diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-syntax-error-quality.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-syntax-error-quality.lock.yml
index f0f334f14dd..ee59fcb9bd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-syntax-error-quality.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-syntax-error-quality.lock.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v3","frontmatter_hash":"0c93874c181cdd6df0a5cc4b6fbd95ce143efbc10cdc39240ce0b3d29ea81c8c","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot"}
+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v3","frontmatter_hash":"3b4232eff1a0cd5bd7ae4e4aa48acf238bc123aa91947ac6f16a5cb9e4ab0d83","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot"}
 #    ___                   _   _      
 #   / _ \                 | | (_)     
 #  | |_| | __ _  ___ _ __ | |_ _  ___ 
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           bash ${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/actions/create_prompt_first.sh
           {
-          cat << 'GH_AW_PROMPT_b38712c0f975a468_EOF'
+          cat << 'GH_AW_PROMPT_d927af6819e96e9f_EOF'
           <system>
-          GH_AW_PROMPT_b38712c0f975a468_EOF
+          GH_AW_PROMPT_d927af6819e96e9f_EOF
           cat "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/prompts/xpia.md"
           cat "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/prompts/temp_folder_prompt.md"
           cat "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/prompts/markdown.md"
           cat "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/prompts/safe_outputs_prompt.md"
-          cat << 'GH_AW_PROMPT_b38712c0f975a468_EOF'
+          cat << 'GH_AW_PROMPT_d927af6819e96e9f_EOF'
           <safe-output-tools>
           Tools: create_issue, missing_tool, missing_data, noop
           </safe-output-tools>
@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ jobs:
           {{/if}}
           </github-context>
           
