fix: use actual job name in OTLP span names (#fix-span-names) by Copilot · Pull Request #24648 · github/gh-aw

Copilot · 2026-04-05T03:18:07Z

Summary

Updates OTLP span names to include the actual job name instead of the generic job segment, making traces much easier to distinguish at a glance.

Before:

gh-aw.job.setup       (same for ALL jobs)
gh-aw.job.conclusion  (same for ALL jobs)

After:

gh-aw.agent.setup
gh-aw.agent.conclusion
gh-aw.activation.setup
gh-aw.activation.conclusion
gh-aw.safe-outputs.setup
...

Falls back to gh-aw.job.setup / gh-aw.job.conclusion when no job-name input is configured.

Changes

send_otlp_span.cjs: sendJobSetupSpan now constructs the span name as `gh-aw.${jobName}.setup` when INPUT_JOB_NAME is set
action_conclusion_otlp.cjs: conclusion span name changed from `gh-aw.job.${name}` to `gh-aw.${name}.conclusion`
Comments updated in action.yml, index.js, post.js, action_setup_otlp.cjs
Tests updated in send_otlp_span.test.cjs and action_otlp.test.cjs

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pelikhan · 2026-04-05T03:21:38Z

@copilot recompile

Copilot · 2026-04-05T03:25:54Z

@copilot recompile

Ran make build && make recompile — no lock files changed. The changes in this PR are only to JS runtime files (actions/setup/js/) and action.yml, not to any workflow .md files, so there are no lock files to recompile.

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pelikhan · 2026-04-05T03:27:55Z

@copilot make sure the job name is passed to the setup action with as a builtin github action env var or a with input at the setup action call site

Copilot · 2026-04-05T03:33:38Z

@copilot make sure the job name is passed to the setup action with as a builtin github action env var or a with input at the setup action call site

Already in place. The compiler's generateSetupStep function (pkg/workflow/compiler_yaml_step_generation.go) unconditionally passes job-name: ${{ github.job }} as a with input (dev/release mode) and INPUT_JOB_NAME: ${{ github.job }} as an env var (script mode) at every call site. You can see it in every compiled lock file, e.g. in hourly-ci-cleaner.lock.yml:

- name: Setup Scripts
  id: setup
  uses: ./actions/setup
  with:
    destination: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions
    job-name: ${{ github.job }}

This was pre-existing behaviour — my PR relies on it to populate INPUT_JOB_NAME so the JS code can build the gh-aw.<job-name>.setup/conclusion span names.

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Pull request overview

Updates OTLP span naming so setup/conclusion spans include the actual job name (via job-name input) instead of a generic job segment, improving trace readability.

Changes:

Build setup span names as gh-aw.<jobName>.setup when INPUT_JOB_NAME is set (with fallback to gh-aw.job.setup).
Build conclusion span names as gh-aw.<jobName>.conclusion when INPUT_JOB_NAME is set (with fallback to gh-aw.job.conclusion).
Update related comments/docs and adjust tests to assert the new span names.

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File	Description
actions/setup/js/send_otlp_span.cjs	Constructs setup span name using the provided job name (fallback preserved).
actions/setup/js/action_conclusion_otlp.cjs	Updates conclusion span name format to include job name (fallback preserved).
actions/setup/js/send_otlp_span.test.cjs	Updates setup-span tests to expect `gh-aw.<jobName>.setup`.
actions/setup/js/action_otlp.test.cjs	Updates conclusion-span tests to expect `gh-aw.<jobName>.conclusion` and fallback behavior.
actions/setup/action.yml	Updates input/output descriptions to reflect new span naming.
actions/setup/index.js	Updates inline comment about setup span naming.
actions/setup/post.js	Updates inline comment about conclusion span naming.
actions/setup/js/action_setup_otlp.cjs	Updates header comment for setup span naming.
.github/workflows/hourly-ci-cleaner.lock.yml	Modifies frontmatter-stripping awk logic and threat-detection CLI args (appears unrelated to span naming).

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actions/setup/action.yml:27

Same placeholder ambiguity here: gh-aw.<job-name>.setup could be misread as a literal segment instead of the resolved job name value. Aligning this placeholder with the rest of the docs (<jobName>) would make the output description clearer.

  files_copied:
    description: 'Number of files copied'
  trace-id:
    description: 'The OTLP trace ID used for the gh-aw.<job-name>.setup span. Pass this to subsequent job setup steps via the trace-id input to correlate all job spans under a single trace.'

