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willo_edit_file

Change part of a site file on GitHub by exact text replacement — the default way to change an existing file.

  • Act
  • May need approval
  • Secret scan
  • Metered
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Edit a site file. old_text + new_text for one replacement, or edits: [{old_text, new_text}, …] (up to 25, all-or-nothing, each old_text unique in the file) for several in one commit. Copy old_text exactly from willo_read_file. Lands on draft while drafting, else on main and LIVE at once. Pass sha to insist on the version you read. Runs without a card, except package.json and lockfiles (a person approves the dependency change). Same refusals as willo_write_file. Undoable from the dashboard.

Access

  • Token: read + act, and editor access or higher on the business.
  • Approval: Only when Willo's chat would stop for the same action. The description says when; otherwise the call runs at once.
  • Secret scan: refused if the new content holds a value shaped like an API key or token.
  • Metered: counts toward a per-business, per-minute limit for this kind of call. See Limits.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
pathstringyesRepo-relative path of an existing file.
old_textstringnoSingle form: the exact text to replace. Omit when using edits.
new_textstringnoSingle form: the replacement. Omit when using edits.
editsobject[]noBatch form: several replacements in this one file, applied together or not at all.
shastringnoOptional: the sha from willo_read_file; the edit is refused if the file has changed since.
summarystringnoOne plain sentence for the owner on what this does for them.