On branch edburns/dd-2855288-add-smoke-test-to-build-and-test Add --yolo to get past permissions problems like this:#26
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…yolo` to get past permissions problems like this:
modified: .github/workflows/run-smoke-test.yml
```
Read PROMPT-smoke-test.md
│ src/test/prompts/PROMPT-smoke-test.md
└ 135 lines read
● Read README.md
└ 205 lines read
Now I have all the info. Let me create the smoke-test project:
✗ Create smoke-test directory structure (shell)
│ mkdir -p /home/runner/work/copilot-sdk-java/copilot-sdk-java/smoke-test/src/main/java
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Create smoke-test directory (shell)
│ mkdir -p smoke-test/src/main/java && echo "done"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Check current directory and permissions (shell)
│ ls -la && pwd
└ 31 lines...
✗ Create smoke-test directory with install (shell)
│ install -d smoke-test/src/main/java && echo "done"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check parent directory permissions (shell)
│ ls -la /home/runner/work/copilot-sdk-java/ && stat
│ /home/runner/work/copilot-sdk-java/copilot-sdk-java
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Check who we are and permissions (shell)
│ whoami && ls -la . | head -5
└ 7 lines...
✗ Test basic write permission (shell)
│ echo test > /tmp/test.txt && cat /tmp/test.txt
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Test basic echo (shell)
│ echo test
└ 2 lines...
✗ Test creating file (shell)
│ touch smoke-test-tmp-check 2>&1; echo "exit: $?"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Create directory with Python (shell)
│ python3 -c "import os; os.makedirs('smoke-test/src/main/java', exist_ok=True); print('done')"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Check if smoke-test exists (shell)
│ ls smoke-test 2>&1 || echo "no smoke-test dir"
└ 3 lines...
✗ Test if cp command works (shell)
│ cp -r /dev/null /tmp/test 2>&1; echo "exit: $?"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
Let me try using the `create` tool directly and see if parent directories are created:
✗ Create CopilotSDK.java
│ smoke-test/src/main/java/CopilotSDK.java
└ Parent directory does not exist
✗ Create directory with Node.js (shell)
│ node -e "const fs=require('fs'); fs.mkdirSync('smoke-test/src/main/java',{recursive:true});
│ console.log('done');"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● List directory with absolute path (shell)
│ ls -la /home/runner/work/copilot-sdk-java/copilot-sdk-java/ 2>&1 | head -5
└ 6 lines...
● Check permissions numerically (shell)
│ stat -c "%a %U %G" . && id
└ 3 lines...
✗ bash Running command
└ Expected ':' after property name in JSON at position 11 (line 1 column 12)
✗ Try mkdir (shell)
│ mkdir smoke-test && echo "success"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check if filesystem is read-only (shell)
│ mount | grep "$(df . | tail -1 | awk '{print $6}')"
└ Command blocked: contains dangerous shell expansion patterns (e.g., parameter transformation,
indirect expansion, or nested command substitution) that could enable arbitrary code execution.
Please rewrite the command without these expansion patterns.
✗ Check filesystem mount options (shell)
│ mount | grep "/home/runner/work"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check mounts via proc (shell)
│ cat /proc/mounts | grep home
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Check filesystem (shell)
│ df . 2>&1
└ 3 lines...
✗ Check root filesystem mount options (shell)
│ grep "/dev/root" /proc/mounts
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check if proc mounts is accessible (shell)
│ ls /proc/mounts 2>&1
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ List proc directory (shell)
│ ls /proc/ 2>&1 | head -5
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Check target directory (shell)
│ ls -la target/ 2>&1 | head -5
└ 6 lines...
● Check /tmp permissions (shell)
│ ls -la /tmp/ 2>&1 | head -5
└ 6 lines...
✗ Check session state directory (shell)
│ ls -la /home/runner/.copilot/session-state/ 2>&1 | head -5
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Try git status (shell)
│ git --no-pager status 2>&1 | head -5
└ 5 lines...
✗ Check Maven is available (shell)
│ mvn --version 2>&1
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check Maven wrapper version (shell)
│ ./mvnw --version 2>&1
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check Java version (shell)
│ java --version 2>&1
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Find mvn and java paths (shell)
│ which mvn 2>&1 && which java 2>&1
└ 3 lines...
✗ Try mvn with full path (shell)
│ /usr/bin/mvn --version 2>&1
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
```
Signed-off-by: Ed Burns <edburns@microsoft.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR updates the GitHub Actions smoke-test workflow to run Copilot CLI in a non-interactive mode that bypasses permission prompts, addressing the “could not request permission from user” failures seen in CI.
