feat: GitHub App for self-hosted persona cards

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Adds a GitHub App that creates a persona-cards repo in a user's account with a pre-configured Actions workflow to self-host their profiles.sh profile. Users own their data, can customize the pipeline, and serve via GitHub Pages independently of the main service.

Core library (src/lib/github-app/)

• manifest.ts — App manifest builder (contents:write, metadata:read, actions:write, pages:write)
• schema.ts — SelfHostedProfile envelope type + JSON Schema (draft-07) for profile.json
• setup.ts — setupPersonaCardsRepo() creates repo + pushes initial files in a single commit via Git Trees API; removePersonaCardsRepo() for uninstall cleanup

Templates (src/lib/github-app/templates/)

• workflow.ts — Actions workflow YAML: weekly cron + workflow_dispatch, fetches profile/repos/stars, runs generator, commits results
• generate-script.ts — Standalone generate.mjs with embedded minimal scoring engine (same 9 categories, same signal weights as main engine). Produces profile.json + index.html with zero npm dependencies
• readme.ts — README for the generated repo

API routes (src/pages/api/github-app/)

• POST /api/github-app/webhook — Handles installation created/deleted events
• GET /api/github-app/callback — Manifest registration flow code exchange
• GET /api/github-app/manifest — Returns app manifest JSON

UI & docs

• src/pages/app/setup.astro — 3-step setup page with install button
• docs/self-hosted.md — Manual setup guide, JSON schema reference, scoring docs, troubleshooting

Data flow

GitHub App installed
  → webhook fires (installation.created)
  → setupPersonaCardsRepo() creates repo via API
  → pushes workflow + generate.mjs + README in one commit
  → Actions runs weekly: curl GitHub API → node generate.mjs → commit profile.json + index.html
  → GitHub Pages serves username.github.io/persona-cards

The generated profile.json conforms to a versioned schema (schema_version: "1.0.0") so the main profiles.sh app can consume it as an alternative data source.

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<issue_title>GitHub App for self-hosted profiles</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Summary

Create a GitHub App that enables users to self-host their profiles.sh profile via a persona-cards repo in their own account.

Details

The GitHub App, when installed by a user:

1. Creates a persona-cards repository in the user's GitHub account

2. Sets up a GitHub Actions workflow that:

   • Runs on a schedule (weekly) and on manual dispatch
   • Fetches the user's GitHub data (stars, repos, profile)
   • Runs the persona engine to generate profile data
   • Caches results as JSON artifacts in the repo
   • Optionally generates static HTML for GitHub Pages hosting

3. The self-hosted profile can be served via:

   • GitHub Pages (username.github.io/persona-cards)
   • Or fetched by the main profiles.sh app as a data source

Benefits

• Users own their profile data
• No dependency on the main profiles.sh service for cached data
• Can customize the generation pipeline
• Works even if profiles.sh is down

Acceptance Criteria

• GitHub App manifest and registration flow
• App creates persona-cards repo on installation
• Actions workflow template for profile generation
• JSON schema for cached profile data
• GitHub Pages support for static hosting
• Uninstall cleanup (option to keep or remove repo)
• Documentation for self-hosted setup</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>@copilot please review this issue and break it down further, creating as many sub issues as is helpful.</agent_instructions>

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• Fixes GitHub App for self-hosted profiles #4

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Status	Name	Latest Commit	Preview URL	Updated (UTC)
✅ Deployment successful! View logs	profiles-sh	4ba0f23	Commit Preview URL Branch Preview URL	Feb 26 2026, 01:59 AM

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Pull request overview

Adds a GitHub App–driven flow for users to self-host their profiles.sh “persona cards” in a persona-cards repo (workflow + generator + docs + setup UI), with API endpoints for manifest registration and installation webhooks.

Changes:

• Introduces src/lib/github-app/* core library (manifest, repo setup, templates, schema).
• Adds API routes for manifest flow + installation webhook handling.
• Adds setup UI page and self-hosting documentation.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 12 out of 13 changed files in this pull request and generated 15 comments.

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File	Description
src/pages/app/setup.astro	Adds a setup page describing the GitHub App install + Pages steps.
src/pages/api/github-app/webhook.ts	Adds webhook handler intended to react to installation created/deleted events.
src/pages/api/github-app/manifest.ts	Adds endpoint serving the GitHub App manifest JSON.
src/pages/api/github-app/callback.ts	Adds manifest-flow callback endpoint for code handling.
src/lib/github-app/templates/workflow.ts	Adds workflow YAML template to fetch GitHub data + run generator + commit outputs.
src/lib/github-app/templates/readme.ts	Adds README template for the generated persona-cards repository.
src/lib/github-app/templates/generate-script.ts	Adds standalone generate.mjs template to produce profile.json + index.html.
src/lib/github-app/setup.ts	Adds repo create/push/delete helpers using the GitHub REST APIs.
src/lib/github-app/schema.ts	Adds SelfHostedProfile type and JSON Schema for profile.json.
src/lib/github-app/manifest.ts	Adds manifest builder with requested default permissions/events.
src/lib/github-app/index.ts	Re-exports the GitHub App module surface.
docs/self-hosted.md	Adds self-hosting guide + workflow snippet + schema/scoring notes.
.gitignore	Ignores package-lock.json.

