.g., 'https://github.com/orgs/myorg/projects/42' or 'https://github.com/users/username/projects/5'). Project names or numbers alone are NOT accepted.",
+                    "pattern": "^https://github\\.com/(orgs|users)/[^/]+/projects/\\d+$",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "view": {
+                    "additionalProperties": false,
+                    "description": "View definition to create when operation is create_view. Required when operation='create_view'.",
+                    "properties": {
+                      "filter": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "layout": {
+                        "enum": [
+                          "table",
+                          "board",
+                          "roadmap"
+                        ],
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "name": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "visible_fields": {
+                        "description": "Field IDs to show in the view (table/board only).",
+                        "items": {
+                          "type": "number"
+                        },
+                        "type": "array"
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "required": [
+                      "name",
+                      "layout"
+                    ],
+                    "type": "object"
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "project"
+                ],
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "name": "update_project"
+            },
+            {
+              "description": "Report that data or information needed to complete the task is not available. Use this when you cannot accomplish what was requested because required data, context, or information is missing.",
+              "inputSchema": {
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "properties": {
+                  "alternatives": {
+                    "description": "Any workarounds, manual steps, or alternative approaches the user could take (max 256 characters).",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "context": {
+                    "description": "Additional context about the missing data or where it should come from (max 256 characters).",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "data_type": {
+                    "description": "Type or description of the missing data or information (max 128 characters). Be specific about what data is needed.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "reason": {
+                    "description": "Explanation of why this data is needed to complete the task (max 256 characters).",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [],
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "name": "missing_data"
+            },
+            {
+              "description": "Create a new empty GitHub Projects v2 board. Use this to create a project board for organizing work. The project is created empty and can be populated with issues and custom fields after creation.",
+              "inputSchema": {
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "properties": {
+                  "item_url": {
+                    "description": "Optional GitHub issue URL to add as the first item to the project (e.g., 'https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123').",
+                    "pattern": "^https://github\\\\.com/[^/]+/[^/]+/issues/\\\\d+$",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "owner": {
+                    "description": "Login name of the organization or user that will own the new project (e.g., 'myorg' or 'username'). The token must have access to this owner. Optional if target-owner is configured in the workflow frontmatter.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "owner_type": {
+                    "description": "Type of owner: 'org' for organization or 'user' for user account. Default: 'org'.",
+                    "enum": [
+                      "org",
+                      "user"
+                    ],
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "title": {
+                    "description": "Title for the new project. Should be descriptive and unique within the owner's projects. If not provided, will be auto-generated using the title-prefix configuration (default: 'Project') as '\u003ctitle-prefix\u003e: \u003cissue-title\u003e' or '\u003ctitle-prefix\u003e #\u003cissue-number\u003e' based on the issue context.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [],
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "name": "create_project"
+            },
+            {
+              "description": "Create a status update on a GitHub Projects v2 board to communicate project progress. Use this when you need to provide stakeholder updates with status indicators, timeline information, and progress summaries. Status updates create a historical record of project progress tracked over time. Requires project URL, status indicator, dates, and markdown body describing progress/trends/findings.",
+              "inputSchema": {
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "properties": {
+                  "body": {
+                    "description": "Status update body in markdown format describing progress, findings, trends, and next steps. Should provide stakeholders with clear understanding of project state.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "project": {
+                    "description": "Full GitHub project URL (e.g., 'https://github.com/orgs/myorg/projects/42' or 'https://github.com/users/username/projects/5'). Project names or numbers alone are NOT accepted.",
+                    "pattern": "^https://github\\\\.com/(orgs|users)/[^/]+/projects/\\\\d+$",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "start_date": {
+                    "description": "Optional project start date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g., '2026-01-06').",
+                    "pattern": "^\\\\d{4}-\\\\d{2}-\\\\d{2}$",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "status": {
+                    "description": "Status indicator for the project. Defaults to ON_TRACK. Values: ON_TRACK (progressing well), AT_RISK (has issues/blockers), OFF_TRACK (significantly behind), COMPLETE (finished), INACTIVE (paused/cancelled).",
+                    "enum": [
+                      "ON_TRACK",
+                      "AT_RISK",
+                      "OFF_TRACK",
+                      "COMPLETE",
+                      "INACTIVE"
+                    ],
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "target_date": {
