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In general, to fix this class of problem in GitHub Actions, untrusted expressions like ${{ github.* }} or ${{ inputs.* }} should not be injected directly into run: scripts where they will be interpreted by a shell or another language (jq, JavaScript, etc.). Instead, assign the expression to an environment variable via env: (or with.env:) and then reference it using the native variable syntax of the target interpreter ($VAR in bash, process.env.VAR in Node, etc.). This prevents the expression language from being evaluated again inside the script and reduces the risk of code injection.

For this workflow, the vulnerable use is on line 41 where ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} is interpolated directly into the jq expression inside the shell script. The safest fix without changing functionality is:

1. Define an environment variable (e.g., HEAD_BRANCH) for the job or at least for the “Get PR info” step, assigning it ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}.
2. Use standard shell variable expansion to insert $HEAD_BRANCH into the jq filter string, still within single quotes, so jq sees the correct branch name while the shell does not interpret its contents.
3. Optionally handle the case where HEAD_BRANCH may be empty (for non-workflow_run events), but that can be left as-is since current logic only uses the jq command in the workflow_run branch.

Concretely, in .github/workflows/auto-merge.yml, update the “Get PR info” step to include HEAD_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} under env:. Then, replace the jq invocation on line 41 from:

PR_NUMBER=$(gh pr list --json number,headRefName --jq '.[] | select(.headRefName=="${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}") | .number' | head -1)

to:

PR_NUMBER=$(gh pr list --json number,headRefName --jq '.[] | select(.headRefName=="'"$HEAD_BRANCH"'") | .number' | head -1)

This uses shell-safe concatenation of single- and double-quoted strings so that $HEAD_BRANCH is expanded by the shell, but its contents are not reinterpreted by the shell, and jq still receives a proper string literal.

To fix the problem, the untrusted value (github.event.workflow_run.head_branch) should not be interpolated directly into the shell within the run: block using ${{ ... }}. Instead, it should be passed into the step via env: and then referenced inside the script using normal shell variable syntax like $HEAD_BRANCH. This breaks the direct templating-to-shell path that enables code injection.

Concretely, for the “Get PR info” step in .github/workflows/auto-merge.yml, we should:

• Add an environment variable, e.g. HEAD_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} under env:.
• Replace usages of ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} inside the run: script with $HEAD_BRANCH.
• Keep existing behavior the same: the variable is only used to match PRs by head ref and to print an error message.

We must only edit within the shown snippet of .github/workflows/auto-merge.yml. Specifically:

• Around lines 33–35, extend the env: mapping to include HEAD_BRANCH with the expression.
• At line 41, change the gh pr list command so that select(.headRefName=="${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}") becomes select(.headRefName=="'$HEAD_BRANCH'") or equivalent safe quoting. The simplest is to replace the interpolated expression with $HEAD_BRANCH and keep the surrounding double quotes, resulting in select(.headRefName=="$HEAD_BRANCH").
• At line 48, change the error message from branch ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }} to branch $HEAD_BRANCH.

No new methods or external libraries are needed; we only adjust YAML env: and shell variable usage in the existing step.

General fix: Avoid inserting untrusted data into a shell script via GitHub expression interpolation inside run:. Instead, assign the untrusted value to an environment variable using ${{ ... }} in the env: block, and then reference it inside run: using the shell’s native variable syntax ($VAR), which prevents it from being parsed by the Actions expression engine within the script.

Concrete changes here:

• In the Check merge conditions step (lines 68–76), move the three ${{ steps.pr.outputs.* }} expressions from the run: script into an env: block:
  • Add env: with STATE, MERGEABLE, and REVIEW_DECISION set from ${{ steps.pr.outputs.state }}, ${{ steps.pr.outputs.mergeable }}, ${{ steps.pr.outputs.review_decision }}.
• Inside the run: block, replace:
  • STATE="${{ steps.pr.outputs.state }}"
  • MERGEABLE="${{ steps.pr.outputs.mergeable }}"
  • REVIEW_DECISION="${{ steps.pr.outputs.review_decision }}"
    with simple shell assignments from the environment:
  • STATE="$STATE"
  • MERGEABLE="$MERGEABLE"
  • REVIEW_DECISION="$REVIEW_DECISION"
• No new methods or imports are required; all changes are confined to the YAML workflow and this single step.

