Exclude README.md files from workflow discovery#10885
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[WIP] Ignore README files in agentic workflows
Exclude README.md files from workflow discovery
Jan 20, 2026
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README.md files in
.github/workflows/were incorrectly treated as agentic workflows, causing them to be compiled and included in status listings.Changes
Added filtering helpers (
workflows.go)isWorkflowFile()- Case-insensitive check excludes exact "README.md" filenamefilterWorkflowFiles()- Applies filter to markdown file listsApplied filtering at all discovery points:
status_command.go- Status checkscompile_helpers.go/compile_orchestration.go- Compilationinit.go- Initializationmcp_workflow_scanner.go- MCP scanningremove_command.go- Removal operationsBehavior
Files with "README" in other positions remain valid workflows - only the exact basename "README.md" is excluded.
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