Update Q workflow prompt to never modify itself and target workflows from GitHub context#30476
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Pull request overview
Updates the Q workflow prompt to more explicitly scope Q’s behavior, including prohibiting self-modification and improving how Q selects which workflows to analyze based on GitHub context.
Changes:
- Expands
/qinvocation context to include discussions and emphasizes using the current GitHub context. - Adds a hard rule forbidding modifications to
.github/workflows/q.md. - Clarifies target workflow selection rules, including ambiguity handling and excluding Q as a target.
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| File | Description |
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.github/workflows/q.md |
Refines Q’s mission prompt, adds a self-modification prohibition, and clarifies target workflow selection from issue/PR/discussion context. |
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Summary
.github/workflows/q.mdprompt guidance for Q.github/workflows/q.md)Validation
make build && make fmtmake recompilemake agent-report-progresssecret_scanningon changed fileparallel_validation(Code Review ✅, CodeQL ✅)