+                    "description": "Optional project target/end date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g., '2026-12-31').",
+                    "pattern": "^\\\\d{4}-\\\\d{2}-\\\\d{2}$",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "project",
+                  "body"
+                ],
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "name": "create_project_status_update"
+            }
+          ]
+          EOF
+          cat > /opt/gh-aw/safeoutputs/validation.json << 'EOF'
+          {
+            "create_project": {
+              "defaultMax": 1,
+              "fields": {
+                "item_url": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 512,
+                  "pattern": "^https://github\\.com/[^/]+/[^/]+/issues/\\d+",
+                  "patternError": "must be a full GitHub issue URL (e.g., https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123)"
+                },
+                "owner": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 128
+                },
+                "owner_type": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "enum": [
+                    "org",
+                    "user"
+                  ]
+                },
+                "title": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 256
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "create_project_status_update": {
+              "defaultMax": 10,
+              "fields": {
+                "body": {
+                  "required": true,
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 65536
+                },
+                "project": {
+                  "required": true,
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 512,
+                  "pattern": "^https://github\\.com/(orgs|users)/[^/]+/projects/\\d+",
+                  "patternError": "must be a full GitHub project URL (e.g., https://github.com/orgs/myorg/projects/42)"
+                },
+                "start_date": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
+                  "patternError": "must be in YYYY-MM-DD format"
+                },
+                "status": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "enum": [
+                    "INACTIVE",
+                    "ON_TRACK",
+                    "AT_RISK",
+                    "OFF_TRACK",
+                    "COMPLETE"
+                  ]
+                },
+                "target_date": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
+                  "patternError": "must be in YYYY-MM-DD format"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "missing_tool": {
+              "defaultMax": 20,
+              "fields": {
+                "alternatives": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 512
+                },
+                "reason": {
+                  "required": true,
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 256
+                },
+                "tool": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 128
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "noop": {
+              "defaultMax": 1,
+              "fields": {
+                "message": {
+                  "required": true,
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 65000
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "update_project": {
+              "defaultMax": 10,
+              "fields": {
+                "content_number": {
+                  "optionalPositiveInteger": true
+                },
+                "content_type": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "enum": [
+                    "issue",
+                    "pull_request",
+                    "draft_issue"
+                  ]
+                },
+                "draft_body": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 65000
+                },
+                "draft_title": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 256
+                },
+                "fields": {
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "issue": {
+                  "optionalPositiveInteger": true
+                },
+                "project": {
+                  "required": true,
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "sanitize": true,
+                  "maxLength": 512,
+                  "pattern": "^https://github\\.com/(orgs|users)/[^/]+/projects/\\d+",
+                  "patternError": "must be a full GitHub project URL (e.g., https://github.com/orgs/myorg/projects/42)"
+                },
+                "pull_request": {
+                  "optionalPositiveInteger": true
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          EOF
+      - name: Generate Safe Outputs MCP Server Config
+        id: safe-outputs-config
+        run: |
+          # Generate a secure random API key (360 bits of entropy, 40+ chars)
+          # Mask immediately to prevent timing vulnerabilities
+          API_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 45 | tr -d '/+=')
+          echo "::add-mask::${API_KEY}"
+          
+          PORT=3001
+          
+          # Set outputs for next steps
+          {
+            echo "safe_outputs_api_key=${API_KEY}"
+            echo "safe_outputs_port=${PORT}"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          
+          echo "Safe Outputs MCP server will run on port ${PORT}"
+          
+      - name: Start Safe Outputs MCP HTTP Server
+        id: safe-outputs-start
+        env:
+          DEBUG: '*'
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_PORT: ${{ steps.safe-outputs-config.outputs.safe_outputs_port }}
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_API_KEY: ${{ steps.safe-outputs-config.outputs.safe_outputs_api_key }}
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_TOOLS_PATH: /opt/gh-aw/safeoutputs/tools.json
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_PATH: /opt/gh-aw/safeoutputs/config.json
+          GH_AW_MCP_LOG_DIR: /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/safeoutputs
+        run: |
+          # Environment variables are set above to prevent template injection
+          export DEBUG
+          export GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_PORT
+          export GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_API_KEY
+          export GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_TOOLS_PATH
+          export GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_PATH
+          export GH_AW_MCP_LOG_DIR
+          
