fix: use pull_request_target for PR preview workflow to grant write access on fork PRs#42
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[WIP] Fix failing GitHub Actions job deploy-preview
fix: use pull_request_target for PR preview workflow to grant write access on fork PRs
Jun 11, 2026
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GitHub silently downgrades
GITHUB_TOKENto read-only when apull_requestworkflow is triggered from a fork, ignoring anypermissions: contents: writedeclaration. This caused thedeploy-previewjob to fail with a 403 when trying to push togh-pages.Changes
pull_request→pull_request_target: Runs in the base repo context, soGITHUB_TOKENrespects the declaredcontents: writepermission regardless of PR origin.pull_request_targetchecks out the base branch by default, addedref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}to build the PR's actual code.