Add --allow-all-paths flag for edit tool in copilot engine#1871
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Add --allow-all-paths flag for edit tool in copilot engine#1871
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- Replace --add-dir / with --allow-all-paths flag when edit tool is enabled - Update comment to link to specific GitHub issue comment - Update tests to check for --allow-all-paths instead of --add-dir / - Rename test function to reflect new flag name Fixes: github/copilot-cli#67 (comment) Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
All workflows using copilot engine with edit tool have been recompiled to use the new --allow-all-paths flag instead of --add-dir / Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Update copilot engine to include --allow-all-paths flag
Add --allow-all-paths flag for edit tool in copilot engine
Oct 17, 2025
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Overview
This PR updates the copilot engine to use the
--allow-all-pathsflag instead of--add-dir /when the edit tool is enabled, addressing path permission issues with the GitHub Copilot CLI.Changes
Code Updates
pkg/workflow/copilot_engine.go--add-dir /with--allow-all-pathsflag for edit tool supportpkg/workflow/copilot_engine_test.goTestCopilotEngineEditToolAddsRootDirtoTestCopilotEngineEditToolAddsAllowAllPathsWorkflow Recompilation
All existing workflows using the copilot engine with edit tool have been recompiled to use the new flag:
mcp-inspector.lock.ymlpoem-bot.lock.ymlq.lock.ymlrepo-tree-map.lock.ymlscout.lock.ymltidy.lock.ymlExample
Before:
copilot --add-dir /tmp/gh-aw/ ... --allow-tool write --add-dir / --prompt "$COPILOT_CLI_INSTRUCTION"After:
copilot --add-dir /tmp/gh-aw/ ... --allow-tool write --allow-all-paths --prompt "$COPILOT_CLI_INSTRUCTION"Testing
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