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GitHub Actions defaults that are easy to assume wrong, and how to check them.

Skill by threeal

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Works with Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf. Read the repository before you give any tool access to your data.

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GitHub Actions defaults that are easy to assume wrong, and how to check them. TRIGGER - editing/reviewing a .github/workflows/*.yaml file, or discussing GITHUB_TOKEN permissions, workflow default permissions, or GitHub Actions security defaults.

Use cases: devops, security, writing, productivity

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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

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Skill name
github-actions-facts
Description
GitHub Actions defaults that are easy to assume wrong, and how to check them. TRIGGER - editing/reviewing a .github/workflows/*.yaml file, or discussing GITHUB_TOKEN permissions, workflow default permissions, or GitHub Actions security defaults.
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MIT
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SKILL.md (first lines)

When writing or changing a value in the file, also follow `yaml-conventions`.

## GITHUB_TOKEN Default Permissions

Don't assume a repo's default `GITHUB_TOKEN` permissions — check them:

```
gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/actions/permissions/workflow
```

Why: the read-only default ([since February 2023](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-02-github-actions-updating-the-default-github_token-permissions-to-read-only/)) applies only to repos created after that change, and it's a repo/org/enterprise setting (Settings → Actions → General → Workflow permissions) that anyone can flip. An older repo, or one where someone selected "Read and write permissions," defaults to read-write instead.

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github-actions-facts skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/threeal-github-actions-facts (last updated 2026-10-24)