github / github/accessibility-scanner

Only select repositories not Public repositories

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Description

When defining the Repository access, I think you can't pick "Public repositories".

Screen shot of Repo section

Trying to debug this, AI gave me:

> The likely root cause: your fine-grained PAT is read-only for public repos when set to “All repositories”
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> Look closely at your PAT screen:
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> “All repositories … Also includes public repositories (read-only).”
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> Your repo mgifford/whisper-slides is public. If GitHub is treating “All repositories” as “read/write for private you own, but public read-only”, then the token will fail exactly where you fail: POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues returns “Resource not accessible by personal access token”.
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> This matches your error.

ChatGPT recommended that I use Repository access: Only select repositories - and this worked.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Repository access behavior with a fine-grained personal access token and a public repository, then trace the GitHub issue-creation integration. Done means confirming whether public repositories can be selected and used successfully, or documenting the supported access configuration if this is a GitHub limitation.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github, typescript
Domain
api, authentication
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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