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Copilot AI commented Feb 2, 2026

Dispatch workflow tools were skipped during registration when _workflow_name metadata was present but failed the truthy check (empty strings, wrong types).

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Tool detection - Replace simple truthy check with explicit validation:

// Before: fails on "" or wrong types
const isDispatchWorkflowTool = !!tool._workflow_name;

// After: validates string presence
const isDispatchWorkflowTool = tool._workflow_name && 
                               typeof tool._workflow_name === "string" && 
                               tool._workflow_name.length > 0;

Diagnostics - Log actual metadata values and tool properties when registration fails:

const toolMeta = tool._workflow_name !== undefined 
  ? ` (_workflow_name: ${JSON.stringify(tool._workflow_name)})` 
  : "";
logger.debug(`Skipping tool ${tool.name}${toolMeta} - not enabled in config (tool has ${Object.keys(tool).length} properties: ${Object.keys(tool).join(", ")})`);

Affects: actions/setup/js/safe_outputs_mcp_server_http.cjs

Original prompt

Fix missing_tool:
✓ Recorded missing tool: test_workflow (dispatch_workflow MCP tool)
Reason: The test_workflow MCP tool was not registered by the safeoutputs server. Server logs show "Skipping tool test_workflow - not enabled in config" despite dispatch_workflow configuration existing.
Alternatives: Fix server logic to check for dispatch_workflow config when registering tools with _workflow_name metadata. The tool exists in tools.json but isn't accessible.
See https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw/actions/runs/21572819501/job/62155052742


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mnkiefer and others added 4 commits February 2, 2026 08:47
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Co-authored-by: mnkiefer <8320933+mnkiefer@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: mnkiefer <8320933+mnkiefer@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix missing tool registration for test_workflow Fix dispatch_workflow tool registration with explicit type validation Feb 2, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from mnkiefer February 2, 2026 08:01
@mnkiefer mnkiefer marked this pull request as ready for review February 2, 2026 08:01
@mnkiefer mnkiefer merged commit 7adcf8f into main Feb 2, 2026
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@mnkiefer mnkiefer deleted the copilot/fix-missing-tool-registration branch February 2, 2026 08:05
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