Customize Checkout Depth

Right now the checkout step the compiler puts in that actually checks out the repository does so without specifying depth, this means that only the commit that activated the workflow is checked out (depth 1).

For many use-cases, it's important to have the commit history available for the Agent. It would be nice if the checkout depth was customizable.

I am looking into controlling which repo checkout happens so I can also add fetch depth (the whole checkout thingy)

Keep the feedback coming

As a workaround you can add a step

steps:
  - name: Ensure full history
    run: |
      if git rev-parse --is-shallow-repository | grep -q true; then
        git fetch --unshallow --quiet
      fi

See https://github.com/github/gh-aw/tasks/8ce7a50d-4147-482f-a9ed-4371117560ab?author=pelikhan

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pelikhan commented on Feb 19, 2026

pelikhan commented on Feb 19, 2026

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pelikhan commented on Feb 24, 2026

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