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docs(workflows): guard the security caller template against Dependabot startup_failure #33

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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion .github/workflows/README.md
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jobs:
scan:
# Dependabot PRs can't inherit secrets into a cross-repo reusable workflow (startup_failure),
# which would block Dependabot's own PRs. Skip it there; push/schedule still scan the branch.
if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
uses: resq-software/.github/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml@main
with:
languages: '["rust","javascript-typescript"]'
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- `SNYK_TOKEN` — from Snyk account settings.
- `GITLEAKS_LICENSE` — only needed for private-repo Gitleaks scans.

`secrets: inherit` in the caller forwards all org/repo secrets.
`secrets: inherit` in the caller forwards all org/repo secrets. Note: GitHub does **not** grant secrets to Dependabot-triggered runs, so a caller using `secrets: inherit` will `startup_failure` on Dependabot PRs — guard the job with `if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}` (as in the template above) so those PRs aren't blocked.

### Harden-Runner: audit → block migration

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