Suggested test: copilot/sparse-checkout-symlink-agents

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Motivation

Link to the gh-aw PR: github/gh-aw#43909 — fix: follow symlinks when generating sparse checkout for .github subdirs

When .github/agents (or .github/skills/.github/prompts) is a git symlink pointing to a directory outside .github/ (e.g. ../.ai/agents), the compiler-generated sparse checkout previously only fetched the symlink blob, leaving a dangling symlink at runtime and breaking any {{#runtime-import .github/agents/<agent>.md}} expression. The fix resolves symlinks and appends the real target path to extraPaths.

Proposed test

• Workflow file: test-copilot-sparse-checkout-symlink-agents.md
• Trigger: workflow_dispatch
• Engine: copilot
• Safe output: create-issue
• Variant: standard (or siderepo — see Notes)

Minimal test prompt sketch

A workflow that imports an agent file reachable only through a symlinked .github/agents directory. If the sparse checkout does not follow the symlink, the runtime-import fails and the run errors before the agent can create the issue. A successful issue creation confirms the fix is working.

New fixtures or secrets needed

New fixture required: The test repository (or githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo) needs a .github/agents symlink pointing to a directory outside .github/, with at least one .md agent file at the target location. This is the primary open question before this test can be written.

Notes

This may be best implemented as a siderepo variant to keep the fixture change isolated to githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo. Alternatively, the symlink could be added to githubnext/gh-aw-test itself. Needs fixture setup before the .md source can be written — hence an issue rather than a PR.

Warning

Firewall blocked 1 domain

The following domain was blocked by the firewall during workflow execution:

• awmgmcpg

To allow these domains, add them to the network.allowed list in your workflow frontmatter:

network:
  allowed:
    - defaults
    - "awmgmcpg"

See Network Configuration for more information.

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