Copilot cli agentic engine

.github/workflows/dev.md

@@ -1,36 +1,12 @@
 ---
 on: 
   workflow_dispatch:
-  reaction: "eyes"
   push:
     branches:
-      - copilot/*
-engine: claude
+      - copilot*
+engine: copilot
 safe-outputs:
-    staged: true
-safe-jobs:
-  print:
-    #name: "print the message"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    inputs:
-      message:
-        description: "Message to print"
-        required: true
-        type: string
-    steps:
-      - name: See artifacts
-        run: cd /tmp/safe-jobs && ls -lR
-      - name: print message
-        run: |
-          if [ -f "$GITHUB_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT" ]; then
-            MESSAGE=$(cat "$GITHUB_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT" | jq -r '.items[] | select(.type == "print") | .message')
-            echo "print: $MESSAGE"
-            echo "### Print Step Summary" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-            echo "$MESSAGE" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"    
-          else
-            echo "No agent output found, using default: Hello from safe-job!"
-          fi
+  create-issue:
+  staged: true
 ---
-Summarize and use print the message using the `print` tool.
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
+Summarize the issue and post the summary in a comment.

cmd/gh-aw/main.go

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ var verbose bool
 
 // validateEngine validates the engine flag value
 func validateEngine(engine string) error {
-	if engine != "" && engine != "claude" && engine != "codex" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid engine value '%s'. Must be 'claude' or 'codex'", engine)
+	if engine != "" && engine != "claude" && engine != "codex" && engine != "copilot" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid engine value '%s'. Must be 'copilot', 'claude' or 'codex'", engine)
 	}
 	return nil
 }

docs/src/content/docs/reference/engines.md

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ sidebar:
 
 GitHub Agentic Workflows support multiple AI engines to interpret and execute natural language instructions. Each engine has unique capabilities and configuration options.
 
-## Available Engines
+## Agentic Engines
 
-### Claude (Default)
+### Anthropic Claude Code (Default)
 
 Claude Code is the default and recommended AI engine for most workflows. It excels at reasoning, code analysis, and understanding complex contexts.
 
@@ -29,13 +29,23 @@ engine:
     DEBUG_MODE: "true"
 ```
 
-**Features:**
-- Excellent reasoning and code analysis capabilities
-- Supports max-turns for cost control
-- Uses MCP servers for tool integration
-- Generates `mcp-servers.json` configuration
+#### Secrets
+
+- `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` secret is required for authentication.
+
+### GitHub Copilot (Experimental)
 
-### Codex (Experimental)
+[GitHub Copilot CLI](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/use-copilot-cli) 
+
+```yaml
+engine: copilot
+```
+
+#### Secrets
+
+- `GITHUB_COPILOT_CLI_TOKEN` secret is required for authentication.
+
+### OpenAI Codex (Experimental)
 
 OpenAI Codex CLI with MCP server support. Designed for code-focused tasks and integration scenarios.
 
@@ -72,6 +82,10 @@ engine:
 - **`user-agent`** (optional): Custom user agent string for GitHub MCP server configuration
 - **`config`** (optional): Additional TOML configuration text appended to generated config.toml
 
+#### Secrets
+
+- `OPENAI_API_KEY` secret is required for authentication.
+
 ### Custom Engine
 
 For advanced users who want to define completely custom GitHub Actions steps instead of using AI interpretation.

pkg/cli/interactive.go

@@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ func (b *InteractiveWorkflowBuilder) promptForTrigger() error {
 // promptForEngine asks the user to select the AI engine
 func (b *InteractiveWorkflowBuilder) promptForEngine() error {
 	engineOptions := []huh.Option[string]{
-		huh.NewOption("claude - Anthropic Claude Code coding agent", "claude"),
-		huh.NewOption("codex - OpenAI Codex engine", "codex"),
-		huh.NewOption("custom - Custom engine configuration", "custom"),
+		huh.NewOption("copilot - GitHub Copilot CLI", "copilot"),
+		huh.NewOption("claude - Anthropic Claude Code", "claude"),
+		huh.NewOption("codex - OpenAI Codex", "codex"),
+		huh.NewOption("custom - Custom configuration", "custom"),
 	}
 
 	form := huh.NewForm(

pkg/cli/logs.go

@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func DownloadWorkflowLogs(workflowName string, count int, startDate, endDate, ou
 				if detectedEngine != nil {
 					// Get the engine ID to compare with the filter
 					registry := workflow.GetGlobalEngineRegistry()
-					for _, supportedEngine := range []string{"claude", "codex"} {
+					for _, supportedEngine := range constants.AgenticEngines {
 						if testEngine, err := registry.GetEngine(supportedEngine); err == nil && testEngine == detectedEngine {
 							engineMatches = (supportedEngine == engine)
 							break
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func DownloadWorkflowLogs(workflowName string, count int, startDate, endDate, ou
 						if detectedEngine != nil {
 							// Try to get a readable name for the detected engine
 							registry := workflow.GetGlobalEngineRegistry()
-							for _, supportedEngine := range []string{"claude", "codex"} {
+							for _, supportedEngine := range constants.AgenticEngines {
 								if testEngine, err := registry.GetEngine(supportedEngine); err == nil && testEngine == detectedEngine {
 									engineName = supportedEngine
 									break

pkg/constants/constants.go

@@ -68,3 +68,5 @@ var AllowedExpressions = []string{
 const AgentJobName = "agent"
 const SafeOutputArtifactName = "safe_output.jsonl"
 const AgentOutputArtifactName = "agent_output.json"
+
+var AgenticEngines = []string{"claude", "codex", "copilot"}

pkg/parser/schemas/main_workflow_schema.json

@@ -815,11 +815,12 @@
         {
           "type": "string",
           "enum": [
+            "copilot",
             "claude",
             "codex",
             "custom"
           ],
-          "description": "Simple engine name (claude, codex, or custom)"
+          "description": "Agentic engine (copilot, claude, codex, or custom)"
         },
         {
           "type": "object",

pkg/workflow/agentic_engine.go

@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ func NewEngineRegistry() *EngineRegistry {
 	}
 
 	// Register built-in engines
+	registry.Register(NewCopilotEngine())
 	registry.Register(NewClaudeEngine())
 	registry.Register(NewCodexEngine())
 	registry.Register(NewCustomEngine())

pkg/workflow/compiler.go

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ type WorkflowData struct {
 	RunsOn             string
 	Tools              map[string]any
 	MarkdownContent    string
-	AI                 string        // "claude" or "codex" (for backwards compatibility)
+	AI                 string        // "copilot", "claude" or "codex" (for backwards compatibility)
 	EngineConfig       *EngineConfig // Extended engine configuration
 	StopTime           string
 	Command            string                    // for /command trigger support