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docs: note `push-to-repo` classic PAT `workflow` scope requirement
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clarify when workflow scope is necessary
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Expand Up @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ It will use their own fork to push code and create the pull request.

1. Create a new GitHub user and login.
2. Fork the repository that you will be creating pull requests in.
3. Create a Classic [Personal Access Token (PAT)](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token) with `repo` scope.
3. Create a Classic [Personal Access Token (PAT)](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token) with `repo` scope. If the upstream repository uses GitHub Actions, it's highly likely that you will also need the `workflow` scope.
4. Logout and log back into your main user account.
5. Add a secret to your repository containing the above PAT.
6. As shown in the following example workflow, set the `push-to-fork` input to the full repository name of the fork.
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