Adds gh aw upgrade to update repositories to the latest gh-aw version. Previously users had to manually run gh aw init to update agent files and gh aw fix --write to migrate deprecated syntax.

Changes

• New command: gh aw upgrade

  • Updates agent/prompt files to latest templates (init functionality)
  • Applies codemods to migrate deprecated fields (fix functionality)
  • Always upgrades all workflows in the directory
  • Supports --no-fix flag to skip codemods
  • Supports --dir flag for custom workflow directories

• Implementation: pkg/cli/upgrade_command.go

  • Calls updateAgentFiles() to ensure latest templates
  • Calls RunFix() with write enabled to apply codemods to all workflows
  • Skips compilation by default (users run gh aw compile after)

• Test coverage: pkg/cli/upgrade_command_test.go

  • Tests agent file updates, codemod application, flag behavior
  • Validates that all workflows are upgraded together
  • Tests error handling for non-git repositories

Usage

gh aw upgrade                    # Upgrade all workflows
gh aw upgrade --no-fix          # Update agent files only
gh aw upgrade --dir custom/workflows  # Upgrade workflows in custom directory
gh aw compile                    # Compile after upgrading

The command always processes all workflows in the directory, migrating deprecated syntax (e.g., timeout_minutes → timeout-minutes) and updating all agent files in a single operation.

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