+          bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/start_safe_outputs_server.sh
+          
+      - name: Start MCP gateway
+        id: start-mcp-gateway
+        env:
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS: ${{ env.GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS }}
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_API_KEY: ${{ steps.safe-outputs-start.outputs.api_key }}
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_PORT: ${{ steps.safe-outputs-start.outputs.port }}
+          GITHUB_MCP_LOCKDOWN: ${{ steps.determine-automatic-lockdown.outputs.lockdown == 'true' && '1' || '0' }}
+          GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN || secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -eo pipefail
+          mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-config
+          
+          # Export gateway environment variables for MCP config and gateway script
+          export MCP_GATEWAY_PORT="80"
+          export MCP_GATEWAY_DOMAIN="host.docker.internal"
+          MCP_GATEWAY_API_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 45 | tr -d '/+=')
+          echo "::add-mask::${MCP_GATEWAY_API_KEY}"
+          export MCP_GATEWAY_API_KEY
+          export MCP_GATEWAY_PAYLOAD_DIR="/tmp/gh-aw/mcp-payloads"
+          mkdir -p "${MCP_GATEWAY_PAYLOAD_DIR}"
+          export DEBUG="*"
+          
+          export GH_AW_ENGINE="copilot"
+          export MCP_GATEWAY_DOCKER_COMMAND='docker run -i --rm --network host -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -e MCP_GATEWAY_PORT -e MCP_GATEWAY_DOMAIN -e MCP_GATEWAY_API_KEY -e MCP_GATEWAY_PAYLOAD_DIR -e DEBUG -e MCP_GATEWAY_LOG_DIR -e GH_AW_MCP_LOG_DIR -e GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS -e GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_PATH -e GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_TOOLS_PATH -e GH_AW_ASSETS_BRANCH -e GH_AW_ASSETS_MAX_SIZE_KB -e GH_AW_ASSETS_ALLOWED_EXTS -e DEFAULT_BRANCH -e GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN -e GITHUB_MCP_LOCKDOWN -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_SERVER_URL -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_WORKSPACE -e GITHUB_TOKEN -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -e GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER -e GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT -e GITHUB_JOB -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_EVENT_NAME -e GITHUB_EVENT_PATH -e GITHUB_ACTOR -e GITHUB_ACTOR_ID -e GITHUB_TRIGGERING_ACTOR -e GITHUB_WORKFLOW -e GITHUB_WORKFLOW_REF -e GITHUB_WORKFLOW_SHA -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_REF_NAME -e GITHUB_REF_TYPE -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_BASE_REF -e GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_PORT -e GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_API_KEY -v /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-payloads:/tmp/gh-aw/mcp-payloads:rw -v /opt:/opt:ro -v /tmp:/tmp:rw -v '"${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"':'"${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"':rw ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.0.113'
+          
+          mkdir -p /home/runner/.copilot
+          cat << MCPCONFIG_EOF | bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/start_mcp_gateway.sh
+          {
+            "mcpServers": {
+              "github": {
+                "type": "stdio",
+                "container": "ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v0.30.3",
+                "env": {
+                  "GITHUB_LOCKDOWN_MODE": "$GITHUB_MCP_LOCKDOWN",
+                  "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN}",
+                  "GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "1",
+                  "GITHUB_TOOLSETS": "context,repos,issues,pull_requests"
+                }
+              },
+              "safeoutputs": {
+                "type": "http",
+                "url": "http://host.docker.internal:$GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_PORT",
+                "headers": {
+                  "Authorization": "\${GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_API_KEY}"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "gateway": {
+              "port": $MCP_GATEWAY_PORT,
+              "domain": "${MCP_GATEWAY_DOMAIN}",
+              "apiKey": "${MCP_GATEWAY_API_KEY}",
+              "payloadDir": "${MCP_GATEWAY_PAYLOAD_DIR}"
+            }
+          }
+          MCPCONFIG_EOF
+      - name: Generate workflow overview
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { generateWorkflowOverview } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/generate_workflow_overview.cjs');
+            await generateWorkflowOverview(core);
+      - name: Create prompt with built-in context
+        env:
+          GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS: ${{ env.GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_COMMENT_ID: ${{ github.event.comment.id }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_DISCUSSION_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.discussion.number }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        run: |
+          bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/create_prompt_first.sh
+          cat << 'PROMPT_EOF' > "$GH_AW_PROMPT"
+          <system>
+          PROMPT_EOF
+          cat "/opt/gh-aw/prompts/temp_folder_prompt.md" >> "$GH_AW_PROMPT"
+          cat "/opt/gh-aw/prompts/markdown.md" >> "$GH_AW_PROMPT"
+          cat "/opt/gh-aw/prompts/cache_memory_prompt.md" >> "$GH_AW_PROMPT"
+          cat << 'PROMPT_EOF' >> "$GH_AW_PROMPT"
+          <safe-outputs>
+          <description>GitHub API Access Instructions</description>
+          <important>
+          The gh CLI is NOT authenticated. Do NOT use gh commands for GitHub operations.
+          </important>
+          <instructions>
+          To create or modify GitHub resources (issues, discussions, pull requests, etc.), you MUST call the appropriate safe output tool. Simply writing content will NOT work - the workflow requires actual tool calls.
+          
+          Discover available tools from the safeoutputs MCP server.
+          
+          **Critical**: Tool calls write structured data that downstream jobs process. Without tool calls, follow-up actions will be skipped.
+          
+          **Note**: If you made no other safe output tool calls during this workflow execution, call the "noop" tool to provide a status message indicating completion or that no actions were needed.
