Move cache-memory and repo-memory restore steps before user steps: in agent job

[Copilot]

cache-memory and repo-memory restore steps were emitted after the user's frontmatter steps: block, so custom steps always saw empty /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/ and /tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/ directories — forcing authors to manually duplicate state via raw actions/cache.

Changes

• compiler_yaml_main_job.go — in generateRuntimeAndWorkspaceSetupSteps, move generateCacheMemorySteps and generateRepoMemorySteps calls to before emitCustomSteps. New order:

  1. Runtime setup prelude (checkout, tool cache redirect, runtime installs)
  2. create_gh_aw_tmp_dir + GHE config + DIFC proxy
  3. generateCacheSteps → generateCacheMemorySteps → generateRepoMemorySteps ← moved here
  4. emitCustomSteps (user steps:)

• compiler_yaml_main_job_test.go — adds TestMemoryRestoreStepsOrderBeforeCustomSteps asserting by string position that both memory restore sections appear before user custom steps in the generated YAML.

• 54 .lock.yml files — regenerated; affected workflows now have memory populated before any user step runs.

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Pull request overview

This PR updates the gh-aw workflow compiler so cache-memory and repo-memory restore/setup steps are emitted before a workflow author’s frontmatter steps: block, ensuring user-defined deterministic steps can read from /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/ and /tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/ without re-implementing restore logic.

Changes:

• Reordered main-job step emission so cache-memory and repo-memory setup run before user custom steps.
• Added a unit test asserting the generated YAML places both memory restore sections before custom steps.
• Regenerated many compiled .lock.yml workflows to reflect the new step ordering.

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File	Description
pkg/workflow/compiler_yaml_main_job.go	Reorders step emission so memory restore/setup occurs before user steps:.
pkg/workflow/compiler_yaml_main_job_test.go	Adds a test asserting cache-memory/repo-memory steps are emitted before custom steps.
.github/workflows/workflow-health-manager.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/weekly-issue-summary.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/weekly-blog-post-writer.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/unbloat-docs.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/technical-doc-writer.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/super-linter.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/step-name-alignment.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/static-analysis-report.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/stale-repo-identifier.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/slide-deck-maintainer.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/safe-output-health.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/repository-quality-improver.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/python-data-charts.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/prompt-clustering-analysis.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/portfolio-analyst.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/org-health-report.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/jsweep.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/hippo-embed.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/gpclean.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/go-logger.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/glossary-maintainer.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/github-mcp-structural-analysis.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/detection-analysis-report.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/dependabot-burner.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/deep-report.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/dead-code-remover.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/dataflow-pr-discussion-dataset.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-spdd-spec-planner.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-sentrux-report.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-security-observability.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-safe-output-optimizer.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-repo-chronicle.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-performance-summary.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-news.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-issues-report.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-hippo-learn.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-fact.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-experiment-report.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-community-attribution.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/daily-code-metrics.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/copilot-session-insights.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/copilot-pr-prompt-analysis.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/copilot-pr-nlp-analysis.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/copilot-pr-merged-report.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/copilot-opt.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/copilot-centralization-optimizer.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/copilot-agent-analysis.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/ci-doctor.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/ci-coach.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/aw-failure-investigator.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/audit-workflows.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/api-consumption-report.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/agentic-token-optimizer.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.
.github/workflows/agentic-token-audit.lock.yml	Regenerated to reflect new memory/custom-step ordering.

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[github-actions]

Hey @Copilot 👋 — great catch on the memory restore ordering bug! Fixing the step emission order so that cache-memory and repo-memory directories are populated before any user steps: run is exactly the right approach, and the regenerated .lock.yml files confirm the fix propagates correctly across all affected workflows.

The PR is well-scoped, includes a dedicated test (TestMemoryRestoreStepsOrderBeforeCustomSteps) that asserts ordering by string position, and has a clear description of both the root cause and the new step order. This looks ready for review. ✅

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🤖 PR Triage · Run §28868091227

Field	Value
Category	bug
Risk	High
Score	78 / 100
Action	batch_review
Batch	pr-batch:memory-ordering

Score breakdown: Impact 40 · Urgency 25 · Quality 13

Rationale: Fixes critical ordering bug — cache-memory + repo-memory steps emitted AFTER user steps:, causing empty memory dirs. Large diff (+704/-648, 56 files) is generated workflow YAML. CI passing. Bot COMMENTED. Batch with #44015 (same theme: memory hydration before user steps).

Labels: pr-type:bug pr-risk:high pr-priority:high pr-action:batch_review pr-batch:memory-ordering

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[pelikhan]

@copilot merge main and recompile. Fix conflicts with comment memory

[Copilot]

@copilot merge main and recompile. Fix conflicts with comment memory

Addressed in 3a5dea2. Merged origin/main, preserved the upstream comment-memory presteps behavior during conflict resolution, recompiled workflows, refreshed the affected WASM golden files, and reran the repo validation gate.

[gh-aw-bot]

@copilot please run the pr-finisher skill, address unresolved review comments, and rerun checks once the branch is up to date.

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[Copilot]

@copilot please run the pr-finisher skill, address unresolved review comments, and rerun checks once the branch is up to date.

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Branch is already up to date with main at 1c429fa. I ran the pr-finisher pass locally (make fmt, make lint, make test-unit, make test, make recompile) and the targeted TestMemoryRestoreStepsOrderBeforeCustomSteps check also passed. The remaining Copilot review thread is obsolete on the current HEAD: generateCacheSteps now stays after custom steps, while cache-memory/repo-memory restore steps remain before them. I can’t re-trigger GitHub Actions from the cloud agent, so a maintainer will need to rerun CI on this HEAD.

[gh-aw-bot]

@copilot please run the pr-finisher skill, address unresolved review comments, and rerun checks once the branch is up to date.

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