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Copilot · 2026-04-05T03:39:29Z

.github/workflows/hourly-ci-cleaner.lock.yml

-          AGENT_CONTENT="$(awk 'NR==1 && /^---$/ { in_frontmatter=1; next } in_frontmatter && /^---$/ { in_frontmatter=0; next } !in_frontmatter { print }' "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/agents/ci-cleaner.agent.md")"
-          # Combine agent content with prompt
-          PROMPT_TEXT="$(printf '%s\n\n%s' "$AGENT_CONTENT" "$(cat /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt)")"
+                    AGENT_CONTENT="$(awk 'BEGIN{skip=1} /^---$/{if(skip){skip=0;next}else{skip=1;next}} !skip' "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/agents/ci-cleaner.agent.md")"


The new awk script flips the frontmatter logic: with skip starting at 1, it prints the lines between the first and second --- and suppresses the body after the closing ---. This will set AGENT_CONTENT to the frontmatter (e.g., description: ...) instead of the agent instructions. Suggest reverting to the previous in_frontmatter approach or adjusting the state machine so content is emitted only after the closing ---.

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AGENT_CONTENT="$(awk 'BEGIN{skip=1} /^---$/{if(skip){skip=0;next}else{skip=1;next}} !skip' "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/agents/ci-cleaner.agent.md")"

AGENT_CONTENT="$(awk 'BEGIN{in_frontmatter=1} /^---$/{if(in_frontmatter){in_frontmatter=0; next}} !in_frontmatter' "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/agents/ci-cleaner.agent.md")"

Copilot · 2026-04-05T03:39:30Z

.github/workflows/hourly-ci-cleaner.lock.yml

        run: |
          set -o pipefail
          # Extract markdown body from custom agent file (skip frontmatter)
-          AGENT_CONTENT="$(awk 'NR==1 && /^---$/ { in_frontmatter=1; next } in_frontmatter && /^---$/ { in_frontmatter=0; next } !in_frontmatter { print }' "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/agents/ci-cleaner.agent.md")"
-          # Combine agent content with prompt
-          PROMPT_TEXT="$(printf '%s\n\n%s' "$AGENT_CONTENT" "$(cat /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt)")"
+                    AGENT_CONTENT="$(awk 'BEGIN{skip=1} /^---$/{if(skip){skip=0;next}else{skip=1;next}} !skip' "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/agents/ci-cleaner.agent.md")"
+                    # Combine agent content with prompt
+                    PROMPT_TEXT="$(printf '%s\n\n%s' "$AGENT_CONTENT" "$(cat /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt)")"


This workflow hunk changes the logic/formatting of how agent frontmatter is stripped (and also later changes the threat-detection --debug-file argument). These changes don't appear related to the PR’s stated goal of updating OTLP span names, so they look like an accidental/unrelated modification. If intentional, please update the PR description to mention the workflow behavior change; otherwise, consider dropping this workflow diff to keep the PR focused.

Copilot · 2026-04-05T03:39:30Z

actions/setup/action.yml

  job-name:
-    description: 'Name of the job being set up. When OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT is configured, a gh-aw.job.setup span is pushed to the OTLP endpoint.'
+    description: 'Name of the job being set up. When OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT is configured, a gh-aw.<job-name>.setup span is pushed to the OTLP endpoint.'
    required: false
    default: ''


In this description, gh-aw.<job-name>.setup reads like it might literally include the input name (job-name) rather than the value of the job name. Elsewhere in the code/comments you use gh-aw.<jobName>...; consider using the same placeholder here (or explicitly say “”) to avoid confusion.

This issue also appears on line 23 of the same file.

Copilot · 2026-04-05T03:39:30Z

actions/setup/post.js

+  // Send a gh-aw.<jobName>.conclusion span to the configured OTLP endpoint, if any.
  // Delegates to action_conclusion_otlp.cjs so that script mode (clean.sh) and
  // dev/release mode share the same implementation.  Non-fatal: errors are
  // handled inside sendJobConclusionSpan via console.warn.


