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The agentic-workflows create Copilot Chat skill (enabled by gh aw init) requires a GitHub Copilot subscription. Claude Code-only users had no documented equivalent — they were left to hand-author workflow YAML with no guidance.

The create.md prompt already works with any CLI coding agent, including Claude Code, but this path was undocumented.

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  • engines/claude.md — adds a "Guided workflow authoring with Claude Code" section with the exact create.md prompt, explains what the agent does, and calls out the Copilot-subscription requirement for the Copilot Chat skill variant
  • setup/creating-workflows.mdx — adds a NOTE callout at the end of "Initialize the Repository" routing Claude Code / non-Copilot CLI users to the create.md approach
  • reference/faq.md — rewrites the "hand editing or using AI?" answer to show both paths explicitly: agentic-workflows create for Copilot Chat users, and the create.md prompt for Claude Code users

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Document Claude Code workaround for agentic-workflows create docs: document Claude Code guided-authoring workaround for agentic-workflows create Jul 29, 2026
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@copilot gh aw init claude should work to configure for claude.

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@copilot gh aw init claude should work to configure for claude.

Updated all three docs to use gh aw init --engine claude as the initialization step for Claude Code users — it skips Copilot-specific MCP/skill files while still writing .gitattributes, VS Code settings, and the custom agent file. Commit: docs: add gh aw init --engine claude to Claude Code guided-authoring docs.

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@copilot update other engine specific pages with the gh aw init --engine ... syntax

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Triage: docs

Risk: low | Priority: low (score 32/100)

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@copilot update other engine specific pages with the gh aw init --engine ... syntax

Added gh aw init --engine <engine> to copilot.md, codex.md, and gemini.md as an "Initialize the repository" subsection under each Setup section. Commit: docs: add gh aw init --engine to codex, gemini, and copilot engine pages.

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Pull request overview

Documents guided workflow authoring for Claude Code and other non-Copilot users.

Changes:

  • Adds Claude Code guided-authoring instructions.
  • Documents engine-specific repository initialization.
  • Updates the FAQ with Copilot and CLI-agent paths.
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engines/claude.md Adds Claude guided authoring.
engines/codex.md Adds Codex initialization guidance.
engines/copilot.md Adds Copilot initialization guidance.
engines/gemini.md Adds Gemini initialization guidance.
reference/faq.md Documents AI-authoring options.
setup/creating-workflows.mdx Adds non-Copilot guidance.

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### Initialize for Claude

Run `gh aw init --engine claude` to configure the repository. The `--engine claude` flag skips Copilot-specific files (MCP server configuration, Copilot dispatcher skill) and only writes the files useful for any engine: `.gitattributes`, VS Code settings, and the custom agent file.

### Initialize the repository

Run `gh aw init --engine gemini` to configure the repository. The `--engine gemini` flag skips Copilot-specific files (MCP server configuration, Copilot dispatcher skill) and writes only the files useful for any engine: `.gitattributes`, VS Code settings, and the custom agent file.

### Initialize the repository

Run `gh aw init --engine codex` to configure the repository. The `--engine codex` flag skips Copilot-specific files (MCP server configuration, Copilot dispatcher skill) and writes only the files useful for any engine: `.gitattributes`, VS Code settings, and the custom agent file.
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> [!NOTE]
> The `agentic-workflows` Copilot Chat skill requires a GitHub Copilot subscription. If you use Claude Code or another CLI coding agent without Copilot access, run `gh aw init --engine claude` instead — it skips the Copilot-specific MCP and skill files while still writing `.gitattributes`, VS Code settings, and the custom agent file. Then use the `create.md` approach in the [VSCode/Claude/Codex/Copilot](#vscodeclaudecodexcopilot) section above for guided workflow authoring.
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- **Claude Code and other CLI agent users**: run `gh aw init --engine claude` to initialize (skips Copilot-specific files), then use the `create.md` prompt directly — no Copilot subscription required:

```text wrap
Create a workflow for GitHub Agentic Workflows using https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gh-aw/main/create.md

The purpose of the workflow is <your goal here>.
```
```text wrap
Create a workflow for GitHub Agentic Workflows using https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gh-aw/main/create.md

The purpose of the workflow is <describe your automation goal here>.
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🎉 This pull request is included in a new release.

Release: v0.84.0

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