Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 1: Workflow does not contain permissions - #146
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Potential fix for https://github.com/davep/hike/security/code-scanning/1
In general, the fix is to add an explicit
permissionsblock limiting theGITHUB_TOKENto the minimal scopes required. For a typical lint/test workflow that only checks out code and runs local tools,contents: readis sufficient, and this is the recommended minimal baseline from GitHub and CodeQL.For this specific workflow, the single best fix without changing existing functionality is to add a
permissionsblock at the workflow root (top level), just under thename:line and beforeon:. This will apply to all jobs in the workflow, includingstyle-lint-and-test, and will restrictGITHUB_TOKENto read-only repository contents. None of the listed steps obviously need write or other special scopes, so this should be safe. No imports or additional methods are needed; it’s a pure YAML configuration change inside.github/workflows/style-lint-and-test.yaml.Concretely:
.github/workflows/style-lint-and-test.yaml.name: Code quality tests) and before the existingon:block (current line 3). No other modifications are required.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.