## What
The `lint-actions` CI job only ran when `.github/workflows/ci.yaml` or
`.github/actions/**` changed. New workflow files like `backport.yaml`
and `cherry-pick.yaml` were never linted by zizmor, allowing several
findings to land undetected.
## Changes
**`.github/workflows/ci.yaml`** — Broaden the `ci` path filter from
`".github/workflows/ci.yaml"` to `".github/workflows/**"` so
`lint-actions` runs when any workflow file changes.
**`.github/workflows/backport.yaml`**:
- Move permissions from workflow-level to job-level (`detect` →
`contents: read`, `backport` → `contents: write` + `pull-requests:
write`) — fixes `excessive-permissions`
- Replace `${{ matrix.branch }}` in `run:` block with `$BRANCH` env var
— fixes `template-injection`
- Add `persist-credentials: false` to both checkouts — fixes
`artipacked`
**`.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yaml`** — Add `persist-credentials:
false` to checkout — fixes `artipacked`
**`.github/zizmor.yml`** — Ignore `dangerous-triggers` for
`backport.yaml` and `cherry-pick.yaml`. Both use `pull_request_target`
intentionally — they only run post-merge (`merged == true`) and don't
check out or execute untrusted PR code.
The cherry-pick and backport workflows create PRs under
`github-actions[bot]`. Since GitHub doesn't support creating PRs on
behalf of another user, this adds attribution to the user who added the
label (`github.event.sender.login`):
- **Assignee**: the labeler is assigned to the backport PR
- **Reviewer**: the labeler is added as a reviewer
- **PR body**: includes "Requested by: @user"
Applied to both `cherry-pick.yaml` and `backport.yaml`.
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Adds a GitHub Actions workflow that automatically cherry-picks merged
PRs to the last 3 release branches when the `backport` label is applied.
## How it works
1. Add the `backport` label to any PR targeting `main` (before or after
merge).
2. On merge (or on label if already merged), the workflow discovers the
latest 3 `release/*` branches by semver.
3. For each branch, it cherry-picks the merge commit (`-x -m1`) and
opens a PR.
Created backport PRs follow existing repo conventions:
- **Branch:** `backport/<pr>-to-<version>`
- **Title:** `<original PR title> (#<pr>)` — e.g. `fix(site): correct
button alignment (#12345)`
- **Body:** links back to the original PR and merge commit
If cherry-pick has conflicts, the PR is still opened with instructions
for manual resolution — no conflict markers are committed.
Also:
- Removes `scripts/backport-pr.sh` (replaced by this workflow)
- Removes `.github/cherry-pick-bot.yml` (old bot config)
- Adds a section to the contributing docs explaining how to use the
backport label
> [!NOTE]
> Generated with [Coder Agents](https://coder.com/agents)
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