[copilot-pr-merged-report] PR #13517 Merged: Remove CLI step from audit-workflows, use MCP logs tool

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Summary

PR #13517 successfully merged on 2026-02-03 fixing a critical workflow failure in the audit-workflows daily job.

• Status: ✅ Merged and deployed
• Impact: High - fixes daily audit workflow failures
• Files Changed: 3 files (+8/-12 lines)
• Author: @copilot-swe-agent
• Reviewer: @pelikhan (approved)

Root Cause: Workflow attempted to execute ./gh-aw logs CLI command directly before the binary was built, causing No such file or directory errors.

Solution: Removed redundant CLI step and clarified MCP-based log collection using the agentic-workflows MCP server tool.

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What Changed

🔧 Workflow Configuration (.github/workflows/audit-workflows.md)

Removed direct CLI invocation step:

steps:
  - name: Download logs from last 24 hours
    env:
      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
    run: ./gh-aw logs --start-date -1d -o /tmp/gh-aw/aw-mcp/logs
```

**Added** clarified MCP tool usage instructions:
```
Use the agentic-workflows MCP tool `logs` with parameters:
- start_date: "-1d" (last 24 hours)
Output is saved to: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-mcp/logs
```

#### 📋 Compiled Workflow (`.github/workflows/audit-workflows.lock.yml`)

- Removed 4 lines containing the failing CLI step
- Updated frontmatter hash: `468877fb...` → `ff56a35b...`

#### 🧹 Test Cleanup (`actions/setup/js/parse_mcp_gateway_log.test.cjs`)

- Removed trailing whitespace on line 410 (cosmetic fix)

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### Problem Context

<details>
<summary><b>View Failure Details</b></summary>

**Failed Run**: [§21632332573](https://github.com/github/gh-aw/actions/runs/21632332573/job/62348131631#step:10:1)

**Error Message**:
```
./gh-aw: No such file or directory

Contradiction: The workflow frontmatter (line 66) explicitly stated: "Use gh-aw MCP server (not CLI directly)", but an earlier step attempted direct binary execution.

Timeline:

• Run failed at 2026-02-03 13:35:25 UTC (scheduled daily run)
• Previous successful run: 2026-02-02 04:25:45 UTC
• Fix PR created and merged: 2026-02-03 15:04:12 UTC

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Impact Analysis

✅ Benefits

1. Eliminates failure point: No more attempts to run binary before it exists
2. Aligns with architecture: Uses MCP-based design consistently
3. Clearer documentation: Agent now has explicit MCP tool usage example with parameters
4. Reduced complexity: Removes redundant step (MCP tool already configured in frontmatter)

📊 Workflow Health

Recent audit-workflows runs:

• Before fix: 1 failure (2026-02-03)
• Previous 4 runs: 100% success rate
• Expected: Return to stable daily execution

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Technical Details

View Architecture Context

MCP-Based Log Collection

The audit-workflows workflow is configured with the agentic-workflows MCP tool in its frontmatter:

tools:
  agentic-workflows:
  repo-memory:
    branch-name: memory/audit-workflows
    # ...
```

This provides the agent with direct access to the `logs` tool through the MCP server, eliminating the need for manual CLI invocation.

#### Why the CLI Step Failed

The workflow structure is:
1. **Activation job**: Checks workflow timestamps, sets up actions
2. **Agent job**: Runs the AI agent with configured tools

The removed CLI step ran in the **agent job** before the `gh-aw` binary was available. The correct approach is to let the agent call the MCP `logs` tool, which is already set up and authenticated.

#### Parameter Format

The clarified instructions now show the exact parameter format:
```
logs tool with parameters:
- start_date: "-1d"

Output location is documented: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-mcp/logs

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Recommendations

1. ✅ Monitor next scheduled run (2026-02-04 ~13:35 UTC) to confirm fix
2. ✅ Pattern check: Audit other workflows for similar CLI-before-build issues
3. ✅ Documentation: Consider adding MCP tool usage examples to workflow development guide

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Related Workflows

Workflows using similar MCP-based log collection (no action needed, using correct pattern):

• daily-observability-report.md
• workflow-health-manager.md
• ci-doctor.md

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References:

• §21632332573 - Failed run that triggered fix
• §21577338490 - Last successful run before failure

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