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

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Potential fix for https://github.com/kumpeapps/git-quickops/security/code-scanning/1

In general, the fix is to add a permissions block that grants only the scopes this workflow needs. Because it uploads release assets using softprops/action-gh-release, it requires contents: write. Other steps either use repository contents (which are covered by contents) or external services (VS Code Marketplace via a PAT), and don’t need other GitHub scopes.

The best minimal fix without changing functionality is to add a workflow-level permissions block right after the name (or before on:) in .github/workflows/publish.yml. This block should specify contents: write, which implicitly allows reading contents as well. No other permissions are necessary from the shown code. No additional imports or dependencies are needed since this is just YAML configuration.

Concretely, in .github/workflows/publish.yml, after line 1 (name: Publish to VS Code Marketplace), insert:

permissions:
  contents: write

leaving the rest of the workflow unchanged.

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Summary by Sourcery

CI:

• Add a workflow-level permissions block to the VS Code Marketplace publish workflow limiting access to contents: write.

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Reviewer's guide (collapsed on small PRs)

Reviewer's Guide

Sets explicit, minimal GitHub Actions workflow permissions for the VS Code Marketplace publish workflow to satisfy code scanning requirements while preserving existing behavior.

Sequence diagram for publish workflow using scoped contents write permissions

sequenceDiagram
  participant GitHub
  participant WorkflowPublish as Workflow_publish_yml
  participant GHToken as GITHUB_TOKEN_contents_write
  participant GitHubAPI as GitHub_Contents_API

  GitHub->>WorkflowPublish: Trigger on release published
  WorkflowPublish->>GHToken: Request token with contents write
  GHToken-->>WorkflowPublish: Scoped token issued
  WorkflowPublish->>GitHubAPI: Upload release assets using token
  GitHubAPI-->>WorkflowPublish: Confirm assets uploaded

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File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Add a minimal workflow-level permissions block to the publish workflow so it only requests contents write access.	Insert a workflow-level permissions section directly after the workflow name. Grant contents: write so the release upload step can modify repository contents while avoiding broader permissions. Leave all existing triggers, jobs, and steps in the workflow unchanged.	.github/workflows/publish.yml

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