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[Copilot]

Values from the GitHub API (display name, bio, location, etc.) are interpolated directly into HTML without escaping. A crafted profile field containing HTML can lead to XSS on the generated GitHub Pages site. Add minimal HTML escaping for text nodes and attribute values before building index.html.

[Copilot]

The callback currently doesn’t perform the manifest flow conversion (/app-manifests/{code}/conversions) and returns the raw code in the response. Until the conversion + secure persistence is implemented, clients can’t complete registration and the handler may leak a sensitive one-time token into logs. Consider exchanging server-side and returning only a success/failure + next-step link.

Suggested change

	// Exchange the code for the app configuration.
	// In production, POST to https://api.github.com/app-manifests/{code}/conversions
	// and persist the returned credentials (app_id, pem, webhook_secret, etc.)
	// For now, return a success message directing the user to complete setup.
	return new Response(
	JSON.stringify({
	message: "GitHub App registered successfully. Complete setup in your GitHub settings.",
	code,
	}),
	{
	status: 200,
	headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
	},
	);
	// Exchange the manifest code for the app configuration.
	// See: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/apps/apps?apiVersion=2022-11-28#create-a-github-app-from-a-manifest
	try {
	const githubResponse = await fetch(
	`https://api.github.com/app-manifests/${encodeURIComponent(code)}/conversions`,
	{
	method: "POST",
	headers: {
	Accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
	"User-Agent": "astro-github-app-manifest-callback",
	},
	},
	);
	if (!githubResponse.ok) {
	return new Response(
	JSON.stringify({
	error: "Failed to complete GitHub App registration.",
	}),
	{
	status: 500,
	headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
	},
	);
	}
	const appConfig = await githubResponse.json();
	// TODO: Securely persist `appConfig` (e.g., app_id, pem, webhook_secret, etc.)
	// on the server side so that it can be used by the application.
	// Do not expose these credentials (or the original code) to the client.
	return new Response(
	JSON.stringify({
	message:
	"GitHub App registered successfully. Complete setup in your GitHub settings.",
	}),
	{
	status: 200,
	headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
	},
	);
	} catch (error) {
	return new Response(
	JSON.stringify({
	error: "Unexpected error while completing GitHub App registration.",
	}),
	{
	status: 500,
	headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
	},
	);
	}

[Copilot]

base_tree should be a tree SHA, but baseSha here is a commit SHA from the ref. This will cause the tree creation to fail (or produce an unexpected tree). Fetch the commit object to get its tree.sha and use that for base_tree.

[Copilot]

Several error paths in pushInitialFiles return silently (!refRes.ok, !treeRes.ok, !commitRes.ok). That makes setupPersonaCardsRepo report success even when no files were pushed. Please propagate an error (or retry/wait for auto_init to complete) so callers can handle failures deterministically.

[Copilot]

The repo/star pagination logic writes an invalid JSON array (objects are appended without commas), and the follow-up jq -s '[ .[][] ]' is not a valid way to “fix” it. In practice this will usually fall back to [], causing the generator to run with empty repos/stars. Consider using jq -s 'add' across page arrays or append with proper JSON array concatenation.

[Copilot]

The same invalid JSON concatenation pattern is repeated for stars; it will typically produce [] and skew scoring/personas. Use a JSON-safe aggregation strategy rather than manual echo/jq -c '.[]' concatenation.

Suggested change

	page=1; > /tmp/repos.json; echo "[" > /tmp/repos_all.json
	while true; do
	curl -sf -H "$AUTH" -H "$ACCEPT" -H "$UA" \\
	"$API/users/$GITHUB_USERNAME/repos?per_page=100&page=$page&sort=pushed" \\
	> /tmp/repos_page.json
	COUNT=$(jq length /tmp/repos_page.json)
	if [ "$COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then break; fi
	if [ "$page" -gt 1 ]; then echo "," >> /tmp/repos_all.json; fi
	jq -c '.[]' /tmp/repos_page.json >> /tmp/repos_all.json
	page=$((page + 1))
	if [ "$page" -gt 5 ]; then break; fi
	done
	echo "]" >> /tmp/repos_all.json
	# Fix JSON array formatting
	jq -s '[ .[][] ]' /tmp/repos_all.json > /tmp/repos.json 2>/dev/null || echo "[]" > /tmp/repos.json
	echo "::endgroup::"
	echo "::group::Fetching stars"
	page=1; > /tmp/stars.json; echo "[" > /tmp/stars_all.json
	while true; do
	curl -sf -H "$AUTH" -H "$ACCEPT" -H "$UA" \\
	"$API/users/$GITHUB_USERNAME/starred?per_page=100&page=$page" \\
	> /tmp/stars_page.json
	COUNT=$(jq length /tmp/stars_page.json)
	if [ "$COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then break; fi
	if [ "$page" -gt 1 ]; then echo "," >> /tmp/stars_all.json; fi
	jq -c '.[]' /tmp/stars_page.json >> /tmp/stars_all.json
	page=$((page + 1))
	if [ "$page" -gt 30 ]; then break; fi
	done
	echo "]" >> /tmp/stars_all.json
	jq -s '[ .[][] ]' /tmp/stars_all.json > /tmp/stars.json 2>/dev/null || echo "[]" > /tmp/stars.json
	page=1; echo "[]" > /tmp/repos.json
	while true; do
	curl -sf -H "$AUTH" -H "$ACCEPT" -H "$UA" \\
	"$API/users/$GITHUB_USERNAME/repos?per_page=100&page=$page&sort=pushed" \\
	> /tmp/repos_page.json
	COUNT=$(jq length /tmp/repos_page.json)
	if [ "$COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then break; fi
	jq -s '.[0] + .[1]' /tmp/repos.json /tmp/repos_page.json > /tmp/repos_merged.json
	mv /tmp/repos_merged.json /tmp/repos.json
	page=$((page + 1))
	if [ "$page" -gt 5 ]; then break; fi
	done
	echo "::endgroup::"
	echo "::group::Fetching stars"
	page=1; echo "[]" > /tmp/stars.json
	while true; do
	curl -sf -H "$AUTH" -H "$ACCEPT" -H "$UA" \\
	"$API/users/$GITHUB_USERNAME/starred?per_page=100&page=$page" \\
	> /tmp/stars_page.json
	COUNT=$(jq length /tmp/stars_page.json)
	if [ "$COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then break; fi
	jq -s '.[0] + .[1]' /tmp/stars.json /tmp/stars_page.json > /tmp/stars_merged.json
	mv /tmp/stars_merged.json /tmp/stars.json
	page=$((page + 1))
	if [ "$page" -gt 30 ]; then break; fi
	done

[Copilot]

Manual setup step 3 points users to https://profiles.sh/api/github-app/manifest for the generate.mjs reference implementation, but that endpoint returns the app manifest JSON (not the generator script). Link to the actual template source (or add a dedicated endpoint for the generator content) so the instructions are actionable.

Suggested change

	implementation from:
	```
	https://profiles.sh/api/github-app/manifest
	```
	Or write your own — the only requirement is that `profile.json` conforms to the
	implementation from the repository that the GitHub App creates in the
	[Quick Start](#quick-start-github-app) flow (look for the `generate.mjs`
	file in the repo root), or adapt it to your needs.
	Alternatively, you can write your own — the only requirement is that
	`profile.json` conforms to the

[Copilot]

This section claims the full JSON Schema is available at GET /api/github-app/manifest → default_permissions, which is unrelated to the schema. Either point to src/lib/github-app/schema.ts only, or expose a dedicated schema endpoint (e.g. /api/github-app/schema) and document that URL here.

Suggested change

	The full JSON Schema definition is available at:
	```
	GET /api/github-app/manifest → default_permissions
	```
	Or in the source code at `src/lib/github-app/schema.ts`.
	## How Scoring Works
	The full JSON Schema definition is available in the source code at `src/lib/github-app/schema.ts`.
	## How Scoring Works
	The persona engine is fully deterministic — no AI or LLM calls:
	| Signal | Points | Source |
	|-------------------|--------|---------------|
	| Language match | +2 | Repo language |

[Copilot]

The manifest requests actions: write and pages: write, but the current setup flow doesn’t call any Actions/Pages APIs, and it does attempt to create a workflow file + delete the repo. Consider trimming unused permissions for least-privilege and adding the specific permissions actually required for workflow file changes / repo administration (otherwise setup/cleanup will 403).

Suggested change

	// Create the persona-cards repo and push workflow + pages content
	contents: "write",
	// Read-only access to the user's public metadata
	metadata: "read",
	// Enable GitHub Actions workflows in the created repo
	actions: "write",
	// Enable GitHub Pages deployment
	pages: "write",
	// Create the persona-cards repo contents and push workflow + pages files
	contents: "write",
	// Read-only access to the user's public metadata
	metadata: "read",
	// Repository administration (e.g. create/delete the persona-cards repo)
	administration: "write",

[Copilot]

token is always undefined here, so the created/deleted branches never run and the webhook effectively becomes a no-op. This needs to be replaced with a real installation access token exchange (JWT → POST to installation.access_tokens_url), or the handler should fail fast until that is implemented.