Fix dependabot auto-approve workflow GitHub Actions permission error#163
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[WIP] Fix error in auto-approving dependabot fetch-metadata
Fix dependabot auto-approve workflow GitHub Actions permission error
Jan 19, 2026
CI modifies pyproject.toml to replace path dependencies with PyPI versions, which causes the poetry-lock hook to fail since the lock file differs. Since CI already runs poetry lock explicitly, these checks are redundant.
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The dependabot auto-approve workflow fails with
GraphQL: GitHub Actions is not permitted to approve pull requestsbecause the defaultGITHUB_TOKENcannot approve PRs viagh pr review --approve.Changes
gh pr review --approvewithhmarr/auto-approve-action@v4- Uses GitHub API method compatible with defaultGITHUB_TOKENpull_requesttopull_request_target- Required for Dependabot PRs to access workflow secretsSecurity boundary unchanged: workflow only runs for
github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'and doesn't execute PR code.Original prompt
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Ensures Dependabot PRs can be auto-approved and tweaks CI pre-commit behavior.
pull_request_targetand replacedgh pr review --approvewithhmarr/auto-approve-action@v4, adding contextualreview-message; still gated togithub.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'pre-commitnow skipspoetry-lockandpoetry-checkviaSKIPenv inci.ymlWritten by Cursor Bugbot for commit ecbbc02. This will update automatically on new commits. Configure here.