githubnext / githubnext/gh-aw-cao

[aw-maintenance:failures-investigator] Fix: gh-aw v0.82.13 is blocklisted, blocking all Workshop Builder/Author runs

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Description

**Affected workflows**: `Workshop Builder` (`.github/workflows/workshop-builder.lock.yml`) and `Workshop Author` (`.github/workflows/workshop-author.lock.yml`) in `githubnext/gh-aw-workshop`.

**Problem**: Every run of these two workflows fails in the `activation` job at the "Check compile-agentic version" step with:

```
##[error]Blocked compile-agentic version: v0.82.13 is in the blocked versions list. Update gh-aw to the latest version and recompile your workflow.
```

**Affected run URLs**:
- https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw-workshop/actions/runs/33799237747
- https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw-workshop/actions/runs/33793552118
- https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw-workshop/actions/runs/33793370205
- https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw-workshop/actions/runs/33787391693
- https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw-workshop/actions/runs/33781459090

**Probable root cause**: Both lock files were compiled with `GH_AW_COMPILED_VERSION: v0.82.13`. The activation job's version-gate step fetches the current blocklist from `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gh-aw-actions/main/.github/aw/compat.json` and now finds v0.82.13 listed, so it hard-fails before the agent job can run. This is a total outage for these two workflows for the entire 24h lookback window — no run since the version was blocklisted has succeeded.

**Proposed remediation**:
1. Update the `gh-aw` CLI/extension to the latest non-blocked release in `githubnext/gh-aw-workshop`.
2. Recompile `.github/workflows/workshop-builder.md` and `.github/workflows/workshop-author.md` with `gh aw compile` to regenerate the `.lock.yml` files with the new `GH_AW_COMPILED_VERSION`.
3. Audit other workflow sources in the repo for the same stale `v0.82.13` pin and recompile those too.
4. Commit the regenerated lock files and re-run the workflows to confirm the activation job passes.

**Success criteria**: A subsequent run of both `Workshop Builder` and `Workshop Author` completes the `activation` job's "Check compile-agentic version" step successfully (no `##[error]Blocked compile-agentic version` message), and the agent job proceeds normally.

See the companion failure report issue for full evidence and bucket details.

### Control Plane
- Correlation ID: 33803302299-27
- Central repository: githubnext/gh-aw-cao
- Control plane run URL: https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw-cao/actions/runs/33803302299

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Research direction

Start with .github/workflows/workshop-builder.md and workshop-author.md, then inspect their generated .lock.yml files for the v0.82.13 pin and review the current compat.json blocklist. Update gh-aw, compile both sources, and audit other workflow sources for the same version. Done means both workflows pass the activation version check and their agent jobs proceed.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions
Domain
ci-cd, devops
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
74/100

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