[Schema Consistency] Schema Consistency Audit Results

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Summary

Audited 15 workflow files from .github/workflows/ against the JSON schema at pkg/parser/schemas/main_workflow_schema.json. The schema defines on as the only required top-level field.

Key Findings

Valid/Compliant Workflows

All 15 sampled workflows comply with the schema's core requirements:

• Required field present: All workflows include the on field (100% compliance)
• No unknown fields: No workflows used properties outside the schema's defined 54 properties list

Observed Schema Property Usage Patterns

Commonly used fields (present in 8+ workflows):

• name, description — workflow metadata
• engine, on, permissions, tools — core execution config
• safe-outputs, timeout-minutes — execution controls
• strict, features — feature flags
• imports — shared config includes

Special syntax variations found:

1. Trigger (on) field variations:

   • .github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.md:7 — schedule: every 6h
   • .github/workflows/changeset.md:7 — names: ["changeset", "smoke"] (non-standard for pull_request filter)
   • .github/workflows/dev.md:4 — label_command: dev (non-standard trigger type)
   • .github/workflows/daily-file-diet.md:8 — skip-if-match: (not in schema properties)
   • .github/workflows/breaking-change-checker.md:6 — skip-if-match: (not in schema properties)

2. Engine field variations:

   • .github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.md:15-17 — object form with id and model subfields
   • .github/workflows/ci-coach.md:13 — shorthand string form engine: copilot
   • .github/workflows/daily-file-diet.md:16-18 — object form with agent subfield (undocumented)
   • .github/workflows/contribution-check.md:15-17 — object form with agent subfield

3. Tools field structure variations:

   • .github/workflows/audit-workflows.md:15-16 — timeout: 300 inside tools (should be top-level)
   • .github/workflows/daily-news.md:47-50 — sub-keys like edit: without values
   • .github/workflows/copilot-token-audit.md:17 — agentic-workflows: without config

4. Safe-outputs variations:

   • .github/workflows/daily-file-diet.md:26-27 — custom values in labels: field (e.g., [refactoring, code-health, automation, cookie])
   • .github/workflows/breaking-change-checker.md:28 — assignees: copilot (potentially non-user assignee)

Potential Schema Violations Detected

File	Line	Issue Type	Field	Value/Context
.github/workflows/changeset.md	7	Unknown trigger subfield	pull_request.names	Not in schema's pull_request properties
.github/workflows/daily-file-diet.md	8	Unknown top-level field	skip-if-match	Not in schema's 54 properties list
.github/workflows/breaking-change-checker.md	6	Unknown top-level field	skip-if-match	Not in schema's 54 properties list
.github/workflows/dev.md	4	Unknown trigger type	label_command	Not in schema's on oneOf options
.github/workflows/daily-file-diet.md	17-18	Undocumented field	engine.agent	Not documented in engine_config schema
.github/workflows/contribution-check.md	17	Undocumented field	engine.agent	Not documented in engine_config schema
.github/workflows/audit-workflows.md	16	Field location error	tools.timeout	Should be top-level timeout-minutes, not under tools

Type Compliance

No violations of schema type constraints found in sampled workflows:

• strict field correctly uses boolean values
• timeout-minutes uses integers
• name and description respect string length limits

Recommendations

1. Update schema to document engine.agent subfield if intentional
2. Clarify or remove skip-if-match if not officially supported
3. Add validation for pull_request.names if it's intended syntax
4. Document label_command trigger type in schema
5. Audit all workflows for tools.timeout (should be timeout-minutes)
6. Review custom label values in safe-outputs.create-issue.labels for allowed values

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• expires on Apr 25, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC

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