Allow CLA Assistant to recognize Copilot-authored PR commits

[Copilot]

The CLA Assistant / CLAssistant (pull_request_target) workflow was failing on PR #128 because the committer identity used by Copilot-authored commits was not covered by the existing CLA allowlist. This updates the workflow allowlist so CLA checks no longer fail for that trusted automation identity.

• Root cause

  • CLA Assistant rejected PR committers when the author resolved as Copilot, which was missing from .github/workflows/cla.yml allowlist.

• Workflow update

  • Extended the CLA Assistant allowlist with the missing identity:
    • added Copilot
  • File changed: .github/workflows/cla.yml

• Resulting behavior

  • PRs containing commits authored by Copilot automation are treated as allowlisted and no longer blocked by CLA signature enforcement.

with:
  allowlist: dependabot[bot],stesee,github-actions[bot],github-copilot[bot],copilot[bot],copilot-swe-agent[bot],Copilot

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[Copilot]

🟢 Approval recommended

The change is a minimal, targeted workflow allowlist update consistent with the PR’s stated root cause and intended behavior.

Pull request overview

Updates the repository’s CLA Assistant GitHub Actions workflow to treat Copilot-authored commits as allowlisted, preventing CLA enforcement failures when PR commits are attributed to the Copilot identity.

Changes:

• Extend the CLA Assistant action allowlist to include Copilot in .github/workflows/cla.yml.

File summaries

File	Description
.github/workflows/cla.yml	Adds Copilot to the CLA Assistant allowlist so Copilot-attributed commits don’t fail CLA checks.

Review details

• Files reviewed: 1/1 changed files
• Comments generated: 0
• Review effort level: Lite

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