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[AW Top 10] 07 Preflight required tools before agent execution #76176
Description
Priority 7/10 | 10 source issues | Impact 3/5 | Confidence 3/5 | Effort 3/5
One assignment, one coherent fix
Agents report missing tools such as issue_read, list_workflow_runs and add_comment for discussions that their workflows require.
Implementation scope
Add a compile-time and runtime preflight that compares tools a workflow prompt requires against the tools exposed, and fails early with a precise configuration message. Fix the workflow tool allowlists that the reports identify.
Done when
- A workflow requiring an unexposed tool fails at compile or preflight with a clear message.
- The listed workflows expose the tools they need or no longer request them.
Why now
Ten reports describe tool-exposure mismatches, which waste a whole agent run each time. Some reports are agent-declared and unverified, so each workflow must be checked.
AW source issues and corroborating reports
#75961 #76002 #75991 #76090 #76097 #76037 #76056 #76060 #76034 #76000
No corroborating AW discussion; evidence comes from the source issues.
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Activity
github-actions commentedon Nov 9, 2026
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