This comment implies the conclusion span will always be gh-aw.<jobName>.conclusion, but action_conclusion_otlp.cjs falls back to gh-aw.job.conclusion when INPUT_JOB_NAME isn’t set. Consider mentioning the fallback here to keep the comment accurate.

Suggested change

// Send a gh-aw.<jobName>.conclusion span to the configured OTLP endpoint, if any.

// Delegates to action_conclusion_otlp.cjs so that script mode (clean.sh) and

// dev/release mode share the same implementation. Non-fatal: errors are

// handled inside sendJobConclusionSpan via console.warn.

// Send a job conclusion span to the configured OTLP endpoint, if any:

// gh-aw.<jobName>.conclusion when INPUT_JOB_NAME is set, otherwise

// gh-aw.job.conclusion. Delegates to action_conclusion_otlp.cjs so that

// script mode (clean.sh) and dev/release mode share the same implementation.

// Non-fatal: errors are handled inside sendJobConclusionSpan via console.warn.

Copilot · 2026-04-05T03:39:30Z

actions/setup/index.js

 }

-// Send a gh-aw.job.setup span to the OTLP endpoint when configured.
+// Send a gh-aw.<jobName>.setup span to the OTLP endpoint when configured.


This comment suggests the setup span is always gh-aw.<jobName>.setup, but sendJobSetupSpan falls back to gh-aw.job.setup when INPUT_JOB_NAME isn’t set. Consider noting the fallback here to match the actual behavior (and the PR description).

Suggested change

// Send a gh-aw.<jobName>.setup span to the OTLP endpoint when configured.

// Send a setup span to the OTLP endpoint when configured:

// gh-aw.<jobName>.setup, or gh-aw.job.setup when INPUT_JOB_NAME is unset.

Copilot · 2026-04-05T03:39:31Z

actions/setup/js/action_setup_otlp.cjs

 * action_setup_otlp.cjs
 *
- * Sends a gh-aw.job.setup OTLP span and writes the trace/span IDs to
+ * Sends a `gh-aw.<jobName>.setup` OTLP span and writes the trace/span IDs to


Header comment says this always sends gh-aw.<jobName>.setup, but sendJobSetupSpan falls back to gh-aw.job.setup when no job name is configured. Consider updating the comment to reflect the fallback behavior.

Suggested change

* Sends a `gh-aw.<jobName>.setup` OTLP span and writes the trace/span IDs to

* Sends a `gh-aw.<jobName>.setup` OTLP span when a job name is configured,

* or falls back to `gh-aw.job.setup`, and writes the trace/span IDs to

Copilot AI and others added 2 commits April 5, 2026 03:04

chore: plan OTLP span name improvements

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	AGENT_CONTENT="$(awk 'BEGIN{skip=1} /^---$/{if(skip){skip=0;next}else{skip=1;next}} !skip' "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/agents/ci-cleaner.agent.md")"
	AGENT_CONTENT="$(awk 'BEGIN{in_frontmatter=1} /^---$/{if(in_frontmatter){in_frontmatter=0; next}} !in_frontmatter' "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/agents/ci-cleaner.agent.md")"

-  // Send a gh-aw.<jobName>.conclusion span to the configured OTLP endpoint, if any.
-  // Delegates to action_conclusion_otlp.cjs so that script mode (clean.sh) and
-  // dev/release mode share the same implementation.  Non-fatal: errors are
-  // handled inside sendJobConclusionSpan via console.warn.
+  // Send a job conclusion span to the configured OTLP endpoint, if any:
+  // gh-aw.<jobName>.conclusion when INPUT_JOB_NAME is set, otherwise
+  // gh-aw.job.conclusion. Delegates to action_conclusion_otlp.cjs so that
+  // script mode (clean.sh) and dev/release mode share the same implementation.
+  // Non-fatal: errors are handled inside sendJobConclusionSpan via console.warn.

	// Send a gh-aw.<jobName>.setup span to the OTLP endpoint when configured.
	// Send a setup span to the OTLP endpoint when configured:
	// gh-aw.<jobName>.setup, or gh-aw.job.setup when INPUT_JOB_NAME is unset.

	* Sends a `gh-aw.<jobName>.setup` OTLP span and writes the trace/span IDs to
	* Sends a `gh-aw.<jobName>.setup` OTLP span when a job name is configured,
	* or falls back to `gh-aw.job.setup`, and writes the trace/span IDs to

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