v0.3.5

Highlights

• Added new workshop content: Step 29 on teaching agents domain knowledge with Skills, and side quests on skill injection strategies, A/B round-robin experiments, repo poisoning, and the agentic-workflows skill dispatcher.
• Expanded theme-aware (light/dark) diagrams across many steps, including preflight troubleshooting, cache-memory loops, runner label dispatch, audit lifecycle, permission-error decisions, MCP agent loop, and PR reviewer architecture.
• Brand and accessibility pass: migrated multiple workshop SVGs to the GitHub brand palette and fixed several color-contrast violations.
• Consistency fix across dozens of files: standardized Checkpoint headings to use the :white_check_mark: shortcode instead of raw Unicode checkmarks.
• Numerous workshop readability and UX improvements: wider markdown body on large desktops, fixed page gutters and touch target sizing, wrapped long code lines, and clarified gh-aw permission, environment, and init-behavior guidance.
• Ongoing "add gh-aw doc links" passes threading official documentation references throughout the workshop.

Changes since v0.3.4

• Diagram and SVG fixes: architecture clarifications, contrast fixes, brand-palette migrations, and new theme-aware diagrams for steps 07d, 08b, 14, 17, 20–25, and 27 (#2449, #2456, #2458, #2460, #2554, #2559, #2588, #2668, #2711, #2730, #2799, #2826, #2841, #2860, #2874, #2893, #3053, #3145, #3285)
• Checkpoint heading consistency fixes replacing raw Unicode ✅ with the :white_check_mark: shortcode (#2553, #2665, #2716, #2728, #2748, #2763, #2775, #2788, #2797)
• New workshop content: Step 29 on Skills (#2657), skill injection strategies side quest (#2836), A/B round-robin deep-dive (#2867), repo poisoning improvements (#2729, side-quest-17-07 #2827), agentic-workflows skill dispatcher primer (#3080), failure-modes primer extraction (#2949)
• Workshop documentation link passes adding gh-aw doc references across many files (#2468, #2483, #2555, #2669, #2718, #2734, #2802, #2815, #2828, #2875, #2895, #2937, #3068, #3434, #3641, #3689, #3970)
• Guideline violation cleanups across batches of files (#2479, #2538, #2574, #2642, #3677, #3882)
• UX and accessibility fixes: workshop page gutters and touch targets (#2490), wide-code-line wrapping (#2674), wider markdown body on desktop (#2712), image width cap increase (#2721)
• Content clarity and correctness fixes: safe-outputs array syntax (#2489), second-person voice in data-ops checkpoints (#2492), note-style security callout (#2491), permission-error alert downgrade (#2593), broken OpenAI links (#2592), ordered list numbering (#2659), bare code fence language labels (#2658), environment reference clarity (#2840), credential guidance (#7b05e68 / #2868), gh aw init behavior sync (#3111), workflow_dispatch reference link (#6b7ce60 / #4047), gh aw add access model and private:true docs (#4167), research node source URLs (#8435280 / #3177), broken gh-aw overview anchor (#4ec6259 / #3070), Markdown emphasis lint fix (#3985)
• Infrastructure: upgraded agentic workflows with prerelease auto-upgrades enabled and switched to GitHub.com artifact actions (#2935, #2936)
• Golden Ticket and README updates: added welcome callout, removed duplicate callout, added demo environment request notes for facilitators
• Workshop reader typography refresh (#4176)

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v0.3.4

Highlights

• Added workshop step 28: Orchestrate Multiple Agentic Workflows
• New theme-aware SVG diagrams for sandbox boundaries, security layers, and key terms
• Accessibility improvements: raised touch targets, text contrast fixes, and mobile viewport fixes

