Fix repo-memory validation to skip non-matching files instead of failing

actions/setup/js/push_repo_memory.cjs

@@ -307,15 +307,15 @@ async function main() {
           });
 
           if (!matchResults.some(m => m)) {
-            core.error(`File does not match allowed patterns: ${normalizedRelPath}`);
-            core.error(`Allowed patterns: ${fileGlobFilter}`);
-            core.error(`Pattern test results:`);
+            core.warning(`Skipping file that does not match allowed patterns: ${normalizedRelPath}`);
+            core.debug(`Allowed patterns: ${fileGlobFilter}`);
+            core.debug(`Pattern test results:`);
             const patternStrs = fileGlobFilter.trim().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
             patterns.forEach((pattern, idx) => {
-              core.error(`  ${patternStrs[idx]} -> regex: ${pattern.source} -> ${matchResults[idx] ? "MATCH" : "NO MATCH"}`);
+              core.debug(`  ${patternStrs[idx]} -> regex: ${pattern.source} -> ${matchResults[idx] ? "MATCH" : "NO MATCH"}`);
             });
-            core.setFailed("File pattern validation failed");
-            throw new Error("File pattern validation failed");
+            // Skip this file instead of failing - it may be from a previous run with different patterns
+            return;
           }
         }
 

actions/setup/js/push_repo_memory.test.cjs

@@ -981,5 +981,24 @@ describe("push_repo_memory.cjs - glob pattern security tests", () => {
         expect(matches).toBe(shouldMatch);
       }
     });
+
+    it("should allow filtering out legacy files from previous runs", () => {
+      // Real-world scenario: The memory/campaigns branch had old files with incorrect
+      // nesting (memory/default/...) from before a bug fix. When cloning this branch,
+      // these old files are present alongside new correctly-structured files.
+      // The glob filter should match only the new files, allowing old files to be skipped.
+      const currentPattern = globPatternToRegex("go-file-size-reduction-project64/**");
+
+      // New files (should match)
+      expect(currentPattern.test("go-file-size-reduction-project64/cursor.json")).toBe(true);
+      expect(currentPattern.test("go-file-size-reduction-project64/metrics/2025-12-31.json")).toBe(true);
+
+      // Legacy files with incorrect nesting (should not match)
+      expect(currentPattern.test("memory/default/go-file-size-reduction-20610415309/metrics/2025-12-31.json")).toBe(false);
+      expect(currentPattern.test("memory/campaigns/go-file-size-reduction-project64/cursor.json")).toBe(false);
+
+      // This behavior allows push_repo_memory.cjs to skip legacy files instead of failing,
+      // enabling gradual migration from old to new structure without manual branch cleanup.
+    });
   });
 });