trial: remote install omits runtime-import dependencies #47147

This was generated by AI during triage.

Summary

When gh aw trial installs a remote workflow, it fetches the workflow and its frontmatter imports: dependencies, but it does not fetch files referenced directly by {{#runtime-import ...}} in the workflow body. Activation then fails before the agent starts.

Version

gh aw version v0.82.14

Repository layout

.github/
  workflows/
    example.md
  skills/
    example/
      SKILL.md

example.md contains:

---
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
---

{{#runtime-import .github/skills/example/SKILL.md}}

Both files exist at the same source commit.

Command

gh aw trial \
  https://github.com/owner/source-repo/blob/SOURCE_SHA/.github/workflows/example.md \
  --logical-repo owner/target-repo \
  --host-repo owner/private-trial \
  --yes

Actual result

The trial host contains the workflow source and lock but not the .github/skills runtime-import dependency. Activation reaches template interpolation and fails:

Processing 1 runtime import macro(s)
ERR_API: Failed to process runtime import for .github/skills/example/SKILL.md:
ERR_SYSTEM: Runtime import file not found

The agent, detection, and safe-output jobs are skipped.

In a larger reproduction, remote frontmatter imports: under .github/workflows/shared/ were copied successfully while six direct .github/skills/** runtime imports were omitted.

Expected result

Remote trial installation should fetch the complete, exact runtime dependency closure from the same source commit:

• frontmatter imports:
• direct runtime-import files
• nested runtime-import files
• declared resources/dispatch dependencies

Paths should be preserved in the private trial host so activation behaves like the source repository.

This should remain an explicit dependency closure rather than cloning or exposing unrelated source-repository content.

Current workaround

Manually copy every reviewed runtime-import file into the private trial host before dispatch. This is error-prone and makes gh aw trial less representative of normal installation.

Context

Found while validating microsoft/vscode-engineering#3364. The workflow installs and compiles successfully; only activation fails because the trial host is missing the declared runtime-import files.