ci: switch sync-fork to Dependabot-style handoff (no self-approval) - #8
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What
Switches the sync-fork workflow from 'attempt auto-approval + auto-merge' to 'open PR + post comment + wait for human'.
Why
GitHub blocks any identity from approving its own PR (HTTP 422 'Review Can not approve your own pull request'). The previous workflows tried to:
The bypass_actors update has been reverted; the App is no longer in the bypass list.
Flow now (Dependabot-style)
This is the same pattern Dependabot uses: the bot opens the PR, a human approves and merges.
Security
No new credentials needed. The .pem in the repo secret is the GitHub App's private key — that's the standard pattern documented at https://docs.github.com/en/apps/creating-github-apps/authenticating-with-a-github-app/making-authenticated-api-requests-with-a-github-app-in-a-github-actions-workflow. The App's permissions are scoped to only the repos where it's installed, and the token it mints is short-lived (max 1 hour).