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[WIP] Configure copilot agent to use COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN #10578

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Initial plan: Configure copilot agent to use COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN env…
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Add GH_TOKEN env var for create-agent-session with COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN
Copilot Jan 18, 2026
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Recompile workflows with GH_TOKEN env var for create-agent-session
Copilot Jan 18, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion .github/workflows/issue-classifier.lock.yml
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions actions/setup/js/create_agent_session.cjs
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Expand Up @@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ async function main() {
const baseBranch = process.env.GITHUB_AW_AGENT_SESSION_BASE || process.env.GITHUB_REF_NAME || "main";
const targetRepo = process.env.GITHUB_AW_TARGET_REPO;

// Get GH_TOKEN for gh CLI authentication
const ghToken = process.env.GH_TOKEN;
if (!ghToken) {
core.setFailed("GH_TOKEN environment variable is required for gh CLI authentication");
return;
}

// Process all agent session items
const createdTasks = [];
let summaryContent = "## ✅ Agent Sessions Created\n\n";
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taskOutput = await exec.getExecOutput("gh", ghArgs, {
silent: false,
ignoreReturnCode: false,
env: { ...process.env, GH_TOKEN: ghToken },
});
} catch (execError) {
const errorMessage = execError instanceof Error ? execError.message : String(execError);
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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions pkg/workflow/compiler_safe_outputs_specialized.go
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Expand Up @@ -59,6 +59,23 @@ func (c *Compiler) buildCreateAgentSessionStepConfig(data *WorkflowData, mainJob
var customEnvVars []string
customEnvVars = append(customEnvVars, c.buildStepLevelSafeOutputEnvVars(data, "")...)

// Add GH_TOKEN environment variable for gh CLI authentication
// Get the safe-outputs token (if configured) or use top-level token
var safeOutputsToken string
if data.SafeOutputs != nil {
safeOutputsToken = data.SafeOutputs.GitHubToken
}
// Use Copilot token chain: customToken > safeOutputsToken > data.GitHubToken > COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN || GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN
effectiveToken := getEffectiveCopilotGitHubToken(cfg.GitHubToken, getEffectiveCopilotGitHubToken(safeOutputsToken, data.GitHubToken))
customEnvVars = append(customEnvVars, fmt.Sprintf(" GH_TOKEN: %s\n", effectiveToken))

// Add GITHUB_AW_AGENT_SESSION_BASE environment variable
if cfg.Base != "" {
customEnvVars = append(customEnvVars, fmt.Sprintf(" GITHUB_AW_AGENT_SESSION_BASE: %q\n", cfg.Base))
} else {
customEnvVars = append(customEnvVars, " GITHUB_AW_AGENT_SESSION_BASE: ${{ github.ref_name }}\n")
}

condition := BuildSafeOutputType("create_agent_session")

return SafeOutputStepConfig{
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