[cli-tools-test] logs tool times out with context deadline exceeded when no workflow_name filter is applied

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Problem Description

The logs tool from the agentic-workflows MCP server consistently times out with context deadline exceeded when called without a workflow_name filter, even when count and start_date limits are applied.

Tool

• Tool: logs
• Command: agenticworkflows logs --start_date "-1d" --count 3 --max_tokens 3000

Steps to Reproduce

1. Call the logs tool without workflow_name filter:

   agenticworkflows logs --start_date "-1d" --count 3 --max_tokens 3000
   

2. Observe timeout after exactly 60 seconds.

Also reproduces with --start_date "-7d".

Expected Behavior

The count: 3 parameter should limit the number of runs fetched and return quickly, regardless of whether a workflow name filter is supplied. The tool should respect pagination/count limits without downloading all runs first.

Actual Behavior

The tool hangs for exactly 60 seconds then exits with exit code 1:

[info] [agenticworkflows] MCP tools/call: status=200, elapsed=60029ms
Error [0]: context deadline exceeded
[error] [agenticworkflows] Tool call error: Error [0]: context deadline exceeded

Contrast: Filtered Call Works Fine

When workflow_name is provided, the tool completes in ~1-9 seconds:

agenticworkflows logs --start_date "-1d" --count 3 --max_tokens 3000 --workflow_name "daily-cli-tools-tester"
# Completes in ~1.5s ✅

Environment

• Repository: github/gh-aw
• Run ID: 29805908218
• Date: 2026-07-21
• gh-aw version: 1.0.71 (engine: copilot, model: claude-sonnet-4.6)
• Firewall version: v0.27.37

Impact

• Severity: High — the primary use case for logs (browsing recent runs across all workflows) is completely broken
• Frequency: Always (100% reproducible)
• Workaround: Always supply --workflow_name filter, but this defeats the purpose of broad log discovery

Root Cause Hypothesis

The 60-second timeout matches the MCP client default deadline. The server appears to be fetching/scanning all workflow runs before applying the count limit server-side, rather than stopping early once the limit is reached.

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