+          </instructions>
+          </safe-outputs>
+          <github-context>
+          The following GitHub context information is available for this workflow:
+          {{#if __GH_AW_GITHUB_ACTOR__ }}
+          - **actor**: __GH_AW_GITHUB_ACTOR__
+          {{/if}}
+          {{#if __GH_AW_GITHUB_REPOSITORY__ }}
+          - **repository**: __GH_AW_GITHUB_REPOSITORY__
+          {{/if}}
+          {{#if __GH_AW_GITHUB_WORKSPACE__ }}
+          - **workspace**: __GH_AW_GITHUB_WORKSPACE__
+          {{/if}}
+          {{#if __GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_ISSUE_NUMBER__ }}
+          - **issue-number**: #__GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_ISSUE_NUMBER__
+          {{/if}}
+          {{#if __GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_DISCUSSION_NUMBER__ }}
+          - **discussion-number**: #__GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_DISCUSSION_NUMBER__
+          {{/if}}
+          {{#if __GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER__ }}
+          - **pull-request-number**: #__GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER__
+          {{/if}}
+          {{#if __GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_COMMENT_ID__ }}
+          - **comment-id**: __GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_COMMENT_ID__
+          {{/if}}
+          {{#if __GH_AW_GITHUB_RUN_ID__ }}
+          - **workflow-run-id**: __GH_AW_GITHUB_RUN_ID__
+          {{/if}}
+          </github-context>
+          
+          PROMPT_EOF
+          cat << 'PROMPT_EOF' >> "$GH_AW_PROMPT"
+          </system>
+          PROMPT_EOF
+          cat << 'PROMPT_EOF' >> "$GH_AW_PROMPT"
+          {{#runtime-import .github/workflows/shared/mood.md}}
+          PROMPT_EOF
+          cat << 'PROMPT_EOF' >> "$GH_AW_PROMPT"
+          {{#runtime-import .github/workflows/test-project-token-failure.md}}
+          PROMPT_EOF
+      - name: Substitute placeholders
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
+          GH_AW_CACHE_DESCRIPTION: ''
+          GH_AW_CACHE_DIR: '/tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/'
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_COMMENT_ID: ${{ github.event.comment.id }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_DISCUSSION_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.discussion.number }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+          GH_AW_GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const substitutePlaceholders = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/substitute_placeholders.cjs');
+            
+            // Call the substitution function
+            return await substitutePlaceholders({
+              file: process.env.GH_AW_PROMPT,
+              substitutions: {
+                GH_AW_CACHE_DESCRIPTION: process.env.GH_AW_CACHE_DESCRIPTION,
+                GH_AW_CACHE_DIR: process.env.GH_AW_CACHE_DIR,
+                GH_AW_GITHUB_ACTOR: process.env.GH_AW_GITHUB_ACTOR,
+                GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_COMMENT_ID: process.env.GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_COMMENT_ID,
+                GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_DISCUSSION_NUMBER: process.env.GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_DISCUSSION_NUMBER,
+                GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_ISSUE_NUMBER: process.env.GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_ISSUE_NUMBER,
+                GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER: process.env.GH_AW_GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER,
+                GH_AW_GITHUB_REPOSITORY: process.env.GH_AW_GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
+                GH_AW_GITHUB_RUN_ID: process.env.GH_AW_GITHUB_RUN_ID,
+                GH_AW_GITHUB_WORKSPACE: process.env.GH_AW_GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+              }
+            });
+      - name: Interpolate variables and render templates
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/interpolate_prompt.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Validate prompt placeholders
+        env:
+          GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
+        run: bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/validate_prompt_placeholders.sh
+      - name: Print prompt
+        env:
+          GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
+        run: bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/print_prompt_summary.sh
+      - name: Clean git credentials
+        run: bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/clean_git_credentials.sh
+      - name: Execute GitHub Copilot CLI
+        id: agentic_execution
+        # Copilot CLI tool arguments (sorted):
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        run: |
+          set -o pipefail
+          sudo -E awf --enable-chroot --env-all --container-workdir "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" --allow-domains api.business.githubcopilot.com,api.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,api.github.com,api.githubcopilot.com,api.individual.githubcopilot.com,api.snapcraft.io,archive.ubuntu.com,azure.archive.ubuntu.com,crl.geotrust.com,crl.globalsign.com,crl.identrust.com,crl.sectigo.com,crl.thawte.com,crl.usertrust.com,crl.verisign.com,crl3.digicert.com,crl4.digicert.com,crls.ssl.com,github.com,host.docker.internal,json-schema.org,json.schemastore.org,keyserver.ubuntu.com,ocsp.digicert.com,ocsp.geotrust.com,ocsp.globalsign.com,ocsp.identrust.com,ocsp.sectigo.com,ocsp.ssl.com,ocsp.thawte.com,ocsp.usertrust.com,ocsp.verisign.com,packagecloud.io,packages.cloud.google.com,packages.microsoft.com,ppa.launchpad.net,raw.githubusercontent.com,registry.npmjs.org,s.symcb.com,s.symcd.com,security.ubuntu.com,telemetry.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,ts-crl.ws.symantec.com,ts-ocsp.ws.symantec.com --log-level info --proxy-logs-dir /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/firewall/logs --enable-host-access --image-tag 0.13.12 --skip-pull \