This preserves the existing logic and behavior while following the recommended pattern to avoid code injection issues.

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General approach: Avoid using ${{ ... }} expressions directly inside shell scripts. Instead, set the potentially-untrusted value into an environment variable at the step level using GitHub expression syntax, and then reference that variable within the script using normal shell variable expansion ($VAR). This removes the direct interpolation path that CodeQL flags and follows GitHub’s recommended pattern.

Best concrete fix here:

• In the "Check merge conditions" step (lines 68–73), move the three interpolations (${{ steps.pr.outputs.state }}, mergeable, and review_decision) from inside the run: script into an env: block.
• Inside the script, simply read them as $STATE, $MERGEABLE, and $REVIEW_DECISION without any ${{ ... }} usage.
• This addresses the flagged review_decision usage and, for consistency, hardens the other two values in the same way.
• No new imports or external dependencies are required; this is purely a YAML/workflow change inside .github/workflows/auto-merge.yml.

Concretely:

• Edit the Check merge conditions step starting at line 68.
• Add an env: section under that step with:
  • STATE: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.state }}
  • MERGEABLE: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.mergeable }}
  • REVIEW_DECISION: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.review_decision }}
• Replace the first three lines of the script body (70–72) with simple shell assignments that copy from the environment (STATE="$STATE" etc.), or even just rely directly on the environment variables without reassigning; to keep minimal logic change, we’ll keep explicit assignments that no longer use ${{ ... }}.

No other parts of the file need to change for this alert.

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To fix this, avoid using ${{ steps.pr.outputs.state }} directly inside the run: script. Instead, assign the potentially tainted expression to an environment variable via the env: section of the step, and then reference it using native shell syntax ($PR_STATE) inside the script. This is the recommended pattern to prevent code injection in GitHub Actions, because the shell never sees the ${{ ... }} interpolation and only receives values as regular environment variables.

Concretely, in the Summary step (lines 121–129), add an env: block that exposes the needed outputs as environment variables: PR_NUMBER, PR_STATE, and CAN_MERGE. Then, in the run: block, replace echo "PR: #${{ steps.pr.outputs.pr_number }}", echo "State: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.state }}", and echo "Can merge: ${{ steps.check.outputs.can_merge }}" with shell variable references: echo "PR: #$PR_NUMBER", echo "State: $PR_STATE", and echo "Can merge: $CAN_MERGE". This change is local to .github/workflows/auto-merge.yml, preserves the existing functionality and output format, and removes the direct use of the tainted expression inside the script.

In general, the fix is to explicitly declare a permissions block that limits the GITHUB_TOKEN to only the scopes needed. For a CI workflow that only needs to read the repository contents and upload artifacts/coverage, contents: read is usually sufficient. This can be set at the root of the workflow (affecting all jobs) or per-job; here, a single root-level permissions block is cleaner since both jobs have the same needs.

For this specific workflow, no step performs write operations to the repository, issues, or pull requests. actions/checkout, codecov/codecov-action, and actions/upload-artifact work with a read-only contents permission when they only need to read the code and upload data to external or GitHub-managed storage. Therefore, the best minimal change is to add:

permissions:
  contents: read

at the top level, between name: Tests and on:. This documents and enforces read-only repository access for all jobs without altering any existing steps or behavior.

Changes needed:

• Edit .github/workflows/tests.yml.
• Insert a new permissions block after line 2 (name: Tests) and before line 4 (on:).
• No new imports or methods are required; this is purely a YAML workflow configuration change.

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In general, fix this by adding an explicit permissions: block that grants only the minimal needed scopes. Since this workflow only checks out code, installs dependencies, runs tests, uploads coverage to Codecov, and uploads artifacts, it only needs read access to repository contents. It does not need to write to contents, pull requests, or issues.

