diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5938f6e..2ab9ca8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up gh-aw CLI
         uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup-cli@f8495a686e66770ae977f82732f34d7340ee42a4 # v0.71.4
         with:
-          gh_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          version: v0.71.4
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Compile workflows
         run: gh aw compile --dir workflows
@@ -27,9 +28,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up gh-aw CLI
         uses: github/gh-aw-actions/setup-cli@f8495a686e66770ae977f82732f34d7340ee42a4 # v0.71.4
         with:
-          gh_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          version: v0.71.4
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Initialize target repository
+        run: |
+          TARGET_REPO=$(mktemp -d)
+          echo "TARGET_REPO=$TARGET_REPO" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          git init "$TARGET_REPO"
 
       - name: Add workflows
+        working-directory: ${{ env.TARGET_REPO }}
         run: gh aw add githubnext/agentic-ops/copilot-token-audit githubnext/agentic-ops/copilot-token-optimizer
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/workflows/copilot-token-audit.md b/workflows/copilot-token-audit.md
index 22b433c..f5feee8 100644
--- a/workflows/copilot-token-audit.md
+++ b/workflows/copilot-token-audit.md
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ steps:
         echo "❌ No log data downloaded (exit code $LOGS_EXIT)"
         echo '{"runs":[],"summary":{}}' > /tmp/gh-aw/token-audit/copilot-logs.json
       fi
+safe-outputs:
+  create-issue:
+    close-older-issues: true
+    expires: 1w
+    labels: [agentic-workflows, agentic-ops]
+    title-prefix: "[aw-ops] "
 timeout-minutes: 25
 imports:
-  - uses: shared/daily-audit-base.md
-    with:
-      title-prefix: "[copilot-token-audit] "
-  - uses: shared/mcp/gh-aw.md
   - shared/python-dataviz.md
 ---
 
diff --git a/workflows/shared/daily-audit-base.md b/workflows/shared/daily-audit-base.md
deleted file mode 100644
index edf204d..0000000
--- a/workflows/shared/daily-audit-base.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
----
-# Daily Audit Base - Standard stack for daily audit workflows publishing to GitHub Discussions.
-# Bundles: daily-audit-discussion + reporting guidelines + OTLP observability.
-#
-# Usage:
-#   imports:
-#     - uses: shared/daily-audit-base.md
-#       with:
-#         title-prefix: "[my-workflow] "
-#         expires: "1d"      # optional, default: 3d
-
-import-schema:
-  title-prefix:
-    type: string
-    required: true
-    description: "Title prefix for created discussions, e.g. '[daily-report] '"
-  expires:
-    type: string
-    default: "3d"
-    description: "How long to keep discussions before expiry"
-
-imports:
-  - uses: shared/daily-audit-discussion.md
-    with:
-      title-prefix: "${{ github.aw.import-inputs.title-prefix }}"
-      expires: "${{ github.aw.import-inputs.expires }}"
-  - shared/reporting.md
-  - shared/observability-otlp.md
----
diff --git a/workflows/shared/reporting.md b/workflows/shared/reporting.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ab2f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workflows/shared/reporting.md
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+---
+# Reporting Shared Component
+# Provides common issue-reporting conventions for agentic workflows.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   imports:
+#     - shared/reporting.md
+#
+# This import provides:
+# - Standard formatting guidelines for issues and discussions
+# - Common markdown templates for tables, summaries, and recommendations
+
+safe-outputs:
+  create-issue:
+    close-older-issues: true
+    expires: 7d
+---
+
+# Reporting Guidelines
+
+Use the following conventions when generating issues, discussions, or step summaries.
+
+## Issue Structure
+
+Every generated issue should include:
+
+1. **Executive Summary** — two-to-three sentence overview of findings.
+2. **Data Table** — key metrics in a compact markdown table.
+3. **Recommendations** — ranked list with estimated impact and concrete action.
+4. **Caveats** — sampling limits, missing data, or edge cases that affect confidence.
+
+Use `<details>` blocks for long supporting tables to keep the top-level view concise.
+
+## Markdown Conventions
+
+- Use `**bold**` for metric names and important values.
+- Format large numbers with commas (e.g., `1,234,567`).
+- Format costs as `$X.XX` (two decimal places).
+- Use emoji sparingly: ✅ success, ⚠️ warning, ❌ failure, 📊 data, 💡 insight.
+- Link to relevant runs, PRs, or issues where possible.
+
+## Table Template
+
+```markdown
+| Metric | Value | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| Total runs | N | Last N days |
+| Total tokens | N | Formatted with commas |
+| Total cost | $X.XX | USD |
+| Avg tokens/run | N | |
+```
+
+## Recommendations Template
+
+```markdown
+### Recommendations
+
+1. **[Title]** — estimated savings: ~N tokens/run
+   - **Action**: ...
+   - **Evidence**: ...
+
+2. **[Title]** — estimated savings: ~N tokens/run
+   - **Action**: ...
+   - **Evidence**: ...
+```