Create Comment On Issue¶

Add an AI-generated comment to a specific issue by number. Use this when you need to comment on an issue from a workflow_call (e.g., chaining from a detector) rather than from an issue reaction trigger.

Mention in Issue targets the issue that triggered the workflow (e.g., via /ai reaction). Create Comment On Issue takes target-issue-number as an input, so you can chain it from any workflow that produces an issue number.

Quick install¶

Chain from a detector that creates issues:

jobs:
  detect:
    uses: elastic/ai-github-actions/.github/workflows/gh-aw-bug-hunter.lock.yml@v0
    secrets:
      COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}

  comment:
    needs: detect
    if: needs.detect.outputs.created_issue_number != ''
    uses: elastic/ai-github-actions/.github/workflows/gh-aw-create-comment-on-issue.lock.yml@v0
    with:
      target-issue-number: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.created_issue_number }}
      prompt: "Summarize the bug and suggest next steps for the reporter."
    secrets:
      COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Or call it directly with any issue number (e.g., from workflow_dispatch):

jobs:
  comment:
    uses: elastic/ai-github-actions/.github/workflows/gh-aw-create-comment-on-issue.lock.yml@v0
    with:
      target-issue-number: "123"
      prompt: "Analyze this issue and provide implementation guidance."
    secrets:
      COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Trigger¶

Event	Description
`workflow_call`	Invoked by another workflow with `target-issue-number`

Inputs¶

Input	Description	Default
`target-issue-number`	Issue number to comment on	(required)
`prompt`	Instructions for what to include in the comment	`""`
`additional-instructions`	Repo-specific instructions appended to the agent prompt	`""`
`setup-commands`	Shell commands run before the agent starts	`""`
`model`	AI model to use	`gpt-5.3-codex`
`messages-footer`	Footer appended to the comment	`""`

Safe outputs¶

add-comment — add a comment to the targeted issue (max 1)

When to use¶

Workflow	Use when
Mention in Issue	User reacts with `/ai` on an issue — targets the triggering issue
Create Comment On Issue	You have an issue number from a prior job (e.g., detector output) and want to add a comment