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enoch85 merged 1 commit into from
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Auto-merge: scope the minted App token to least privilege #12

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11 changes: 9 additions & 2 deletions .github/workflows/dependabot_merge.yml
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name: Dependabot auto-merge
on: pull_request_target

# The minted App token (below) performs the writes; the default token only reads.
permissions:
contents: write
pull-requests: write
contents: read

jobs:
dependabot:
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with:
client-id: ${{ secrets.MERGE_APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.MERGE_APP_KEY }}
# Least privilege: scope the minted token to THIS repo, with only the
# permissions auto-merge needs — not the App's org-wide
# actions/issues write across all repositories.
owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
repositories: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
permission-contents: write
permission-pull-requests: write

- name: Dependabot metadata
id: metadata
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