+            -- '/usr/local/bin/copilot --add-dir /tmp/gh-aw/ --log-level all --log-dir /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs/ --add-dir "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" --disable-builtin-mcps --allow-all-tools --add-dir /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/ --allow-all-paths --share /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs/conversation.md --prompt "$(cat /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt)"${GH_AW_MODEL_AGENT_COPILOT:+ --model "$GH_AW_MODEL_AGENT_COPILOT"}' \
+            2>&1 | tee /tmp/gh-aw/agent-stdio.log
+        env:
+          COPILOT_AGENT_RUNNER_TYPE: STANDALONE
+          COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_AW_MCP_CONFIG: /home/runner/.copilot/mcp-config.json
+          GH_AW_MODEL_AGENT_COPILOT: ${{ vars.GH_AW_MODEL_AGENT_COPILOT || '' }}
+          GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS: ${{ env.GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS }}
+          GITHUB_HEAD_REF: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          GITHUB_REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY: ${{ env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY }}
+          GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
+          XDG_CONFIG_HOME: /home/runner
+      - name: Configure Git credentials
+        env:
+          REPO_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+          SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          # Re-authenticate git with GitHub token
+          SERVER_URL_STRIPPED="${SERVER_URL#https://}"
+          git remote set-url origin "https://x-access-token:${{ github.token }}@${SERVER_URL_STRIPPED}/${REPO_NAME}.git"
+          echo "Git configured with standard GitHub Actions identity"
+      - name: Copy Copilot session state files to logs
+        if: always()
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          # Copy Copilot session state files to logs folder for artifact collection
+          # This ensures they are in /tmp/gh-aw/ where secret redaction can scan them
+          SESSION_STATE_DIR="$HOME/.copilot/session-state"
+          LOGS_DIR="/tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs"
+          
+          if [ -d "$SESSION_STATE_DIR" ]; then
+            echo "Copying Copilot session state files from $SESSION_STATE_DIR to $LOGS_DIR"
+            mkdir -p "$LOGS_DIR"
+            cp -v "$SESSION_STATE_DIR"/*.jsonl "$LOGS_DIR/" 2>/dev/null || true
+            echo "Session state files copied successfully"
+          else
+            echo "No session-state directory found at $SESSION_STATE_DIR"
+          fi
+      - name: Stop MCP gateway
+        if: always()
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          MCP_GATEWAY_PORT: ${{ steps.start-mcp-gateway.outputs.gateway-port }}
+          MCP_GATEWAY_API_KEY: ${{ steps.start-mcp-gateway.outputs.gateway-api-key }}
+          GATEWAY_PID: ${{ steps.start-mcp-gateway.outputs.gateway-pid }}
+        run: |
+          bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/stop_mcp_gateway.sh "$GATEWAY_PID"
+      - name: Redact secrets in logs
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/redact_secrets.cjs');
+            await main();
+        env:
+          GH_AW_SECRET_NAMES: 'COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN,GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN,GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN,GITHUB_TOKEN'
+          SECRET_COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          SECRET_GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN }}
+          SECRET_GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          SECRET_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Upload Safe Outputs
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          name: safe-output
+          path: ${{ env.GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS }}
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+      - name: Ingest agent output
+        id: collect_output
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS: ${{ env.GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS }}
+          GH_AW_ALLOWED_DOMAINS: "api.business.githubcopilot.com,api.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,api.github.com,api.githubcopilot.com,api.individual.githubcopilot.com,api.snapcraft.io,archive.ubuntu.com,azure.archive.ubuntu.com,crl.geotrust.com,crl.globalsign.com,crl.identrust.com,crl.sectigo.com,crl.thawte.com,crl.usertrust.com,crl.verisign.com,crl3.digicert.com,crl4.digicert.com,crls.ssl.com,github.com,host.docker.internal,json-schema.org,json.schemastore.org,keyserver.ubuntu.com,ocsp.digicert.com,ocsp.geotrust.com,ocsp.globalsign.com,ocsp.identrust.com,ocsp.sectigo.com,ocsp.ssl.com,ocsp.thawte.com,ocsp.usertrust.com,ocsp.verisign.com,packagecloud.io,packages.cloud.google.com,packages.microsoft.com,ppa.launchpad.net,raw.githubusercontent.com,registry.npmjs.org,s.symcb.com,s.symcd.com,security.ubuntu.com,telemetry.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,ts-crl.ws.symantec.com,ts-ocsp.ws.symantec.com"
+          GITHUB_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
+          GITHUB_API_URL: ${{ github.api_url }}
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/collect_ndjson_output.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Upload sanitized agent output
+        if: always() && env.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          name: agent-output
+          path: ${{ env.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+      - name: Upload engine output files
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          name: agent_outputs
+          path: |
+            /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs/
+            /tmp/gh-aw/redacted-urls.log
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+      - name: Parse agent logs for step summary
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs/
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/parse_copilot_log.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Parse MCP gateway logs for step summary
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/parse_mcp_gateway_log.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Print firewall logs
