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What

  • .github/dependabot.yml: npm is checked daily; @unbrained/pm-cli and pm-* packages arrive as one pm-toolchain PR, other minor/patch updates as one dependencies PR. Actions stay weekly with the CodeQL group.
  • .github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml: for Dependabot PRs only (and only in unbraind), dependabot/fetch-metadata (SHA-pinned v3.1.0) classifies the update; every non-major update gets gh pr merge --auto --squash. Workflow default permissions are {}; the job alone gets contents: write + pull-requests: write.
  • Repository setting: auto-merge allowed, merged branches deleted.

Why

A pm CLI release should reach every package without a hand-written certification PR. Branch protection still requires test (22), test (26) and windows-prepare-lifecycle, so nothing merges red; a bump that fails CI stays open and is treated as a real defect. Major updates (e.g. TypeScript majors) still need a person.

Evidence

  • npm run release:check passes locally on this branch (158 tests, publish-attestation, changelog-date and lifecycle gates ok).

pm item

  • pm-v1it — Auto-merge green Dependabot updates and group the pm toolchain into one daily PR

Summary by Sourcery

Automate the delivery of compatible Dependabot updates while preserving branch protection and human review for major dependency changes.

Enhancements:

  • Configure daily npm dependency checks with grouped pull requests for the pm toolchain and other minor/patch updates.

CI:

  • Automatically enable squash auto-merge for eligible green Dependabot pull requests while leaving other major updates for manual review.

Summary by cubic

Switches npm dependency checks to daily and groups @unbrained/pm-cli and pm-* packages into one pm-toolchain PR, with other bumps in a separate dependencies PR. A new workflow auto-merges Dependabot PRs as soon as required checks pass, so release bumps land without a hand-written PR.

  • pm-toolchain always auto-merges, even on semver-major bumps: pm packages are calendar-versioned, so a year rollover (2026.x → 2027.x) reads as major but must still land unattended.
  • Any other major update still waits for manual review.
  • Auto-merge runs only for Dependabot PRs in unbraind, with contents: write and pull-requests: write scoped to the job alone.
  • A bump that fails CI stays open and is treated as a real defect; branch protection still gates every merge.

Written for commit ac4260a. Summary will update on new commits.

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…ne daily PR

Version bumps of @unbrained/pm-cli, pm-ops and pm-changelog are mechanical.
Dependabot now checks npm daily and groups the pm toolchain (and other
minor/patch updates) into single pull requests; a least-privilege workflow
enables squash auto-merge for every non-major Dependabot PR, so it lands as
soon as the required checks pass and a failing bump stays open as a defect.

pm item: pm-v1it

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  • .agents/pm/history/pm-v1it.jsonl
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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Dependency Updates
    • Dependency update checks now run daily instead of weekly.
    • Related toolchain updates and other minor or patch updates are grouped into separate pull requests.
  • Automation
    • Eligible non-major dependency updates can be automatically merged using squash merge once required checks pass. Major updates are not included in this automation.

Walkthrough

The npm Dependabot schedule changes to daily, and updates are grouped by package type. A new workflow enables squash auto-merge for Dependabot updates that are not major-version updates.

Changes

Dependabot update handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Daily schedule and update groups
.github/dependabot.yml, .agents/pm/tasks/pm-v1it.toon, .agents/pm/history/pm-v1it.jsonl
The npm update interval changes from weekly to daily. The configuration groups @unbrained/pm-cli and pm-* packages as pm-toolchain, and groups minor and patch updates as dependencies. The task record describes these requirements.
Non-major update auto-merge
.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml, .agents/pm/history/pm-v1it.jsonl
The workflow fetches Dependabot update metadata and enables squash auto-merge for updates that are not major. The task history records assignment, tracked files, and a local release:check result of 158 tests with gates passing.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 0ec77

Some minor and patch toolchain updates may wait for manual review when grouped with a major update. This is a bounded delay, but separating major updates would better meet the intended auto-merge behavior.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 0ec77

The changed surface does not map to a changed system, dependency edge, entrypoint, or external dependency.

Changed systems: None identified.

