From 6c3bae3807528a831fd0d1dbd74d073268042031 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:19:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Make manifest-version optional in aw.yml: add tests and
 update docs example

Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../docs/reference/aw-yml-package-manifest.md |  2 --
 pkg/cli/add_package_manifest_test.go          | 24 +++++++++++++++
 pkg/cli/compile_repository_manifest_test.go   | 29 +++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/reference/aw-yml-package-manifest.md b/docs/src/content/docs/reference/aw-yml-package-manifest.md
index 060318b8295..8a7bab8a4fb 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/reference/aw-yml-package-manifest.md
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/reference/aw-yml-package-manifest.md
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ Missing `README.md` causes package validation to fail.
 ## Example
 
 ```yaml
-manifest-version: "1"
-min-version: v0.38.0
 name: Repo Assist
 emoji: 🤖
 description: Friendly repository automation for review and issue triage
diff --git a/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest_test.go b/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest_test.go
index 872a142d91f..d79db199f85 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/add_package_manifest_test.go
@@ -377,6 +377,30 @@ files:
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"workflows/review.md"}, pkg.InstallationSource)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("accepts manifest without manifest-version", func(t *testing.T) {
+		downloadPackageFileFromGitHubForHost = func(owner, repo, path, ref, host string) ([]byte, error) {
+			switch path {
+			case "aw.yml":
+				return []byte(`name: Repo Assist
+files:
+  - workflows/review.md
+`), nil
+			case "README.md":
+				return []byte("# Repo Assist\n"), nil
+			default:
+				return nil, createRepositoryPackageNotFoundError(path)
+			}
+		}
+		listPackageWorkflowFilesForHost = func(owner, repo, ref, workflowPath, host string) ([]string, error) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected scan of %s", workflowPath)
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+
+		pkg, err := resolveRepositoryPackage(&RepoSpec{RepoSlug: "owner/repo"}, "")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{"workflows/review.md"}, pkg.InstallationSource)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("rejects unsupported manifest-version", func(t *testing.T) {
 		downloadPackageFileFromGitHubForHost = func(owner, repo, path, ref, host string) ([]byte, error) {
 			if path == "aw.yml" {
diff --git a/pkg/cli/compile_repository_manifest_test.go b/pkg/cli/compile_repository_manifest_test.go
index 9cf78b1f76b..2549b181e3b 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/compile_repository_manifest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/compile_repository_manifest_test.go
@@ -150,6 +150,35 @@ engine: copilot
 	assert.Empty(t, results[0].Errors)
 }
 
+func TestCompileWorkflows_AcceptsManifestWithoutManifestVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := testutil.TempDir(t, "aw-manifest-no-version-*")
+	originalWd, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.Chdir(originalWd) })
+	require.NoError(t, os.Chdir(tmpDir))
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("git", "init")
+	cmd.Dir = tmpDir
+	require.NoError(t, cmd.Run())
+
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(tmpDir, ".github", "workflows"), 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, ".github", "workflows", "test.md"), []byte(`---
+on: workflow_dispatch
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+engine: copilot
+---
+
+# Test
+`), 0o644))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "README.md"), []byte("# Repo Assist\n"), 0o644))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "aw.yml"), []byte(`name: Repo Assist
+`), 0o644))
+
+	_, err = CompileWorkflows(context.Background(), CompileConfig{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestCompileWorkflows_RequiresPackageReadme(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir := testutil.TempDir(t, "aw-manifest-readme-*")
 	originalWd, err := os.Getwd()