Audit agentics collection workflows for deprecated syntax

[Copilot]

Analyzed all 18 workflows from https://github.com/githubnext/agentics against current gh-aw syntax. Found 9 workflows using deprecated bash: anonymous syntax and 5 using deprecated add-comment.discussion field.

Deprecated Patterns Identified

Anonymous bash tool syntax (9 workflows):

tools:
-  bash:
+  bash: true

Deprecated discussion field (5 workflows):

safe-outputs:
  add-comment:
-    discussion: true
    target: "*"

Deliverables

• docs/reports/agentics-syntax-check-2026-02-09.md: Full analysis (138 lines)
• docs/reports/agentics-detailed-diffs.md: Line-by-line changes (218 lines)
• docs/reports/agentics-fixed-workflows/: All 18 workflows with fixes applied

All workflows verified to compile successfully (gh aw compile --validate --strict).

Application

Maintainers can apply fixes automatically:

cd agentics
gh aw fix --write  # Applies bash-anonymous-removal and discussion-flag-removal codemods
gh aw compile

Fixed workflows ready for submission to githubnext/agentics.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• https://api.github.com/repos/githubnext/agentics/contents/workflows
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/curl curl -s REDACTED (http block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

Original prompt

Check all agentic workflows in agentics collection (https://github.com/githubnext/agentics/tree/main/workflows) for latest syntax.

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[pelikhan]

Fixed.

[pelikhan]

githubnext/agentics#128