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[WIP]Update issue triage workflow to use GitHub script/GitHub Models instead of github/copilot-action #36699

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Update issue triage workflow to use GitHub script
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48 changes: 41 additions & 7 deletions .github/workflows/issue-processing-ai-triage-nonblazor.yml
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issues: write
contents: read
pull-requests: read

steps:
# =========================================================================
# STEP 1: POST WELCOME MESSAGE
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# - Post the analysis as a comment on the issue
# =========================================================================
- name: Run Copilot Issue Triage
uses: github/copilot-action@v1
uses: actions/github-script@v7
with:
agent: .github/agents/issue-triage-nonblazor.agent.md
prompt: |
Analyze issue #${{ github.event.issue.number }} and post your triage report as a comment on the issue.
Issue URL: ${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
script: |
const fs = require('fs');

// Load the existing Copilot agent instructions
const agentInstructions = fs.readFileSync('.github/agents/issue-triage-nonblazor.agent.md', 'utf8');

const issue = context.payload.issue;

// Combine instructions and issue details into one string
const promptLines = [
agentInstructions,
'',
`Analyze issue #${issue.number} and post your triage report as a comment on the issue.`,
`Issue URL: ${issue.html_url}`,
'',
'Title:',
issue.title,
'',
'Body:',
issue.body
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The issue body might be null or undefined in certain edge cases. While GitHub typically provides an issue body, it's possible for issues to be created with empty bodies. Consider adding a check or default value to handle cases where 'issue.body' might be null or undefined to prevent the workflow from failing unexpectedly.

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];

const prompt = promptLines.join('\n');

// Invoke GitHub Models
const response = await github.rest.models.runInference({
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The GitHub REST API does not have a github.rest.models.runInference() method. GitHub Models is accessed through a different API endpoint. The correct approach would be to use the Octokit REST API client with the proper endpoint for GitHub Models, or use a direct HTTP request to the GitHub Models API.

You'll need to verify the correct API endpoint and request format for GitHub Models. As of my knowledge, GitHub Models may require using a different authentication approach and API structure.

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// Invoke GitHub Models
const response = await github.rest.models.runInference({
// Invoke GitHub Models via the generic Octokit request API
const response = await github.request('POST /models/{model}/inference', {

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model: 'gpt-4.1-mini',
input: prompt
});

const report = response.data.output_text;

await github.rest.issues.createComment({
issue_number: issue.number,
owner: context.repo.owner,
repo: context.repo.repo,
body: report
});
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There is no error handling for the AI inference API call or the file read operation. If the GitHub Models API call fails, the file doesn't exist, or the response is malformed, the workflow will fail without providing helpful error messages. Consider wrapping these operations in try-catch blocks to handle failures gracefully and provide informative error messages.

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@copilot open a new pull request to apply changes based on this feedback


# =========================================================================
# STEP 4: ADD TRIAGE LABEL
# Apply the "ai-triage-action-plan" label to indicate this issue has been
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