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Promote AllowToolcacheInput feature#4044

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Promote AllowToolcacheInput feature#4044
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@mbg mbg commented Jul 24, 2026

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This feature has been rolled out for some time now. This PR removes the FF and makes the behaviour that was guarded by it the default.

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For internal use only. Please select the risk level of this change:

  • Low risk: Changes are fully under feature flags, or have been fully tested and validated in pre-production environments and are highly observable, or are documentation or test only.

Which use cases does this change impact?

Workflow types:

  • Managed - Impacts users with dynamic workflows (Default Setup, Code Quality, ...).

Products:

  • Code Scanning - The changes impact analyses when analysis-kinds: code-scanning.
  • Code Quality - The changes impact analyses when analysis-kinds: code-quality.
  • Other first-party - The changes impact other first-party analyses.

Environments:

  • Dotcom - Impacts CodeQL workflows on github.com and/or GitHub Enterprise Cloud with Data Residency.
  • GHES - Impacts CodeQL workflows on GitHub Enterprise Server.

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  • Unit tests - I am depending on unit test coverage (i.e. tests in .test.ts files).
  • End-to-end tests - I am depending on PR checks (i.e. tests in pr-checks).

If something goes wrong after this change is released, what are the mitigation and rollback strategies?

  • Rollback - Change can only be disabled by rolling back the release or releasing a new version with a fix.

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  • Telemetry - I rely on existing telemetry or have made changes to the telemetry.
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  • No special considerations - This change can be merged at any time.

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  • Confirm this change is backwards compatible with existing workflows.
  • Consider adding a changelog entry for this change.
  • Confirm the readme and docs have been updated if necessary.

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Copilot AI review requested due to automatic review settings July 24, 2026 15:30
@github-actions github-actions Bot added the size/S Should be easy to review label Jul 24, 2026

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Pull request overview

Promotes tools: toolcache to default behavior for dynamic workflows and test mode by removing its feature flag.

Changes:

  • Removes AllowToolcacheInput configuration.
  • Simplifies toolcache eligibility and warning logic.
  • Updates unit tests for unconditional availability.
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File Description
src/setup-codeql.ts Removes feature-flag gating.
src/setup-codeql.test.ts Updates toolcache tests.
src/feature-flags.ts Removes the promoted flag.
lib/entry-points.js Generated artifact; excluded from review.

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Files excluded by content exclusion policy (1)
  • lib/entry-points.js
  • Files reviewed: 3/4 changed files
  • Comments generated: 0
  • Review effort level: Medium

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mbg added this pull request to the merge queue Jul 24, 2026
Merged via the queue into main with commit 3434fbb Jul 24, 2026
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mbg deleted the mbg/ff/promote-toolcache branch July 24, 2026 16:44
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