Changes since v0.3.3

• feat: add workshop step 28 — Orchestrate Multiple Agentic Workflows (#2414)
• Add theme-aware SVG pair for sandbox boundary diagram (#2418)
• Add theme-aware explanatory diagram for three key terms (#2416)
• Add theme-aware security layers diagram for step 05b (#2435)
• Raise mobile docs gutter and menu toggle touch target (#2399)
• Raise workshop header and code-copy controls to 44px interactive targets (#2430)
• Raise two light-theme label colors in 05b security layers SVG to meet WCAG contrast (#2443)
• Raise text contrast in 05-three-terms-light.svg (#2428)
• Apply GitHub brand guidance to visual workflows and SVG validation (#2389)
• Restore brand-compliant page gutters for workshop SPA content (#2444)
• fix: prevent code block viewport overflow at 360px mobile (#2445)
• Prevent duplicate workshop-page view transitions during hash navigation (#2386)
• Disable workshop page transition animation (#2395)
• Fix workshop page annotation order (#2393)
• Fix side-menu completed marker escape sequence (#2448)
• Fix broken GitHub Actions docs link in enterprise side-quest guidance (#2447)
• fix: replace compile --validate with compile in side-quest-11-06 (#2433)
• Correct audit reference network and parse guidance (#2403)
• Correct network.allowed syntax in runner infrastructure side quest (#2405)
• Link --watch guidance to official CLI documentation (#2404)
• Clarify gh aw forecast side quest docs (#2429)
• workshop docs: add gh-aw doc links (rounds 5, 14, and more) (#2397, #2419, #2439)
• trim redundant doc_url_map schema example from workshop-sync-check (#2388)
• Remove redundant Safe Outputs table from guidelines-enforcer (#2413)
• [WIP] Remove Objectives block and fix Phase 1 numbering in q.md (#2446)

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v0.3.3

Highlights

• Added GitHub brand skill for applying GitHub-inspired brand guidance to workshop experiences

Changes since v0.3.2

• Add github-workshop-brand Copilot skill with visual, editorial, accessibility, and trademark rules for workshop surfaces (8377e2a)

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v0.3.2

Highlights

• Added CSS View Transitions, a victory banner on full checkpoint completion, and a micro progress bar in the sidebar for a smoother workshop navigation experience
• New theme-aware diagrams and light/dark image variants across workshop steps 01–14 and side quests
• GitHub emoji (GFM shortcodes) and Primer octicon SVGs now render correctly in docs
• New side quest: Self-Hosted Runner Infrastructure Deep Dive
• New training plan step: Step 27 for eval-driven workflow quality verification
• YAML and Markdown code blocks now render with editor chrome and syntax highlighting

Changes since v0.3.1

• Polished checkpoint UI: clearer checkbox markers, non-interactive pre-checkpoint checkboxes, scoped checkpoint tracker, and improved visual chrome (#2225, #2232, #2243, #2249, #2250, #2253)
• Added CSS View Transitions and victory banner for page navigation (#2233, #2231)
• Added micro progress bar to sidebar menu items (#2228)
• YAML/Markdown editor chrome and syntax highlighting for code blocks (#2169, #2175, #2230)
• GitHub emoji GFM rendering and Primer octicon checkmarks (#2296, #2300)
• Added light/dark SVG image variants for steps 01–14 and side quests (#2236, #2239, #2288)
• New theme-aware diagrams (two-file structure, install troubleshooting) (#2221, #2288)
• New side quest: Self-Hosted Runner Infrastructure Deep Dive (#2321)
• Added Step 27 (eval-driven workflow quality) to training plan (#2304)
• Split side-quest-05-02 into two focused pages; refactored Step 05 intro (#2319, #2223)
• Replaced native emoji with GitHub colon-syntax shortcodes across workshop and templates (#2305, #2322)
• Fixed broken links across workshop steps and side quests (#2177, #2180, #2256, #2278, #2310)
• Fixed safe-outputs key names (add-comment) in examples (#2176, #2182)
• Fixed checkpoint counts and alert levels in side quests to comply with guidelines (#2172, #2173, #2189, #2262)
• Added prompt simplicity guidance and preferred markdown frontmatter examples to guidelines (#2201, #2210)
• Replaced gh CLI reads with GitHub MCP tools in workshop-builder (#2202)
• Aligned multiple workshop steps with present-tense active voice guidelines (#2216–#2220)
• Corrected permission and frontmatter examples (#2187, #2293, #2294)
• Refactored build-docs.js into focused lib modules (#2235)
• Added gh-aw doc links (rounds 8, 9, 10) (#2238, #2289, #2320)
• Open hash-targeted <details> elements on SPA navigation (#2303)
• Updated demo environment link for facilitators

