/add-collaborators-to-repo

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Overview

A GitHub Action to add outside collaborators to a repository.

Setup

Ensure that there is a GitHub App installed on the organization that has the following permissions:

  • Repository permissions: Administration (read and write), Metadata (read-only)

Add two Actions secrets to the repository with the following information:

  1. APP_ID: The App ID of the GitHub App
  2. PRIVATE_KEY: The private key of the GitHub App

Usage

Navigate to the Actions tab, then select Add outside collaborators to a repo from the list of workflows. Click Run workflow and enter the following information:

  • Collaborators: A comma-separated list of GitHub usernames to add as collaborators
  • Repository: The name of the repository to add collaborators to
  • Permission: The permission level to grant to the collaborators (read, triage, write, maintain, admin)