Add VEX Generator agentic workflow sample#295
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[WIP] Add new agentic workflow sample from issue 22017
Add VEX Generator agentic workflow sample
Mar 24, 2026
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Adds the VEX Generator workflow to the agentics sample library, enabling auto-generation of OpenVEX v0.2.0 statements when Dependabot alerts are dismissed — capturing maintainer security assessments in a machine-readable format consumable by downstream scanners and SBOM tools.
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workflows/vex-generator.md— Workflow template withworkflow_dispatchtrigger accepting 8 inputs (alert details + dismissal reason). Maps Dependabot dismissal reasons to VEX statuses, constructs package purls, generates OpenVEX JSON to.vex/<ghsa-id>.json, and opens a PR viacreate-pull-requestsafe output. Moveddescription:to the top of frontmatter per repo convention.docs/vex-generator.md— Full documentation with mermaid flow diagram, input/dismissal-mapping tables, output format example, and added missinggh aw compilenote.README.md— Entry added under Security Workflows.Dismissal → VEX mapping
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