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v0.3.1

Highlights

• Interactive checkboxes with progress tracking — Checkpoint lists now render as clickable checkboxes with localStorage persistence and per-page progress indicators, replacing static bullet+checkbox controls.
• Markdown editor chrome — Code fences and markdown content now render with an editor-style chrome UI, and the markdown body is constrained to 650px width for improved reading comfort.
• Theme-aware SVG screenshots — Three workshop terminal images and the side-quest-05 hybrid pattern diagram now adapt to light/dark themes.

Changes since v0.3.0

• Add image text legibility guidance (#2132)
• Render checkpoint lists as ✓ markers instead of bullet+checkbox controls (#2136)
• Add theme-aware SVG screenshots for 3 workshop terminal images (#2133)
• Add theme-aware hybrid pattern diagram to side-quest-05-01 (#2131)
• Add gh-aw doc links to side-quest-11 files (#2137)
• Add markdown editor chrome and reduce content margins (#2146)
• Clickable checkboxes with localStorage persistence and per-page progress tracking (#2147)
• Render md code fences with markdown-editor-block chrome (#2148)
• Use ○ for pending checkmarks to distinguish from completed ✓ (#2155)
• Add guideline: at most 10 checkboxes per page (#2156)
• Style: constrain markdown-body to 650px width, centered for reading comfort (#2161)
• Align side-quest Anthropic key guide with callout and CLI validation guidelines (#2159)
• Remove numbered section headers in side quest frontmatter walkthrough (#2158)
• Fix correct validation command in side-quest-11-07-openai-key.md (#2160)
• Fix broken anchor links in workshop files (#2141)
• Fix broken URL in README (#2162)

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v0.3.0

Highlights

• Codespaces is now the sole core workshop route, with curl as the primary gh-aw install path
• All workshop prompt surfaces unified to use Copilot CLI instead of Chat/Agents tab
• New theme-aware SVG diagrams throughout (architecture, sub-agents, resilience, conditional logic, local setup, A/B experiments)
• Copy button and syntax highlighting added to code blocks; terminal UI wrapper for shell and output blocks
• Light/dark theme chooser added to workshop docs menu
• Step 7 merged into a single unified "Write Your First Agentic Workflow" step; steps 9 and 6 also consolidated
• New Step 14b PR reviewer workshop activity rebuilt around agents and skills
• Side Quest 15-02 added (weekend-skip exercise extracted from step 15)
• Accessibility improvements: heading anchor focus indicator, image inspector alt text
• Responsive navigation fixes for small and medium viewports

Changes since v0.2.1

• Corrected gh aw logs syntax in cost-estimation step
• Fixed heredoc parsing failure in workshop-ui-screenshots scan step
• Split step 05 into concept (intro) and practice (security) pages
• Recompiled agentic workflows with gh-aw v0.82.13
• Added gh-aw doc links across 10+ workshop steps (rounds 2–9)
• Fixed orphaned checkpoint items, heading levels, and navigation order across multiple steps
• Updated README to reflect new curriculum structure
• Added rescue-lane recovery block to step 05 checkpoint
• Added token and cost optimization activity to Step 26
• Removed --validate flag from gh aw compile instructions throughout
• Moved PR reviewer workflow to step 14b
• Removed mentions of phones and tablets from docs and simulator
• Shifted step 7a workflow authoring to Copilot prompts
• Fixed git add commands to use git add . across the workshop
• Removed duplicate cache-memory task brief; replaced with cross-reference
• Corrected jailbreak brief network field and threat-detection guidance
• Updated safe-output debugging guidance to match current gh-aw log wording
• Fixed add-labels-to-pull-request → add-labels safe-output key in PR labeler side quest
• Used gh aw validate in API key side quests
• Added facilitator demo environment notice
• Added themed README images (light/dark variants)
• Tightened pain-points section in workshop-student-simulator
• Removed numbered step headers from agent brief side quest

