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ci: scope reusable-workflow App tokens to least privilege #245

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ci: scope reusable-workflow App tokens to least privilege
devantler May 27, 2026
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ci: narrow git-push-only App tokens to contents-only
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/create-release.yaml
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with:
client-id: ${{ vars.APP_CLIENT_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
# Least-privilege token scope for semantic-release: publish releases/tags
# (contents) and comment on released issues/PRs (issues, pull-requests).
permission-contents: write
permission-issues: write
permission-pull-requests: write

- name: 📑 Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/enable-auto-merge.yaml
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with:
app-id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
# Least-privilege token scope: approving and enabling auto-merge on PRs.
permission-contents: write
permission-pull-requests: write

- name: ✅ Approve PR
env:
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/sync-cluster-policies.yaml
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with:
app-id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
# Least-privilege token scope: checkout and open the sync PR.
permission-contents: write
permission-pull-requests: write
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
with:
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/validate-go-project.yaml
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with:
app-id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
# Least-privilege token scope: only pushes linter auto-fixes back to the PR
# branch (contents); the token is never used for PR/issue API calls.
permission-contents: write

- name: 📄 Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
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with:
app-id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
# Least-privilege token scope: only pushes linter auto-fixes back to the PR
# branch (contents); the token is never used for PR/issue API calls.
permission-contents: write

- name: 📄 Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
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with:
app-id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
# Least-privilege token scope: only pushes MegaLinter auto-fixes back to the
# PR branch (contents). MegaLinter's PR/issue reporting uses the default
# GITHUB_TOKEN (job permissions below), not this App token.
permission-contents: write

- name: 📄 Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
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