Copier Template

The Copier template generates the consumer-facing workflow files that call the reusable workflows and actions from this repository.

Generated repositories always get:

• ci_update.yml
• pr_automerge.yml
• pr_labeler.yml
• setup_labels.yml

Some workflows are conditional:

• pr_bump.yml is generated when bump_script_path is set.
• release_draft.yml is generated when do_releases is enabled.
• site.yml is generated when site_generator is mkdocs or jekyll.

The template also writes .copier-answers.ci.yml. It writes .github/ci-config.yml and, when releases are enabled, .github/release_template.md only when those files do not already exist.

Token

Generated workflows use CI_BOT_TOKEN when an operation needs to write commits, labels, PR comments, releases, workflow files, or repository variables. The helper script tools/init_ci_repo.sh can set this secret with gh secret set.

Required repository permissions for the token:

• Contents: Read and write
• Pull requests: Read and write
• Issues: Read and write
• Actions: Read and write
• Workflows: Read and write
• Variables: Read and write