[aw] Daily Documentation Updater failed

[danielmeppiel]

Workflow Failure

Workflow: Daily Documentation Updater
Branch: main
Run: https://github.com/microsoft/apm/actions/runs/26208594910
Pull Request: #1288

🛡️ Protected Files: The code push was refused because the patch modifies protected files (package manifests, agent instruction files, or repository security configuration). This protection guards against unintended supply chain changes.

Target Pull Request: #1288

Blocked Operations:

• create_pull_request: Cannot create pull request: patch modifies protected files (CHANGELOG.md). Add them to the allowed-files configuration field or set protected-files: fallback-to-issue to create a review issue instead.

⚙️ Configure protected-files: fallback-to-issue

safe-outputs:
  create-pull-request:
    protected-files: fallback-to-issue

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safe-outputs:
  report-failure-as-issue: false

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• expires on May 28, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC

[github-actions]

Triage decision

accept

Proposed labels

theme/governance
area/ci-cd
type/automation
status/accepted
priority/low

Milestone

null

Suggested next action

Add protected-files: fallback-to-issue to the daily-doc-updater workflow frontmatter so the agent creates a review issue instead of failing when it touches CHANGELOG.md.

Suggested issue comment

Thanks for the failure report. The Daily Documentation Updater hit the protected-files guardrail when it tried to commit changes that included `CHANGELOG.md`. This is working as intended -- the guardrail prevents automated agents from modifying CHANGELOG.md directly.

The fix is a one-line change in the workflow config:

```yaml
safe-outputs:
  create-pull-request:
    protected-files: fallback-to-issue

With this config, the updater will create a review issue (like this one) instead of failing silently whenever it touches a protected file. That gives a maintainer the opportunity to apply the changelog update manually or decide to skip it.

Next step: update .github/workflows/daily-doc-updater.yml (or the equivalent gh-aw workflow file) with the protected-files: fallback-to-issue setting, then close this issue.

## Per-lens notes (collapsed)

<details>
<summary>DevX UX Expert -- User-Need Reviewer</summary>

No user-facing CLI surface affected. This is an internal agentic workflow failure where the Daily Documentation Updater attempted to modify `CHANGELOG.md`, a protected file. The fix is a one-line YAML config change to the workflow. No UX implications for APM end-users.

</details>

<details>
<summary>Supply Chain Security Expert -- Risk-Surface Reviewer</summary>

The protected-files guardrail is a supply-chain integrity control that correctly prevents automated agents from modifying CHANGELOG.md -- a file that could be used to inject false release notes or obscure changes. The issue is not a security vulnerability; it is a governance config gap. Theme: `theme/governance`, area: `area/ci-cd`. No external package or registry trust surface involved.

</details>

<details>
<summary>OSS Growth Hacker -- Contributor-Tone Reviewer</summary>

Not activated -- Author is a COLLABORATOR with established project history; tone-tuning for new contributors is not needed.

</details>

<details>
<summary>Python Architect -- Architecture Reviewer</summary>

Not activated -- Fix is a YAML workflow config change with no Python architecture implications.

</details>

<details>
<summary>Doc Writer -- Documentation Reviewer</summary>

Not activated -- Workflow configuration change has no user-facing documentation implications.

</details>

<details>
<summary>APM CEO -- Triage Arbiter</summary>

Accept. The fix is clear, low-risk, and well-understood: add `protected-files: fallback-to-issue` to the daily-doc-updater workflow. This is operational maintenance that prevents future workflow failures of this class. Priority is low -- the issue has an auto-generated expiry (May 28, 2026) and is not blocking any user-facing functionality. No milestone assignment needed for internal tooling config changes.

</details>

```json triage-decision
{
  "decision": "accept",
  "decision_detail": "",
  "theme": "theme/governance",
  "areas": ["area/ci-cd"],
  "type": "type/automation",
  "status": "status/accepted",
  "priority": "priority/low",
  "preserved_labels": ["agentic-workflows"],
  "milestone": null,
  "next_action": "Add `protected-files: fallback-to-issue` to the daily-doc-updater workflow frontmatter so the agent creates a review issue instead of failing when it touches CHANGELOG.md.",
  "comment_markdown": "Thanks for the failure report. The Daily Documentation Updater hit the protected-files guardrail when it tried to commit changes that included `CHANGELOG.md`. This is working as intended -- the guardrail prevents automated agents from modifying CHANGELOG.md directly.\n\nThe fix is a one-line change in the workflow config:\n\n```yaml\nsafe-outputs:\n  create-pull-request:\n    protected-files: fallback-to-issue\n```\n\nWith this config, the updater will create a review issue instead of failing silently whenever it touches a protected file. That gives a maintainer the opportunity to apply the changelog update manually or decide to skip it.\n\nNext step: update the daily-doc-updater workflow with the `protected-files: fallback-to-issue` setting, then close this issue."
}

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