Add `gh aw update --repo` support with isolated shallow checkout and target-repo PR flow by Copilot · Pull Request #32213 · github/gh-aw

Copilot · 2026-05-14T20:47:55Z

update previously operated only on the current repository. This change adds cross-repository targeting so updates can be applied to another repo via --repo, using an isolated checkout under .github/aw/updates, with optional PR creation in that target repo.

CLI surface
- Adds --repo/-r to gh aw update.
- Keeps --pr / --create-pull-request behavior, now supported in target-repo mode.
Target-repo execution model
- For --repo owner/repo, performs a shallow clone (--depth=1) into:
  - .github/aw/updates/<sanitized-repo-id>
- Runs the existing update pipeline from inside that checkout, so workflow updates, include resolution, lock updates, and compile behavior apply to the target repository context.
Ignored workspace for transient checkouts
- Ensures .github/aw/updates/.gitignore exists and ignores all checkout contents while preserving the .gitignore file itself.
PR creation in target repo
- In --repo mode with --pr, creates the PR from the cloned target repository (not the caller repo), using the existing PR helper flow.
Integration coverage
- Extends update integration expectations to include --repo in command help and validates flag recognition path.

# Update workflows in a different repository
gh aw update --repo owner/repo

# Update + open PR in the target repository
gh aw update --repo owner/repo --pr

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Pull request overview

Adds gh aw update --repo support to run workflow updates against a target repository checkout and optionally create a PR there.

Changes:

Registers --repo/-r for update and documents it in help/examples.
Adds target-repo update flow using a shallow gh repo clone under .github/aw/updates.
Adds integration assertions for help text and flag recognition.

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File	Description
`pkg/cli/update_command.go`	Adds target repository checkout/update/PR flow and checkout gitignore handling.
`pkg/cli/update_integration_test.go`	Extends update command integration coverage for `--repo`.

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+	checkoutDir := filepath.Join(updatesDir, sanitizeRepoPath(targetRepo))
+	if err := shallowCloneTargetRepo(ctx, targetRepo, checkoutDir); err != nil {


 	assert.Contains(t, outputStr, "no-merge", "Help should document --no-merge flag")
 	assert.Contains(t, outputStr, "no-redirect", "Help should document --no-redirect flag")
 	assert.Contains(t, outputStr, "disable-security-scanner", "Help should document --disable-security-scanner flag")
+	assert.Contains(t, outputStr, "repo", "Help should document --repo flag")


github-actions · 2026-05-14T21:03:49Z

@copilot review all comments — please address any unresolved review feedback. Once addressed, push fixup commits and request re-review, or post a short completion plan summarizing remaining blockers. (pr-sous-chef run: 25885271535)

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pelikhan · 2026-05-14T21:55:25Z

@copilot add ci integration test job that run gh aw update --repo for githubnext/agentic-ops

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Copilot · 2026-05-14T22:00:40Z

@copilot add ci integration test job that run gh aw update --repo for githubnext/agentic-ops

Added in f8c8a6d.

ci.yml now includes a new integration-update-target-repo job that builds gh-aw and runs:
gh-aw update --repo githubnext/agentic-ops --no-compile --verbose

github-actions · 2026-05-14T22:44:18Z

@copilot review all comments
Please address unresolved review feedback and summarize remaining blockers.

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pelikhan · 2026-05-14T23:40:26Z

@copilot merge main and recompile

…d-repo-support # Conflicts: # .github/workflows/daily-cache-strategy-analyzer.lock.yml # .github/workflows/daily-fact.lock.yml # .github/workflows/daily-observability-report.lock.yml # .github/workflows/duplicate-code-detector.lock.yml # .github/workflows/grumpy-reviewer.lock.yml # .github/workflows/issue-arborist.lock.yml # .github/workflows/necromancer.lock.yml # .github/workflows/pr-sous-chef.lock.yml # .github/workflows/schema-feature-coverage.lock.yml # .github/workflows/smoke-call-workflow.lock.yml # .github/workflows/smoke-codex.lock.yml Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

…nges from #32200 and #32213 (#32236)

feat: add update --repo target checkout flow

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[docs] Self-healing documentation fixes from issue analysis - 2026-05-15 #32229

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docs: sync frontmatter-full.md and cli.md with schema/CLI surface changes from #32200 and #32213 #32236

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[aw-failures] PR Sous Chef: update_pull_request with update_branch: true fails workflow on benign GitHub API responses #32243

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Handle update_pull_request update-branch soft 422s as non-fatal in safe outputs #32246

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		checkoutDir := filepath.Join(updatesDir, sanitizeRepoPath(targetRepo))
		if err := shallowCloneTargetRepo(ctx, targetRepo, checkoutDir); err != nil {

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