diff --git a/.github/workflows/survey-on-merged-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/survey-on-merged-pr.yml
index dbf27a13f..db1c7aec6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/survey-on-merged-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/survey-on-merged-pr.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ name: Survey on Merged PR by Non-Member
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      client_id:
+        description: >-
+          Client ID of the caller repository's OTELBOT app. Used to mint an
+          installation token that can comment on PRs and check org membership.
+        required: true
+        type: string
+    secrets:
+      private_key:
+        description: PEM private key for the OTELBOT app referenced by client_id.
+        required: true
 
 permissions: {}
 
@@ -13,22 +24,31 @@ jobs:
   comment-on-pr:
     name: Add survey to PR if author is not a member
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write # for gh pr comment
     if: >-
       github.event.pull_request.merged == true &&
       github.repository_owner == 'open-telemetry' &&
-      github.event.pull_request.user.type != 'Bot' &&
-      github.event.pull_request.author_association != 'MEMBER' &&
-      github.event.pull_request.author_association != 'OWNER' &&
-      github.event.pull_request.author_association != 'COLLABORATOR'
+      github.event.pull_request.user.type != 'Bot'
     steps:
-      - name: Add survey comment
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@bcd2ba49218906704ab6c1aa796996da409d3eb1 # v3.2.0
+        id: otelbot-token
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ inputs.client_id }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.private_key }}
+          permission-pull-requests: write # for 'gh pr comment ...'
+          permission-members: read # for 'gh api orgs/$ORG/members/$USERNAME'
+
+      - name: Add survey comment if author is not an org member
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.otelbot-token.outputs.token }}
           USERNAME: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          ORG: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+          if gh api "orgs/$ORG/members/$USERNAME" --silent; then
+            echo "Skipping survey for org member: $USERNAME"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "Adding survey comment for external contributor: $USERNAME"
           gh pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO" --body "Thank you for your contribution @${USERNAME}! 🎉 We would like to hear from you about your experience contributing to OpenTelemetry by taking a few minutes to fill out this [survey](${SURVEY_URL})."
diff --git a/survey-on-merged-pr/README.md b/survey-on-merged-pr/README.md
index b4202d1cb..6746bcb85 100644
--- a/survey-on-merged-pr/README.md
+++ b/survey-on-merged-pr/README.md
@@ -26,20 +26,28 @@ permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   survey:
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write # required by the shared workflow to post the survey comment
     uses: open-telemetry/shared-workflows/.github/workflows/survey-on-merged-pr.yml@<sha-or-tag>
+    with:
+      client_id: ${{ vars.OTELBOT_CLIENT_ID }}
+    secrets:
+      private_key: ${{ secrets.OTELBOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 ```
 
-Pin `<sha-or-tag>` to a commit SHA or release tag in this repository. No inputs, no secrets — the workflow uses the built-in `GITHUB_TOKEN` and posts as `github-actions[bot]`.
+Pin `<sha-or-tag>` to a commit SHA or release tag in this repository. Substitute the variable/secret names on the right-hand sides to match whatever your repo uses.
 
-## Required permissions
+The `zizmor: ignore[dangerous-triggers]` inline comment on the `pull_request_target:` line is only relevant if your repo runs [zizmor](https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor); it silences the false-positive finding since this caller doesn't check out any PR-controlled code — it just invokes the shared workflow which itself operates entirely through the GitHub API.
 
-The caller's job-level `permissions:` block **must** grant `pull-requests: write`. The shared workflow needs it to post the survey comment via `gh pr comment`.
+## Inputs
 
-A [reusable workflow cannot elevate its own permissions beyond what the caller grants](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/reusing-workflows), so a caller job without `pull-requests: write` will fail with a permission error when the comment step runs.
+| Input | Required | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `client_id` | yes | `string` | OTELBOT app Client ID for the caller repo. Pass the value of your `OTELBOT_CLIENT_ID`-style variable. |
 
-The `zizmor: ignore[dangerous-triggers]` inline comment on the `pull_request_target:` line is only relevant if your repo runs [zizmor](https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor); it silences the false-positive finding since this caller doesn't check out any PR-controlled code — it just invokes the shared workflow which itself operates entirely through the GitHub API.
+## Secrets
+
+| Secret | Required | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `private_key` | yes | PEM private key for the OTELBOT app referenced by `client_id`. |
 
 ## Behavior notes