diff --git a/.github/workflows/feature-assess.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/feature-assess.lock.yml
index 0cee4b68e4..b75f72335c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/feature-assess.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/feature-assess.lock.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"49f48fbf92ee513b77a599afb7df6a9e43d894bfe7a87df3246e7aa4f9e25cda","body_hash":"638ad2f6bcd43ab6d0cadabdc9fdb901a207b6fef0935a8c816d0de39163dabc","compiler_version":"v0.79.8","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.60"}}
-# gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GITHUB_TOKEN"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10","version":"v6.0.3"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-node","sha":"48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e","version":"v6.4.0"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a","version":"v7.0.1"},{"repo":"github/gh-aw-actions/setup","sha":"c0338fef4749d08c21f8f975fb0e37efa17dda47","version":"v0.79.8"}],"containers":[{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.2","digest":"sha256:f88e5b17b6b7a600117bc121114d6ce2155c88c983c0c939c5df884f730fa1d6","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.2@sha256:f88e5b17b6b7a600117bc121114d6ce2155c88c983c0c939c5df884f730fa1d6"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.2","digest":"sha256:ee39841d980878ebbb87592903b06d31a1af500c71525c9616f7e8e2a27041a4","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.2@sha256:ee39841d980878ebbb87592903b06d31a1af500c71525c9616f7e8e2a27041a4"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.2","digest":"sha256:2e3a717e5f19a654cd9a2263beb52012b56bcb68562ec5ae2e42f9d156b49591","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.2@sha256:2e3a717e5f19a654cd9a2263beb52012b56bcb68562ec5ae2e42f9d156b49591"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.3.25","digest":"sha256:c10331ad17668ef89f38f5e356678788a40b0cd5fef96e8f92e1d9c1de47cbaa","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.3.25@sha256:c10331ad17668ef89f38f5e356678788a40b0cd5fef96e8f92e1d9c1de47cbaa"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.1.2","digest":"sha256:30197479d8036c7811892bc07e06f9a05c9ef3cdd79bc59f256d50647f95788c","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.1.2@sha256:30197479d8036c7811892bc07e06f9a05c9ef3cdd79bc59f256d50647f95788c"}]}
+# gh-aw-metadata: {"schema_version":"v4","frontmatter_hash":"d4b11e8834194e5ba08dc1227894d0541d7922c4ceb6e82e77cca7eff16303ae","body_hash":"7770cfec9b7854f5c835b8e4645396ba2b0c212ff4a27df2ec03865d6186fc47","compiler_version":"v0.79.8","strict":true,"agent_id":"copilot","engine_versions":{"copilot":"1.0.60"}}
+# gh-aw-manifest: {"version":1,"secrets":["COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN","GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN","GITHUB_TOKEN"],"actions":[{"repo":"actions/checkout","sha":"df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10","version":"v6.0.3"},{"repo":"actions/download-artifact","sha":"3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c","version":"v8.0.1"},{"repo":"actions/github-script","sha":"3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3","version":"v9.0.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-node","sha":"48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e","version":"v6.4.0"},{"repo":"actions/setup-python","sha":"5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97","version":"5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97"},{"repo":"actions/upload-artifact","sha":"043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a","version":"v7.0.1"},{"repo":"astral-sh/setup-uv","sha":"c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9","version":"c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9"},{"repo":"github/gh-aw-actions/setup","sha":"c0338fef4749d08c21f8f975fb0e37efa17dda47","version":"v0.79.8"}],"containers":[{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.2","digest":"sha256:f88e5b17b6b7a600117bc121114d6ce2155c88c983c0c939c5df884f730fa1d6","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.27.2@sha256:f88e5b17b6b7a600117bc121114d6ce2155c88c983c0c939c5df884f730fa1d6"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.2","digest":"sha256:ee39841d980878ebbb87592903b06d31a1af500c71525c9616f7e8e2a27041a4","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/api-proxy:0.27.2@sha256:ee39841d980878ebbb87592903b06d31a1af500c71525c9616f7e8e2a27041a4"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.2","digest":"sha256:2e3a717e5f19a654cd9a2263beb52012b56bcb68562ec5ae2e42f9d156b49591","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.27.2@sha256:2e3a717e5f19a654cd9a2263beb52012b56bcb68562ec5ae2e42f9d156b49591"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.3.25","digest":"sha256:c10331ad17668ef89f38f5e356678788a40b0cd5fef96e8f92e1d9c1de47cbaa","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.3.25@sha256:c10331ad17668ef89f38f5e356678788a40b0cd5fef96e8f92e1d9c1de47cbaa"},{"image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.1.2","digest":"sha256:30197479d8036c7811892bc07e06f9a05c9ef3cdd79bc59f256d50647f95788c","pinned_image":"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v1.1.2@sha256:30197479d8036c7811892bc07e06f9a05c9ef3cdd79bc59f256d50647f95788c"}]}
 # This file was automatically generated by gh-aw (v0.79.8). DO NOT EDIT. To debug this workflow, load the skill at https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/main/debug.md
 #
 #    ___                   _   _      
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
 #   - actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
 #   - actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
 #   - actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+#   - actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # 5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97
 #   - actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+#   - astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9
 #   - github/gh-aw-actions/setup@c0338fef4749d08c21f8f975fb0e37efa17dda47 # v0.79.8
 #
 # Container images used:
@@ -440,6 +442,13 @@ jobs:
         run: bash "${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/actions/configure_gh_for_ghe.sh"
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      - name: Setup uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # 5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.14"
+
       - name: Configure Git credentials
         env:
           REPO_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/feature-assess.md b/.github/workflows/feature-assess.md
index 833db21f57..4d393f3f30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/feature-assess.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/feature-assess.md
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ permissions:
 checkout:
   fetch-depth: 0
 
+steps:
+  - name: Setup uv
+    uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@c771a70e6277c0a99b617c7a806ffedaca235ff9 # v9.0.0
+  - name: Set up Python
+    uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
+    with:
+      python-version: "3.14"
+
 safe-outputs:
   noop:
     report-as-issue: false
@@ -81,13 +89,15 @@ your bash tools by following the numbered steps below, in order.
 Install the `specify` CLI **from the checked-out revision**, not from a mutable
 branch, so every run uses the exact CLI and bundled `assess` instructions of the
 workflow commit under evaluation. The repository is already checked out at this
-run's revision in `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`; install from there with `uv`:
+run's revision in `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`. Both `uv` and Python are pre-installed on
+this runner by the workflow's setup steps, so install from the checkout with
+`uv`:
 
 ```bash
 uv tool install specify-cli --from "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 ```
 
-If `uv` is not on `PATH`, install it first
+If for any reason `uv` is not on `PATH`, install it first
 (`curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh` and re-source your shell/
 `PATH`), or fall back to `pip install --user "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"`. (If you ever
 need the Git source instead of the checkout, pin it to this run's commit —