From a2cf5e4051467aa2e67233c0596cad87a8138d30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 05:02:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Initial plan


From 2c3b7b918b842a9191e34c100bba8204e29f7a10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 05:05:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: exit cleanly when no programs are due in scheduling
 pre-step

Change process.exit(1) to process.exit(0) when no programs are due for
a scheduled run. The non-zero exit was causing the workflow to show as
failed (red X) in the Actions UI even though "no programs due" is an
expected outcome.

Also add a `not_due` flag to the JSON sentinel written to
/tmp/gh-aw/autoloop.json so the agent step can explicitly detect
this case, and document it in the agent instructions.

Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/githubnext/autoloop/sessions/4d303a41-1658-4db8-bd17-24f7ed43d323

Co-authored-by: mrjf <180956+mrjf@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 workflows/autoloop.md | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/workflows/autoloop.md b/workflows/autoloop.md
index 3a8dc7f..52c94a7 100644
--- a/workflows/autoloop.md
+++ b/workflows/autoloop.md
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ steps:
               issueProgramsMap[name] = info.issue_number;
           }
 
+          const notDue = !selected && unconfigured.length === 0;
           const result = {
               selected: selected,
               selected_file: selectedFile,
@@ -551,6 +552,7 @@ steps:
               skipped: skipped,
               unconfigured: unconfigured,
               no_programs: false,
+              not_due: notDue,
           };
 
           fs.mkdirSync('/tmp/gh-aw', { recursive: true });
@@ -564,7 +566,7 @@ steps:
 
           if (!selected && unconfigured.length === 0) {
               console.log('\nNo programs due this run. Exiting early.');
-              process.exit(1); // Non-zero exit skips the agent step
+              process.exit(0);
           }
       }
 
@@ -653,6 +655,7 @@ The pre-step has already determined which program to run. Read `/tmp/gh-aw/autol
 - **`unconfigured`**: Programs that still have the sentinel or placeholder content.
 - **`skipped`**: Programs not due yet based on their per-program schedule.
 - **`no_programs`**: If `true`, no program files exist at all.
+- **`not_due`**: If `true`, programs exist but none are due for this run.
 
 If `selected` is not null:
 1. Read the program file from the `selected_file` path.