Changes:
- Add
--yoloto thecopilotinvocation in the smoke-test workflow to auto-approve permission requests.
…yolo` to get past permissions problems like this:
modified: .github/workflows/run-smoke-test.yml
```
Read PROMPT-smoke-test.md
│ src/test/prompts/PROMPT-smoke-test.md
└ 135 lines read
● Read README.md
└ 205 lines read
Now I have all the info. Let me create the smoke-test project:
✗ Create smoke-test directory structure (shell)
│ mkdir -p /home/runner/work/copilot-sdk-java/copilot-sdk-java/smoke-test/src/main/java
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Create smoke-test directory (shell)
│ mkdir -p smoke-test/src/main/java && echo "done"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Check current directory and permissions (shell)
│ ls -la && pwd
└ 31 lines...
✗ Create smoke-test directory with install (shell)
│ install -d smoke-test/src/main/java && echo "done"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check parent directory permissions (shell)
│ ls -la /home/runner/work/copilot-sdk-java/ && stat
│ /home/runner/work/copilot-sdk-java/copilot-sdk-java
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Check who we are and permissions (shell)
│ whoami && ls -la . | head -5
└ 7 lines...
✗ Test basic write permission (shell)
│ echo test > /tmp/test.txt && cat /tmp/test.txt
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Test basic echo (shell)
│ echo test
└ 2 lines...
✗ Test creating file (shell)
│ touch smoke-test-tmp-check 2>&1; echo "exit: $?"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Create directory with Python (shell)
│ python3 -c "import os; os.makedirs('smoke-test/src/main/java', exist_ok=True); print('done')"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Check if smoke-test exists (shell)
│ ls smoke-test 2>&1 || echo "no smoke-test dir"
└ 3 lines...
✗ Test if cp command works (shell)
│ cp -r /dev/null /tmp/test 2>&1; echo "exit: $?"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
Let me try using the `create` tool directly and see if parent directories are created:
✗ Create CopilotSDK.java
│ smoke-test/src/main/java/CopilotSDK.java
└ Parent directory does not exist
✗ Create directory with Node.js (shell)
│ node -e "const fs=require('fs'); fs.mkdirSync('smoke-test/src/main/java',{recursive:true});
│ console.log('done');"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● List directory with absolute path (shell)
│ ls -la /home/runner/work/copilot-sdk-java/copilot-sdk-java/ 2>&1 | head -5
└ 6 lines...
● Check permissions numerically (shell)
│ stat -c "%a %U %G" . && id
└ 3 lines...
✗ bash Running command
└ Expected ':' after property name in JSON at position 11 (line 1 column 12)
✗ Try mkdir (shell)
│ mkdir smoke-test && echo "success"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check if filesystem is read-only (shell)
│ mount | grep "$(df . | tail -1 | awk '{print $6}')"
└ Command blocked: contains dangerous shell expansion patterns (e.g., parameter transformation,
indirect expansion, or nested command substitution) that could enable arbitrary code execution.
Please rewrite the command without these expansion patterns.
✗ Check filesystem mount options (shell)
│ mount | grep "/home/runner/work"
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check mounts via proc (shell)
│ cat /proc/mounts | grep home
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Check filesystem (shell)
│ df . 2>&1
└ 3 lines...
✗ Check root filesystem mount options (shell)
│ grep "/dev/root" /proc/mounts
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check if proc mounts is accessible (shell)
│ ls /proc/mounts 2>&1
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ List proc directory (shell)
│ ls /proc/ 2>&1 | head -5
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Check target directory (shell)
│ ls -la target/ 2>&1 | head -5
└ 6 lines...
● Check /tmp permissions (shell)
│ ls -la /tmp/ 2>&1 | head -5
└ 6 lines...
✗ Check session state directory (shell)
│ ls -la /home/runner/.copilot/session-state/ 2>&1 | head -5
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Try git status (shell)
│ git --no-pager status 2>&1 | head -5
└ 5 lines...
✗ Check Maven is available (shell)
│ mvn --version 2>&1
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check Maven wrapper version (shell)
│ ./mvnw --version 2>&1
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
✗ Check Java version (shell)
│ java --version 2>&1
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
● Find mvn and java paths (shell)
│ which mvn 2>&1 && which java 2>&1
└ 3 lines...
✗ Try mvn with full path (shell)
│ /usr/bin/mvn --version 2>&1
└ Permission denied and could not request permission from user
```
Signed-off-by: Ed Burns <edburns@microsoft.com>
modified: .github/workflows/run-smoke-test.yml - Only run on main. Signed-off-by: Ed Burns <edburns@microsoft.com>
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modified: .github/workflows/run-smoke-test.yml