ci(flake-update): use a GitHub App token instead of a PAT#1
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Mint a short-lived (~1h) GitHub App installation token (actions/create-github-app-token, pinned to v3.2.0) for the weekly flake.lock PR instead of a long-lived PAT: no token expiry to silently break the cron run, 1h-scoped tokens rather than a stored secret, and PRs come from the org App identity, not a personal account. Still not GITHUB_TOKEN, so the bot's PR triggers `check`. Drop the job's GITHUB_TOKEN perms to contents:read (the App token does the branch push + PR creation). Requires repo config before the next run: a GitHub App (Contents RW + Pull requests RW) installed on this repo, App ID in the `APP_ID` variable + private key in the `APP_PRIVATE_KEY` secret. Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Mint a short-lived (~1h) GitHub App installation token (actions/create-github-app-token, pinned to v3.2.0) for the weekly flake.lock PR instead of a long-lived PAT: no token expiry to silently break the cron run, 1h-scoped tokens rather than a stored secret, and PRs come from the org App identity, not a personal account. Still not GITHUB_TOKEN, so the bot's PR triggers
check. Drop the job's GITHUB_TOKEN perms to contents:read (the App token does the branch push + PR creation).Requires repo config before the next run: a GitHub App (Contents RW + Pull requests RW) installed on this repo, App ID in the
APP_IDvariable + private key in theAPP_PRIVATE_KEYsecret.What & why
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CI runs
nix flake check(host-side guarantees, guest build, shellcheck) automatically. Thefull-boot smoke test (
tests/boot.sh) needs a real VM and is not in CI — so if your changetouches the guest, wrapper, or boot path, you must run it locally on a Nix+KVM box and paste
the result here. (See CLAUDE.md → "Definition of done".)
nix flake checkis green (CI on this PR, or run locally)bash tests/boot.shon a Nix+KVM box — pasted theN passed, M failedline below; or N/A (docs / CI-only change, no guest/wrapper/boot impact)ssh -tt)? Did a humanccvm --shellpass — resize,vim,less, vi-mode — since terminal fidelity isn't automatedCo-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>