fix: Skip Netlify deployment for Dependabot PRs#660
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Dependabot PRs cannot access repository secrets due to GitHub's security model. This causes the Netlify preview deployment to fail with 'Unauthorized' errors. Changes: - Add conditional check to skip Netlify deploy when actor is dependabot[bot] - Also skip for PRs from forks or when secrets are unavailable - Add informative skip message step for transparency - Only post PR comment when deployment actually succeeds - Move secrets to job-level env for proper conditional access This ensures: - Dependabot PRs pass CI without Netlify preview (acceptable trade-off) - Regular contributor PRs continue to get Netlify previews - No security risks from exposing secrets to untrusted actors - Clear logging when deployment is skipped Fixes the issue reported in PR #659
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📖 Netlify Preview Ready! Preview URL: https://pr-660--sunny-cactus-210e3e.netlify.app (e7a2c65) |
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Problem
PR #659 (and other Dependabot PRs) fail during the Netlify preview deployment step with:
Root Cause: GitHub's security model intentionally blocks repository secrets (
NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN,NETLIFY_SITE_ID) from being accessible to Dependabot-triggered workflows. This prevents malicious dependency updates from exfiltrating secrets.Solution
This PR adds conditional logic to gracefully skip Netlify deployment when:
dependabot[bot]Changes
ifcondition to Netlify deploy step checking for trusted actors and secret availabilityenvfor proper conditional accessOutcome
After merging:
Testing
Once merged, re-run PR #659 or any other Dependabot PR to verify:
Fixes #659