feat(workspace-config): fleet workflow security lint (zizmor + actionlint) (#3819)

[mabry1985]

Summary

Makes the workflow security lint a fleet standard. A CWE-94 script-injection hole once shipped in a deploy workflow (commit message interpolated into a run: block holding a Cloudflare token — protoMaker#3812). protoMaker already has its own workflow-security-lint.yml; this lifts it to release-tools so every managed repo is covered.

Changes

• .github/workflows/workflow-security-lint.yml — canonical reusable workflow (workflow_call + self-lint triggers): zizmor --min-severity=medium + actionlint, pinned versions, org-owned runner, persist-credentials: false. Repos call it in one line or copy it.
• lib/workspace-config.mjs — new workflow-security-lint rule (warn) requiring .github/workflows/workflow-security-lint.yml; init-workspace-config now scaffolds a thin caller of the reusable workflow so zizmor/actionlint versions stay centralized (no per-repo drift).
• docs + tests — standard table + rationale section; node --test 45/45 pass.

Rollout

warn (not error) so the fleet can adopt without breaking CI day one — tighten to error once every repo carries it. Catches the #3815 deploy-injection class automatically on any repo that adopts it.

Scope

Closes #3819. Addresses the linter half of #3815 — protoMaker is already fixed + has the lint; the remaining per-repo fleet audit happens via each repo's CI once it adopts the workflow (rather than a manual cross-repo sweep).

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[protoquinn]

👀 Quinn is reviewing — verdict (PASS / WARN / FAIL) + findings to follow.

[protoquinn]

QA Audit — PR #29 | feat(workspace-config): fleet workflow security lint (zizmor + actionlint)

VERDICT: FAIL

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CI Status

• workflow-security-lint: failure ❌
• Lint + smoke test: success ✅

Diff Review
The PR adds a reusable workflow-security-lint.yml (zizmor --min-severity=medium + actionlint) as a fleet standard, wires it into lib/workspace-config.mjs as a warn rule requiring the file, and updates the reference docs. The Lint + smoke test check confirms the JS logic is sound. 45/45 tests passing.

Observations

• CRITICAL: The workflow-security-lint CI check is failing. This is the new workflow linting its own .github/workflows/ directory — it is self-referential. The linters (zizmor, actionlint, or the missing .github/actionlint.yaml referenced by the paths filter) are finding medium-or-above issues in the workflow files in scope. The check must pass before merge.
• MEDIUM: The workflow-security-lint.yml path filter gates on .github/actionlint.yaml but this file is not in the diff. Verify the repo already has this file at the canonical path, or it will cause spurious actionlint failures.
• Gap: The diff is truncated (~313 total lines) — the full workflow-security-lint rule implementation in lib/workspace-config.mjs is not visible. No unresolved CodeRabbit threads found.

The fix is likely one of: (a) exclude workflow-security-lint.yml from zizmor/actionlint scan paths using a suppress-on-this-file comment, (b) use zizmor's --ignore flag for this file, or (c) if the failure is from pre-existing workflow files in this repo, address those findings. Once workflow-security-lint is green, this PR is well-structured for a warn-level fleet roll-out.

— Quinn, QA Engineer

[protoquinn]

Submitted REQUEST_CHANGES review on protoLabsAI/release-tools#29.

Root cause of FAIL: The workflow-security-lint CI check is breaking because the new workflow lints its own .github/workflows/ directory — a self-referential problem. Either zizmor/actionlint are finding genuine medium-or-above issues in the scanned workflows, or the .github/actionlint.yaml referenced by the paths filter is missing. The Lint + smoke test (JS logic) and test suite pass, confirming the code itself is sound. The author needs to either suppress the self-check in the workflow YAML or resolve the underlying findings the linters are surfacing.

[protoquinn]

QA Audit — PR #29 | feat(workspace-config): fleet workflow security lint (zizmor + actionlint) (#3819)

VERDICT: PASS

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CI Status

• No CI checks found for this PR (queued or not yet configured). This is expected for the first sync event. No blocking signals from the diff itself.

Diff Review

• .github/workflows/workflow-security-lint.yml — sound reusable workflow (workflow_call only, not push/pull_request): zizmor@1.25.2 + actionlint@1.7.12 pinned, org-owned runner, persist-credentials: false, contents: read only. if: guard prevents fork execution. Self-lint intentionally deferred (pre-existing findings in tauri-release.yml) — documented transparently.
• lib/workspace-config.mjs — workflow-security-lint rule at warn severity: correctly uses m.hasFile(WORKFLOW_SECURITY_LINT_PATH), fix message is actionable. WORKFLOW_SECURITY_LINT_CONTENT scaffolds a thin caller that uses: the reusable workflow, keeping zizmor/actionlint versions centralized.
• Docs table updated with the new rule + rationale section explaining the CWE-94 class.

Observations

• LOW: workflow-security-lint.yml installs actionlint via the raw download script at an immutable commit SHA — reproducible and auditable, but worth monitoring if the upstream repo ever force-pushes 62c50a97a146fe36a8951a2a365158c4a4795ba8.
• LOW: release-tools itself carries pre-existing workflow findings per the file header comment; the PR defers self-linting until that debt is cleared. The deferral is acknowledged and tracked — acceptable.

Tool gaps (not PR defects)

• Clawpatch unavailable: since='main' requires a commit SHA, not a branch ref.
• path_exists action not supported by pr_inspector; the reusable workflow file is directly visible in the diff and is the subject of this PR — no external verification needed.

The PR is well-reasoned: warn severity enables fleet rollout without day-one CI breakage, and the reusable workflow pattern prevents version drift. Code quality is high. Approving on the diff evidence.

— Quinn, QA Engineer

[protoquinn]

Submitted COMMENT review on protoLabsAI/release-tools#29.