From 5052fc8d6b515d05424eb58744709a2bb5313c52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Phil Leggetter <phil@leggetter.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:14:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: trigger test workflow after auto-implement
 creates/updates PR

PRs created by github-actions[bot] often do not trigger pull_request
workflows, so the Checks tab shows 0 checks. After creating or updating
a PR, explicitly dispatch the test workflow on the PR branch so CI
runs and checks appear.

- Add workflow_dispatch to test.yml
- Grant actions: write in issue-auto-implement workflow
- Trigger test workflow in Create PR step and in Comment on PR (review) step

Made-with: Cursor
---
 .github/actions/issue-auto-implement/action.yml | 15 +++++++++++++++
 .github/workflows/issue-auto-implement-test.yml |  4 ----
 .github/workflows/issue-auto-implement.yml      |  1 +
 .github/workflows/test.yml                      |  2 ++
 4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/actions/issue-auto-implement/action.yml b/.github/actions/issue-auto-implement/action.yml
index ff4866ee..cb14adaf 100644
--- a/.github/actions/issue-auto-implement/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/issue-auto-implement/action.yml
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ runs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
         REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
         PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        HEAD_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
       run: |
         BODY="Addressed review feedback. New commit(s) pushed; verification passed."
         curl -s -X POST \
@@ -280,6 +281,13 @@ runs:
           "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/issues/$PR_NUMBER/comments" \
           -d "$(jq -n --arg b "$BODY" '{body: $b}')"
         echo "Posted comment on PR #$PR_NUMBER"
+        # Trigger test workflow so checks appear on the updated PR
+        curl -s -X POST \
+          -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+          "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/actions/workflows/test.yml/dispatches" \
+          -d "$(jq -n --arg ref "$HEAD_REF" '{ref: $ref}')"
+        echo "Triggered test workflow on ref $HEAD_REF"
     - name: Create PR
       if: steps.assess.outputs.action == 'implement' && steps.implement_verify_loop.outcome == 'success' && github.event_name != 'pull_request_review' && github.event_name != 'pull_request_review_comment'
       shell: bash
@@ -320,3 +328,10 @@ runs:
             echo "Posted comment on issue #$ISSUE_NUMBER"
           fi
         fi
+        # Trigger test workflow on this branch so CI checks appear (PRs created by github-actions[bot] often don't trigger pull_request)
+        curl -s -X POST \
+          -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+          "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/actions/workflows/test.yml/dispatches" \
+          -d "$(jq -n --arg ref "$BRANCH" '{ref: $ref}')"
+        echo "Triggered test workflow on ref $BRANCH"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-auto-implement-test.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-auto-implement-test.yml
index e5c670d0..04ae6733 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-auto-implement-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-auto-implement-test.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@ name: Issue auto-implement (assess tests)
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - '.github/actions/issue-auto-implement/**'
   push:
     branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - '.github/actions/issue-auto-implement/**'
 
 jobs:
   assess:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-auto-implement.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-auto-implement.yml
index 0f579a04..0a2735cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-auto-implement.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-auto-implement.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
+      actions: write  # trigger test workflow on PR branch so checks appear (PRs created by bot may not trigger pull_request)
       # read:org only needed if using team check (AUTO_IMPLEMENT_ALLOWED_TRIGGER_TEAM)
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 36a84e07..acdf4dab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+  # Allow triggering CI on a branch (e.g. after auto-implement creates a PR, so checks appear)
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 jobs:
   unit-test: