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fix(workflow): use app token for gh variable set — GITHUB_TOKEN lacks permission #7771

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7 changes: 3 additions & 4 deletions .github/workflows/ci-pending.yml
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permissions:
contents: read
issues: read
actions: write

jobs:
mark-pending:
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- name: Enable cron poller
env:
# Use GITHUB_TOKEN (with actions:write) for variable access —
# the app token may not have the actions_variables permission.
GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
# Use the app token — GITHUB_TOKEN cannot write repo variables
# (403 "Resource not accessible by integration").
GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.token.outputs.token }}
run: |
gh variable set CI_POLLER_HAS_PENDING -R "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" -b "true"
9 changes: 4 additions & 5 deletions .github/workflows/ci-poller.yml
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permissions:
contents: read
issues: read
actions: write

jobs:
check-ci:
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fi
done

# Disable the poller if no ci-pending issues remain. Uses GITHUB_TOKEN
# (with actions:write) since the app token may lack actions_variables
# permission.
# Disable the poller if no ci-pending issues remain.
# Note: there's a small race window where ci-pending.yml could set the
# variable to "true" right before we set it to "false" here. In that case
# the new issue waits at most one cron tick (5 min) — ci-pending.yml will
# set the variable again on the next issue:opened event if needed.
- name: Disable poller if no pending issues remain
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
# Use the app token — GITHUB_TOKEN cannot write repo variables
# (403 "Resource not accessible by integration").
GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.token.outputs.token }}
run: |
remaining=$(gh issue list -R "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
--state open \
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