docs: add more information regarding actions permissions in README (#9)

jmeridth · web-flow · commit e03c0ada8282 · 2025-01-02T23:18:39.000-06:00
Signed-off-by: jmeridth &lt;jmeridth@gmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 This is a placeholder repo for multiple GitHub Actions I use in my personal and open source projects.
 
 > [!CAUTION]
-> Check the permissions in each reusable workflow to ensure the GITHUB_TOKEN you pass from your calling workflow meets the required permissions.
+> Check the permissions in each reusable workflow to ensure the GitHub token you pass from your calling workflow meets the required permissions. Most of the time just passing `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}` is sufficient.
+> This may require you to go to your repository settings and then Actions to `Actions Permission` and enable reusable workflows.  You may also need to update `Workflow Permissions` to `Read and write permissions`.
 >
 > [Workflows](.github/workflows)
 
+
 > [!TIP]
 > You can reuse the following files in this repository in your own as they are used by the reusable workflows:
 >

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`3`	`3`	`This is a placeholder repo for multiple GitHub Actions I use in my personal and open source projects.`
`4`	`4`
`5`	`5`	`> [!CAUTION]`
`6`		`-> Check the permissions in each reusable workflow to ensure the GITHUB_TOKEN you pass from your calling workflow meets the required permissions.`
	`6`	+> Check the permissions in each reusable workflow to ensure the GitHub token you pass from your calling workflow meets the required permissions. Most of the time just passing `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}` is sufficient.
	`7`	+> This may require you to go to your repository settings and then Actions to `Actions Permission` and enable reusable workflows. You may also need to update `Workflow Permissions` to `Read and write permissions`.
`7`	`8`	`>`
`8`	`9`	`> [Workflows](.github/workflows)`
`9`	`10`
	`11`	`+`
`10`	`12`	`> [!TIP]`
`11`	`13`	`> You can reuse the following files in this repository in your own as they are used by the reusable workflows:`
`12`	`14`	`>`