[review] [Autoloop: perf-comparison]

.gitattributes

@@ -1 +1 @@
-.github/workflows/*.lock.yml linguist-generated=true merge=ours
+.github/workflows/*.lock.yml linguist-generated=true

.github/aw/actions-lock.json

@@ -24,16 +24,6 @@
       "repo": "actions/upload-artifact",
       "version": "v7.0.1",
       "sha": "043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a"
-    },
-    "github/gh-aw-actions/setup@v0.79.4": {
-      "repo": "github/gh-aw-actions/setup",
-      "version": "v0.79.4",
-      "sha": "d059700c6a8ec3b5fd798b9ea60f5d048447b918"
-    },
-    "github/gh-aw/actions/setup@v0.74.2": {
-      "repo": "github/gh-aw/actions/setup",
-      "version": "v0.74.2",
-      "sha": "59462bdec7dab53cd120a0931751e531c272636d"
     }
   }
 }

.github/mcp.json

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {
   "mcpServers": {
     "github-agentic-workflows": {
+      "type": "local",
       "command": "gh",
-      "args": ["aw", "mcp-server"]
+      "args": ["aw", "mcp-server"],
+      "tools": ["compile", "audit", "logs", "inspect", "status", "audit-diff"]
     }
   }
 }

.github/skills/agentic-workflows/SKILL.md

@@ -9,32 +9,57 @@ Use this skill when a user asks to design, create, update, debug, or upgrade Git
 
 This skill is a dispatcher: identify the task type, load the matching workflow prompt/skill file, and follow it directly. Keep responses concise and ask a clarifying question if the correct prompt is unclear.
 
+Repository overlay (optional):
+- If `.github/aw/instructions.md` exists, load it with `@.github/aw/instructions.md` after loading the matched prompt/skill.
+- Precedence: repository overlay instructions override upstream defaults when they conflict.
+
 Read only the files you need:
 Load these files from `github/gh-aw` (they are not available locally).
+- `.github/aw/action-container-substitutions.md`
+- `.github/aw/agent-runtime-instructions.md`
 - `.github/aw/agentic-chat.md`
 - `.github/aw/agentic-workflows-mcp.md`
 - `.github/aw/asciicharts.md`
 - `.github/aw/campaign.md`
 - `.github/aw/charts-trending.md`
 - `.github/aw/charts.md`
 - `.github/aw/cli-commands.md`
+- `.github/aw/configure-agentic-engine.md`
 - `.github/aw/context.md`
+- `.github/aw/create-agentic-workflow-trigger-details.md`
 - `.github/aw/create-agentic-workflow.md`
 - `.github/aw/create-shared-agentic-workflow.md`
 - `.github/aw/debug-agentic-workflow.md`
 - `.github/aw/dependabot.md`
 - `.github/aw/deployment-status.md`
+- `.github/aw/designer-mappings.md`
+- `.github/aw/designer.md`
+- `.github/aw/drive-memory.md`
+- `.github/aw/enclaves.md`
+- `.github/aw/evals.md`
 - `.github/aw/experiments.md`
 - `.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md`
+- `.github/aw/github-mcp-server-pagination.md`
+- `.github/aw/github-mcp-server-tools.md`
 - `.github/aw/github-mcp-server.md`
+- `.github/aw/instructions.md`
+- `.github/aw/intent.md`
+- `.github/aw/jobs.md`
+- `.github/aw/linter-workflows.md`
 - `.github/aw/llms.md`
+- `.github/aw/loop.md`
+- `.github/aw/lsp.md`
+- `.github/aw/maintainer.md`
 - `.github/aw/mcp-clis.md`
+- `.github/aw/memory-stateful-patterns.md`
 - `.github/aw/memory.md`
 - `.github/aw/messages.md`
+- `.github/aw/multi-agent-research.md`
 - `.github/aw/network.md`
 - `.github/aw/optimize-agentic-workflow.md`
 - `.github/aw/patterns.md`
 - `.github/aw/pr-reviewer.md`
+- `.github/aw/release-workflow.md`
 - `.github/aw/report.md`
 - `.github/aw/reuse.md`
 - `.github/aw/safe-outputs-automation.md`
@@ -48,10 +73,13 @@ Load these files from `github/gh-aw` (they are not available locally).
 - `.github/aw/subagents.md`
 - `.github/aw/syntax-agentic.md`
 - `.github/aw/syntax-core.md`
+- `.github/aw/syntax-engine.md`
 - `.github/aw/syntax-tools-imports.md`
 - `.github/aw/syntax.md`
 - `.github/aw/test-coverage.md`
 - `.github/aw/test-expression.md`
+- `.github/aw/token-optimization-caching-budgets.md`
+- `.github/aw/token-optimization-observability.md`
 - `.github/aw/token-optimization.md`
 - `.github/aw/triggers.md`
 - `.github/aw/update-agentic-workflow.md`
@@ -61,10 +89,10 @@ Load these files from `github/gh-aw` (they are not available locally).
 - `.github/aw/workflow-editing.md`
 - `.github/aw/workflow-patterns.md`
 
-- `.github/skills/agentic-workflow-designer/SKILL.md`
 After loading the matching workflow prompt or skill, follow it directly:
-- Design workflows from scratch via interview: `skills/agentic-workflow-designer/SKILL.md`
+- Design workflows from scratch via interview: `.github/aw/designer.md`
 - Create new workflows: `.github/aw/create-agentic-workflow.md`
+- Configure or add declarative engines: `.github/aw/configure-agentic-engine.md`
 - Update existing workflows: `.github/aw/update-agentic-workflow.md`
 - Debug, audit, or investigate workflows: `.github/aw/debug-agentic-workflow.md`
 - Upgrade workflows and fix deprecations: `.github/aw/upgrade-agentic-workflows.md`
@@ -76,5 +104,7 @@ After loading the matching workflow prompt or skill, follow it directly:
 - Map CLI commands to MCP usage: `.github/aw/cli-commands.md`
 - Choose workflow architecture and patterns: `.github/aw/patterns.md`
 - Optimize token usage and cost: `.github/aw/token-optimization.md`
+- Design long-running multi-agent research workflows: `.github/aw/multi-agent-research.md`
+- Add skills or agent plugins requested by the user (`skills:` / `plugins:` frontmatter, never on-the-fly installs): `.github/aw/skills.md`
 
 When the task involves OTEL, OTLP, traces, observability backends, or telemetry-driven analysis, also read and follow `skills/otel-queries/SKILL.md` after loading the matching workflow prompt or skill.