ci(automerge): AUTOMERGE_PAT with GITHUB_TOKEN fallback#74
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The default GITHUB_TOKEN cannot enable auto-merge on PRs that modify .github/workflows/** (github-actions ecosystem bumps), so those Dependabot PRs stall and need a manual/admin merge. Allow an optional AUTOMERGE_PAT secret (repo + workflow scope) to be used for `gh pr merge --auto`, falling back to GITHUB_TOKEN when the secret is not set — so behavior is unchanged until the secret is added.
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Wire the Dependabot auto-merge workflow to use an optional
AUTOMERGE_PATsecret, falling back to
GITHUB_TOKEN:The default
GITHUB_TOKENis forbidden by GitHub from enabling auto-merge onPRs that modify
.github/workflows/**, sogithub/codeql-action/actions/*Dependabot bumps stall and need a manual/admin merge. A PAT (or App token) with
repo+workflowscope stored asAUTOMERGE_PATlets those auto-merge. The||fallback keeps current behavior until the secret exists, so this is safeon its own.