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Should CI block PRs that escalate GitHub Actions permissions?
A developer asks whether a PR changing GitHub Actions contents permission from read to write should be blocked. The tool Agent Gate flagged the change with a warning, not relying on an LLM. The author suggests deterministic CI warnings for permission changes, leaving teams to decide on blocking.
Meridian48 take
The debate highlights a growing need for deterministic security guardrails in CI, especially as AI-generated PRs become common.
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