Get the approval policy for outside pull requests
Which pull requests' runs wait for someone with the Write role to approve them before anything runs (approve_workflow_run): approval_policy is first_time_contributors (a pull request from someone outside the workspace who has not had one merged here), outside_contributors (the default: also everyone outside who cannot push here) or all_external_contributors (everyone outside the workspace, outside collaborators included).
GET
/repos/{owner}/{name}/actions/permissions/fork-pr-contributor-approvalMembers never wait, nor does g1t’s own work. Needs the Read role.
- Authentication: Optional. Public data can be read without a token; send one to see what is private.
- MCP tool:
workflowwithactionget_approval_policy, and the same inputs - Scope: An access token needs
repo:read.
Path parameters
Section titled “Path parameters”| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
owner |
string | Yes | The workspace that owns the repository. |
name |
string | Yes | The repository’s name. |
Example request
Section titled “Example request”curl https://api.g1t.sh/repos/flagon-io/g1t/actions/permissions/fork-pr-contributor-approval \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN"Example response
Section titled “Example response”A successful request answers 200 with:
{ "approval_policy": "outside_contributors"}Errors
Section titled “Errors”A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like {"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}. See errors.
| Status | Code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | unauthenticated |
A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | forbidden |
The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository. |
| 404 | not_found |
It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 422 | invalid |
The input is not valid. message says which field and why. |