fix(compiler): use push-to-pull-request-branch target-repo for safe_outputs checkout

pkg/workflow/checkout_manager.go

@@ -265,6 +265,52 @@ func (cm *CheckoutManager) add(cfg *CheckoutConfig) {
 	}
 }
 
+// GetPrimaryTargetRepo returns the repository of the first checkout entry in the manager,
+// or an empty string if no checkouts are configured.
+//
+// Used by the safe_outputs job to determine the git remote target for PR operations
+// when a cross-repo target is configured (e.g. via push-to-pull-request-branch or
+// create-pull-request target-repo settings).
+func (cm *CheckoutManager) GetPrimaryTargetRepo() string {
+	if len(cm.ordered) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return cm.ordered[0].key.repository
+}
+
+// GenerateSafeOutputsCheckoutStep generates an actions/checkout YAML step for PR
+// operations in the safe_outputs job.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - condition: optional step condition (if nil the if: line is omitted)
+//   - ref: Git ref expression to checkout (e.g. base branch expression)
+//   - token: GitHub token for authentication
+//   - getActionPin: resolves action references to pinned SHA form
+//
+// The step checks out GetPrimaryTargetRepo() when a target repository is configured,
+// or the current repository when none is set.
+// Returns a slice of YAML lines (each ending with \n).
+func (cm *CheckoutManager) GenerateSafeOutputsCheckoutStep(condition ConditionNode, ref, token string, getActionPin func(string) string) []string {
+	targetRepo := cm.GetPrimaryTargetRepo()
+	checkoutManagerLog.Printf("Generating safe-outputs checkout step: targetRepo=%q ref=%q", targetRepo, ref)
+
+	var steps []string
+	steps = append(steps, "      - name: Checkout repository\n")
+	if condition != nil {
+		steps = append(steps, fmt.Sprintf("        if: %s\n", RenderCondition(condition)))
+	}
+	steps = append(steps, fmt.Sprintf("        uses: %s\n", getActionPin("actions/checkout")))
+	steps = append(steps, "        with:\n")
+	if targetRepo != "" {
+		steps = append(steps, fmt.Sprintf("          repository: %s\n", targetRepo))
+	}
+	steps = append(steps, fmt.Sprintf("          ref: %s\n", ref))
+	steps = append(steps, fmt.Sprintf("          token: %s\n", token))
+	steps = append(steps, "          persist-credentials: false\n")
+	steps = append(steps, "          fetch-depth: 1\n")
+	return steps
+}
+
 // GetDefaultCheckoutOverride returns the resolved checkout for the default workspace
 // (empty path, empty repository). Returns nil if the user did not configure one.
 func (cm *CheckoutManager) GetDefaultCheckoutOverride() *resolvedCheckout {

pkg/workflow/compiler_safe_outputs_steps.go

@@ -68,17 +68,56 @@ func (c *Compiler) buildConsolidatedSafeOutputStep(data *WorkflowData, config Sa
 	return steps
 }
 
+// buildSafeOutputsCheckoutManager creates a CheckoutManager by having each
+// enabled PR safe output independently register its checkout requirement.
+// CheckoutManager deduplicates registrations that share the same repository,
+// so two outputs targeting the same repo result in a single checkout step.
+//
+// Registration order determines which repo GenerateSafeOutputsCheckoutStep
+// uses when multiple unique repos are present (create-pull-request registers
+// before push-to-pull-request-branch).
+//
+// The trial-mode override is applied only when no safe output registered a
+// cross-repo checkout, preserving default-repo checkout behaviour for the
+// common same-repo case.
+func (c *Compiler) buildSafeOutputsCheckoutManager(safeOutputs *SafeOutputsConfig) *CheckoutManager {
+	var configs []*CheckoutConfig
+
+	// Each safe output independently registers the checkout it needs.
+	// CheckoutManager deduplicates entries with the same (repository, path) key,
+	// so two outputs targeting the same cross-repo destination produce one step.
+	if safeOutputs.CreatePullRequests != nil && safeOutputs.CreatePullRequests.TargetRepoSlug != "" {
+		configs = append(configs, &CheckoutConfig{Repository: safeOutputs.CreatePullRequests.TargetRepoSlug})
+		consolidatedSafeOutputsStepsLog.Printf("buildSafeOutputsCheckoutManager: create-pull-request registered checkout for %s", safeOutputs.CreatePullRequests.TargetRepoSlug)
+	}
+	if safeOutputs.PushToPullRequestBranch != nil && safeOutputs.PushToPullRequestBranch.TargetRepoSlug != "" {
+		configs = append(configs, &CheckoutConfig{Repository: safeOutputs.PushToPullRequestBranch.TargetRepoSlug})
+		consolidatedSafeOutputsStepsLog.Printf("buildSafeOutputsCheckoutManager: push-to-pull-request-branch registered checkout for %s", safeOutputs.PushToPullRequestBranch.TargetRepoSlug)
+	}
+
+	// Trial mode: apply override only when no safe output registered a cross-repo checkout.
+	if len(configs) == 0 && c.trialMode && c.trialLogicalRepoSlug != "" {
+		configs = append(configs, &CheckoutConfig{Repository: c.trialLogicalRepoSlug})
+		consolidatedSafeOutputsStepsLog.Printf("buildSafeOutputsCheckoutManager: trial mode registered checkout for %s", c.trialLogicalRepoSlug)
+	}
+
+	return NewCheckoutManager(configs)
+}
+
 // buildSharedPRCheckoutSteps builds checkout and git configuration steps that are shared
 // between create-pull-request and push-to-pull-request-branch operations.
 // These steps are added once with a combined condition to avoid duplication.
 func (c *Compiler) buildSharedPRCheckoutSteps(data *WorkflowData) []string {
 	consolidatedSafeOutputsStepsLog.Print("Building shared PR checkout steps")
 	var steps []string
 
