fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary) - #79
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7fdc2705 is not an ancestor of standards/main (compare: status=diverged, ahead=4, behind=114) and no branch contains it. GitHub Actions cannot resolve a reusable workflow at that SHA, so every run died at startup with zero jobs and 'This run likely failed because of a workflow file issue'. Repointed to standards main HEAD, where all three reusables exist.
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WalkthroughThree GitHub Actions workflows update their pinned reusable workflow references. Triggers, permissions, concurrency, and secret inheritance remain unchanged. ChangesReusable workflow pin updates
Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The Hypatia scan workflow now runs the updated shared revision while continuing to expose all inherited caller secrets. Restricting the call to an explicit optional PAT mapping would reduce unnecessary secret exposure before merge. Poem
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In @.github/workflows/hypatia-scan.yml:
- Line 43: Update the reusable workflow’s workflow_call secrets declaration to
explicitly define the optional HYPATIA_SCAN_PAT secret, and replace secrets:
inherit with a mapping that passes only HYPATIA_SCAN_PAT to the called workflow;
retain reliance on the job’s automatic GITHUB_TOKEN.
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GitHub Actions: Governance / 2_governance _ Security policy checks.txt: fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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GitHub Actions: Governance / governance _ Security policy checks: fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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GitHub Actions: Governance / 4_governance _ Workflow security linter.txt: fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
Conclusion: failure
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GitHub Actions: Governance / governance _ Workflow security linter: fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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GitHub Actions: Governance / 6_governance _ Actions lockfile verify.txt: fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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GitHub Actions: Governance / governance _ Actions lockfile verify: fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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GitHub Actions: Governance / 7_governance _ Well-Known (RFC 9116 + RSR).txt: fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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GitHub Actions: Governance / governance _ Well-Known (RFC 9116 + RSR): fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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GitHub Actions: Governance / governance _ Well-Known (RFC 9116 + RSR): fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
Conclusion: failure
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GitHub Actions: Governance / 8_governance _ Guix packaging policy (Nix retired).txt: fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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GitHub Actions: Governance / governance _ Guix packaging policy (Nix retired): fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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GitHub Actions: Governance / 12_governance _ Language _ package anti-pattern policy.txt: fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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GitHub Actions: Governance / governance _ Language _ package anti-pattern policy: fix(ci): bump standards pin off unreachable SHA 7fdc2705 (canary)
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33-33: LGTM!.github/workflows/scorecard.yml (1)
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GitHub Actions official documentation reusable workflows secrets inherit GITHUB_TOKEN secrets context workflow_call
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In GitHub Actions, reusable workflows do not automatically receive secrets from the calling workflow. You must explicitly pass them or use the inheritance mechanism [1][2][3]. Regarding the inheritance and use of secrets: 1. secrets: inherit: The secrets: inherit keyword allows a calling workflow to pass all of its available secrets (including organization, repository, and environment secrets) to a directly called reusable workflow [4][5][6]. This is intended for use when the calling and called workflows are within the same organization or enterprise boundary [2]. 2. GITHUB_TOKEN: The GITHUB_TOKEN is a special, automatically generated token created for every workflow job [7][8]. Because it is generated per job, it is not passed as a standard "secret" via secrets: inherit [1]. Instead, the GITHUB_TOKEN exists within the context of the running job. A reusable workflow has its own GITHUB_TOKEN [9]. 3. Permissions for GITHUB_TOKEN: The permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN in a reusable workflow are restricted by the calling workflow's job-level permissions block [9]. If your reusable workflow requires specific write access (e.g., to create a release or push code), you must ensure that the job calling the reusable workflow has the necessary permissions defined [9]. 4. Security Considerations: Using secrets: inherit is a convenient but broad approach that may violate the principle of least privilege by exposing all available repository secrets to the called workflow [10]. It is recommended to use explicit secret mapping (listing specific secrets under the secrets key) when you want to limit the secrets available to a reusable workflow, especially when calling workflows from less trusted sources or external repositories [10][1][3]. In summary, while secrets: inherit passes standard repository and environment secrets, the GITHUB_TOKEN is governed by the permissions set on the calling job and is available to the reusable workflow by default within its own scope, provided the calling job's permissions are sufficient [7][9].
Citations:
- 1: https://qaskills.sh/blog/ci-workflow-reusable-inputs-secrets
- 2: https://laplusda.com/en/posts/github-actions-reusable-workflow-secrets-not-passed/
- 3: https://latchkey.dev/learn/github-actions/reusable-workflow-secret-not-found-not-inherited-in-ci
- 4: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/reuse-automations/reuse-workflows
- 5: https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/actions/how-tos/reuse-automations/reuse-workflows
- 6: GitHub issue 4453 in actions/runner (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 7: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/authenticate-with-github_token
- 8: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/security/github_token
- 9: https://latchkey.dev/learn/github-actions/reusable-workflow-github-token-read-only-in-ci
- 10: https://orbisappsec.com/blog/how-secrets-inherit-over-privilege-happens-in-github-actions-reusable-workflows
Replace secrets: inherit with an explicit mapping.
The reusable workflow reads only the optional HYPATIA_SCAN_PAT; its job receives its own automatic GITHUB_TOKEN. Declare HYPATIA_SCAN_PAT under workflow_call.secrets, then pass only that secret.
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In @.github/workflows/hypatia-scan.yml at line 43, Update the reusable
workflow’s workflow_call secrets declaration to explicitly define the optional
HYPATIA_SCAN_PAT secret, and replace secrets: inherit with a mapping that passes
only HYPATIA_SCAN_PAT to the called workflow; retain reliance on the job’s
automatic GITHUB_TOKEN.
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The defect
7fdc2705df74b4e352d2a1cde3e87a5923fdf329is not reachable inhyperpolymath/standards:The contents API happily serves the reusable at that SHA — which is why it looks fine — but GitHub
Actions cannot resolve a reusable workflow pinned to a commit that no branch reaches. Every run died
before a single job was created:
The diagnostic tell: GitHub displays a workflow by its file path instead of its
name:when itcannot load the file. In this repo's run list,
.github/workflows/governance.yml,.github/workflows/scorecard.ymland.github/workflows/hypatia-scan.ymlall render as paths and allfail, while
Secret Scanner,CodeQL Security AnalysisandDogfood Gaterender as names and pass.The fix
Repoint all three callers to
standardsmain HEADba9506eb, where every reusable is present(verified by API before the change).
Permissions were checked against each reusable's
permissions:block before bumping — all threecallers already grant a superset,
scorecard.ymldoing so at the job level as its own commentdescribes. No permissions change is needed here.
Scope
This is a canary. The same unreachable pin appears in at least 52 repos across
secret-scanner,scorecard,mirror,governance,hypatia-scanandspark-theatre-gate(
gh search codeundercounts ~31%, so that is a floor). The estate-wide sweep is held pending thisrepo's runs going green.