Add --cmd argument to agentic-workflows MCP server in dev mode

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The agentic-workflows MCP server configuration was missing the --cmd flag in dev mode, which specifies the binary path for MCP server subprocess calls.

Changes

• Added ActionMode propagation: Extended MCPRendererOptions and WorkflowData with ActionMode field, populated from compiler state
• Updated MCP renderers: Modified renderAgenticWorkflowsMCPConfigWithOptions and renderAgenticWorkflowsMCPConfigTOML to conditionally include --cmd flag
• Engine integration: Updated all engines (Copilot, Claude, Codex, Custom) to pass action mode when creating MCP renderers

Result

Dev mode now generates:

"entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server", "--cmd", "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw"]

Release mode remains:

"entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"]

This ensures the MCP server can execute commands like compile, status, etc. by invoking the correct binary in containerized environments.

Original prompt

When the compiler generates the mcp server configuration for the agentic-workflows tool in dev mode, it must also pass the --cmd argument to the path of the binary executable.

              "agentic_workflows": {
                "container": "alpine:latest",
                "entrypoint": "/opt/gh-aw/gh-aw",
                "entrypointArgs": ["mcp-server"], # MISSING --cmd /opt/gh-aw/gh-aw !
                "mounts": ["/opt/gh-aw:/opt/gh-aw:ro", "/usr/bin/gh:/usr/bin/gh:ro", "${{ github.workspace }}:${{ github.workspace }}:rw", "/tmp/gh-aw:/tmp/gh-aw:rw"],
                "env": {
                  "GITHUB_TOKEN": "$GITHUB_TOKEN"
                }

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Agent Container Tool Check ✅

Smoke test results for common development tools in agent container:

Tool	Status	Version
bash	✅	5.2.21
sh	✅	available
git	✅	2.52.0
jq	✅	1.7
yq	✅	4.50.1
curl	✅	8.5.0
gh	✅	2.86.0
node	✅	20.20.0
python3	✅	3.12.3
go	✅	1.24.12
java	⚠️	Available but version check fails*
dotnet	⚠️	Available but version check fails*

Result: 10/12 tools fully functional ✅

* Java (21.0.10-7) and .NET binaries are present at their expected paths but cannot be executed directly in this bash environment (possibly a container security restriction or bash tool limitation). The binaries exist and are valid ELF executables.

Test Coverage:

• ✅ Shell tools (bash, sh)
• ✅ Version control (git)
• ✅ Data processing (jq, yq)
• ✅ HTTP tools (curl)
• ✅ GitHub CLI (gh)
• ✅ Scripting runtimes (node, python3, go)
• ⚠️ Compiled runtimes (java, dotnet) - binaries present but execution restricted

Overall Status: PASS - All critical development tools are accessible ✅

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🧪 Smoke Test: PARTIAL PASS (8/9)

PRs Reviewed:

• Add --cmd argument to agentic-workflows MCP server in dev mode #13974: Add --cmd argument to agentic-workflows MCP server
• chore: bump AWF to v0.13.7 #13970: chore: bump AWF to v0.13.5

Test Results: ✅✅⚠️✅✅✅✅✅✅

⚠️ Serena MCP connection EOF error (minor)

Overall: PARTIAL PASS
Run: §21724735444

cc: @pelikhan @Copilot

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Pull request overview

This PR adds the --cmd flag to the agentic-workflows MCP server configuration in dev mode, enabling the MCP server to execute workflow commands by specifying the binary path in containerized environments.

Changes:

• Extended MCPRendererOptions and WorkflowData with ActionMode field to propagate compilation mode
• Updated MCP renderers to conditionally include --cmd /opt/gh-aw/gh-aw flag in dev mode, omitting it in release mode
• Integrated ActionMode into all engine MCP renderers (Copilot, Claude, Codex, Custom) with defensive defaults

Reviewed changes

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Show a summary per file

File	Description
pkg/workflow/mcp_renderer.go	Added ActionMode field to MCPRendererOptions; updated unified renderer to conditionally include --cmd flag in TOML format
pkg/workflow/mcp_config_builtin.go	Updated helper functions to accept ActionMode parameter and conditionally render --cmd flag in both JSON and TOML formats
pkg/workflow/compiler_types.go	Extended WorkflowData struct with ActionMode field
pkg/workflow/compiler_orchestrator_workflow.go	Populated ActionMode from compiler state when building WorkflowData
pkg/workflow/copilot_mcp.go	Updated Copilot engine to extract and pass ActionMode to MCP renderer
pkg/workflow/claude_mcp.go	Updated Claude engine to extract and pass ActionMode to MCP renderer
pkg/workflow/codex_mcp.go	Updated Codex engine to extract and pass ActionMode to MCP renderer (both TOML and JSON renderers)
pkg/workflow/custom_engine.go	Updated Custom engine to extract and pass ActionMode to MCP renderer
pkg/workflow/mcp_config_refactor_test.go	Added comprehensive tests for dev and release modes in both Copilot and Claude/Custom configurations; updated TOML tests
pkg/workflow/importable_tools_test.go	Updated integration test to expect --cmd flag in dev mode
.github/workflows/*.lock.yml	Regenerated 20 workflow lock files with --cmd flag in dev mode

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