The best fix without changing existing functionality is to add a permissions: block at the workflow root (right after name: Tests). This will apply to both test and lint jobs, satisfying the CodeQL recommendation and documenting required permissions. Set contents: read, which is the standard minimal scope for typical CI jobs that only need to read the repository.

Concretely, in .github/workflows/tests.yml, between line 2 (name: Tests) and line 4 (on:), insert:

permissions:
  contents: read

No additional methods, imports, or other definitions are needed.

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Pull request overview

This PR establishes the initial project structure and testing infrastructure for the BlackRoad ecosystem. The changes include comprehensive test suites for core components, workflow automation for syncing updates across organizations, and an extensive agent-based development environment with 5 specialized AI agents using open-source models.

Changes:

• Added comprehensive testing infrastructure with 97 passing tests across operator and control plane prototypes
• Implemented sync-to-orgs workflow for automatically distributing updates to target repositories
• Created auto-merge workflow for approved PRs after CI passes
• Added agent-based codespace with 5 AI agents (coder, designer, ops, docs, analyst) using 7 open-source models
• Established session management system for agent collaboration and shared memory

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
tests/test_sync.py	Test suite validating sync workflow functionality and registry configuration
tests/test_integration.py	Integration tests simulating complete sync flow without actual dispatch
tests/operator/test_parser.py	Comprehensive parser tests for various input types (text, HTTP, webhook, signal, CLI)
tests/operator/test_classifier.py	Classification tests for routing queries to appropriate organizations
tests/conftest.py	Shared pytest fixtures and test configuration
.github/workflows/sync-to-orgs.yml	Workflow for dispatching updates to active organization repositories
.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml	Automated PR merging after approval and CI success
.github/workflows/ci.yml	Enhanced CI with sync testing
pytest.ini	Pytest configuration with coverage and markers
requirements-test.txt	Testing infrastructure dependencies
docs/SYNC.md	Comprehensive documentation for sync functionality
codespace-agents/*	Agent orchestration, configuration, and deployment files
prototypes/sessions/*	Session management, collaboration, and shared memory implementations

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[Copilot]

The comment states that Explorer 'just has tree() method', but this contradicts the removed code which was calling show(path). If the Explorer API was intentionally changed to only support tree() without path-based navigation, this should be documented in the Explorer module itself or in a changelog to help other developers understand why the functionality was removed.

[Copilot]

The comment indicates that SignalEmitter exists but requires different arguments than what's available here. This hardcoded fallback format bypasses the actual SignalEmitter implementation, creating potential inconsistency in signal formatting across the codebase. Consider either: 1) updating SignalEmitter to accept these arguments, or 2) documenting the expected SignalEmitter interface so callers can provide the correct arguments.

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.github/prototypes/dispatcher/dispatcher/core.py

Lines 156 to 158 in 8bfe5b5

	else:
	# Use default service
	service_name = self.registry.defaults.get("default_services", {}).get(org_code)

Route matched-rule traffic to default service

When classification is missing, the dispatcher always falls back to default_services (here, crm for FND) and ignores the matched_service returned by Registry.match. That means queries that match explicit routing rules (e.g., salesforce → service salesforce, stripe|billing|payment → service stripe in routes/registry.yaml lines 542-550) will be sent to the org’s default service instead of the rule’s service whenever the operator is unavailable or classification fails. This breaks the rule-based routing that the registry is defining and will misroute requests to the wrong endpoint.

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.github/.github/workflows/ci.yml

Lines 62 to 63 in 8bfe5b5

	cd prototypes/operator
	python -m pytest tests/ -v || echo "No tests yet"

Do not mask operator test failures in CI

The Run operator tests step appends || echo "No tests yet", which converts any pytest failure into a success. That means legitimate test failures (not just “no tests collected”) will still allow the CI workflow to pass, enabling merges with broken operator behavior. If the intent is only to tolerate empty test suites, you’ll need a conditional that distinguishes pytest’s "no tests" exit code from real failures.

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