refactor: remove repo-memory usage and lock-file patching, favor cache-memory#2847
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…ck.yml + compile patch + docs - All 14 news-*.lock.yml: add `continue-on-error: true` to `Commit cache-memory changes` step so a corrupted/missing .git from a restored Actions cache never fails the agent job. - compile-agentic-workflows.yml: add post-compile Python patch step to re-apply the fix automatically after every `gh aw compile --purge`, making it durable against recompilation. - prompts/07-commit-and-pr.md: document checkout settings (fetch-depth: 1 is sufficient for cache-memory, no special settings needed) and the continue-on-error resilience fix. Co-authored-by: pethers <1726836+pethers@users.noreply.github.com>
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…e-memory - Remove Python post-compile patch step from compile-agentic-workflows.yml (lock files should never be patched; fixes belong in source .md files) - Remove all repo-memory references from copilot-instructions.md, prompts, and skills (repo-memory is not used by any news workflow) - Update memory documentation to recommend cache-memory as the sole cross-run persistence mechanism (~7-14 day retention via Actions cache) - Update cache-memory resilience docs to not depend on patched lock files Co-authored-by: pethers <1726836+pethers@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR aligns the agentic workflow documentation and generated workflow outputs with the repository policy that .lock.yml files are compiler output (not hand-edited artifacts), and standardizes cross-run state guidance on cache-memory (removing repo-memory references).
Changes:
- Removes/avoids post-compilation lock-file patching and relies on compilation output for workflow-step behavior.
- Updates multiple generated
news-*.lock.ymlworkflows to make theCommit cache-memory changesstep non-blocking (continue-on-error: true). - Refactors docs/prompts/skills to remove
repo-memoryguidance and documentcache-memorypatterns.
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| .github/workflows/news-year-ahead.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-weekly-review.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-week-ahead.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-translate.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-realtime-monitor.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-quarter-ahead.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-propositions.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-motions.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-monthly-review.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-month-ahead.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-interpellations.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-evening-analysis.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-election-cycle.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/workflows/news-committee-reports.lock.yml | Makes cache-memory commit step non-blocking via continue-on-error: true. |
| .github/skills/github-agentic-workflows/SKILL.md | Removes repo-memory guidance and updates memory guidance to cache-memory. |
| .github/skills/gh-aw-workflow-authoring/SKILL.md | Updates cross-run memory patterns to recommend cache-memory only. |
| .github/skills/gh-aw-README.md | Updates tool configuration examples to use cache-memory (not repo-memory). |
| .github/skills/gh-aw-mcp-configuration/SKILL.md | Updates guidance to prefer cache-memory over generic MCP memory. |
| .github/prompts/07-commit-and-pr.md | Documents cache-memory recovery/resilience behaviors and checkout notes. |
| .github/prompts/00-base-contract.md | Removes repo-memory-specific wording from the base workflow contract. |
| .github/copilot-instructions.md | Updates Copilot instructions to configure cache-memory instead of repo-memory. |
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| **Memory Types:** | ||
| - **cache-memory**: 7-day retention (GitHub Actions cache) | ||
| - **repo-memory**: Unlimited retention (Git branch) | ||
| - **cache-memory**: 7-14 day retention (GitHub Actions cache) | ||
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| | Mechanism | Persistence | Scope | Use Case | | ||
| |-----------|------------|-------|----------| | ||
| | `repo-memory:` | Git-backed, permanent | Cross-workflow via shared branch | Shared state across workflows (e.g., dedup indexes, quality scores) | | ||
| | `cache-memory:` | GitHub Actions cache, ~7 days | Per-workflow or shared via key | Session state, intermediate results | | ||
| | `cache-memory:` | GitHub Actions cache, ~7-14 days | Per-workflow or shared via key | Session state, intermediate results, cross-run context | | ||
| | `cache:` | GitHub Actions cache | Per-workflow | Dependencies, build artifacts | |
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| playwright: # Browser automation (optional, for visual validation) | ||
| repo-memory: # Persistent memory across workflow runs | ||
| branch-name: memory/news-generation | ||
| allowed-extensions: [".md", ".json"] | ||
| max-file-size: 51200 | ||
| max-file-count: 50 | ||
| max-patch-size: 51200 | ||
| cache-memory: # Session state persisted via GitHub Actions cache (~7-14 days) | ||
| key: news-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ inputs.article_date || 'today' }} | ||
| retention-days: 14 |
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| bash: true # Shell commands | ||
| playwright: # Browser automation (where needed) | ||
| repo-memory: # Persistent memory across runs | ||
| branch-name: memory/news-generation | ||
| cache-memory: # Session state persisted via GitHub Actions cache (~7-14 days) | ||
| key: news-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ inputs.article_date || 'today' }} | ||
| retention-days: 14 |
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| **Checkout settings:** `fetch-depth: 1` is sufficient for `cache-memory`. gh-aw manages a self-contained git repo inside `/tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/` independently of the main workspace. No special `checkout.fetch:` or `fetch-depth: 0` setting is required. The `actions/checkout` step's global git config (user identity) is inherited automatically. | ||
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…identity attribution - SKILL.md (github-agentic-workflows): retention is configurable via retention-days - SKILL.md (gh-aw-workflow-authoring): retention is configurable, eviction-dependent - gh-aw-README.md: retention configured per workflow - copilot-instructions.md: retention configured per workflow, eviction-dependent - 07-commit-and-pr.md: git identity set by dedicated step, not actions/checkout Co-authored-by: pethers <1726836+pethers@users.noreply.github.com>
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Lock files were being patched post-compilation by a Python script in
compile-agentic-workflows.ymlto injectcontinue-on-error: trueinto cache-memory steps. This is fundamentally wrong —.lock.ymlfiles are generated artifacts from.mdsources. Additionally,repo-memorywas referenced throughout documentation despite not being used by any workflow.Removed: lock-file patching
compile-agentic-workflows.yml.mdconfigRemoved:
repo-memoryreferences.github/copilot-instructions.md— replaced withcache-memorytool config.github/prompts/00-base-contract.md,07-commit-and-pr.md.github/skills/gh-aw-workflow-authoring/SKILL.md— memory table now shows onlycache-memory+cache.github/skills/gh-aw-README.md— tool config example.github/skills/github-agentic-workflows/SKILL.md— removed "Repo Memory" section.github/skills/gh-aw-mcp-configuration/SKILL.md— checklist itemNo changes to source workflows
All 14
news-*.mdfiles already usecache-memory:correctly — no modifications needed.