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+# Repo Mind Light - Shared Workflow
+# Reusable Repo Mind Light integration for gh-aw workflows.
+#
+# This shared workflow bundles four concerns behind one local import:
+# 1. incremental index preparation in a dedicated job
+# 2. artifact handoff into the agent job
+# 3. MCP server startup, readiness checks, and cleanup
+# 4. prompt guidance telling the agent to use Repo Mind Light first
+#
+# Usage:
+#   imports:
+#     - uses: shared/repo-mind-light.md
+#       with:
+#         config-yaml: |
+#           slug: ${{ github.repository }}
+#           store_path: /var/lib/repo-mind-light/index
+#           refresh_if_older_than: 1d
+#
+# Important: gh-aw imports are repository-local. To use this from another repo,
+# vendor this file into that repository at .github/workflows/shared/repo-mind-light.md.
+
+import-schema:
+  config-yaml:
+    type: string
+    required: true
+    description: >
+      Full Repo Mind Light YAML configuration content. The workflow writes this
+      to .repo-mind-light.config.yml in both the prep job and the agent job.
+  image:
+    type: string
+    required: false
+    description: >
+      Repo Mind Light container image reference. Defaults to a pinned published
+      Repo Mind Light image.
+  cache-prefix:
+    type: string
+    required: false
+    description: >
+      Prefix used when deriving refreshed index cache keys.
+  cache-restore-key:
+    type: string
+    required: false
+    description: >
+      Primary restore key used for the index cache restore step.
+  container-name:
+    type: string
+    required: false
+    description: >
+      Docker container name used for the agent-job Repo Mind Light MCP server.
+  artifact-name:
+    type: string
+    required: false
+    description: >
+      Base artifact name used for the prepared Repo Mind Light index. gh-aw's
+      activation artifact prefix is added automatically to avoid collisions.
+
+env:
+  REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CACHE_PREFIX: ${{ github.aw.import-inputs.cache-prefix || 'repo-mind-light-index-' }}
+  REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CACHE_RESTORE_KEY: ${{ github.aw.import-inputs.cache-restore-key || 'repo-mind-light-index-restore' }}
+  REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME: ${{ github.aw.import-inputs.container-name || 'repo-mind-light-mcp' }}
+  REPO_MIND_LIGHT_ARTIFACT_NAME: ${{ github.aw.import-inputs.artifact-name || 'repo-mind-light-index' }}
+  REPO_MIND_LIGHT_IMAGE: ${{ github.aw.import-inputs.image || 'ghcr.io/githubnext/repo-mind-light:v0.7.0@sha256:066f2b3646d238a865cd080234001aa1febec8a32970aa7cea84efc688135081' }}
+  REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONFIG_YAML: |
+    ${{ github.aw.import-inputs.config-yaml }}
+
+jobs:
+  repo-mind-light-prep:
+    name: Prepare Repo Mind Light index
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [activation]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: read
+      pull-requests: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Write Repo Mind Light config
+        run: |
+          printf '%s\n' "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONFIG_YAML" > .repo-mind-light.config.yml
+
+      - name: Restore Repo Mind Light index cache
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v5.0.5
+        with:
+          path: .index-store
+          key: ${{ env.REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CACHE_RESTORE_KEY }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ env.REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CACHE_PREFIX }}
+
+      - name: Ensure index directory exists
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p .index-store
+          chmod -R a+rwX .index-store
+
+      - name: Pull Repo Mind Light image
+        run: docker pull "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_IMAGE"
+
+      - name: Run incremental indexing
+        id: incremental-index
+        env:
+          COPILOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONFIG: /tmp/repo-mind-light.config.yml
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          result_json_dir="$RUNNER_TEMP/repo-mind-light-index"
+          result_json_path="$result_json_dir/result.json"
+
+          test -n "$COPILOT_TOKEN" || {
+            echo "COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN secret is required" >&2
+            exit 1
+          }
+
+          rm -rf "$result_json_dir"
+          mkdir -p "$result_json_dir"
+          chmod -R a+rwX "$result_json_dir"
+
+          docker run --rm \
+            -v "$PWD/.index-store:/var/lib/repo-mind-light/index" \
+            -v "$result_json_dir:/tmp/repo-mind-light-result" \
+            -v "$PWD/.repo-mind-light.config.yml:/tmp/repo-mind-light.config.yml:ro" \
+            -e COPILOT_TOKEN \
+            -e GITHUB_TOKEN \
+            -e REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONFIG \
+            "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_IMAGE" \
+            index --result-json /tmp/repo-mind-light-result/result.json
+
+          test -f "$result_json_path" || {
+            echo "Repo Mind Light did not write the structured result JSON" >&2
+            exit 1
+          }
+
+          refreshed="$(jq -r '.refreshed | if type == "boolean" then . else error("missing refreshed") end' "$result_json_path")"
+          echo "changed=${refreshed}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          if test "$refreshed" = 'true'; then
+            cache_key="$(jq -re --arg prefix "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CACHE_PREFIX" '
+              .last_refreshed_at
+              | if type == "string" and length > 0
+                then $prefix + (split("T")[0])
+                else error("missing last_refreshed_at")
