Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 7: Workflow does not contain permissions

[supervoidcoder]

Potential fix for https://github.com/supervoidcoder/win-witr/security/code-scanning/7

In general, to fix this type of issue you add an explicit permissions block either at the top level of the workflow (to apply to all jobs) or within each job (to scope permissions per job). The block should grant only the privileges required by that workflow/job, typically starting with contents: read when the job only needs to check out code.

For this specific workflow, the build-windows job only checks out the repository and runs compilation/tests. It does not create or modify GitHub resources, so it only needs read access to the repository contents. The best fix is to add a permissions block at the workflow root level (just under name: and on:) with contents: read. This will apply to all jobs in the workflow (currently only build-windows) and will not change existing behavior, because read access is already required by actions/checkout. No additional imports, tools, or methods are needed—this is a pure YAML configuration change.

Concretely: edit .github/workflows/build.yml and insert:

permissions:
  contents: read

between the on: line and the jobs: block.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

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  • Updated internal CI/CD workflow configuration to enhance security permissions settings.

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Walkthrough

A GitHub Actions workflow permissions configuration was updated to add a top-level permissions block setting contents: read. This establishes explicit read-only permissions for the workflow without modifying its execution steps or logic.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
GitHub Actions Workflow Configuration .github/workflows/build.yml	Added top-level permissions block setting contents: read, restricting workflow permissions to read-only access of repository contents

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Poem

🐰 Permissions now bound with a gentle read,
No write access granted, just what we need,
A security hop to keep our code tight,
The workflow stands stronger, permissions done right! 🔒

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

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Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and specifically describes the main change: adding a permissions block to fix a code scanning alert about missing workflow permissions.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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