[Schema Consistency] Deep Type Constraint Validation - February 11, 2026

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Summary

This analysis applied the Deep Type Constraint Validation strategy (Strategy 2) to systematically examine enum values, const constraints, and pattern validations across the schema, parser/compiler implementation, documentation, and real workflows.

• Inconsistencies Found: 8 (3 critical, 5 validation gaps)
• Categories Analyzed: Schema constraints, parser validation, documentation coverage, workflow usage
• Total Enum Values in Schema: 147 unique values
• Strategy: Proven strategy (day 42 mod 10 = 2, used cached strategy)
• Effectiveness: HIGH - Discovered critical validation gaps

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Critical Issues

1. Input Type Enum - Missing Validation ⚠️

Severity: Medium-High

The schema defines 5 valid input types but the parser/compiler doesn't validate them:

• Schema: pkg/parser/schemas/main_workflow_schema.json:717

  "enum": ["string", "choice", "boolean", "number", "environment"]

• Code: Type field exists in struct but NO validation

  • pkg/workflow/inputs.go:23 - Field defined with comment listing types
  • pkg/parser/import_processor.go:57 - Same field, no validation

• Impact: Users could specify invalid input types (e.g., type: array) and receive no validation error until GitHub Actions runtime

Recommendation: Add validation in ParseInputDefinition function to check input type against allowed enum values.

View Code Context

// pkg/workflow/inputs.go:23
Type string `yaml:"type,omitempty" json:"type,omitempty"` // "string", "choice", "boolean", "number", "environment"

No validation logic found for these enum values.

2. Environment Input Type - Undocumented 📚

Severity: Medium

The schema includes "environment" as a valid input type, and tests reference it, but it's completely undocumented.

• Schema: Includes in enum at line 717
• Tests: Referenced in workflow_dispatch_inputs_fuzz_test.go:49
• Documentation: No mention in any reference docs

Impact: Users unaware this is a valid option for GitHub environment-based inputs.

Recommendation: Document the environment input type in docs/src/content/docs/reference/triggers.md or relevant sections.

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Validation Gaps

3. Issue Types Enum - Not Validated

Severity: Low-Medium

The schema defines 18 different issue event types but no validation exists in the parser.

• Schema: pkg/parser/schemas/main_workflow_schema.json:570

  "enum": ["opened", "edited", "deleted", "transferred", "pinned", "unpinned", 
           "closed", "reopened", "assigned", "unassigned", "labeled", "unlabeled", 
           "locked", "unlocked", "milestoned", "demilestoned", "typed", "untyped"]

• Code: No explicit validation found

Impact: Low - GitHub Actions API will reject invalid types, but early validation would improve error messages.

4. Workflow_Run Status Enum - Not Validated

Severity: Low

• Schema: pkg/parser/schemas/main_workflow_schema.json:751

  "enum": ["completed", "requested", "in_progress"]

• Code: No validation found

Impact: Low - Deferred to GitHub Actions validation.

5. No Generic Enum Validation Function

Observation: The codebase has 147 unique enum values but no generic validateEnum() helper function. Validation is field-specific where it exists.

Impact: Inconsistent validation approach, harder to maintain.

Recommendation: Consider creating a generic enum validation utility for reuse.

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Properly Validated Constraints ✅

These constraints show good schema-code consistency:

Permissions Enum ✅

• Schema: ["read-all", "write-all"] and ["read", "write", "none"]
• Code: Validated at pkg/workflow/frontmatter_types.go:307

  shorthandPerms := []string{"read-all", "write-all", "read", "write", "none"}

Sandbox Type Enum ✅

• Schema: ["awf", "srt"]
• Code: Constants at pkg/workflow/sandbox.go:30-31
• Documentation: Extensively covered in docs/src/content/docs/reference/sandbox.md

Slash Command Events Enum ✅

• Schema: Event types including "issue_comment", "pull_request_comment", etc.
• Code: Used in pkg/workflow/command.go:33-38

Tracker-ID Pattern ✅

• Schema: Pattern ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$ with minLength 8
• Code: Validated at pkg/workflow/frontmatter_extraction_metadata.go:86-96
• Character-by-character validation with helpful error messages

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Pattern Validation Status

View Pattern Validation Coverage

Pattern	Schema Location	Validated	Notes
tracker-id	Line 32	✅ Yes	frontmatter_extraction_metadata.go
Command names	Lines 163, 175	✅ Yes	Pattern ^[^/] enforced
GitHub repo format	Various	❌ No	Delegated to GitHub
Trigger event types	Various	❌ No	Delegated to GitHub
Action SHA pins	Various	✅ Yes	action_sha_checker.go:48

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Schema Statistics

• Total unique enum values: 147
• Enum definitions: 30+ distinct enum constraints
• Const constraints: 6 (all const: false for boolean fields)
• Pattern constraints: 25+ regex patterns
• Validation coverage: ~40% have explicit Go validation

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Recommendations

Priority 1 - Fix Now

1. Add input type validation in pkg/workflow/inputs.go ParseInputDefinition function
2. Document environment input type in triggers reference documentation

Priority 2 - Enhance Later

3. Create generic validateEnum(value, allowedValues, fieldName) utility function
4. Add validation for event type enums (issues, pull_request, etc.)
5. Document validation strategy - clarify which enums rely on GitHub API validation vs local validation

Priority 3 - Architecture

6. Consider JSON Schema validation at parse time using a Go JSON Schema library
7. Add schema validation to CI/CD pipeline for workflow files

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Strategy Performance

• Strategy Used: Deep Type Constraint Validation (Strategy 2)
• Findings: 8 inconsistencies
• Effectiveness: HIGH
• Should Reuse: YES - Excellent for constraint analysis
• Next Run: Consider Strategy 3 (Cross-Component Interaction Analysis) or Strategy 4 (Compiler Pipeline Trace)

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Analysis Methodology

This analysis:

1. Extracted all enum/const/pattern constraints from schema using jq
2. Searched parser/compiler code for corresponding validation logic
3. Cross-referenced with documentation coverage
4. Sampled 207 workflow files for constraint usage patterns
5. Compared validation approaches across the codebase

Key Insight: The codebase follows a "validate critical fields, defer others to GitHub" strategy, but this isn't documented and leads to inconsistent user experience.

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Workflow Run: §21895394716

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