Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 1: Workflow does not contain permissions

[oopsio]

Potential fix for https://github.com/oopsio/peel/security/code-scanning/1

In general, fix this by explicitly declaring a permissions block with the minimal required scopes, either at the workflow root (applies to all jobs) or under the specific job. This workflow only needs to read repository contents for actions/checkout and does not interact with PRs, issues, or other resources, so contents: read is sufficient.

The single best fix with minimal functional impact is to add a workflow-level permissions block right under the on: block in .github/workflows/build.yml. This will apply to the build job and any future jobs that don’t override permissions. The block should set contents: read, which matches the recommended minimal starting point and is enough for actions/checkout@v4. No other steps require repository write permissions; uploading artifacts uses actions/upload-artifact and does not use repository contents write access.

Concretely, in .github/workflows/build.yml, insert:

permissions:
  contents: read

between the on: section (lines 3–7) and the jobs: section (line 9). No imports or additional definitions are required because this is a GitHub Actions workflow YAML configuration, not application code.

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  • Enhanced security configuration for the build pipeline.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

A top-level permissions block was added to the GitHub Actions workflow to set the default token access for workflow jobs to contents: read. No other workflow triggers, jobs, steps, or artifact behavior were changed.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Workflow Permissions Configuration .github/workflows/build.yml	Added a top-level permissions block with contents: read, constraining the default GITHUB_TOKEN scope for all jobs in this workflow. No other workflow logic modified.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 1: Workflow does not contain permissions #1 — Also modifies .github/workflows/build.yml to add the same top-level permissions: contents: read setting.

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