From 686d05f266de8214fdcf5daf8fd14767446a2d8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:16:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Initial plan


From bcafb5f3499aa9656a067e69dfe45f16bf020f5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:26:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Initial analysis: bot-detection allowlist needs copilot
 addition

Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/ai-moderator.lock.yml                  | 1 +
 .github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.lock.yml            | 1 +
 .github/workflows/example-custom-error-patterns.lock.yml | 1 +
 .github/workflows/workflow-generator.lock.yml            | 1 +
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ai-moderator.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/ai-moderator.lock.yml
index fdacecbdf42..f3bf929dd7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ai-moderator.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ai-moderator.lock.yml
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_MAX: "5"
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW: "60"
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_EVENTS: "issue_comment,issues,workflow_dispatch"
+          GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_IGNORED_ROLES: "admin,maintain,write"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.lock.yml
index 9d34e93bc6d..676e352e53d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-triage-issues.lock.yml
@@ -1072,6 +1072,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_MAX: "5"
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW: "60"
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_EVENTS: "issues,workflow_dispatch"
+          GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_IGNORED_ROLES: "admin,maintain,write"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-custom-error-patterns.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/example-custom-error-patterns.lock.yml
index 890c0df3378..e20898d296a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-custom-error-patterns.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-custom-error-patterns.lock.yml
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_MAX: "5"
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW: "60"
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_EVENTS: "issues"
+          GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_IGNORED_ROLES: "admin,maintain,write"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-generator.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-generator.lock.yml
index 010f60e8275..919447be030 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-generator.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-generator.lock.yml
@@ -1140,6 +1140,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_MAX: "5"
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW: "60"
           GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_EVENTS: "issues"
+          GH_AW_RATE_LIMIT_IGNORED_ROLES: "admin,maintain,write"
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |

From 6a11117ce66b2a22c36d8360951d9a5b279b1715 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:27:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add copilot to bot-detection allowlist

- Added "copilot" to bot allowlist on line 197
- Aligns with documentation on line 328
- Prevents false positive detections of @Copilot GitHub App

Fixes #15033

Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/bot-detection.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/bot-detection.md b/.github/workflows/bot-detection.md
index bca5c0fe40a..f483d861f0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bot-detection.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/bot-detection.md
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Analyze the account for these 8 specific red flags:
 3. For bots: Verify if it's a legitimate, known bot (dependabot, renovate, github-actions)
 
 **Threshold**: Flag if:
-- User type is "Bot" AND not in allowlist: [dependabot, renovate, github-actions]
+- User type is "Bot" AND not in allowlist: [dependabot, renovate, github-actions, copilot]
 - OR username ends with `[bot]` but isn't a known legitimate bot
 
 ## Analysis Process