Distinguish Copilot licensing errors from GitHub App permission errors#108565
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Distinguish Copilot licensing errors from GitHub App permission errors#108565
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When GitHub Copilot returns a 403 with "not licensed to use Copilot", the user's account lacks an active Copilot subscription — not a GitHub App permissions issue. Previously, all Copilot 403s were treated as `github_app_permissions` failures, which caused the "Update GitHub App Permissions" modal to be shown incorrectly. Now, 403 responses containing "not licensed" are surfaced as a `generic` failure with a clear licensing message, so the permissions modal is only shown for actual GitHub App permission issues. https://claude.ai/code/session_01AjW2wHdpAqzdugENctTaib
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The same Copilot 403 handling bug existed in the explorer path
(coding_agent_handoff.py). Licensing errors ("not licensed to use
Copilot") were incorrectly classified as github_app_permissions,
showing the permissions modal instead of a licensing message.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01AjW2wHdpAqzdugENctTaib
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| patch("sentry.seer.autofix.coding_agent.store_coding_agent_states_to_seer"), | ||
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| response = self.get_success_response(self.organization.slug, method="post", **data) | ||
| assert response.data["success"] is True |
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Success should be true and failed count > 1?
success: True when all repos fail is misleading. Change success to be len(successes) > 0 so it's False when no agents launched, and update test assertions accordingly. https://claude.ai/code/session_01AjW2wHdpAqzdugENctTaib
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Description
This PR improves error handling for GitHub Copilot integration failures by distinguishing between two different types of 403 errors:
failure_type: "generic"with a user-friendly message about the missing license.failure_type: "github_app_permissions"to trigger the permissions modal.Previously, all 403 errors were treated as permission issues, which could confuse users whose actual problem was a missing Copilot license rather than app permissions.
Changes
src/sentry/seer/autofix/coding_agent.py: Added logic to check the error message for "not licensed" text when handling 403 responses. If found, treat it as a generic licensing error; otherwise, treat it as a GitHub App permissions issue.tests/sentry/integrations/api/endpoints/test_organization_coding_agents.py: Added test casetest_copilot_not_licensed_403_returns_generic_failure_typeto verify that licensing-related 403 errors return the correct failure type and error message.Test Plan
The new test case verifies that:
failure_type: "generic"Existing tests continue to pass, ensuring backward compatibility with GitHub App permission error handling.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01AjW2wHdpAqzdugENctTaib