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Summary

  • add first-class GitHub App installation authentication to githubbot, using the App Client ID as the JWT issuer
  • mount the App private key from a dedicated Kubernetes Secret and let Octokit mint/refresh short-lived installation tokens
  • keep PAT authentication as an explicitly mutually exclusive compatibility mode
  • fail closed on absent, partial, mixed, or invalid App credentials
  • bump the chart to 0.1.134

Validation

  • corepack pnpm --filter githubbot test (165 passing)
  • corepack pnpm --filter githubbot run check:types
  • production services/githubbot/Dockerfile build
  • Helm lint with dependencies
  • Helm render in GitHub App mode (no GITHUB_TOKEN, read-only PEM mount)
  • Helm render in PAT compatibility mode
  • Helm negative render: incomplete App configuration rejected

Operational note

For App mode, GITHUB_BOT_USERNAME is the App slug without the [bot] suffix. GitHub Apps are not assignable/requestable like normal teammate accounts, so this change targets signed comment triggers and App-attributed PR/issue lifecycle work.


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Changes GitHub authentication, credential handling, and autonomous PR/issue lifecycle ownership—security-sensitive paths that can trigger merges and pushes in production.

Overview
Adds GitHub App installation auth as the preferred githubbot identity alongside the existing PAT path, with mutually exclusive credential modes and fail-closed startup validation (no mixed, partial, or invalid App config).

Helm & ops: Chart githubbot.githubApp mounts the PEM from a dedicated Secret (not infra env), wires App client/installation env vars, adds a pod checksum so key/identity rotation rolls the deployment, and requires GITHUBBOT_OWNERSHIP_LABEL (default centaur-managed). Bootstrap secrets now allow webhook-only seeding for App mode; PAT remains optional.

Runtime behavior: Mention slug vs [bot] actor login are split (GITHUB_BOT_ACTOR_LOGIN optional). PR/issue ownership expands beyond PAT assignment to App-authored subjects and the ownership label; issue work and PR takeover react to label application as well as assign. Requested-review automation stays PAT-only; App deployments hand off via labels. Issue prompts instruct applying the ownership label on opened PRs.

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  • New Features

    • Added GitHub App authentication alongside personal access tokens.
    • Added Helm configuration for App credentials, secure secret mounting, and automatic restarts when keys change.
    • Added configurable bot actor identity and ownership labels for issue and pull request workflows.
    • Issues and pull requests can now be handed to the bot through assignments, mentions, or ownership labels.
    • Existing personal access token authentication remains supported.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Added startup validation for missing, incomplete, conflicting, or unreadable credentials.
  • Documentation

    • Updated authentication, configuration, and environment variable guidance.

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The githubbot service now supports mutually exclusive GitHub App and PAT authentication. It tracks separate mention and actor logins. Issue and pull request ownership can use assignments, authorship, or a configurable ownership label. The Helm chart and bootstrap script support the new credentials.

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GitHubbot authentication and deployment

Layer / File(s)Summary
Authentication contract and resolution
services/githubbot/src/types.ts, services/githubbot/src/utils.ts, services/githubbot/src/index.ts, services/githubbot/test/github-auth.test.ts
GithubbotOptions supports PAT or GitHub App credentials. Authentication resolution validates exclusivity, completeness, trimming, and safe installation IDs. Actor login resolution supports App and PAT modes.
Server credential loading and identity wiring
services/githubbot/src/server.ts, services/githubbot/src/index.ts
The server loads App credentials from environment variables or a private-key file. It validates actor and label settings and passes authentication, actor, and ownership values into the service.
Ownership and actor-aware lifecycle handling
services/githubbot/src/issue-manager.ts, services/githubbot/src/pr-manager.ts, services/githubbot/src/body-mention.ts, services/githubbot/src/review.ts, services/githubbot/src/issue-prompt.ts, services/githubbot/test/*
Issue and pull request ownership supports App-authored subjects, PAT assignments, and ownership labels. Issue work accepts assignment or label signals. Mentions, reviews, reset handling, and CI checks use the App actor login when configured.
Helm and secret bootstrap configuration
contrib/chart/values.yaml, contrib/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl, contrib/chart/templates/githubbot.yaml, contrib/chart/Chart.yaml, contrib/scripts/bootstrap-k8s-secrets.sh
The chart injects App credentials, mounts the private key Secret, adds a checksum annotation, and defines actor and ownership settings. Secret bootstrap supports App mode without a PAT.
Authentication and ownership documentation
services/githubbot/README.md
The documentation describes App and PAT modes, actor identity naming, ownership-label handoff, lifecycle triggers, environment variables, and private-key rotation.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk:🟠 High · up to 62402

This PR adds GitHub App authentication and label-based ownership for autonomous issue and pull-request work. Because a repository label can start write-capable automation without verifying who applied it, an actor with label-management access could trigger bot actions; additional identity and CI edge cases remain. Merge should wait for the authority check or explicit security-owner acceptance.

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sequenceDiagram
participant Environment
participant githubbotServer
participant createGithubbot
participant GitHubAdapter
participant LifecycleHandlers
Environment->>githubbotServer: provide PAT or App credentials
githubbotServer->>githubbotServer: validate credentials and actor identity
githubbotServer->>createGithubbot: pass authentication and ownership options
createGithubbot->>GitHubAdapter: create adapter with PAT or App config
GitHubAdapter->>LifecycleHandlers: deliver assignment, label, author, and review events
LifecycleHandlers->>LifecycleHandlers: evaluate actor, assignment, and ownership label
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- Line 15: Update the GITHUB_INSTALLATION_ID parsing used by
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- Around line 675-677: Update the assigned-event condition in
handlePullRequestEvent so the PAT assignment branch requires
payload.assignee.login to match ctx.userName before forcing processCi(...,
true). Leave the ownership-label branch unchanged.
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