+	// Build a CheckoutManager from safe-output configurations to determine
+	// the target repository for PR operations.
+	cm := c.buildSafeOutputsCheckoutManager(data.SafeOutputs)
+
 	// Determine which token to use for checkout
 	// Uses computeEffectivePRCheckoutToken for consistent token resolution (GitHub App or PAT chain)
 	checkoutToken, _ := computeEffectivePRCheckoutToken(data.SafeOutputs)
-	gitRemoteToken := checkoutToken
 
 	// Build combined condition: execute if either create_pull_request or push_to_pull_request_branch will run
 	var condition ConditionNode
@@ -96,17 +135,6 @@ func (c *Compiler) buildSharedPRCheckoutSteps(data *WorkflowData) []string {
 		condition = BuildSafeOutputType("push_to_pull_request_branch")
 	}
 
-	// Determine target repository for checkout and git config
-	// Priority: create-pull-request target-repo > trialLogicalRepoSlug > default (source repo)
-	var targetRepoSlug string
-	if data.SafeOutputs.CreatePullRequests != nil && data.SafeOutputs.CreatePullRequests.TargetRepoSlug != "" {
-		targetRepoSlug = data.SafeOutputs.CreatePullRequests.TargetRepoSlug
-		consolidatedSafeOutputsStepsLog.Printf("Using target-repo from create-pull-request: %s", targetRepoSlug)
-	} else if c.trialMode && c.trialLogicalRepoSlug != "" {
-		targetRepoSlug = c.trialLogicalRepoSlug
-		consolidatedSafeOutputsStepsLog.Printf("Using trialLogicalRepoSlug: %s", targetRepoSlug)
-	}
-
 	// Determine the ref (branch) to checkout
 	// Priority: create-pull-request base-branch > fallback expression
 	// This is critical: we must checkout the base branch, not github.sha (the triggering commit),
@@ -129,7 +157,7 @@ func (c *Compiler) buildSharedPRCheckoutSteps(data *WorkflowData) []string {
 	// * event trigger context
 	// * ideally repository context too
 	// So safe outputs are "self-describing" and already know which base branch, repository etc. they're
-	// targeting.  Then a lot of this gnarly event code will be only on the "front end" (prepping the
+	// targeting.  Then a lot of this gnarly event code will be only on the "front end" (prepping the
 	// coding agent) not the "backend" (applying the safe outputs)
 	const baseBranchFallbackExpr = "${{ github.base_ref || github.event.pull_request.base.ref || github.ref_name || github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
 	var checkoutRef string
@@ -141,32 +169,17 @@ func (c *Compiler) buildSharedPRCheckoutSteps(data *WorkflowData) []string {
 		consolidatedSafeOutputsStepsLog.Printf("Using fallback base branch expression for checkout ref")
 	}
 
-	// Step 1: Checkout repository with conditional execution
-	steps = append(steps, "      - name: Checkout repository\n")
-	steps = append(steps, fmt.Sprintf("        if: %s\n", RenderCondition(condition)))
-	steps = append(steps, fmt.Sprintf("        uses: %s\n", GetActionPin("actions/checkout")))
-	steps = append(steps, "        with:\n")
-
-	// Set repository parameter if checking out a different repository
-	if targetRepoSlug != "" {
-		steps = append(steps, fmt.Sprintf("          repository: %s\n", targetRepoSlug))
-		consolidatedSafeOutputsStepsLog.Printf("Added repository parameter: %s", targetRepoSlug)
-	}
-
-	// Set ref to checkout the base branch, not github.sha
-	steps = append(steps, fmt.Sprintf("          ref: %s\n", checkoutRef))
-	steps = append(steps, fmt.Sprintf("          token: %s\n", checkoutToken))
-	steps = append(steps, "          persist-credentials: false\n")
-	steps = append(steps, "          fetch-depth: 1\n")
+	// Step 1: Checkout repository with conditional execution (delegated to CheckoutManager)
+	steps = append(steps, cm.GenerateSafeOutputsCheckoutStep(condition, checkoutRef, checkoutToken, GetActionPin)...)
 
