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gh aw update was rewriting every relative imports: path (and @include directive) to a pinned cross-repo workflowspec (owner/repo/path@sha), even when the target file already existed locally. At runtime the runner then fails because the downloaded import lives in the gitignored .github/aw/imports/ cache, not on disk.

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  • pkg/cli/imports.go — add localWorkflowDir string to processImportsWithWorkflowSpec and processIncludesInContent; when non-empty and the file exists under that directory, the relative path is left unchanged. Extract isLocalFileForUpdate() helper with filepath.Abs boundary check to block path-traversal inputs.

  • pkg/cli/update_merge.go — thread localWorkflowDir/localWorkflowPath through hasLocalModifications and MergeWorkflowContent so both merge and override code paths benefit from the fix. Accurate comparison in hasLocalModifications also eliminates false-positive "local modification" detections caused by the old asymmetric path expansion.

  • pkg/cli/update_workflows.go — pass filepath.Dir(wf.Path) at all three call sites (up-to-date check, merge mode, override mode).

  • pkg/cli/imports_test.go — updated existing call sites; added tests for preservation when local file exists, rewrite when it doesn't, @include preservation, and path-traversal rejection.

  • .github/workflows/ci.yml — add integration-update job: adds githubnext/agentics/workflows/daily-team-status, creates local copies of its shared import files, runs gh aw update --force, and asserts relative paths survive.

# Before gh aw update (correct, after add)
imports:
  - shared/team-config.md

# After gh aw update — old behaviour (broken)
imports:
  - github/identity-core/.github/workflows/shared/team-config.md@cd32c168…

# After gh aw update — new behaviour (fixed, when file exists locally)
imports:
  - shared/team-config.md

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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits April 1, 2026 03:25
When `gh aw update` processes a workflow whose source uses relative
`imports:` paths (and optionally `@include` directives), it previously
rewrote *every* relative path to a cross-repo workflowspec
(owner/repo/path@sha), even when the target file already existed in the
consumer's local `.github/workflows/` tree.  At runtime the runner then
failed to find the file because the downloaded import lives in the
gitignored `.github/aw/imports/` cache.

Fix: add a `localWorkflowDir string` parameter to
`processImportsWithWorkflowSpec` and `processIncludesInContent`.  When
non-empty, any relative import/include path whose file exists on disk
under `localWorkflowDir` is left unchanged instead of being rewritten.

The fix is threaded through all call sites:
- override mode in `update_workflows.go` passes `filepath.Dir(wf.Path)`
- merge mode passes `wf.Path` to `MergeWorkflowContent`, which derives
  the dir and passes it on
- `hasLocalModifications` also receives the dir so that the
  remote↔local comparison is accurate (relative paths on both sides
  compare equal, eliminating false-positive "local modification"
  detections)

Add three new unit tests that verify:
- relative paths are preserved when local files exist
- relative paths are still rewritten when local files are absent
- `@include` directives are also preserved when local files exist

Add CI integration test `integration-update` that:
1. adds `githubnext/agentics/workflows/daily-team-status` to a fresh
   test workspace
2. creates local copies of its shared import files
3. runs `gh aw update --force --no-compile`
4. asserts that relative import paths were not rewritten

Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/sessions/423ed45c-12b0-487d-9758-4a395d34e28e

Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
- Extract isLocalFileForUpdate() helper that validates the resolved path
  remains within localWorkflowDir using filepath.Abs comparison to guard
  against path traversal in import paths (e.g. ../../etc/passwd)
- Add unit test TestIsLocalFileForUpdate_PathTraversal to confirm the
  guard works
- Replace fragile AWK pattern in ci.yml with Python-based YAML parsing
  for extracting relative import paths from the workflow frontmatter

Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/sessions/423ed45c-12b0-487d-9758-4a395d34e28e

Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix gh aw update to preserve local imports fix: preserve local relative imports during gh aw update Apr 1, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from pelikhan April 1, 2026 03:34
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Pull request overview

Fixes gh aw update rewriting local relative imports: paths and @include/{{#import}} directives into pinned cross-repo workflowspec references even when the referenced files exist locally, which could break runtime execution.

Changes:

  • Add localWorkflowDir plumbing through import/include processing so existing local relative paths are preserved during update.
  • Thread local workflow path/dir through update merge and modification-detection logic to avoid false-positive “local modifications”.
  • Add unit tests and a CI integration job to verify relative paths survive gh aw update --force when local files exist.

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pkg/cli/imports.go Preserves relative imports/includes when the referenced file exists under the local workflow directory; adds traversal guard helper.
pkg/cli/update_merge.go Passes local workflow dir/path through modification detection and merge flows to keep comparisons/rewrites symmetric.
pkg/cli/update_workflows.go Supplies the local workflow directory at update call sites (up-to-date check, merge, override).
pkg/cli/update_command_test.go Updates tests for new merge/modification function signatures.
pkg/cli/imports_test.go Adds tests for preserving local paths, rewriting when missing, include preservation, and traversal rejection.
.github/workflows/ci.yml Adds an integration job that asserts local relative imports are preserved after gh aw update --force.

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isLocalFileForUpdate treats any existing path as a valid “local file”, but os.Stat will also succeed for directories. That can cause imports:/@include entries that point at a directory (or other non-regular file types) to be preserved even though they aren’t valid include targets. Consider checking the returned FileInfo and requiring a regular file (and not a directory) before returning true.

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_, statErr := os.Stat(localPath)
return statErr == nil
fi, statErr := os.Stat(localPath)
if statErr != nil {
return false
}
return fi.Mode().IsRegular()

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for _, rel := range []string{"shared/team-config.md", "shared/aor-index.md"} {
dir := tmpDir + "/" + rel[:strings.LastIndex(rel, "/")]
if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("Failed to create dir %s: %v", dir, err)
}
if err := os.WriteFile(tmpDir+"/"+rel, []byte("# Shared content"), 0644); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("Failed to create file %s: %v", rel, err)
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These tests build paths using hard-coded "/" separators and string slicing (e.g., tmpDir+"/"+rel). This is not portable across OSes (notably Windows) and is inconsistent with the rest of the codebase’s use of filepath. Use filepath.Join, filepath.Dir, and friends when creating directories/files in tests.

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if grep -q "^imports:" "$WORKFLOW"; then
echo "✅ Workflow has an imports field" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
# Collect relative import paths (those without "@" — not yet cross-repo refs).
# Python is used for robust YAML-aware parsing instead of fragile AWK patterns.
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The comment says “Python is used for robust YAML-aware parsing”, but the script is using a regex over the raw file contents (not a YAML parser). This is misleading for future maintenance; either adjust the comment or switch to an actual YAML parser (e.g., python3 -c 'import yaml' or yq) if true YAML parsing is intended.

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# Python is used for robust YAML-aware parsing instead of fragile AWK patterns.
# Python is used here with a regex to extract imports from the YAML text (more maintainable than inline AWK),
# but it does not perform full YAML-aware parsing.

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@pelikhan pelikhan merged commit f3d24fe into main Apr 1, 2026
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@pelikhan pelikhan deleted the copilot/fix-gh-aw-update-rewriting-imports branch April 1, 2026 03:42
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gh aw update rewrites local imports: to cross-repo paths that fail at runtime

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