chore: PAT token verification (temporary)#4516
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| runs-on: ubuntu-latest | ||
| steps: | ||
| - name: Echo PAT verification | ||
| run: echo "PAT verification workflow for VChart" |
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AI 17 days ago
In general, the fix is to add an explicit permissions block that grants the least privileges the workflow requires. Since this workflow only echoes a message and does not call GitHub APIs or manipulate repository resources, it can safely run with read-only access to repository contents, or even no token at all. The common minimal pattern is to set permissions: contents: read at the workflow or job level.
The best targeted fix without changing existing functionality is to add a permissions block under the verify job (or at the root, above jobs:); both scopes work, but placing it on the job clarifies that it applies specifically to that job. We should grant only contents: read, which is equivalent to a read-only default and is sufficient if any future steps use actions/checkout. Concretely, in .github/workflows/pat-verify.yml, insert:
permissions:
contents: readindented to align under the verify job, between runs-on: ubuntu-latest and steps:. No imports or additional definitions are needed.
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| jobs: | ||
| verify: | ||
| runs-on: ubuntu-latest | ||
| permissions: | ||
| contents: read | ||
| steps: | ||
| - name: Echo PAT verification | ||
| run: echo "PAT verification workflow for VChart" |
Temporary PR for PAT permission verification. Will be closed without merge.