 	// Step 2: Configure Git credentials with conditional execution
 	// Security: Pass GitHub token through environment variable to prevent template injection
 
 	// Determine REPO_NAME value based on target repository
 	repoNameValue := "${{ github.repository }}"
-	if targetRepoSlug != "" {
-		repoNameValue = fmt.Sprintf("%q", targetRepoSlug)
-		consolidatedSafeOutputsStepsLog.Printf("Using target repo for REPO_NAME: %s", targetRepoSlug)
+	if targetRepo := cm.GetPrimaryTargetRepo(); targetRepo != "" {
+		repoNameValue = fmt.Sprintf("%q", targetRepo)
+		consolidatedSafeOutputsStepsLog.Printf("Using target repo for REPO_NAME: %s", targetRepo)
 	}
 
 	gitConfigSteps := []string{
@@ -175,7 +188,7 @@ func (c *Compiler) buildSharedPRCheckoutSteps(data *WorkflowData) []string {
 		"        env:\n",
 		fmt.Sprintf("          REPO_NAME: %s\n", repoNameValue),
 		"          SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}\n",
-		fmt.Sprintf("          GIT_TOKEN: %s\n", gitRemoteToken),
+		fmt.Sprintf("          GIT_TOKEN: %s\n", checkoutToken),
 		"        run: |\n",
 		"          git config --global user.email \"github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com\"\n",
 		"          git config --global user.name \"github-actions[bot]\"\n",

pkg/workflow/compiler_safe_outputs_steps_test.go

@@ -264,6 +264,67 @@ func TestBuildSharedPRCheckoutSteps(t *testing.T) {
 				"GIT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUSH_BRANCH_PAT }}",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "push-to-pull-request-branch cross-repo uses target-repo for checkout",
+			safeOutputs: &SafeOutputsConfig{
+				PushToPullRequestBranch: &PushToPullRequestBranchConfig{
+					BaseSafeOutputConfig: BaseSafeOutputConfig{
+						GitHubToken: "${{ secrets.GH_AW_SIDE_REPO_PAT }}",
+					},
+					TargetRepoSlug: "githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo",
+					Target:         "1",
+				},
+			},
+			checkContains: []string{
+				"repository: githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo",
+				"token: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_SIDE_REPO_PAT }}",
+				"GIT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_SIDE_REPO_PAT }}",
+				`REPO_NAME: "githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo"`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "both safe outputs with same target-repo are deduplicated to one checkout",
+			safeOutputs: &SafeOutputsConfig{
+				CreatePullRequests: &CreatePullRequestsConfig{
+					BaseSafeOutputConfig: BaseSafeOutputConfig{
+						GitHubToken: "${{ secrets.CROSS_REPO_PAT }}",
+					},
+					TargetRepoSlug: "githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo",
+				},
+				PushToPullRequestBranch: &PushToPullRequestBranchConfig{
+					BaseSafeOutputConfig: BaseSafeOutputConfig{
+						GitHubToken: "${{ secrets.CROSS_REPO_PAT }}",
+					},
+					TargetRepoSlug: "githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo",
+				},
+			},
+			checkContains: []string{
+				// Deduplication: same repo registered by both outputs → exactly one checkout
+				"repository: githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo",
+				`REPO_NAME: "githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo"`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "both safe outputs with different target-repos: create-pr repo is used (registered first)",
+			safeOutputs: &SafeOutputsConfig{
+				CreatePullRequests: &CreatePullRequestsConfig{
+					BaseSafeOutputConfig: BaseSafeOutputConfig{
+						GitHubToken: "${{ secrets.CREATE_PR_PAT }}",
+					},
+					TargetRepoSlug: "org/create-pr-repo",
+				},
+				PushToPullRequestBranch: &PushToPullRequestBranchConfig{
+					BaseSafeOutputConfig: BaseSafeOutputConfig{
+						GitHubToken: "${{ secrets.PUSH_BRANCH_PAT }}",
+					},
+					TargetRepoSlug: "org/push-branch-repo",
+				},
+			},
+			checkContains: []string{
+				"repository: org/create-pr-repo",
+				`REPO_NAME: "org/create-pr-repo"`,
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "both operations with create-pr token takes precedence",
 			safeOutputs: &SafeOutputsConfig{