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name: PR Title Check

# GitHub blocks pull_request_target in public repositories by default. A
# repository Actions policy (Settings > Actions > Policies) allows it for this
# workflow only, matched by its file path, so renaming or moving this file
# blocks the check until the policy's workflow path is updated to match.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

🌐 Web query:

GitHub official documentation pull_request_target default policy evaluate mode November 2 2026 affected public repositories general availability

💡 Result:

**GitHub’s policy, in brief:**

- By default, GitHub blocks `pull_request_target` workflows in **public repositories** that don’t already have an applicable Actions event policy. Private and internal repositories are excluded; an existing applicable policy isn’t replaced. ([docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/security/securely-using-pull_request_target?utm_source=openai))
- The default policy is currently in **evaluate mode**: workflows continue running, while policy insights show which runs would be blocked under enforcement. ([docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/security/securely-using-pull_request_target?utm_source=openai))
- **On November 2, 2026**, GitHub plans to enforce the default for affected repositories that were using it **before general availability**. The date applies to that affected group, not necessarily every public repository. ([docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/security/securely-using-pull_request_target?utm_source=openai))
- Before enforcement, review policy insights. If a workflow still needs `pull_request_target`, explicitly allow it through an applicable Actions event policy; otherwise, leave the default rule in place and GitHub will block it. ([docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/security/securely-using-pull_request_target?utm_source=openai))

Citations:

- 1: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/security/securely-using-pull_request_target?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/security/securely-using-pull_request_target?utm_source=openai
- 3: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/security/securely-using-pull_request_target?utm_source=openai
- 4: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/security/securely-using-pull_request_target?utm_source=openai

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Clarify when the default policy takes effect.

GitHub’s default pull_request_target policy is currently in evaluate mode. GitHub plans to enforce it on November 2, 2026 for affected public repositories that used the default policy before general availability. The current wording implies an immediate block and does not state the affected scope.

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--- "a/.github/workflows/pr_title.yaml"
+++ "b/.github/workflows/pr_title.yaml"
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: PR Title Check
 
-# GitHub blocks pull_request_target in public repositories by default. A
+# GitHub's default pull_request_target policy is currently in evaluate mode.
+# GitHub plans to enforce it on November 2, 2026 for affected public
+# repositories that used the default policy before general availability. A
 # repository Actions policy (Settings > Actions > Policies) allows it for this
 # workflow only, matched by its file path, so renaming or moving this file
 # blocks the check until the policy's workflow path is updated to match.
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# GitHub blocks pull_request_target in public repositories by default. A
# repository Actions policy (Settings > Actions > Policies) allows it for this
# workflow only, matched by its file path, so renaming or moving this file
# blocks the check until the policy's workflow path is updated to match.
# GitHub's default pull_request_target policy is currently in evaluate mode.
# GitHub plans to enforce it on November 2, 2026 for affected public
# repositories that used the default policy before general availability. A
# repository Actions policy (Settings > Actions > Policies) allows it for this
# workflow only, matched by its file path, so renaming or moving this file
# blocks the check until the policy's workflow path is updated to match.
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minimal, and validate.

Review comment at @.github/workflows/pr_title.yaml around lines 3 - 6:
Update the explanatory comment in the pull_request_target workflow to state that
GitHub’s default policy is currently in evaluate mode and is planned for
enforcement on November 2, 2026, only for affected public repositories that used
the default policy before general availability. Preserve the note about the
repository-specific Actions policy and workflow-path matching.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

on:
pull_request_target:
types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
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