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+name: Auto-merge
+
+# Dual trigger:
+# - `workflow_call` lets other repos call this as a reusable workflow.
+# - `pull_request` auto-merges .github's own PRs using the same logic.
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  enable-auto-merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Generate GitHub App installation token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v3
+        with:
+          client-id:   ${{ vars.AUTOMERGE_APP_CLIENT_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          # Least-privilege: only the permissions needed to enable auto-merge.
+          permission-contents: write
+          permission-pull-requests: write
+      - name: Enable auto-merge (merge commit)
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          script: |
+            const pr = await github.rest.pulls.get({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+            });
+            const nodeId = pr.data.node_id;
+            const mutation = `
+              mutation EnableAutoMerge($id: ID!) {
+                enablePullRequestAutoMerge(input: {
+                  pullRequestId: $id,
+                  mergeMethod: MERGE
+                }) {
+                  pullRequest { number autoMergeRequest { mergeMethod } }
+                }
+              }
+            `;
+            // Retry with exponential backoff. GitHub rejects with UNPROCESSABLE
+            // while a PR is still "unstable" (checks not started yet); since
+            // ~Mar 2026 it also rejects when all required checks already passed
+            // (GitHub auto-merges anyway in that case, so we treat it as success).
+            const maxAttempts = 6;
+            for (let i = 0; i < maxAttempts; i++) {
+              try {
+                await github.graphql(mutation, { id: nodeId });
+                console.log('Auto-merge enabled.');
+                break;
+              } catch (e) {
+                const msg = e.message ?? '';
+                const isUnstable = msg.includes('unstable') ||
+                  (e.errors ?? []).some(err => (err.message ?? '').includes('unstable'));
+                const alreadyEnabled = msg.includes('already enabled') ||
+                  (e.errors ?? []).some(err => (err.message ?? '').includes('already enabled'));
+                if (alreadyEnabled) { console.log('Auto-merge already enabled, skipping.'); break; }
+                if (isUnstable && i < maxAttempts - 1) {
+                  const delay = Math.min(5000 * 2 ** i, 30000);
+                  console.log(`PR unstable (attempt ${i + 1}/${maxAttempts}), retrying in ${delay}ms…`);
+                  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, delay));
+                } else { throw e; }
+              }
+            }