Composite actions cannot access the secrets context — the runner's
template engine rejects secrets.* references at load time with
'Unrecognized named-value: secrets'.
Move APP_ID and APP_PRIVATE_KEY from direct secrets.* references inside
the composite action to inputs passed by each calling workflow. The
fallback logic (GITHUB_TOKEN when APP_ID is empty, for fork PRs) stays
in the composite action's check step.
Replace the long-lived fine-grained PAT (AUTOFIX_BOT_PAT) with short-lived
(1-hour) installation access tokens minted via a new get-app-token composite
action wrapping actions/create-github-app-token@v3.2.0.
The PAT was used in 13 spots across 8 workflow files for gh CLI / GitHub API
calls. The per-repo GITHUB_TOKEN (1,000 req/hr) was getting rate-limited when
multiple workflows fire concurrently (deploy-site, skills-index, ci-timings,
supply-chain-audit, js-autofix). App installation tokens get 5,000 req/hr
per installation and are scoped to the App's permissions, not a user account.
New composite action: .github/actions/get-app-token/
- Wraps actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49 (v3.2.0, SHA-pinned)
- Reads APP_ID + APP_PRIVATE_KEY repo secrets
- Outputs a 1hr installation token via steps.app-token.outputs.token
Requires two new repo secrets (set after creating the GitHub App):
- APP_ID: the App's numeric ID
- APP_PRIVATE_KEY: the PEM private key
App installation permissions needed:
contents: write (js-autofix push, pypi release upload)
pull-requests: write (js-autofix PR create/merge, supply-chain comment)
issues: write (skills-index-freshness issue creation)
actions: write (skills-index workflow trigger)
workflows: write (skills-index triggers deploy-site.yml)
The AUTOFIX_BOT_PAT secret can be deleted once CI passes on this PR.
The comment in js-autofix.yml noting that PAT pushes trigger downstream
workflows is updated — App tokens have the same property (they are not
GITHUB_TOKEN), so the concurrency-cancel loop logic is unchanged.
