diff --git a/.github/workflows/msdo-issue-assistant.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/msdo-issue-assistant.lock.yml
index 22c2888..0b2d69c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msdo-issue-assistant.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msdo-issue-assistant.lock.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # For more information: https://github.github.com/gh-aw/introduction/overview/
 #
 #
-# frontmatter-hash: 4bf03e9e11bd04bb55e99ee33e0b0ce4c4adbb6c7f0056ec467744cfbeb23175
+# frontmatter-hash: 4328471ec936d196d8e3cd83c860cc670827d9b785cf7e2faac6827c1f4c9dd0
 
 name: "MSDO Issue Triage Assistant"
 "on":
@@ -181,17 +181,6 @@ jobs:
         run: /opt/gh-aw/actions/install_copilot_cli.sh 0.0.409
       - name: Install awf binary
         run: bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/install_awf_binary.sh v0.17.0
-      - name: Validate lockdown mode requirements
-        id: validate-lockdown-requirements
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
-        env:
-          GITHUB_MCP_LOCKDOWN_EXPLICIT: "true"
-          GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const validateLockdownRequirements = require('/opt/gh-aw/actions/validate_lockdown_requirements.cjs');
-            validateLockdownRequirements(core);
       - name: Download container images
         run: bash /opt/gh-aw/actions/download_docker_images.sh ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/agent:0.17.0 ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-firewall/squid:0.17.0 ghcr.io/github/gh-aw-mcpg:v0.1.4 ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v0.30.3 node:lts-alpine
       - name: Write Safe Outputs Config
@@ -452,7 +441,6 @@ jobs:
                 "type": "stdio",
                 "container": "ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server:v0.30.3",
                 "env": {
-                  "GITHUB_LOCKDOWN_MODE": "1",
                   "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "\${GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN}",
                   "GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "1",
                   "GITHUB_TOOLSETS": "issues"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/msdo-issue-assistant.md b/.github/workflows/msdo-issue-assistant.md
index aa1adfa..33dc53f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msdo-issue-assistant.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/msdo-issue-assistant.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ network:
 
 tools:
   github:
-    lockdown: true
+    lockdown: false
     toolsets: [issues]
   fetch:
     allowed-domains:
@@ -132,4 +132,4 @@ Keep responses:
 → Do not respond. No new technical information to act on.
 
 **Non-author comment on existing issue:** A third party comments "I have the same problem."
-→ Do not respond. The commenter is not the issue author.
\ No newline at end of file
+→ Do not respond. The commenter is not the issue author.