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chore: add PAT verification marker (VChart)
xuefei1313 Mar 13, 2026
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chore: add PAT verification workflow (VChart)
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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/pat-verify.yml
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name: PAT Verification

on:
workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
verify:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Echo PAT verification
run: echo "PAT verification workflow for VChart"
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Workflow does not contain permissions Medium

Actions job or workflow does not limit the permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN. Consider setting an explicit permissions block, using the following as a minimal starting point: {}

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AI 14 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: read

indented to align under the verify job, between runs-on: ubuntu-latest and steps:. No imports or additional definitions are needed.

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.github/workflows/pat-verify.yml

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diff --git a/.github/workflows/pat-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/pat-verify.yml
--- a/.github/workflows/pat-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pat-verify.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 jobs:
   verify:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Echo PAT verification
         run: echo "PAT verification workflow for VChart"
EOF
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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"
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions pat-verify-20260313-144802.txt
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Temporary PAT verification file for VChart.
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