-          GH_AW_PROMPT_b38712c0f975a468_EOF
+          GH_AW_PROMPT_d927af6819e96e9f_EOF
           cat "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/prompts/github_mcp_tools_with_safeoutputs_prompt.md"
-          cat << 'GH_AW_PROMPT_b38712c0f975a468_EOF'
+          cat << 'GH_AW_PROMPT_d927af6819e96e9f_EOF'
           </system>
           {{#runtime-import .github/workflows/shared/reporting.md}}
           {{#runtime-import .github/workflows/shared/observability-otlp.md}}
           {{#runtime-import .github/workflows/daily-syntax-error-quality.md}}
-          GH_AW_PROMPT_b38712c0f975a468_EOF
+          GH_AW_PROMPT_d927af6819e96e9f_EOF
           } > "$GH_AW_PROMPT"
       - name: Interpolate variables and render templates
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p ${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs
           mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/safeoutputs
           mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/safeoutputs
-          cat > ${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/config.json << 'GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_2262b3ec70380289_EOF'
+          cat > ${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/safeoutputs/config.json << 'GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_f4c96f7ec5bc898f_EOF'
           {"create_issue":{"close_older_issues":true,"expires":72,"labels":["dx","error-messages","automated-analysis"],"max":1,"title_prefix":"[syntax-error-quality] "},"create_report_incomplete_issue":{},"missing_data":{},"missing_tool":{},"noop":{"max":1,"report-as-issue":"true"},"report_incomplete":{}}
-          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_2262b3ec70380289_EOF
+          GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS_CONFIG_f4c96f7ec5bc898f_EOF
       - name: Write Safe Outputs Tools
         env:
           GH_AW_TOOLS_META_JSON: |
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ -n "${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS:-}" ]; then
             _GH_AW_OTLP_HEADERS_JSON=$(node -e 'const h=process.env["OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS"]||"";const o={};h.split(",").forEach(function(p){const i=p.indexOf("=");if(i>0)o[p.slice(0,i).trim()]=p.slice(i+1).trim();});console.log(JSON.stringify(o));' 2>/dev/null || echo "{}")
           fi
-          cat << GH_AW_MCP_CONFIG_61f60ed6eb4fe33f_EOF | bash ${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/actions/start_mcp_gateway.sh
+          cat << GH_AW_MCP_CONFIG_c6373df6ff35befd_EOF | bash ${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/actions/start_mcp_gateway.sh
           {
             "mcpServers": {
               "github": {
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ jobs:
               }
             }
           }
-          GH_AW_MCP_CONFIG_61f60ed6eb4fe33f_EOF
+          GH_AW_MCP_CONFIG_c6373df6ff35befd_EOF
       - name: Download activation artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
         with:
@@ -654,17 +654,19 @@ jobs:
         # --allow-tool github
         # --allow-tool safeoutputs
         # --allow-tool shell(cat .github/workflows/*.md)
-        # --allow-tool shell(cat /tmp/*.md)
+        # --allow-tool shell(cat /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests/*.md)
         # --allow-tool shell(cat)
-        # --allow-tool shell(cp .github/workflows/*.md /tmp/*.md)
+        # --allow-tool shell(cp .github/workflows/*.md /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests/*.md)
         # --allow-tool shell(date)
         # --allow-tool shell(echo)
         # --allow-tool shell(find .github/workflows -name '*.md' -type f ! -name 'daily-*.md' ! -name '*-test.md')
         # --allow-tool shell(gh aw compile *)
+        # --allow-tool shell(gh aw compile /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests/*.md)
         # --allow-tool shell(grep)
         # --allow-tool shell(head -n * .github/workflows/*.md)
         # --allow-tool shell(head)
         # --allow-tool shell(ls)
+        # --allow-tool shell(mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests)
         # --allow-tool shell(pwd)
         # --allow-tool shell(sort)
         # --allow-tool shell(tail)
@@ -678,7 +680,7 @@ jobs:
           touch /tmp/gh-aw/agent-step-summary.md
           # shellcheck disable=SC1003
           sudo -E awf --container-workdir "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" --mount "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw:${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw:ro" --mount "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw:/host${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw:ro" --env-all --exclude-env COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN --exclude-env GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN --exclude-env MCP_GATEWAY_API_KEY --allow-domains api.business.githubcopilot.com,api.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,api.github.com,api.githubcopilot.com,api.individual.githubcopilot.com,api.snapcraft.io,archive.ubuntu.com,azure.archive.ubuntu.com,crl.geotrust.com,crl.globalsign.com,crl.identrust.com,crl.sectigo.com,crl.thawte.com,crl.usertrust.com,crl.verisign.com,crl3.digicert.com,crl4.digicert.com,crls.ssl.com,github.com,host.docker.internal,json-schema.org,json.schemastore.org,keyserver.ubuntu.com,ocsp.digicert.com,ocsp.geotrust.com,ocsp.globalsign.com,ocsp.identrust.com,ocsp.sectigo.com,ocsp.ssl.com,ocsp.thawte.com,ocsp.usertrust.com,ocsp.verisign.com,packagecloud.io,packages.cloud.google.com,packages.microsoft.com,ppa.launchpad.net,raw.githubusercontent.com,registry.npmjs.org,s.symcb.com,s.symcd.com,security.ubuntu.com,telemetry.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,ts-crl.ws.symantec.com,ts-ocsp.ws.symantec.com,www.googleapis.com --log-level info --proxy-logs-dir /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/firewall/logs --audit-dir /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/firewall/audit --enable-host-access --image-tag 0.25.13 --skip-pull --enable-api-proxy \
-            -- /bin/bash -c '/usr/local/bin/copilot --add-dir /tmp/gh-aw/ --log-level all --log-dir /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs/ --disable-builtin-mcps --allow-tool github --allow-tool safeoutputs --allow-tool '\''shell(cat .github/workflows/*.md)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(cat /tmp/*.md)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(cat)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(cp .github/workflows/*.md /tmp/*.md)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(date)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(echo)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(find .github/workflows -name '\''\'\'''\''*.md'\''\'\'''\'' -type f ! -name '\''\'\'''\''daily-*.md'\''\'\'''\'' ! -name '\''\'\'''\''*-test.md'\''\'\'''\'')'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(gh aw compile *)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(grep)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(head -n * .github/workflows/*.md)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(head)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(ls)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(pwd)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(sort)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(tail)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(uniq)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(wc)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(yq)'\'' --allow-tool write --allow-all-paths --add-dir "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" --prompt "$(cat /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt)"' 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/gh-aw/agent-stdio.log
+            -- /bin/bash -c '/usr/local/bin/copilot --add-dir /tmp/gh-aw/ --log-level all --log-dir /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs/ --disable-builtin-mcps --allow-tool github --allow-tool safeoutputs --allow-tool '\''shell(cat .github/workflows/*.md)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(cat /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests/*.md)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(cat)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(cp .github/workflows/*.md /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests/*.md)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(date)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(echo)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(find .github/workflows -name '\''\'\'''\''*.md'\''\'\'''\'' -type f ! -name '\''\'\'''\''daily-*.md'\''\'\'''\'' ! -name '\''\'\'''\''*-test.md'\''\'\'''\'')'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(gh aw compile *)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(gh aw compile /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests/*.md)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(grep)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(head -n * .github/workflows/*.md)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(head)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(ls)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(pwd)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(sort)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(tail)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(uniq)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(wc)'\'' --allow-tool '\''shell(yq)'\'' --allow-tool write --allow-all-paths --add-dir "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" --prompt "$(cat /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt)"' 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/gh-aw/agent-stdio.log
         env:
           COPILOT_AGENT_RUNNER_TYPE: STANDALONE
           COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-syntax-error-quality.md b/.github/workflows/daily-syntax-error-quality.md
index 4531c6cc97e..690dd387516 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-syntax-error-quality.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-syntax-error-quality.md
@@ -11,16 +11,15 @@ permissions:
 tracker-id: daily-syntax-error-quality
 engine: copilot
 tools:
-  github:
-    toolsets:
-      - default
   bash:
     - "find .github/workflows -name '*.md' -type f ! -name 'daily-*.md' ! -name '*-test.md'"
     - "gh aw compile *"
+    - "gh aw compile /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests/*.md"
     - "cat .github/workflows/*.md"
     - "head -n * .github/workflows/*.md"
-    - "cp .github/workflows/*.md /tmp/*.md"
-    - "cat /tmp/*.md"
+    - "cp .github/workflows/*.md /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests/*.md"
+    - "cat /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests/*.md"
+    - "mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests"
 safe-outputs:
   create-issue:
     expires: 3d
@@ -162,8 +161,8 @@ For each workflow:
 
 1. **Copy workflow to /tmp** for testing:
    ```bash
-   mkdir -p /tmp/syntax-error-tests
-   cp .github/workflows/selected-workflow.md /tmp/syntax-error-tests/test-1.md
+   mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests
+   cp .github/workflows/selected-workflow.md /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests/test-1.md
    ```
 
 2. **Introduce ONE error** from a different category:
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ For each test case:
 
 1. **Attempt to compile** the modified workflow:
    ```bash
-   cd /tmp/syntax-error-tests
+   cd /tmp/gh-aw/syntax-error-tests
    gh aw compile test-1.md 2>&1 | tee test-1-output.txt
    ```