fix: use expression syntax for force_mode boolean

[stranske]

Source: Issue #646

Automated Status Summary

Scope

Problem

Consumer repos are experiencing startup_failure when issues are labeled with agent:codex because the template is using mode: 'invite' without force_mode, causing the reusable workflow to prevent automatic bootstrap PR creation.

Root Cause

The reusable-agents-issue-bridge.yml workflow has logic (line 257-268) that overrides the mode to 'invite' for issue events, unless force_mode: true is explicitly set. This was intended to wait for human intervention, but it breaks the desired automatic PR creation workflow.

Changes

Template file: templates/consumer-repo/.github/workflows/agents-issue-intake.yml

Context for Agent

Design Decisions & Constraints

• 3. Workflow should automatically create a bootstrap PR
• | Keepalive | ❌ disabled |

Related Issues/PRs

• #606
• #646

Blockers & Dependencies

• After sync, verify in any consumer repo:

Tasks

• - Change mode from 'invite' to 'create' in bridge job
• - Add force_mode: true to override issue event defaults

Acceptance criteria

• - Travel-Plan-Permission
• - Trend_Model_Project
• - Manager-Database
• - trip-planner
• - Template
• - And others (~7 total repos)

Head SHA: fe77f1a
Latest Runs: ❔ in progress — Gate
Required: gate: ❔ in progress

Workflow / Job	Result	Logs
Agents PR meta manager	❔ in progress	View run
Auto-label Dependabot PRs	⏭️ skipped	View run
CI Autofix Loop	✅ success	View run
Copilot code review	❔ in progress	View run
Gate	❔ in progress	View run
Health 40 Sweep	✅ success	View run
Health 44 Gate Branch Protection	✅ success	View run
Health 45 Agents Guard	✅ success	View run
Health 50 Security Scan	✅ success	View run
Maint 52 Validate Workflows	✅ success	View run
PR 11 - Minimal invariant CI	✅ success	View run
Selftest CI	✅ success	View run
Validate Sync Manifest	✅ success	View run

[github-actions]

Automated Status Summary

Head SHA: fa55d03
Latest Runs: ⏳ pending — Gate
Required contexts: Gate / gate, Health 45 Agents Guard / Enforce agents workflow protections
Required: core tests (3.11): ⏳ pending, core tests (3.12): ⏳ pending, docker smoke: ⏳ pending, gate: ⏳ pending

Workflow / Job	Result	Logs
(no jobs reported)	⏳ pending	—

Coverage Overview

• Coverage history entries: 1

Coverage Trend

Metric	Value
Current	92.21%
Baseline	85.00%
Delta	+7.21%
Minimum	70.00%
Status	✅ Pass

Top Coverage Hotspots (lowest coverage)

File	Coverage	Missing
scripts/workflow_health_check.py	62.6%	28
scripts/classify_test_failures.py	62.9%	37
scripts/ledger_validate.py	65.3%	63
scripts/mypy_return_autofix.py	82.6%	11
scripts/ledger_migrate_base.py	85.5%	13
scripts/fix_cosmetic_aggregate.py	92.3%	1
scripts/coverage_history_append.py	92.8%	2
scripts/workflow_validator.py	93.3%	4
scripts/update_autofix_expectations.py	93.9%	1
scripts/pr_metrics_tracker.py	95.7%	3
scripts/generate_residual_trend.py	96.6%	1
scripts/build_autofix_pr_comment.py	97.0%	2
scripts/aggregate_agent_metrics.py	97.2%	0
scripts/fix_numpy_asserts.py	98.1%	0
scripts/sync_test_dependencies.py	98.3%	1

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Scope

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[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR fixes a critical startup_failure issue in consumer repos by correcting the syntax for passing a boolean value to a reusable workflow. After PR #646 introduced force_mode: true, all consumer repos experienced failures because GitHub Actions requires boolean inputs to reusable workflows to use expression syntax ${{ true }} rather than bare true (which is treated as a string).

Key Changes

• Updated force_mode parameter from bare true to expression syntax ${{ true }}
• Reordered force_mode to appear after post_agent_comment (cosmetic change with no functional impact)

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