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This document outlines acceptable use policies and common violations for GitHub Actions workflows, including disallowed use cases, content restrictions, and security concerns.

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  • All CI checks are passing and the changes look good in the review environment.

This document outlines acceptable use policies and common violations for GitHub Actions workflows, including disallowed use cases, content restrictions, and security concerns.
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@github-actions github-actions bot added the triage Do not begin working on this issue until triaged by the team label Feb 6, 2026
Updated language for clarity and corrected grammatical errors in the acceptable use document.
This workflow syncs the fork with the upstream repository every 5 minutes or on manual trigger.
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👋 Hey there spelunker. It looks like you've modified some files that we can't accept as contributions:

  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml

You'll need to revert all of the files you changed that match that list using GitHub Desktop or git checkout origin/main <file name>. Once you get those files reverted, we can continue with the review process. :octocat:

The complete list of files we can't accept are:

  • .devcontainer/**
  • .github/**
  • data/reusables/rai/**
  • Dockerfile*
  • src/**
  • package*.json
  • content/actions/how-tos/security-for-github-actions/security-hardening-your-deployments/**

We also can't accept contributions to files in the content directory with frontmatter type: rai or contentType: rai.

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👋 Hey there spelunker. It looks like you've modified some files that we can't accept as contributions:

  • .github/workflows/Update-fork.yaml
  • .github/workflows/moda-ci.yaml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml

You'll need to revert all of the files you changed that match that list using GitHub Desktop or git checkout origin/main <file name>. Once you get those files reverted, we can continue with the review process. :octocat:

The complete list of files we can't accept are:

  • .devcontainer/**
  • .github/**
  • data/reusables/rai/**
  • Dockerfile*
  • src/**
  • package*.json
  • content/actions/how-tos/security-for-github-actions/security-hardening-your-deployments/**

We also can't accept contributions to files in the content directory with frontmatter type: rai or contentType: rai.

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👋 Hey there spelunker. It looks like you've modified some files that we can't accept as contributions:

  • .github/workflows/moda-ci.yaml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream-pr.yml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml

You'll need to revert all of the files you changed that match that list using GitHub Desktop or git checkout origin/main <file name>. Once you get those files reverted, we can continue with the review process. :octocat:

The complete list of files we can't accept are:

  • .devcontainer/**
  • .github/**
  • data/reusables/rai/**
  • Dockerfile*
  • src/**
  • package*.json
  • content/actions/how-tos/security-for-github-actions/security-hardening-your-deployments/**

We also can't accept contributions to files in the content directory with frontmatter type: rai or contentType: rai.

Updated workflow to be fork-safe and improved PR message.
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👋 Hey there spelunker. It looks like you've modified some files that we can't accept as contributions:

  • .github/workflows/moda-ci.yaml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream-pr.yml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml

You'll need to revert all of the files you changed that match that list using GitHub Desktop or git checkout origin/main <file name>. Once you get those files reverted, we can continue with the review process. :octocat:

The complete list of files we can't accept are:

  • .devcontainer/**
  • .github/**
  • data/reusables/rai/**
  • Dockerfile*
  • src/**
  • package*.json
  • content/actions/how-tos/security-for-github-actions/security-hardening-your-deployments/**

We also can't accept contributions to files in the content directory with frontmatter type: rai or contentType: rai.

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👋 Hey there spelunker. It looks like you've modified some files that we can't accept as contributions:

  • .github/workflows/moda-ci.yaml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream-pr.yml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml

You'll need to revert all of the files you changed that match that list using GitHub Desktop or git checkout origin/main <file name>. Once you get those files reverted, we can continue with the review process. :octocat:

The complete list of files we can't accept are:

  • .devcontainer/**
  • .github/**
  • data/reusables/rai/**
  • Dockerfile*
  • src/**
  • package*.json
  • content/actions/how-tos/security-for-github-actions/security-hardening-your-deployments/**

We also can't accept contributions to files in the content directory with frontmatter type: rai or contentType: rai.

Updated the sync upstream workflow to simplify the process by removing the exclusion of workflows and streamlining the commit message.
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👋 Hey there spelunker. It looks like you've modified some files that we can't accept as contributions:

  • .github/workflows/moda-ci.yaml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream-pr.yml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml

You'll need to revert all of the files you changed that match that list using GitHub Desktop or git checkout origin/main <file name>. Once you get those files reverted, we can continue with the review process. :octocat:

The complete list of files we can't accept are:

  • .devcontainer/**
  • .github/**
  • data/reusables/rai/**
  • Dockerfile*
  • src/**
  • package*.json
  • content/actions/how-tos/security-for-github-actions/security-hardening-your-deployments/**

We also can't accept contributions to files in the content directory with frontmatter type: rai or contentType: rai.

Removed workflows permission from GitHub Actions.
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👋 Hey there spelunker. It looks like you've modified some files that we can't accept as contributions:

  • .github/workflows/moda-ci.yaml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream-pr.yml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml

You'll need to revert all of the files you changed that match that list using GitHub Desktop or git checkout origin/main <file name>. Once you get those files reverted, we can continue with the review process. :octocat:

The complete list of files we can't accept are:

  • .devcontainer/**
  • .github/**
  • data/reusables/rai/**
  • Dockerfile*
  • src/**
  • package*.json
  • content/actions/how-tos/security-for-github-actions/security-hardening-your-deployments/**

We also can't accept contributions to files in the content directory with frontmatter type: rai or contentType: rai.

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👋 Hey there spelunker. It looks like you've modified some files that we can't accept as contributions:

  • .github/workflows/moda-ci.yaml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream-pr.yml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml

You'll need to revert all of the files you changed that match that list using GitHub Desktop or git checkout origin/main <file name>. Once you get those files reverted, we can continue with the review process. :octocat:

The complete list of files we can't accept are:

  • .devcontainer/**
  • .github/**
  • data/reusables/rai/**
  • Dockerfile*
  • src/**
  • package*.json
  • content/actions/how-tos/security-for-github-actions/security-hardening-your-deployments/**

We also can't accept contributions to files in the content directory with frontmatter type: rai or contentType: rai.

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👋 Hey there spelunker. It looks like you've modified some files that we can't accept as contributions:

  • .github/workflows/moda-ci.yaml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml

You'll need to revert all of the files you changed that match that list using GitHub Desktop or git checkout origin/main <file name>. Once you get those files reverted, we can continue with the review process. :octocat:

The complete list of files we can't accept are:

  • .devcontainer/**
  • .github/**
  • data/reusables/rai/**
  • Dockerfile*
  • src/**
  • package*.json
  • content/actions/how-tos/security-for-github-actions/security-hardening-your-deployments/**

We also can't accept contributions to files in the content directory with frontmatter type: rai or contentType: rai.

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👋 Hey there spelunker. It looks like you've modified some files that we can't accept as contributions:

  • .github/workflows/moda-ci.yaml
  • .github/workflows/sync-upstream.yml

You'll need to revert all of the files you changed that match that list using GitHub Desktop or git checkout origin/main <file name>. Once you get those files reverted, we can continue with the review process. :octocat:

The complete list of files we can't accept are:

  • .devcontainer/**
  • .github/**
  • data/reusables/rai/**
  • Dockerfile*
  • src/**
  • package*.json
  • content/actions/how-tos/security-for-github-actions/security-hardening-your-deployments/**

We also can't accept contributions to files in the content directory with frontmatter type: rai or contentType: rai.

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