Add --raw-field flag to run command for workflow_dispatch inputs

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The run command lacked support for passing workflow inputs when triggering workflows with workflow_dispatch. Users could not set input values without manually invoking gh workflow run directly.

Changes

• Flag: Added --raw-field / -f StringArray flag accepting key=value format (matching gh workflow run argument names)
• Validation: Early validation ensures format correctness and non-empty keys before workflow resolution
• Integration: Converts inputs to -f key=value arguments passed to gh workflow run
• Error handling: Clear error messages for malformed inputs (invalid input format or key cannot be empty)

Usage

# Single input
gh aw run my-workflow -f environment=production

# Multiple inputs
gh aw run my-workflow -f version=2.0.0 -f tag=v2.0.0 -f dry_run=false

# Combined with existing flags
gh aw run my-workflow --ref main -f deploy_env=staging --verbose

Verbose output shows generated command:

Executing: gh workflow run my-workflow.lock.yml --ref main -f version=2.0.0 -f tag=v2.0.0

[!WARNING]

Original prompt

Add support for setting input values when running a workflow using the "run" command using the "--input" flag

gh run .. --input name value

Short name is -i

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Changeset

• Type: patch
• Description: Added support for passing workflow inputs to gh aw run via the new --raw-field (-f) flag; accepts key=value pairs and validates formatting. This forwards inputs to gh workflow run as -f key=value arguments.

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@copilot use same argument names as gh workflow run

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@copilot use same argument names as gh workflow run

Changed to use --raw-field / -f to match gh workflow run argument names in commit 1c46fc9.

The flag now accepts the same format as the GitHub CLI:

gh aw run workflow -f key=value -f env=prod

Help output shows the updated flag:

-f, --raw-field stringArray   Add a string parameter in key=value format (can be used multiple times)

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Smoke Test Results - Claude (Sonnet 4.5)

Recent PRs:

• Support updating existing issues by tracker-id in create_issue safe output #6019: Support updating existing issues by tracker-id
• Update portfolio-analyst workflow to use real data from gh aw logs #6015: Update portfolio-analyst workflow to use real data

Test Results:
✅ GitHub MCP (2 PRs fetched)
✅ File Writing (/tmp/gh-aw/agent/)
✅ Bash Tool (verified files)
✅ Playwright (GitHub page loaded, title confirmed)
✅ Cache Memory (/tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/)
❌ Safe Input gh Tool (not tested - tool not available)

Status: PASS (5/6 core tests passed)

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Smoke Test Results

Last 2 Merged PRs:

• Support updating existing issues by tracker-id in create_issue safe output #6019: Support updating existing issues by tracker-id
• Update portfolio-analyst workflow to use real data from gh aw logs #6015: Update portfolio-analyst to use real data

✅ GitHub MCP Testing
✅ File Writing Testing
✅ Bash Tool Testing
✅ Default Toolset Validation (get_me correctly unavailable)
✅ Cache Memory Testing

Status: PASS

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Smoke Test Results

Last 2 Merged PRs: ❌ (safeinputs-gh tool HTTP/HTTPS error)
File Writing: ✅
Bash Tool: ✅
Serena MCP: ❌ (not available in this workflow)
Safe Input gh Tool: ❌ (HTTP/HTTPS configuration issue)

Overall Status: ❌ FAIL

Test file created: /tmp/gh-aw/agent/smoke-test-copilot-20097778037.txt

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Smoke Test Results - Run 20097778036

✅ Playwright MCP: Page loaded, title verified: "GitHub · Change is constant. GitHub keeps you ahead. · GitHub"
✅ Cache Memory: File created and verified at /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/smoke-test-20097778036.txt
❌ Safe Input gh Tool: Failed - HTTP protocol error (http: server gave HTTP response to HTTPS client)

Overall Status: FAIL (1 of 3 tests failed)

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PRs reviewed:

• Update portfolio-analyst workflow to use real data from gh aw logs
• [specs] Update layout specification - 2025-12-10
  Tests:
• Filesystem/cache writes/read ✅
• Playwright GitHub title ✅
• safeinputs-gh (gh issues list --limit 3) ❌ command not found
  Overall: FAIL

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