GitHub Actions variables

Move plaintext variables to and from a GitHub repository or environment.

The connection

What	This provider
Vendor	GitHub
Key	`github-actions-variables`
Availability	`available`. You can connect it today.
Credential penv holds	`github-token`
Values read back	yes
Activation	`immediate`

Direction	What it does
`import`	Reads names and values out of the store into penv.
`export`	Writes names and values from penv into the store.

immediate. The running app sees a new value at once.

Direction	Policies you can pick
`import`	`skip_existing`, `new_version`, `fail`
`export`	`create_only`, `overwrite`, `overwrite_and_prune`

How syncs work says what each one does.

You paste a credential you already hold. penv seals it and never shows it again.

Field	Label	Kind	Required	What it is
`token`	Access token	secret, masked here and sealed	yes

Answered once per environment you map.

Field	Label	Kind	Required	Advanced	What it is
`repository`	Repository	text	yes	no	The repository this sync writes to.
`owner`	Account	text	yes	no	The account or organization that owns it.
`environment`	Environment	text	no	yes	Leave empty for the repository's own store. An environment must already exist.

penv probes for these when it verifies the connection.

Permission	Directions	Blocking	Without it
`user:read`	every direction	yes	We cannot confirm which GitHub account this token belongs to.
`variables:read`	`import`	yes	Import cannot read variable values.
`variables:write`	`export`	yes	Export cannot write anything.