Remove workdir field from generated MCP server configuration #11640

Copilot · 2026-01-24T11:54:55Z

Plan: Remove workdir from generated MCP server configuration

Reference: https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw/actions/runs/21314660252/job/61355672198#step:24:1

Context:
The generated mcpserver.config is including a workdir field that needs to be removed. This affects both JSON (Copilot/Claude) and TOML (Codex) format configurations.

Changes Required:

Understand the codebase and identify where workdir is added
Remove workdir from JSON format in renderAgenticWorkflowsMCPConfigWithOptions
Remove workdir from TOML format in renderAgenticWorkflowsMCPConfigTOML
Update related tests that verify workdir presence
Run tests to validate changes
Run make agent-finish before committing
Merge main branch
Recompile workflows

Changes Made:

Removed workdir field from JSON format MCP config (line 86 in mcp-config-builtin.go)
Removed workdir field from TOML format MCP config (line 142 in mcp-config-builtin.go)
Updated test expectations in mcp_config_refactor_test.go to no longer expect workdir
Verified all related tests pass
Manually tested with sample workflows to confirm workdir is removed
Merged main branch
Recompiled all workflow lock files to reflect the workdir removal

Original prompt

Reference: https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw/actions/runs/21314660252/job/61355672198#step:24:1

Remove
  "workdir": "/home/runner/work/gh-aw/gh-aw",
from generated mcpserver.config

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Changeset

Type: patch
Description: Removed the stray workdir field from generated MCP server configs for agentic workflows.

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Type: patch
Description: Removed the stray workdir field from generated MCP server configs for agentic workflows.

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github-actions · 2026-01-24T12:14:00Z

GitHub MCP: Fix markdown code region balancer for mismatched fence lengths / Run discussion-task-miner every 4 hours instead of daily ✅
Safeinputs gh: [WIP] Update upgrade doc page to include agentic upgrade instructions / [WIP] Update GitHub Actions workflows documentation with safe output types ✅
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Tavily search ✅; File write ✅
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pelikhan · 2026-01-24T12:14:18Z

@copilot merge main, recompile

pelikhan · 2026-01-24T12:16:23Z

@copilot merge main, recompile

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Copilot · 2026-01-24T12:22:58Z

@copilot merge main, recompile

Merged main and recompiled workflows. The workdir field has been removed from all 10 affected workflow lock files. (eacec01)

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Copilot · 2026-01-24T12:27:59Z

@copilot merge main, recompile

Already up-to-date. The branch was merged with main and workflows were recompiled in the previous commit (eacec01). No new changes on main since then.

github-actions · 2026-01-24T12:28:42Z

✅ Replace manual prompt with console.ConfirmAction() in remove command
✅ Fix markdown code region balancer for mismatched fence lengths
✅ Add agentic upgrade instructions to documentation
✅ Add missing dispatch-workflow to safe output documentation
✅ Serena MCP activate_project
✅ Playwright title contains GitHub
✅ Tavily search returned results
✅ File write + cat verification
✅ Discussion oracle comment posted
Overall status: PASS

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github-actions · 2026-01-24T12:28:57Z

✅ Smoke test PASS

PRs tested:

Add agentic upgrade tip to documentation #11643 - Add agentic upgrade instructions to documentation
Add missing dispatch-workflow to safe output documentation #11642 - Add missing dispatch-workflow to safe output documentation

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Smoke Test Results

PRs Retrieved: #11643, #11642

Test	Result
GitHub MCP	✅
Safe Inputs GH CLI	✅
Serena MCP	✅
Make Build	✅
Playwright	✅
Tavily Search	✅
File Writing	✅
Bash Tool	✅
Discussion Interaction	✅

Overall Status: PASS

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Copilot AI and others added 5 commits January 24, 2026 11:31

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Initial plan: Update gh-aw-mcpg to v0.0.78

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Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw into copil…

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Merge main and recompile workflows after workdir removal

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