ci: Set and enforce more default permissions (#60222)

Release Notes:

- N/A

.github/workflows/after_release.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ on:
         description: body
         type: string
         default: ''
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   rebuild_releases_page:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')

.github/workflows/autofix_pr.yml

@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ on:
         description: run_clippy
         type: boolean
         default: 'true'
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   run_autofix:
     runs-on: namespace-profile-16x32-ubuntu-2204
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: read
     env:
       CC: clang
       CXX: clang++

.github/workflows/bump_collab_staging.yml

@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ on:
     # Fire every day at 16:00 UTC (At the start of the US workday)
     - cron: "0 16 * * *"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   update-collab-staging-tag:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries'
     runs-on: namespace-profile-2x4-ubuntu-2404
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1

.github/workflows/bump_patch_version.yml

@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ on:
         description: Branch name to run on
         required: true
         type: string
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   run_bump_patch_version:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')
     runs-on: namespace-profile-16x32-ubuntu-2204
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
     - id: generate-token
       name: steps::authenticate_as_zippy

.github/workflows/bump_zed_version.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
         description: 'Which channels to bump: all, main, preview, or stable'
         type: string
         default: all
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   resolve_versions:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries'
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ jobs:
     - resolve_versions
     if: inputs.target == 'all' || inputs.target == 'main'
     runs-on: namespace-profile-16x32-ubuntu-2204
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
     - id: generate-token
       name: steps::authenticate_as_zippy
@@ -127,6 +132,8 @@ jobs:
     - resolve_versions
     if: inputs.target == 'all' || inputs.target == 'preview'
     runs-on: namespace-profile-16x32-ubuntu-2204
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
     - id: generate-token
       name: steps::authenticate_as_zippy
@@ -180,6 +187,8 @@ jobs:
     - resolve_versions
     if: inputs.target == 'all' || inputs.target == 'stable'
     runs-on: namespace-profile-16x32-ubuntu-2204
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
     - id: generate-token
       name: steps::authenticate_as_zippy

.github/workflows/cherry_pick.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ on:
         description: pr_number
         required: true
         type: string
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   run_cherry_pick:
     runs-on: namespace-profile-2x4-ubuntu-2404

.github/workflows/comment_on_potential_duplicate_issues.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ concurrency:
   group: potential-duplicate-check-${{ github.event.issue.number || inputs.issue_number }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   identify-duplicates:
     # For manual testing, allow running on any branch; for automatic runs, only on main repo

.github/workflows/community_close_stale_issues.yml

@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@ on:
         type: number
         default: 1000
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   stale:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries'
     runs-on: namespace-profile-2x4-ubuntu-2404
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@997185467fa4f803885201cee163a9f38240193d # v10
         with:

.github/workflows/community_update_all_top_ranking_issues.yml

@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 */12 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   update_top_ranking_issues:
     runs-on: namespace-profile-2x4-ubuntu-2404
     if: github.repository == 'zed-industries/zed'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Set up uv

.github/workflows/community_update_weekly_top_ranking_issues.yml

@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 15 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   update_top_ranking_issues:
     runs-on: namespace-profile-2x4-ubuntu-2404
     if: github.repository == 'zed-industries/zed'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
       - name: Set up uv

.github/workflows/compliance_check.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: 30 17 * * 2
   workflow_dispatch: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   scheduled_compliance_check:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')

.github/workflows/congrats.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   check-author:
     if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' }}

.github/workflows/danger.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ on:
     - edited
     branches:
     - main
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   danger:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')

.github/workflows/deploy_collab.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
     - collab-production
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   style:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')

.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ on:
         description: Git ref to checkout and deploy. Defaults to event SHA when omitted.
         type: string
         default: ''
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   deploy_docs:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries'

.github/workflows/deploy_nightly_docs.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - main
+permissions: {}
 jobs:
   deploy_docs:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')

.github/workflows/docs_suggestions.yml

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ on:
           - immediate
         default: batch
 
+# Both jobs below declare their own `permissions:` blocks, so no job uses this
+# top-level default. Least privilege therefore grants nothing here.
+permissions: {}
+
 env:
   DROID_MODEL: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929
   SUGGESTIONS_BRANCH: docs/suggestions-pending

.github/workflows/extension_auto_bump.yml

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ on:
     - '!extensions/test-extension/**'
     - '!extensions/workflows/**'
     - '!extensions/*.md'
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   detect_changed_extensions:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')

.github/workflows/extension_bump.yml

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ on:
       app-secret:
         description: The app secret for the corresponding app ID
         required: true
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   check_version_changed:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')

.github/workflows/extension_tests.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ on:
         description: working-directory
         type: string
         default: .
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   orchestrate:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')

.github/workflows/extension_workflow_rollout.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ on:
         description: Description for the changes to be expected with this rollout
         type: string
         default: ''
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   fetch_extension_repos:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions') && (github.ref == 'refs/tags/extension-workflows' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main')

.github/workflows/good_first_issue_notifier.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   issues:
     types: [labeled]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   handle-good-first-issue:
     if: github.event.label.name == '.contrib/good first issue' && github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries'

.github/workflows/hotfix-review-monitor.yml

@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  pull-requests: read
 
 jobs:
   check-hotfix-reviews:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
     timeout-minutes: 5
     env:
       REPO: ${{ github.repository }}

.github/workflows/nix_build.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ on:
     types:
     - labeled
     - synchronize
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   build_nix_linux_x86_64:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions') && ((github.event.action == 'labeled' && (github.event.label.name == 'run-nix' || github.event.label.name == 'run-bundling')) || (github.event.action == 'synchronize' && (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-nix') || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-bundling'))))

.github/workflows/publish_extension_cli.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ on:
         description: Describe why the extension CLI is being bumped and/or what changes are included.
         required: true
         type: string
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   publish_job:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions') && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
     - v*
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   run_tests_mac:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')
@@ -723,6 +725,8 @@ jobs:
     - bundle_windows_aarch64
     - bundle_windows_x86_64
     runs-on: namespace-profile-4x8-ubuntu-2204
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
     - name: release::download_workflow_artifacts
       uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c

.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: 0 */4 * * *
   workflow_dispatch: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   check_nightly_tag:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')

.github/workflows/run_bundling.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ on:
     types:
     - labeled
     - synchronize
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   bundle_linux_aarch64:
     if: |-

.github/workflows/run_tests.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ on:
     branches:
     - main
     - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.x
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 jobs:
   orchestrate:
     if: (github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries' || github.repository_owner == 'zed-extensions')

.github/workflows/slack_notify_community_automation_failure.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ on:
       - "Guild New PR Notification"
     types: [completed]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   notify-slack:
     if: >-

.github/workflows/slack_notify_first_responders.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   issues:
     types: [labeled]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 env:
   PRIORITY_LABELS: '["priority:P0", "priority:P1"]'
   REPRODUCIBLE_LABEL: 'state:reproducible'

.github/workflows/slack_notify_label_created.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   label:
     types: [created]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   notify-slack:
     if: >-

.github/workflows/stale-pr-reminder.yml

@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  pull-requests: read
 
 jobs:
   check-stale-prs:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'zed-industries'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
     env:
       REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
       # Only surface PRs created on or after this date. Update this if the

.github/workflows/update_duplicate_magnets.yml

@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 6 * * 1,4" # Mondays and Thursdays at 6 AM UTC
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   update-duplicate-magnets:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'zed-industries/zed'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1