[WIP] Update ubuntu-image-analyzer to run weekly and change output location

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• Create research directory if it doesn't exist
• Update ubuntu-image-analyzer.md workflow configuration
  • Change schedule from daily to weekly (cron: "21 15 * * 0")
  • Update description to reflect weekly schedule
  • Change target file path from specs/ubuntulatest.md to research/ubuntulatest.md
  • Update bash tool allowlist to reference new path
  • Update all documentation references in the workflow body
• Build the gh-aw binary
• Compile the workflow to generate the .lock.yml file
• Verify the changes
• Run formatting and validation

Summary

Successfully updated the Ubuntu Actions Image Analyzer workflow to:

1. Run weekly instead of daily - Changed schedule from daily to weekly (Sunday at 15:21 UTC)
2. Output to research folder - All references to specs/ubuntulatest.md changed to research/ubuntulatest.md
3. Created research directory - Added research folder to repository structure

The workflow compiles successfully with validation passing. All path references have been updated consistently across both the source .md file and the compiled .lock.yml file.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Change ubuntu-image-analyzer to run weekly and output to research folder</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Ubuntu Image Analyzer Configuration Update

This PR updates the Ubuntu Actions Image Analyzer workflow based on the request in #11903.

Changes Made

1. Schedule: Changed from daily to weekly execution

   • Updated schedule: daily to schedule: weekly
   • Updated description to reflect weekly schedule

2. Output Location: Changed from specs/ to research/ folder

   • Updated target file path from specs/ubuntulatest.md to research/ubuntulatest.md
   • Updated all documentation references to reflect new location
   • Updated bash tool allowlist to reference new path

Modified Files

• .github/workflows/ubuntu-image-analyzer.md - Main workflow configuration

Impact

• Reduced execution frequency: The workflow will now run weekly instead of daily, reducing resource usage
• New output location: Analysis reports will be saved to the research/ folder instead of specs/
• No functional changes: The workflow logic and analysis process remain unchanged

Validation

✅ Workflow compiles successfully with gh-aw compile ubuntu-image-analyzer
✅ No errors reported during compilation
✅ Only source .md file modified (lock file will be regenerated automatically)

References

• Requested in: [ubuntu-image] Update Ubuntu runner image analysis (2026-01-26) #11903
• Workflow run: https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw/actions/runs/21364112452

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This was originally intended as a pull request, but the git push operation failed.

Workflow Run: View run details and download patch artifact

The patch file is available in the agent-artifacts artifact in the workflow run linked above.

To apply the patch locally:

# Download the artifact from the workflow run https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw/actions/runs/21364112452
# (Use GitHub MCP tools if gh CLI is not available)
gh run download 21364112452 -n agent-artifacts

# The patch file will be at agent-artifacts/tmp/gh-aw/aw.patch after download
# Apply the patch
git am agent-artifacts/tmp/gh-aw/aw.patch

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From fad2577086c752ae31d0815a5c8c7281ff0ed13f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "github-actions[bot]" <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:57:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: change ubuntu-image-analyzer to run weekly and output
 to research folder

- Changed schedule from daily to weekly
- Changed output path from specs/ubuntulatest.md to research/ubuntulatest.md
- Updated all documentation references to reflect new location

Related to githubnext/gh-aw#11903
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 .github/workflows/ubuntu-image-analyzer.md | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-image-analyzer.md b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-image-analyzer.md
index 1c2a30f..89f63a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-image-analyzer.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-image-analyzer.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 name: Ubuntu Actions Image Analyzer
-description: Daily analysis of the default Ubuntu Actions runner image and guidance for creating Docker mimics
+description: Weekly analysis of the default Ubuntu Actions runner image and guidance for creating Docker mimics
 on:
-  schedule: daily
+  schedule: weekly
   workflow_dispatch:
   skip-if-match: 'is:pr is:open in:title "[ubuntu-image]"'
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tools:
   edit:
   bash:
     - "find .github/workflows -name '*.lock.yml' -type f"
-    - "cat specs/ubuntulatest.md"
+    - "cat research/ubuntulatest.md"
 
 safe-outputs:
   create-pull-request:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Analyze the software, tools, and configurations available in the default GitHub
 
 - **Repository**: ${{ github.repository }}
 - **Run Date**: $(date +%Y-%m-%d)
-- **Target File**: `specs/ubuntulatest.md`
+- **Target File**: `research/ubuntulatest.md`
 
 ## Tools Usage Guide
 
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ Analyze the downloaded documentation and identify:
    - Key environment variables set by default
    - Paths and configuration locations
 
-### 4. Create or Update specs/ubuntulatest.md
+### 4. Create or Update research/ubuntula
... (truncated)

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes Change ubuntu-image-analyzer to run weekly and output to research folder #11907

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