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[WIP] Add Copilot to allowlist in cla.yml file
Add copilot-swe-agent[bot] to CLA allowlist
Oct 24, 2025
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Overview
This PR adds
copilot-swe-agent[bot]to the CLA allowlist in the GitHub Actions workflow configuration to ensure that Copilot contributions are automatically exempted from CLA signature requirements.Changes
Updated
.github/workflows/cla.ymlto includecopilot-swe-agent[bot]in the allowlist alongside the existingdependabot[bot]andsteseeentries.Rationale
GitHub Copilot (appearing as
copilot-swe-agent[bot]in commit history) is an automated tool that creates contributions on behalf of the repository. Similar to how Dependabot is already allowlisted, Copilot should be exempted from CLA signing requirements since:Testing
This is a minimal configuration change with no functional code modifications.
Original prompt
This pull request was created as a result of the following prompt from Copilot chat.
✨ Let Copilot coding agent set things up for you — coding agent works faster and does higher quality work when set up for your repo.