ci: fix all four pre-existing workflow failures

.github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml

@@ -249,6 +249,33 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check and validate eclexiaiser manifest
         id: eclex
+        # The validation script lives in env: rather than inline in run:
+        # because a YAML literal block ends at the first column-1 line — an
+        # unindented heredoc/py-snippet inside run: silently truncates the
+        # block and makes the whole workflow file unparseable (zero jobs,
+        # path shown as the workflow name). env: block scalars strip the
+        # base indentation, so Python receives clean unindented code.
+        env:
+          PYCODE: |
+            import tomllib, sys
+            with open('eclexiaiser.toml', 'rb') as f:
+                data = tomllib.load(f)
+            project = data.get('project', {})
+            if not project.get('name', '').strip():
+                print('ERROR: project.name is required', file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(1)
+            functions = data.get('functions', [])
+            if not functions:
+                print('ERROR: at least one [[functions]] entry is required', file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(1)
+            for fn in functions:
+                if not fn.get('name', '').strip():
+                    print('ERROR: function name cannot be empty', file=sys.stderr)
+                    sys.exit(1)
+                if not fn.get('source', '').strip():
+                    print(f'ERROR: function {fn["name"]} has no source path', file=sys.stderr)
+                    sys.exit(1)
+            print(f'Valid: {project["name"]} ({len(functions)} function(s))')
         run: |
           if [ ! -f "eclexiaiser.toml" ]; then
             # Check if repo has a Containerfile — if so, recommend eclexiaiser
@@ -261,28 +288,9 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "has_manifest=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-          # Validate TOML structure using Python 3.11+ tomllib
-          python3 -c "
-import tomllib, sys
-with open('eclexiaiser.toml', 'rb') as f:
-    data = tomllib.load(f)
-project = data.get('project', {})
-if not project.get('name', '').strip():
-    print('ERROR: project.name is required', file=sys.stderr)
-    sys.exit(1)
-functions = data.get('functions', [])
-if not functions:
-    print('ERROR: at least one [[functions]] entry is required', file=sys.stderr)
-    sys.exit(1)
-for fn in functions:
-    if not fn.get('name', '').strip():
-        print('ERROR: function name cannot be empty', file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
-    if not fn.get('source', '').strip():
-        print(f'ERROR: function {fn[\"name\"]} has no source path', file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
-print(f'Valid: {project[\"name\"]} ({len(functions)} function(s))')
-" || {
+          # Validate TOML structure using Python 3.11+ tomllib (script in
+          # the step's env.PYCODE — see comment above)
+          python3 -c "$PYCODE" || {
             echo "::error file=eclexiaiser.toml::Invalid eclexiaiser.toml — see step output for details"
             exit 1
           }

.github/workflows/instant-sync.yml

@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ jobs:
   dispatch:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
+    # The `secrets` context is not available in step-level `if:` — using it
+    # there is a workflow-file error, so every run failed at load time with
+    # zero jobs. Hoist the secret into env (where `secrets` IS available)
+    # and gate the step on env instead.
+    env:
+      FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Trigger Propagation
-        if: ${{ secrets.FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN != '' }}
+        if: ${{ env.FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN != '' }}
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@28959ce8df70de7be546dd1250a005dd32156697 # v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.FARM_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/scorecard.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
 
-permissions: read-all
+# The called reusable's scorecard job requests security-events:write +
+# id-token:write at job level. read-all cannot cover write scopes and a
+# called workflow can only narrow the caller's token — so every run was
+# a startup_failure. Grant exactly the superset the callee needs.
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+  security-events: write
+  id-token: write
 
 jobs:
   analysis:

.github/workflows/secret-scanner.yml

@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+# The called reusable's gitleaks job requests pull-requests:write +
+# actions:read at job level. A called workflow can only NARROW the
+# caller's token, never exceed it — granting only contents:read here
+# made every run a startup_failure ("workflow file issue", zero jobs)
+# since the 2026-06-24 repin. The caller must grant the superset.
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+  actions: read
 
 jobs:
   scan: