Newbie Contributor Fixer¶

Fix newbie-contributor-patrol issues by improving documentation and opening a focused PR.

Workflow source: gh-aw-newbie-contributor-fixer.md

How it works¶

Picks up open issues filed by the Newbie Contributor Patrol (labeled newbie-contributor or with [newbie-contributor] in the title), applies the suggested documentation improvements, and opens a PR. Focuses on filling gaps in the contributor onboarding path — missing prerequisites, broken commands, undocumented requirements. Most runs end with noop.

Quick Install¶

mkdir -p .github/workflows && curl -sL \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elastic/ai-github-actions/v0/gh-agent-workflows/newbie-contributor-fixer/example.yml \
  -o .github/workflows/newbie-contributor-fixer.yml

Trigger¶

Event	Schedule
`schedule`	Weekdays
`workflow_dispatch`	Manual

Inputs¶

Input	Description	Required	Default
`additional-instructions`	Repo-specific instructions appended to the agent prompt	No	`""`
`setup-commands`	Shell commands run before the agent starts	No	`""`
`allowed-bot-users`	Allowlisted bot actor usernames (comma-separated)	No	`github-actions[bot]`

Safe Outputs¶

create-pull-request — open a PR with documentation fixes (max 1)

Pairing¶

This workflow is the fixer half. Pair with Newbie Contributor Patrol to detect the issues it fixes.

Example Workflow¶

name: Newbie Contributor Fixer
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 14 * * 1-5"
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: write
  issues: write
  pull-requests: write

jobs:
  run:
    uses: elastic/ai-github-actions/.github/workflows/gh-aw-newbie-contributor-fixer.lock.yml@v0
    secrets:
      COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}