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v0.2.1

Highlights

• Added documentation links to gh-aw reference pages throughout workshop steps and side quests (batches 3–5)
• Fixed broken workshop links and restored the missing browser-path Step 6c page
• Improved student simulator reliability: browser path, model-access gate, active learning, and updated workshop mappings
• Closed Step 8 dropout wall with pre-flight checks, recompiled steps, and new active exercises
• Added theme-aware SVG diagrams for step-to-agent data flow

Changes since v0.2.0

• Add gh-aw doc links to workshop steps (batches 3, 4, 5) and side-quest files (#1826, #1840, #1849, #1891)
• Fix broken workshop links and restore missing browser-path Step 6c page (#1842)
• Fix Step 8 dropout wall: pre-flight checks, recompile steps, new exercises (#1877)
• Fix sequential navigation across advanced workshop steps 18–24 (#1872)
• Workshop simulation repairs: browser path, model-access gate, active learning (#1814)
• Refresh simulator mappings for current workshop pages (#1818, #1858)
• Add Vandendorpe-style Greeks to Monte Carlo student simulator (#1815)
• Remove unsupported phone and tablet student profiles (#1862)
• Add guidelines for golden-ticket workshop surfaces and maintenance (#1835)
• Add theme-aware SVG pair for step-to-agent data-flow diagram (#1886)
• Optimize hero image and add optimize-images.py script (#1847)
• Fix workshop-explanatory-diagrams workflow crash in state-gathering step (#1878)
• Fix heredoc alignment in workshop UI screenshot workflow image-scan step (#1888)
• Recompile workshop-ui-screenshots lockfile to restore md/lock sync (#1843)
• Remove duplicated theme-aware picture snippet from explanatory-diagrams workflow (#1841)
• Fix mobile navigation width constraint (#1881)
• Correct gh aw CLI glossary wording in environment reference side quest (#1844)
• Classify install-gh terminal pages as non-learning (#1857)
• Exempt learning:false dispatcher pages from checkpoint enforcement (#1846)
• Add gh auth status check and fix checkpoint accuracy in step 02a (#1829)
• Change image syntax from markdown to HTML (7653bb2)

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v0.2.0

Highlights

• Navigation buttons are now rendered in a central column with primary/secondary styles and support for multiple next links
• Workshop setup instructions streamlined: GitHub UI installation path removed, Codespace usage clarified, and prerequisites updated
• Student simulation is now content-aware and hybrid, reducing dropout friction
• New scheduled cleanup workflow removes stale copilot/* branches automatically
• Rendered docs now include a footer with a GitHub repo link

Changes since v0.1.11

• Clarify prerequisites for setup and update Copilot access instructions
• Fix link format for account creation in prerequisites
• Streamline setup instructions and clarify Codespace usage
• Encode and enforce workshop **Next:** link format (#1768)
• Render nav buttons in central column with primary/secondary styles and multi-next support (#1769)
• Remove redundant convergence note in installation guide
• Remove GitHub UI installation guide and update navigation links
• Remove comparison section between Classic Actions and Agentic Workflows
• Remove GitHub UI path instructions from prerequisites
• Fix fallback installer URL for gh-aw installation
• Fix images
• Fix SPA heading hierarchy in generated workshop docs (#1803)
• Address top workshop simulation dropout barriers (#1805)
• Enhance safety explanation for agentic workflows with sandbox and guardrails
• Add scheduled cleanup workflow for stale copilot/* branches (#1810)
• Clarify provider scope in prerequisites and keep tutorial Copilot-focused (#1809)
• Make student simulation content-aware and hybrid (#1811)
• Add footer with GitHub repo link and "made by github" to rendered docs (#1812)

