chore(ci): remove no-op workflow-permissions.yml stub - #514
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The file declared permissions at workflow scope but had no jobs section, so GitHub Actions silently skipped it — it was a no-op. Permissions belong inside jobs that need them, not as a standalone workflow.
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Sequence DiagramThis PR removes a GitHub Actions workflow file that only declared permissions and had no jobs, so CI now evaluates and runs only workflows that define actual jobs on each push or pull request. sequenceDiagram
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participant GitHubActions
participant CIWorkflows
Developer->>GitHubActions: Push or open pull request
GitHubActions->>CIWorkflows: Discover workflows with jobs
CIWorkflows-->>GitHubActions: List runnable workflows
GitHubActions->>CIWorkflows: Run CI jobs with their configured permissions
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Sequence DiagramThis PR deletes a no-op GitHub Actions workflow that only declared top-level permissions without any jobs, simplifying CI configuration without changing how existing workflows run. sequenceDiagram
participant Developer
participant Repo
participant GitHubActions
Developer->>Repo: Delete workflow-permissions workflow file
Repo->>GitHubActions: Push updated CI configuration
GitHubActions->>GitHubActions: Reload workflows without no-op file
GitHubActions-->>Developer: Continue running existing CI workflows as before
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Sequence DiagramThis PR removes a no-op GitHub Actions workflow that only declared permissions at the workflow level, leaving CI to run only workflows that actually define jobs and their required permissions. sequenceDiagram
participant Developer
participant GitHubActions
participant CIWorkflows
Developer->>GitHubActions: Push or pull request
GitHubActions->>CIWorkflows: Load workflows with jobs
alt Before change
GitHubActions->>GitHubActions: Skip permissions only workflow with no jobs
else After change
GitHubActions->>GitHubActions: Use only workflows that run jobs with scoped permissions
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Sequence DiagramThis PR deletes a GitHub Actions workflow file that declared repository permissions but defined no jobs, removing a no-op workflow so only real CI workflows run on pushes and pull requests. sequenceDiagram
participant Developer
participant GitHub
participant ActiveWorkflows
participant PermissionsWorkflow
Developer->>GitHub: Push or open pull request
GitHub->>ActiveWorkflows: Trigger workflows with jobs
GitHub->>PermissionsWorkflow: Previously load permissions workflow
PermissionsWorkflow-->>GitHub: No jobs to run
note over PermissionsWorkflow: Workflow file deleted in this PR
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The file declared permissions at workflow scope but had no
jobs:section, so GitHub Actions silently skipped it — it was a no-op.Permissions belong inside jobs that need them, not as a standalone workflow.
Per audit #196.
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Low Risk
Low risk: this deletes an unused workflow file and should not affect any running CI jobs.
Overview
Deletes
.github/workflows/workflow-permissions.yml, a GitHub Actions workflow that only declared top-level permissions and had nojobs, eliminating a no-op CI configuration.Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 003198b. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.
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Remove an unused GitHub Actions workflow
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