Architecture concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in .agents/pm/history/pm-v1it.jsonl: A new task record specifies the Dependabot grouping and auto-merge requirements, along with task metadata and acceptance criteria; it does not itself establish that the configuration was implemented.
  • observed — Modified behavior in .agents/pm/history/pm-v1it.jsonl: The history records the task being assigned to claude-orchestrator and its status changing from open to in_progress.
  • observed — Modified behavior in .agents/pm/history/pm-v1it.jsonl: The task record adds .github/dependabot.yml and .github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml to its tracked files, with notes describing their intended roles.
  • observed — Modified behavior in .agents/pm/history/pm-v1it.jsonl: A comment records a local release:check result of 158 tests with gates passing and references a companion fleet-operating-rules document.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main changes: automatic merging of eligible Dependabot updates and daily grouping of the pm toolchain.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the Dependabot schedule, update groups, auto-merge workflow, merge safeguards, and test evidence.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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Reviewer's Guide

This PR configures daily, grouped npm Dependabot updates and adds a least-privilege, SHA-pinned workflow that automatically enables squash merging for green non-major Dependabot PRs in the target repository, while leaving major updates and branch-protection checks for manual or CI-gated handling.

Sequence diagram for Dependabot auto-merge workflow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dependabot
    participant GitHubActions
    participant Metadata
    participant GitHub
    participant Checks

    Dependabot->>GitHubActions: pull_request
    GitHubActions->>GitHubActions: [Dependabot PR in unbraind]
    GitHubActions->>Metadata: fetch-metadata
    Metadata-->>GitHubActions: update-type
    alt non-major update
        GitHubActions->>GitHub: gh pr merge --auto --squash
        GitHub->>Checks: evaluate required checks
        Checks-->>GitHub: test (22), test (26), windows-prepare-lifecycle
        GitHub-->>Dependabot: merge when checks pass
    else semver-major update
        GitHubActions-->>Dependabot: leave PR for manual handling
    end
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Change Details Files
Reconfigure Dependabot to run npm updates daily and consolidate related dependency updates into grouped pull requests.
  • Run npm checks daily instead of weekly.
  • Group the pm CLI and pm-* packages into a pm-toolchain update.
  • Group remaining minor and patch npm updates into a dependencies update.
.github/dependabot.yml
Add a narrowly scoped workflow that enables auto-merge for eligible Dependabot pull requests.
  • Restrict execution to Dependabot pull requests in the unbraind organization.
  • Use SHA-pinned Dependabot metadata action to identify update severity.
  • Request write permissions only for the job and enable squash auto-merge for non-major updates.
  • Leave major updates for manual review while required branch-protection checks continue to gate merges.
.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
Record the pm task and implementation history.
  • Add the task definition and JSONL history entry for the automation and grouping work.
.agents/pm/tasks/pm-v1it.toon
.agents/pm/history/pm-v1it.jsonl

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RetriggerConfidence Score: 5/5

[High risk] Enables automatic merging of dependency updates via CI workflow.

The reviewed changes appear safe to merge; no blocking issue was established.

What we checked:

  • Only calendar-versioned tools qualify: The current group matches only @unbrained/pm-cli, pm-changelog, and pm-ops. All three have calendar versions.

Summary

This PR groups daily npm updates and enables automatic squash merges for eligible Dependabot PRs.

  • The latest change also allows major updates in pm-toolchain, so calendar-year changes can merge automatically.
  • Other major updates still need a person.
  • The task and history records explain the calendar-version exception.
  • No new actionable issues were established. No previous Greptile threads were supplied.
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flowchart TD
  A[Pull request] --> B{Dependabot author and unbraind owner?}
  B -->|No| C[Skip job]
  B -->|Yes| D[Read update metadata]
  D --> E{pm-toolchain group or non-major update?}
  E -->|No| F[Leave for manual review]
  E -->|Yes| G[Request automatic squash merge]
  G --> H[GitHub applies merge requirements]
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Comment thread .github/dependabot.yml
pm packages use calendar versions, so 2026.x -> 2027.x reads as a semver
major. The pm-toolchain group stays unfiltered and the workflow auto-merges
it regardless of update type; any other major update still waits for a
person. Required checks gate both.

pm item: pm-v1it
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* Keep pm packages in the pm-toolchain Dependabot group

After #118 Dependabot put pm-ops into the generic dependencies group, where
it was capped at 2026.9.29 by itself instead of moving with
@unbrained/pm-cli. The dependencies group now excludes the pm-toolchain
patterns so the groups are disjoint.

Closes pm-v1it with the auto-merge proof from #119.

pm item: pm-v1it

* Allow-list minor and patch updates and document the auto-merge permissions

Review feedback: an update that fetch-metadata cannot classify must not
auto-merge, so the condition now requires semver-minor or semver-patch
outside the calendar-versioned pm-toolchain group. The job's write scopes
are documented, the dependencies group selects every package explicitly,
and the item's acceptance criteria name the pm-toolchain exception.

pm item: pm-v1it

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