Fix SC2129: group consecutive redirects in shell scripts #14594

Copilot · 2026-02-09T05:34:06Z

Resolves SC2129 shellcheck warnings by grouping consecutive redirects to the same file variable.

Changes

actions/setup/sh/start_mcp_gateway.sh - Grouped 3 consecutive $GITHUB_OUTPUT redirects
actions/setup/sh/start_safe_inputs_server.sh - Grouped 2 consecutive $GITHUB_OUTPUT redirects
actions/setup/sh/start_safe_outputs_server.sh - Grouped 2 consecutive $GITHUB_OUTPUT redirects
actions/setup/js/mcp_server_core.test.cjs - Updated test shell script to use grouped pattern

Pattern

# Before
echo "gateway-pid=$GATEWAY_PID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "gateway-port=${MCP_GATEWAY_PORT}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "gateway-api-key=${MCP_GATEWAY_API_KEY}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

# After
{
  echo "gateway-pid=$GATEWAY_PID"
  echo "gateway-port=${MCP_GATEWAY_PORT}"
  echo "gateway-api-key=${MCP_GATEWAY_API_KEY}"
} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

No functional changes - redirects maintain identical behavior.

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<issue_title>[Code Quality] Fix SC2129 shellcheck warnings - group consecutive redirects</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Description

Static analysis identified 164 instances of SC2129 shellcheck warnings across workflow files. This style issue occurs when multiple consecutive commands redirect to the same file individually, rather than grouping them with { cmd1; cmd2; } >> file pattern.

While this is a style issue (not a security vulnerability), fixing it improves code quality and reduces shellcheck noise.

Current Pattern
echo "key1=value1" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "key2=value2" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "key3=value3" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
Recommended Pattern
{
  echo "key1=value1"
  echo "key2=value2"
  echo "key3=value3"
} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
Scope

Total instances: 164 across 148 workflow files

Pattern: Consecutive redirects to $GITHUB_OUTPUT, $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY, $GITHUB_ENV

Files affected: .github/workflows/*.md source files (not .lock.yml files)

Suggested Changes
Identify affected workflows: Use grep to find all instances:
grep -r ">> \$GITHUB_OUTPUT" .github/workflows/*.md
grep -r ">> \$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY" .github/workflows/*.md
Fix pattern: Group consecutive redirects to same file

Look for 2+ consecutive echo/printf statements to same file

Wrap them in { ...; } >> file block

Recompile workflows: Run make recompile to regenerate .lock.yml files

Validate: Run make lint to ensure shellcheck warnings are resolved
Files Affected

Multiple workflow files in .github/workflows/ (estimated 50-60 files based on 164 instances)

Examples from previous fixes:

.github/workflows/hourly-ci-cleaner.md (lines 72-77)

.github/workflows/smoke-copilot.md (lines 84-89)

Success Criteria

All SC2129 shellcheck warnings resolved (164 → 0)

Workflows recompiled with make recompile

make lint passes without SC2129 warnings

No functional changes to workflow behavior

Automation Opportunity

Consider creating a script to automatically detect and fix this pattern:
# Detect pattern: 2+ consecutive lines with same redirect
# Transform: wrap in { ...; } >> file block
# Apply: to all .md files in .github/workflows/
Source

Extracted from Static Analysis Report - February 8, 2026 (Discussion github/gh-aw#14568)

Priority

Low - Style improvement, not blocking, but reduces linting noise significantly

Estimated Effort

Manual fix: 2-3 days to review and fix 164 instances

Automated fix: 1 day to create script + validation

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Type: patch
Description: Grouped consecutive $GITHUB_OUTPUT redirects in MCP setup scripts and their tests to satisfy SC2129 shellcheck warnings.

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Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

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Tool	Status	Version
bash	✅	5.2.21
sh	✅	available
git	✅	2.52.0
jq	✅	1.7
yq	✅	4.52.2
curl	✅	8.5.0
gh	✅	2.86.0
node	✅	20.20.0
python3	✅	3.12.3
go	✅	1.24.12
java	❌	CRITICAL: Binary executing as bash
dotnet	❌	CRITICAL: Binary executing as bash

Result: 10/12 tools available ⚠️

Critical Issue Detected

Problem: Java and .NET binaries are executing as bash instead of their actual programs.

Evidence:

java binary located at /opt/hostedtoolcache/Java_Temurin-Hotspot_jdk/21.0.10-7/x64/bin/java
dotnet binary located at /usr/share/dotnet/dotnet
Both binaries exist and are executable (ELF format)
When invoked, they execute as bash and return bash version instead
Error message for dotnet: Error: cannot execute dotnet when renamed to bash.

Shell Environment:

Shell: /bin/bash
Fatal error when checking $0: fatal library error, lookup self

Impact: Agent container environment has a critical shell/binary execution issue that prevents Java and .NET tools from functioning correctly.

Recommendation: Investigate container image setup and shell configuration. This appears to be a binfmt or shell wrapper issue affecting binary execution.

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Merged PR titles:

Separate no-op run comments from failed runs issue #14589 Separate no-op run comments from failed runs issue
Fix handle_noop_message tests failing due to unmocked loadAgentOutput #14587 Fix handle_noop_message tests failing due to unmocked loadAgentOutput
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Smoke Test Results: ✅ PASS

✅ GitHub MCP (Separate no-op run comments from failed runs issue #14589, Test *pull request* for smoke-project (do not close) #14477)
✅ Safe Inputs GH CLI (Fix SC2129: group consecutive redirects in shell scripts #14594, Test *pull request* for smoke-project (do not close) #14477)
✅ Serena MCP (activated + found symbols)
✅ Playwright (GitHub homepage verified)
✅ File Writing + Bash verification
✅ Discussion interaction ([prompt-clustering] Copilot Agent Prompt Clustering Analysis - 990 Tasks Analyzed #14588)
✅ Build gh-aw binary
✅ Workflow dispatch (haiku-printer)

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Pull request overview

This PR reduces ShellCheck SC2129 warnings by grouping consecutive redirects to the same GitHub Actions output file in MCP-related setup shell scripts and aligns a related test fixture with the same redirect grouping pattern.

Changes:

Grouped consecutive >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT writes into { ... } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" blocks in MCP setup shell scripts.
Updated the MCP server core test fixture shell script to use the grouped redirect pattern.
Added a changeset documenting the patch-level change.

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File	Description
actions/setup/sh/start_mcp_gateway.sh	Groups gateway outputs into a single redirected block (SC2129 fix).
actions/setup/sh/start_safe_inputs_server.sh	Groups port/api_key outputs into a single redirected block (SC2129 fix).
actions/setup/sh/start_safe_outputs_server.sh	Groups port/api_key outputs into a single redirected block (SC2129 fix).
actions/setup/js/mcp_server_core.test.cjs	Updates embedded shell script fixture to use grouped redirects.
.changeset/patch-group-github-output-redirects.md	Records the patch changeset for the redirect grouping update.

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actions/setup/sh/start_mcp_gateway.sh

+{
+  echo "gateway-pid=$GATEWAY_PID"
+  echo "gateway-port=${MCP_GATEWAY_PORT}"
+  echo "gateway-api-key=${MCP_GATEWAY_API_KEY}"
+} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT


The redirect target is unquoted (} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT). In this repo’s setup scripts we generally quote GitHub-provided file path vars (e.g. "$GITHUB_OUTPUT") to avoid SC2086-style word splitting/globbing and to keep output handling consistent with the other start_* scripts updated in this PR.

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