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chore: Add automerge workflow for dependabot PRs #10

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name: Enable automerge on dependabot PRs

on:
pull_request_target:
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branches:
- main

jobs:
automerge:
name: Enable automerge on dependabot PRs
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: write
pull-requests: write
if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
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Using if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' can skip the job on manual re-runs (the actor becomes the human who re-ran the workflow). For pull_request_target, it's more reliable to gate on the PR author, e.g. github.event.pull_request.user.login, so dependabot PRs can still be re-run safely if needed.

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if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'

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steps:
- run: gh pr review ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }} --approve
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The workflow attempts to enable auto-merge before approving the PR (gh pr merge ... --auto runs before gh pr review --approve). If branch protection requires an approval, the merge command will fail and auto-merge won't be enabled. Swap the order so the approval happens first, then enable auto-merge.

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- run: gh pr merge ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }} --auto --squash
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
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