+                end
+            ' "$result_json_path")"
+            echo "cache_key=${cache_key}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Save refreshed Repo Mind Light index cache
+        if: steps.incremental-index.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v5.0.5
+        with:
+          path: .index-store
+          key: ${{ steps.incremental-index.outputs.cache_key }}
+
+      - name: Upload Repo Mind Light index artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: ${{ needs.activation.outputs.artifact_prefix }}${{ env.REPO_MIND_LIGHT_ARTIFACT_NAME }}
+          path: .index-store
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          include-hidden-files: true
+          retention-days: '1'
+
+mcp-servers:
+  repo-mind:
+    url: http://127.0.0.1:8000/mcp
+    allowed:
+      - query
+
+tools:
+  timeout: 600
+  startup-timeout: 600
+
+pre-agent-steps:
+  - name: Download Repo Mind Light index artifact
+    uses: actions/download-artifact@v8.0.1
+    with:
+      name: ${{ needs.activation.outputs.artifact_prefix }}${{ env.REPO_MIND_LIGHT_ARTIFACT_NAME }}
+      path: .index-store
+
+  - name: Ensure Repo Mind Light directories exist
+    run: |
+      mkdir -p .index-store /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs
+      chmod -R a+rwX .index-store /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs
+
+  - name: Write Repo Mind Light config
+    run: |
+      printf '%s\n' "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONFIG_YAML" > .repo-mind-light.config.yml
+
+  - name: Start Repo Mind Light MCP server
+    env:
+      COPILOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+    run: |
+      set -euo pipefail
+      docker rm -f "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+      docker pull "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_IMAGE"
+
+      docker run -d \
+        --name "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME" \
+        -p 8000:8000 \
+        -v "$PWD/.index-store:/var/lib/repo-mind-light/index" \
+        -v "$PWD/.repo-mind-light.config.yml:/tmp/repo-mind-light.config.yml:ro" \
+        -e COPILOT_TOKEN \
+        -e GITHUB_TOKEN \
+        -e REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONFIG=/tmp/repo-mind-light.config.yml \
+        "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_IMAGE"
+
+  - name: Capture initial Repo Mind Light logs
+    run: |
+      docker logs "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME" \
+        > /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/repo-mind-light-startup.log 2>&1 || true
+
+  - name: Wait for Repo Mind Light preload readiness
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    run: |
+      set -euo pipefail
+      status_file='/tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/repo-mind-light-preload-status.json'
+      status_url='http://127.0.0.1:8000/preload-status'
+
+      for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
+        if ! docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Fxq "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME"; then
+          echo 'Repo Mind Light MCP container exited before preload completed.' >&2
+          docker logs "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME" >&2 || true
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        if response="$(curl --silent --fail --max-time 5 "$status_url" 2>/dev/null)"; then
+          printf '%s\n' "$response" > "$status_file"
+          ready="$(jq -r '.ready' "$status_file")"
+          state="$(jq -r '.state' "$status_file")"
+          echo "Repo Mind Light preload state: ${state}"
+
+          if test "$ready" = 'true'; then
+            echo 'Repo Mind Light preload completed.'
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if test "$state" = 'failed' || test "$state" = 'cancelled'; then
+            echo "Repo Mind Light preload ended in unexpected state: ${state}" >&2
+            docker logs "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME" >&2 || true
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        fi
+
+        sleep 5
+      done
+
+      echo 'Timed out waiting for Repo Mind Light preload readiness.' >&2
+      docker logs "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME" >&2 || true
+      exit 1
+
+post-steps:
+  - name: Capture Repo Mind Light logs
+    if: always()
+    run: |
+      mkdir -p /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs
+      if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -Fxq "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME"; then
+        docker logs "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME" \
+          > /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/repo-mind-light.log 2>&1 || true
+      fi
+
+  - name: Stop Repo Mind Light MCP server
+    if: always()
+    run: docker rm -f "$REPO_MIND_LIGHT_CONTAINER_NAME" || true
+---
+
+# Repo Mind Light
+
+Use Repo Mind Light for repository-context retrieval before falling back to broad repo exploration.
+
+## Required Usage Pattern
+
+1. Make one focused `query` request first.
+2. If the first result is sufficient, do not issue more Repo Mind Light queries.
+3. Make at most one follow-up `query` only when the first result leaves a specific gap that matters to the task.
+4. Use other tools only after Repo Mind Light has established the relevant local context.
+
+## Notes
+
+- Repo Mind Light is available at the `repo-mind` MCP server with the `query` tool.
+- Startup and runtime logs are written under `/tmp/gh-aw/mcp-logs/` for debugging.
+- This shared import assumes Repo Mind Light is enabled for the whole workflow. If a consumer needs event-specific gating, keep that decision in the consumer workflow or introduce a higher-level abstraction.