Fix install script test failure by adding GitHub API authentication - #6219
Merged
Conversation
Co-authored-by: mnkiefer <8320933+mnkiefer@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot
AI
changed the title
[WIP] Fix install script test workflow failures
Fix install script test failure by adding GitHub API authentication
Dec 12, 2025
pelikhan
marked this pull request as ready for review
December 12, 2025 10:19
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
The install script test was failing on macOS-latest when fetching release information due to unauthenticated GitHub API requests hitting rate limits (60/hour) or returning 403 errors.
Changes
GITHUB_TOKENasGH_TOKENenvironment variable to the install script test stepinstall-gh-aw.shthat checks forGH_TOKENand addsAuthorization: Bearerheader to API requestsThe workflow already has
contents: readpermission which is sufficient for the API call. The install script handles auth failure gracefully by falling back to unauthenticated requests.Warning
Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)
I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:
https://api.github.com/repos/githubnext/gh-aw/releases/latest/usr/bin/curl curl -s -f REDACTED(http block)/usr/bin/curl curl -v REDACTED(http block)/usr/bin/curl curl -s REDACTED(http block)If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:
Original prompt
✨ Let Copilot coding agent set things up for you — coding agent works faster and does higher quality work when set up for your repo.