Install Autoloop

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• Clone autoloop repo and copy workflow/template files
• Create .autoloop/programs directory
• Compile autoloop and sync-branches workflows
• Create PR: Install Autoloop #24345

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Pull request overview

Installs the Autoloop agentic workflow set (Autoloop loop + branch sync) and adds an issue template for defining Autoloop programs.

Changes:

• Added the Autoloop workflow source (.md) and compiled lock workflow (.lock.yml).
• Added a sync-branches workflow to keep autoloop/* branches up to date with the default branch.
• Added an Autoloop Program issue template for issue-based program definitions.

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File	Description
.github/workflows/autoloop.md	Defines the Autoloop workflow prompt + scheduling pre-step logic.
.github/workflows/autoloop.lock.yml	Compiled workflow used by GitHub Actions to run Autoloop.
.github/workflows/sync-branches.md	Defines the branch-sync workflow logic for autoloop/* branches.
.github/workflows/sync-branches.lock.yml	Compiled workflow used by GitHub Actions to run branch sync.
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/autoloop-program.md	Template for creating issue-based Autoloop programs via labeled issues.

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.github/workflows/autoloop.md:107

• repo_memory_dir is set to /tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/autoloop, but this repo’s other workflows (and the compiled autoloop workflow) use /tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/default as the clone destination for repo-memory branches (e.g., .github/workflows/agent-performance-analyzer.md:178). With the current path, state files will never be found and scheduling will never persist. Update the path to match the actual repo-memory checkout directory used by the workflow.

      # Repo-memory files are cloned to /tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/{id}/ where {id}
      # is derived from the branch-name configured in the tools section (memory/autoloop → autoloop)
      repo_memory_dir = "/tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/autoloop"

• Files reviewed: 4/5 changed files
• Comments generated: 6

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sync-branches performs git push to update autoloop/* branches, but the workflow only requests read-all permissions. With read-only GITHUB_TOKEN permissions, pushes will be rejected. Update the workflow permissions to grant contents: write (and ideally scope to the minimum required).

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	permissions: read-all
	permissions:
	contents: write

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This branch discovery relies on git branch -r --list origin/autoloop/*, but the workflow does not fetch remote heads beyond the default checkout. With the default actions/checkout fetch depth, those remote-tracking refs typically aren’t present, so this will often report no branches. Fetch autoloop/* refs explicitly before listing, or use git ls-remote --heads to discover branches without relying on pre-fetched refs.

Suggested change

	# List all remote branches matching the autoloop/* pattern
	result = subprocess.run(
	["git", "branch", "-r", "--list", "origin/autoloop/*"],
	capture_output=True, text=True
	)
	if result.returncode != 0:
	print(f"Failed to list remote branches: {result.stderr}")
	sys.exit(0)
	branches = [b.strip().replace("origin/", "") for b in result.stdout.strip().split("\n") if b.strip()]
	# List all remote branches matching the autoloop/* pattern by querying
	# the remote directly, rather than relying on local remote-tracking refs.
	result = subprocess.run(
	["git", "ls-remote", "--heads", "origin", "autoloop/*"],
	capture_output=True, text=True
	)
	if result.returncode != 0:
	print(f"Failed to list remote branches: {result.stderr}")
	sys.exit(0)
	branches = []
	for line in result.stdout.strip().split("\n"):
	if not line.strip():
	continue
	parts = line.split()
	if len(parts) >= 2 and parts[1].startswith("refs/heads/"):
	branches.append(parts[1].replace("refs/heads/", "", 1))

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The merge/push step runs before Git author/credentials are configured. In the compiled workflow this means merge commits may fail (missing identity) and pushes/fetches can fail (no authenticated remote). Configure Git credentials (user.name/user.email + authenticated origin URL) before running the merge script.

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sys.exit(1) will fail the workflow run (not just “skip the agent step”), creating noisy scheduled failures when no programs are due. Prefer exiting successfully and gating the later agent execution based on an output/flag from this step (or write a sentinel to /tmp/gh-aw/autoloop.json and have the agent produce a no-op).

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The repo-memory clone step occurs after Check which programs are due, so the scheduling script cannot see persisted state from previous runs. This causes incorrect selection/skip behavior. Reorder so repo-memory is available before the scheduling step, or move scheduling into the agent phase after repo-memory is cloned.

This issue also appears on line 445 of the same file.

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This scheduling step reads persisted state from repo_memory_dir, but in the compiled workflow the repo-memory branch is cloned after this step runs. As a result, selection/skip decisions will ignore prior state (last_run/paused/completed). Fix by ensuring repo-memory is cloned before this step (e.g., an explicit clone step) or move scheduling into the agent phase after repo-memory is available.

This issue also appears on line 105 of the same file.