🔍 Static Analysis Report - February 4, 2026

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Critical Infrastructure Issue Detected

During the scheduled static analysis scan, a critical compilation failure was discovered affecting 69% of all workflows (140 out of 203). This issue prevents the affected workflows from being compiled or executed.

Analysis Summary

• Scan Date: February 4, 2026
• Repository: github/gh-aw
• Total Workflows: 203
• Compilation Status: ❌ 140 Failed | ✅ 63 Succeeded
• Critical Issues: 1 (action resolution failure)

Tools Status

Tool	Status	Reason
zizmor (security scanner)	❌ Not Available	Docker daemon not accessible in GitHub Actions environment
poutine (supply chain)	❌ Not Available	Docker daemon not accessible in GitHub Actions environment
actionlint (linting)	❌ Not Available	Docker daemon not accessible in GitHub Actions environment
gh aw compile	✅ Available	Version v0.42.0

Critical Issue: Action Resolution Failure

Summary

• Issue Type: Action Resolution Failure
• Severity: 🔴 CRITICAL
• Affected Workflows: 140 (69% of all workflows)
• Impact: Workflows cannot compile or execute

Details

All 140 failing workflows report the same error:

Unable to pin action github/gh-aw/actions/setup@v0.42.0: resolution failed
error: failed to generate YAML: failed to build jobs: failed to build pre_activation job: setup action reference is required but could not be resolved
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This action is a core dependency required by the workflow compilation process. The failure to resolve this action prevents YAML generation and blocks workflow execution.

#### Root Cause Analysis

The `github/gh-aw/actions/setup@v0.42.0` action cannot be resolved during compilation. Possible causes:

1. **Action Does Not Exist**: The action path or version may be incorrect
2. **Access/Permissions Issue**: The action may be private or require special permissions
3. **Network/Connectivity**: GitHub API calls to resolve the action are failing
4. **Version Mismatch**: The v0.42.0 version may not exist or be unpublished

#### Affected Workflow Examples

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<summary><b>View Sample of Affected Workflows (first 20)</b></summary>

1. agent-performance-analyzer.md
2. agent-persona-explorer.md
3. ai-moderator.md
4. archie.md
5. artifacts-summary.md
6. audit-workflows.md
7. auto-triage-issues.md
8. blog-auditor.md
9. brave.md
10. breaking-change-checker.md
11. changeset.md
12. chroma-issue-indexer.md
13. ci-coach.md
14. ci-doctor.md
15. claude-code-user-docs-review.md
16. cli-consistency-checker.md
17. cli-version-checker.md
18. cloclo.md
19. code-scanning-fixer.md
20. code-simplifier.md

... and 120 more workflows

</details>

### Additional Warnings Detected

While not blocking, the following warnings were identified during compilation:

#### Warning Summary

| Warning Type | Count | Severity |
|-------------|-------|----------|
| Fuzzy schedule scattering without repository context | ~25 | ⚠️ Low |
| Experimental feature: safe-inputs | 10 | ℹ️ Info |
| Engine 'copilot' does not support web-search tool | 2 | ⚠️ Low |
| Custom Steps experimental support | 2 | ℹ️ Info |

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<summary><b>View Warning Details</b></summary>

#### Fuzzy Schedule Scattering Warning
Multiple workflows show this warning:
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Fuzzy schedule scattering without repository context. Workflows with the same name in different repositories may collide. Ensure you are in a git repository with a configured remote.

Impact: Scheduled workflows may have timing collisions
Recommendation: Ensure compilation happens in a git repository with configured remote

Experimental Feature Warnings

10 workflows use the experimental safe-inputs feature. These may require updates if the feature API changes.

Engine Compatibility

2 workflows using the 'copilot' engine attempt to use the web-search tool, which is not supported.

Recommendations

Immediate Actions (Critical Priority)

1. Investigate Action Resolution Failure

   • Verify the github/gh-aw/actions/setup@v0.42.0 action exists and is accessible
   • Check GitHub API connectivity and authentication
   • Review action repository permissions
   • Confirm version v0.42.0 is published and available

2. Test Action Resolution Manually

   # Try to resolve the action manually
   gh api repos/github/gh-aw/actions/setup/releases/tags/v0.42.0
   
   # Or check if the action is accessible
   curl https://api.github.com/repos/github/gh-aw/releases/tags/v0.42.0

3. Temporary Workaround (if action cannot be fixed immediately)

   • Consider using an alternative action version that is known to work
   • Update workflow frontmatter to pin to a working version
   • Or temporarily disable strict mode to allow compilation without action pinning

Short-Term Actions

1. Address Security Scanning Tool Availability

   • Investigate why Docker daemon is not available in GitHub Actions environment
   • The workflow includes steps to pull Docker images for zizmor and poutine
   • Verify Docker service is started before running compilation
   • Consider alternative approaches if Docker cannot be made available

2. Fix Workflow Configuration Issues

   • Update 2 workflows using copilot engine to remove web-search tool
   • Review experimental feature usage and plan for API stability

3. Improve Schedule Configuration

   • Ensure compilation occurs in git repository context to resolve schedule scattering warnings

Long-Term Actions

1. Establish Monitoring

   • Create alerts for compilation failures
   • Track action resolution success rates
   • Monitor Docker availability in CI/CD environment

2. Security Scanning Infrastructure

   • Once Docker is available, enable zizmor, poutine, and actionlint scans
   • Establish regular scanning cadence
   • Create automated remediation workflows for common security issues

3. Improve Workflow Reliability

   • Add pre-compilation validation steps
   • Test action availability before attempting compilation
   • Implement graceful fallbacks for missing dependencies

Historical Context

This is the first security scan of the agentic workflows repository. No historical data is available for comparison.

Next Steps

• URGENT: Investigate and resolve github/gh-aw/actions/setup@v0.42.0 action resolution failure
• Test manual action resolution using GitHub API
• Verify Docker availability in GitHub Actions environment
• Update workflows using copilot engine to remove unsupported web-search tool
• Re-run static analysis scan after action resolution is fixed
• Enable security scanning tools (zizmor, poutine, actionlint) once Docker is available
• Establish ongoing monitoring and alerting for compilation failures

Scan Metadata

• Workflow Run: §21689042138
• Actor: pelikhan
• Scan Tool Version: gh aw v0.42.0
• Cache Data: Stored in /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/security-scans/2026-02-04.json

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