+        if: always()
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          AWF_LOGS_DIR: /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/firewall/logs
+        run: |
+          # Fix permissions on firewall logs so they can be uploaded as artifacts
+          # AWF runs with sudo, creating files owned by root
+          sudo chmod -R a+r /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/firewall/logs 2>/dev/null || true
+          awf logs summary | tee -a "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+      - name: Upload cache-memory data as artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: cache-memory
+          path: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory
+      - name: Upload agent artifacts
+        if: always()
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          name: agent-artifacts
+          path: |
+            /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
+            /tmp/gh-aw/aw_info.json
+            /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/
+            /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/firewall/logs/
+            /tmp/gh-aw/agent-stdio.log
+            /tmp/gh-aw/agent/
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+
+  conclusion:
+    needs:
+      - activation
+      - agent
+      - detection
+      - safe_outputs
+      - update_cache_memory
+    if: (always()) && (needs.agent.result != 'skipped')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      discussions: write
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    outputs:
+      noop_message: ${{ steps.noop.outputs.noop_message }}
+      tools_reported: ${{ steps.missing_tool.outputs.tools_reported }}
+      total_count: ${{ steps.missing_tool.outputs.total_count }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout actions folder
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            actions
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Setup Scripts
+        uses: ./actions/setup
+        with:
+          destination: /opt/gh-aw/actions
+      - name: Debug job inputs
+        env:
+          COMMENT_ID: ${{ needs.activation.outputs.comment_id }}
+          COMMENT_REPO: ${{ needs.activation.outputs.comment_repo }}
+          AGENT_OUTPUT_TYPES: ${{ needs.agent.outputs.output_types }}
+          AGENT_CONCLUSION: ${{ needs.agent.result }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Comment ID: $COMMENT_ID"
+          echo "Comment Repo: $COMMENT_REPO"
+          echo "Agent Output Types: $AGENT_OUTPUT_TYPES"
+          echo "Agent Conclusion: $AGENT_CONCLUSION"
+      - name: Download agent output artifact
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          name: agent-output
+          path: /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/
+      - name: Setup agent output environment variable
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/
+          find "/tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/" -type f -print
+          echo "GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT=/tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/agent_output.json" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+      - name: Process No-Op Messages
+        id: noop
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ env.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
+          GH_AW_NOOP_MAX: 1
+          GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Test Project Token Failure"
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/noop.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Record Missing Tool
+        id: missing_tool
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ env.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
+          GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Test Project Token Failure"
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/missing_tool.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Handle Agent Failure
+        id: handle_agent_failure
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ env.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
+          GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Test Project Token Failure"
+          GH_AW_RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          GH_AW_AGENT_CONCLUSION: ${{ needs.agent.result }}
+          GH_AW_SECRET_VERIFICATION_RESULT: ${{ needs.agent.outputs.secret_verification_result }}
+          GH_AW_CHECKOUT_PR_SUCCESS: ${{ needs.agent.outputs.checkout_pr_success }}
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/handle_agent_failure.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Handle No-Op Message
+        id: handle_noop_message
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ env.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
+          GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Test Project Token Failure"
+          GH_AW_RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          GH_AW_AGENT_CONCLUSION: ${{ needs.agent.result }}
+          GH_AW_NOOP_MESSAGE: ${{ steps.noop.outputs.noop_message }}
+          GH_AW_NOOP_REPORT_AS_ISSUE: "true"
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/handle_noop_message.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Update reaction comment with completion status
+        id: conclusion
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ env.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
+          GH_AW_COMMENT_ID: ${{ needs.activation.outputs.comment_id }}
+          GH_AW_COMMENT_REPO: ${{ needs.activation.outputs.comment_repo }}
+          GH_AW_RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
+          GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Test Project Token Failure"
+          GH_AW_AGENT_CONCLUSION: ${{ needs.agent.result }}
+          GH_AW_DETECTION_CONCLUSION: ${{ needs.detection.result }}
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/notify_comment_error.cjs');
+            await main();
+
+  detection:
+    needs: agent
+    if: needs.agent.outputs.output_types != '' || needs.agent.outputs.has_patch == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    concurrency:
