[Copilot]

40% of sampled Copilot-branch runs stopped at action_required, leaving PRs without CI feedback and requiring maintainer intervention.

• PR visibility: Add pending approval statuses linked to blocked CGO, CJS, CWI, docs, Agentic Commands, and Squad runs. Reconcile on completion events and hourly; clear notices after recovery without replacing CI results.
• Security boundary: Restrict reporting to same-repository Copilot PRs and current commits. Execute no PR code and grant no approval or dispatch permissions.
• Automatic-run configuration: Document the administrator-controlled Copilot approval policy and its privilege implications. This change exposes blocked runs; reducing approval gates still requires that policy decision.

• Fixes [copilot-opt] Reduce Copilot-branch workflow runs stuck in action_required #72153

[pelikhan]

@copilot Keep the docs, remove the workflow

[Copilot]

@copilot Keep the docs, remove the workflow

Removed the approval-reporting workflow and its test/wiring while keeping the approval-policy guidance. Commit: 51ed6ddd.

[github-actions]

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Test Quality Sentinel

Outcome: reported_no_action

The agent completed and reported no action. A no-op output alone does not verify that all required work was completed or that publication was possible.

Agent messages are omitted from this comment. The category uses structured run status, not interpretation of agent prose.

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[Copilot]

🟡 Changes recommended

The documentation-only diff omits the promised PR status reporting and reconciliation, so Fixes #72153 would close the issue without implementing the requested functionality.

2 open issues

• Implement visible-status reporting or scope this PR as documentation-only · New
• Document the workflow-scoped approval alternative · New

What changed in this PR

This documentation-only change explains how to resolve approval-gated Copilot workflow runs in gh-aw repositories.

Changes:

• Describes action_required runs and manual approval steps.
• Documents the administrator-controlled automatic-run policy and its security implications.

File	Description
docs/​src/​content/​docs/​troubleshooting/​common-issues.md	Adds Copilot workflow approval troubleshooting, policy guidance, and a security warning.

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[github-actions]

🎉 This pull request is included in a new release.

Release: v1.2.0