Add retry logic to Copilot CLI installation by Copilot · Pull Request #11283 · github/gh-aw

Copilot · 2026-01-22T13:13:45Z

Copilot CLI installation fails intermittently when downloading the installer script from GitHub due to transient network errors.

Changes

Created actions/setup/sh/install_copilot_cli.sh: Shell script with 3-attempt exponential backoff retry (5s, 10s delays)
Updated pkg/workflow/copilot_srt.go: Replaced inline bash installation (14 YAML lines) with script invocation (2 lines)
Recompiled workflows: 86 workflows now use the retry-enabled installation

Before/After

Before (inline in generated YAML):

- name: Install GitHub Copilot CLI
  run: |
    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/.../install.sh -o /tmp/copilot-install.sh
    sudo VERSION=0.0.389 bash /tmp/copilot-install.sh
    rm -f /tmp/copilot-install.sh
    copilot --version

After:

- name: Install GitHub Copilot CLI
  run: /opt/gh-aw/actions/install_copilot_cli.sh 0.0.389

The script follows existing retry patterns in the codebase (download_docker_images.sh) and is automatically deployed via the setup action.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

4d63.com
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
cloud.google.com
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
codeberg.org
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
dev.gaijin.team
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
gitlab.com
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
go-simpler.org
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
go.augendre.info
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
go.googlesource.com
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
go.opentelemetry.io
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
go.uber.org
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
go.yaml.in
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
google.golang.org
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
gopkg.in
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
honnef.co
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)
mvdan.cc
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy s/,/_/g test sed -e ity_-_G4.pem -e test -e s/,/_/g /usr/local/sbin/--root sed -e ntrust.net_Premi/run/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/d59c5210c509f30c360aeca0d0e8f/usr/lib/networkd-dispatcher/routable.d/chrony-onoffline -e /usr/local/sbin/json -e s/,/_/g est test (dns block)
- Triggering command: /update-job-proxy /update-job-proxy ACCEPT ps /usr/lib/git-corREDACTED --sh�� er er /usr/bin/git ock %H %ct %D 3ccabc9770b1188f--unshallow /usr/bin/git cat-�� e/vcs/6e18cbff36266c74e48dd81b4b672026ac74fb69c8--stdin aa810b61a9c79d51363740d207bb46cf8e620ed5:go.mod e/git 848d042b3adcaa1c/usr/sbin/iptables /usr/lib/git-cor--wait e/git e/git (dns block)

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Add retry logic to install copilot cli

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Type: patch
Description: Add retry logic to the GitHub Copilot CLI installer by moving installation into a retry-enabled shell script and invoking it from workflows. This prevents intermittent download failures during setup.

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- Create install_copilot_cli.sh with exponential backoff retry - Update copilot_srt.go to use shell script instead of inline install - Recompile all workflows to use new installation method Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

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