+      group: "gh-aw-copilot-${{ github.workflow }}"
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    outputs:
+      success: ${{ steps.parse_results.outputs.success }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout actions folder
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            actions
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Setup Scripts
+        uses: ./actions/setup
+        with:
+          destination: /opt/gh-aw/actions
+      - name: Download agent artifacts
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          name: agent-artifacts
+          path: /tmp/gh-aw/threat-detection/
+      - name: Download agent output artifact
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          name: agent-output
+          path: /tmp/gh-aw/threat-detection/
+      - name: Echo agent output types
+        env:
+          AGENT_OUTPUT_TYPES: ${{ needs.agent.outputs.output_types }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Agent output-types: $AGENT_OUTPUT_TYPES"
+      - name: Setup threat detection
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          WORKFLOW_NAME: "Test Project Token Failure"
+          WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION: "Test workflow to verify token failure path for project-related safe outputs"
+          HAS_PATCH: ${{ needs.agent.outputs.has_patch }}
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_threat_detection.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Ensure threat-detection directory and log
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/threat-detection
+          touch /tmp/gh-aw/threat-detection/detection.log
+      - name: Validate COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN secret
+        id: validate-secret
+        run: /opt/gh-aw/actions/validate_multi_secret.sh COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN 'GitHub Copilot CLI' https://github.github.com/gh-aw/reference/engines/#github-copilot-default
+        env:
+          COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Install GitHub Copilot CLI
+        run: /opt/gh-aw/actions/install_copilot_cli.sh 0.0.405
+      - name: Execute GitHub Copilot CLI
+        id: agentic_execution
+        # Copilot CLI tool arguments (sorted):
+        # --allow-tool shell(cat)
+        # --allow-tool shell(grep)
+        # --allow-tool shell(head)
+        # --allow-tool shell(jq)
+        # --allow-tool shell(ls)
+        # --allow-tool shell(tail)
+        # --allow-tool shell(wc)
+        timeout-minutes: 20
+        run: |
+          set -o pipefail
+          COPILOT_CLI_INSTRUCTION="$(cat /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt)"
+          mkdir -p /tmp/
+          mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/
+          mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/agent/
+          mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs/
+          copilot --add-dir /tmp/ --add-dir /tmp/gh-aw/ --add-dir /tmp/gh-aw/agent/ --log-level all --log-dir /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs/ --disable-builtin-mcps --allow-tool 'shell(cat)' --allow-tool 'shell(grep)' --allow-tool 'shell(head)' --allow-tool 'shell(jq)' --allow-tool 'shell(ls)' --allow-tool 'shell(tail)' --allow-tool 'shell(wc)' --share /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs/conversation.md --prompt "$COPILOT_CLI_INSTRUCTION"${GH_AW_MODEL_DETECTION_COPILOT:+ --model "$GH_AW_MODEL_DETECTION_COPILOT"} 2>&1 | tee /tmp/gh-aw/threat-detection/detection.log
+        env:
+          COPILOT_AGENT_RUNNER_TYPE: STANDALONE
+          COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_AW_MODEL_DETECTION_COPILOT: ${{ vars.GH_AW_MODEL_DETECTION_COPILOT || '' }}
+          GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
+          GITHUB_HEAD_REF: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          GITHUB_REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY: ${{ env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY }}
+          GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
+          XDG_CONFIG_HOME: /home/runner
+      - name: Parse threat detection results
+        id: parse_results
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/parse_threat_detection_results.cjs');
+            await main();
+      - name: Upload threat detection log
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          name: threat-detection.log
+          path: /tmp/gh-aw/threat-detection/detection.log
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+
+  safe_outputs:
+    needs:
+      - agent
+      - detection
+    if: ((!cancelled()) && (needs.agent.result != 'skipped')) && (needs.detection.outputs.success == 'true')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    env:
+      GH_AW_ENGINE_ID: "copilot"
+      GH_AW_WORKFLOW_ID: "test-project-token-failure"
+      GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Test Project Token Failure"
+    outputs:
+      create_discussion_error_count: ${{ steps.process_safe_outputs.outputs.create_discussion_error_count }}
+      create_discussion_errors: ${{ steps.process_safe_outputs.outputs.create_discussion_errors }}
+      process_safe_outputs_processed_count: ${{ steps.process_safe_outputs.outputs.processed_count }}
+      process_safe_outputs_temporary_id_map: ${{ steps.process_safe_outputs.outputs.temporary_id_map }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout actions folder
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            actions
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Setup Scripts
+        uses: ./actions/setup
+        with:
+          destination: /opt/gh-aw/actions
+          safe-output-projects: 'true'
+      - name: Download agent output artifact
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          name: agent-output
+          path: /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/
+      - name: Setup agent output environment variable
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/
+          find "/tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/" -type f -print