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v0.1.11

Highlights

• Added a GitHub Pages docs site for the workshop with improved rendering (GFM alerts, clickable anchors, collapsible pages, underlined links)
• Replaced journey/adventure YAML frontmatter with XML comment annotations
• Added new Step 09 covering agentic editing with the agentic-workflows skill
• Removed the unusable GitHub UI workflow path (Step 7b)
• Renamed Adventure A/B to Adventure Codespace/Adventure Local for clarity
• Added event provisioning examples and guidelines for workshop assets
• Hardened Workshop Builder to always emit a safe output (noop fallback)

Changes since v0.1.10

• Workshop content: Added and refined steps 07–09, 12, 14, 22, 25, 26; streamlined welcome and prerequisites; removed numbered prefixes from page titles and link text
• Docs site: New GitHub Pages deploy workflow; GFM checkbox/alert/anchor rendering; <details>-based single-page layout; internal link resolution improvements
• Documentation links: Multiple rounds (batches 4–8) of gh-aw doc link additions and broken-link fixes across workshop and side-quest files
• SVG diagrams: Added diagrams for Copilot billing path, billing dashboard, agent execution loop, and step-to-agent data-flow pattern
• Workflow fixes: Recompiled stale lock files; replaced gh aw compile --validate with gh aw compile; fixed workshop-student-simulator profile caching; removed banned See Also sections
• Billing / costs step: Added new workshop node for managing costs and AI credit budgets
• Codespace setup: Added diagnostic checks for Codespace and local terminal setups
• Side quests: Fixed broken links, replaced dead URLs, extracted gh aw forecast into its own side quest, fixed invalid frontmatter syntax examples

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v0.1.10

Highlights

• New Audit and Monitor Your Agentic Workflows workshop node to help learners track and govern their workflows.
• New Repository Poisoning via Agentic Write Access security side quest.
• Added an explanatory SVG diagram for the Copilot agent session flow.
• Added a ready-for-review AW accuracy reviewer workflow.
• Improved beginner experience: reduced cognitive load in Steps 2, 5, and 16; surfaced Copilot model access verification in Step 1 to prevent Step 7 failures.
• Extended frontmatter coverage with a new Part C covering token/usage metadata.

Changes since v0.1.9

• Add plan-selection column, terminal orientation, and plan-check checkpoint to Step 2 Codespace setup (#1333)
• Add GitHub beginners link to docs-linker workflow (#1340)
• Prepare model access before the first workflow run (#1342)
• Remove redundant static URL table from docs-linker workflow (#1344)
• Add mandatory compile checkpoint gate in Step 13 (Schedule It) (#1349)
• Reduce deployment-prerequisite cognitive overload for beginner learners in Step 5 (#1351)
• Surface Copilot model access verification in Step 1 to prevent Step 7 access failures (#1350)
• Add gh-aw doc links to workshop steps 07a–08b (#1352)
• Add concept-check exercise and advanced-developer orientation to Step 5 (#1359)
• Reduce cognitive load in Step 16 data-source workshop content (#1377)
• Remove broken gh-aw doc links in codespaces-actions-write side quest (#1384)
• Correct --validate and --no-emit descriptions in compile side quest (#1385)
• Add workshop node: Audit and Monitor Your Agentic Workflows (#1371)
• Fix temporary ID length in workshop simulation parent (#1388)
• Remove --validate flag and add enterprise MCP guidance in step 17 (#1400)
• Add explanatory SVG diagram for Copilot agent session flow (#1401)
• Add security side quest: Repository Poisoning via Agentic Write Access (#1404)
• Reduce concept density in frontmatter Part B, add Part C for token/usage metadata (#1405)
• Add ready-for-review AW accuracy reviewer workflow (#1411)

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