feat(checkout): add `name` override for checkout steps; fix smoke workflow step names by Copilot · Pull Request #19216 · github/gh-aw

Copilot · 2026-03-02T13:15:58Z

Checkout steps targeting external repos auto-generated names from the repository field (e.g. Checkout githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo), embedding implementation details and breaking the Checkout (descriptive-name) convention used everywhere else.

Changes

CheckoutConfig.Name field — new optional field; when set, generateCheckoutStepLines uses it as the step label instead of deriving one from repository/path
Schema — name added to checkoutConfig JSON schema with description and examples
Parsing — checkoutConfigFromMap now handles the name key
Smoke workflows — both smoke-create-cross-repo-pr.md and smoke-update-cross-repo-pr.md set name: side repo; recompiled lock files updated accordingly

Usage

checkout:
  - repository: githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo
    name: side repo          # step name → "Checkout side repo"
    token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_SIDE_REPO_PAT }}

Without name, existing auto-generation behaviour is unchanged.

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<issue_title>[step-names] Align checkout step name in smoke cross-repo PR workflows with naming pattern</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Step Name Alignment Issues

Found in:

.github/workflows/smoke-create-cross-repo-pr.lock.yml

.github/workflows/smoke-update-cross-repo-pr.lock.yml

Summary

One new checkout step name embeds a raw org/repo path as the checkout target, inconsistent with the established Checkout (descriptive-name) pattern used in all other checkout steps across the codebase.

Issue Identified

[Medium Priority] Inconsistent Pattern: "Checkout githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo"

Current step name (both workflows):

Checkout githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo

Issue:
All other checkout steps use short, human-readable descriptive targets:

Step Name Target

Checkout repository generic current repo

Checkout actions folder folder name

Checkout PR branch branch description

Checkout .github and .agents folders folder names

Checkout githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo ❌ raw org/repo path

Using a raw org/repo path as a target:

Embeds implementation details (specific org and repo name) directly in the step name — if the side repo is ever renamed or moved, the step name becomes stale without an obvious prompt to update it

Breaks the convention of human-readable descriptive targets used consistently across all other checkouts

Suggested improvement:

Checkout githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo → Checkout side repo

This is concise, follows the established pattern, and remains accurate regardless of the underlying repo path.

Agentic Task Description

To fix this:

Review the context — Both smoke-create-cross-repo-pr.md and smoke-update-cross-repo-pr.md source files contain this step; confirm the suggested name is accurate

Apply changes — Update the step name in the .md source files

Recompile — Run gh aw compile smoke-create-cross-repo-pr.md and gh aw compile smoke-update-cross-repo-pr.md to regenerate the .lock.yml files

Verify — Confirm the compiled .lock.yml files reflect the updated step names

Related Files

Source workflows: .github/workflows/smoke-create-cross-repo-pr.md, .github/workflows/smoke-update-cross-repo-pr.md

Compiled workflows: .github/workflows/smoke-create-cross-repo-pr.lock.yml, .github/workflows/smoke-update-cross-repo-pr.lock.yml

Naming patterns cache: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/step-name-alignment.json

Priority

This issue is Medium Priority — the current name is unambiguous but creates an inconsistency with the established checkout naming pattern.

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Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

Fixes [step-names] Align checkout step name in smoke cross-repo PR workflows with naming pattern #19202

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Add `name` field to CheckoutConfig to allow overriding the auto-generated step name. Update smoke-create-cross-repo-pr and smoke-update-cross-repo-pr to use `name: side repo`, producing 'Checkout side repo' instead of 'Checkout githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo'. Recompile lock files. Fixes #step-names issue. Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

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Copilot started work on behalf of pelikhan March 2, 2026 13:16 View session

Copilot AI changed the title ~~[WIP] Align checkout step name in smoke workflows~~ feat(checkout): add name override for checkout steps; fix smoke workflow step names Mar 2, 2026

Copilot finished work on behalf of pelikhan March 2, 2026 13:34

pelikhan closed this Mar 2, 2026

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Step Name	Target
`Checkout repository`	generic current repo
`Checkout actions folder`	folder name
`Checkout PR branch`	branch description
`Checkout .github and .agents folders`	folder names
`Checkout githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo`	❌ raw org/repo path

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[Medium Priority] Inconsistent Pattern: "Checkout githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo"

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