+          echo "GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT=/tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs/agent_output.json" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+      - name: Process Safe Outputs
+        id: process_safe_outputs
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        env:
+          GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ env.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_HANDLER_CONFIG: "{\"create_project\":{\"max\":1},\"create_project_status_update\":{\"max\":1,\"project\":\"https://github.com/orgs/github/projects/24068\"},\"missing_data\":{},\"missing_tool\":{},\"update_project\":{\"max\":1,\"project\":\"https://github.com/orgs/github/projects/24068\"}}"
+          GH_AW_PROJECT_URL: "https://github.com/orgs/github/projects/24068"
+          GH_AW_PROJECT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_PROJECT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_PROJECT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const { setupGlobals } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
+            setupGlobals(core, github, context, exec, io);
+            const { main } = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/safe_output_handler_manager.cjs');
+            await main();
+
+  update_cache_memory:
+    needs:
+      - agent
+      - detection
+    if: always() && needs.detection.outputs.success == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout actions folder
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            actions
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Setup Scripts
+        uses: ./actions/setup
+        with:
+          destination: /opt/gh-aw/actions
+      - name: Download cache-memory artifact (default)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@018cc2cf5baa6db3ef3c5f8a56943fffe632ef53 # v6.0.0
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          name: cache-memory
+          path: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory
+      - name: Save cache-memory to cache (default)
+        uses: actions/cache/save@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          key: memory-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.run_id }}
+          path: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-project-token-failure.md b/.github/workflows/test-project-token-failure.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..579519aa08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-project-token-failure.md
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+---
+name: Test Project Token Failure
+description: Test workflow to verify token failure path for project-related safe outputs
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: read
+  pull-requests: read
+
+engine: copilot
+strict: true
+timeout-minutes: 5
+
+safe-outputs:
+  update-project:
+    max: 1
+    project: "https://github.com/orgs/github/projects/24068"
+  create-project-status-update:
+    max: 1
+    project: "https://github.com/orgs/github/projects/24068"
+  create-project:
+    max: 1
+
+tools:
+  cache-memory: true
+
+imports:
+  - shared/mood.md
+---
+
+# Test Project Token Failure Path
+
+This workflow specifically tests the **token failure path** for project-related safe outputs.
+
+## Purpose
+
+Project-related operations (update-project, create-project, create-project-status-update) require a Personal Access Token (PAT) with Projects access. The default `GITHUB_TOKEN` used by GitHub Actions (`github-actions[bot]`) does not have Projects v2 access.
+
+This workflow intentionally:
+- Uses the default GITHUB_TOKEN (no custom token configured)
+- Attempts project-related operations
+- Triggers token failure detection and error messages
+
+## Expected Behavior
+
+When you attempt to use project-related safe outputs WITHOUT a proper token:
+
+1. **Token Detection**: The system should detect that authentication is `github-actions[bot]`
+2. **Early Failure**: Should fail fast with clear error message BEFORE attempting GraphQL queries
+3. **Actionable Guidance**: Error message should explain:
+   - Why the operation failed (default token doesn't have Projects access)
+   - What token is needed (PAT with Projects scope)
+   - How to fix it (set `secrets.GH_AW_PROJECT_GITHUB_TOKEN` or configure `safe-outputs.*.github-token`)
+
+## Test Cases
+
+### Test 1: Update Project with Default Token
+
+Try to update a project item using the default token:
+
+```json
+{
+  "type": "update_project",
+  "project": "https://github.com/orgs/example-org/projects/1",
+  "content_type": "issue",
+  "content_number": 1,
+  "fields": {
+    "status": "In Progress"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Expected: Should fail with clear error about github-actions[bot] token.
+
+### Test 2: Create Project Status Update with Default Token
+
+Try to create a project status update:
+
+```json
+{
+  "type": "create_project_status_update",
+  "project": "https://github.com/orgs/example-org/projects/1",
+  "body": "Test status update to trigger token failure",
+  "status": "ON_TRACK"
+}
+```
+
+Expected: Should fail with INSUFFICIENT_SCOPES or authentication error.
+
+### Test 3: Create Project with Default Token
+
+Try to create a new project:
+
+```json
+{
+  "type": "create_project",
+  "owner_type": "org",
+  "owner_login": "example-org",
+  "title": "Test Project Creation with Default Token"
+}
+```
+
+Expected: Should fail indicating token lacks Projects creation permissions.
+
+## Task
+
+Attempt each of the three test cases above. For each attempt:
+
+1. **Call the safe output tool** with the example JSON
+2. **Document the error message** you receive
+3. **Verify the error is actionable** - does it clearly explain:
+   - What went wrong?
+   - Why it failed?
+   - How to fix it?
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+The token failure path is working correctly if:
+
+- ✅ Errors are detected early (before making API calls)
+- ✅ Error messages mention `github-actions[bot]` or `GITHUB_TOKEN`
+- ✅ Error messages explain Projects v2 requires PAT
+- ✅ Error messages provide fix instructions with specific secret names
+- ✅ No confusing fallback behavior or silent failures
+
+Report your findings for each test case.