Add an action to ask Copilot to update config_machines.xml and spack templates#400
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Introduce a report module for config_machines drift detection. The new reporting code builds machine-by-machine update summaries, classifies module and environment changes that may require Spack follow-up, records candidate template files to review, and renders both JSON artifacts and issue-friendly markdown.
Extend the existing update_cime_machine_config utility so it can emit structured report artifacts and concise console summaries for CI use. Add a companion utility to create, update, and close the tracking issue used to hand drift remediation to Copilot, with a fallback path when Copilot assignment is not available.
Cover the new report builder with focused unit tests. These tests verify that Spack-relevant drift is detected from XML changes and that the rendered issue body includes the reviewer guidance and template review instructions expected by the automation workflow.
Add a scheduled workflow that installs mache in Pixi, generates config_machines drift reports, uploads the artifacts, and synchronizes the Copilot issue when a user token is available. Add the Copilot setup workflow so the cloud agent starts from a ready-to-use Pixi environment on the default branch.
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This PR adds a scheduled workflow that installs mache in Pixi, generates config_machines drift reports, uploads the artifacts, and synchronizes the Copilot issue when a user token is available.
It also adds the Copilot setup workflow so the cloud agent starts from a ready-to-use Pixi environment on the default branch.
It also adds new mache modules and external utilities to construct a machine-readable report on what has changed in
config_machines.xmlsince the last update. These tools can be used to guide Copilot in updating the spack templates based on the changes.Checklist
Testingcomment, if appropriate, in the PR documents testing used to verify the changes