engineering-handbook/github-standards.md
Adam Moussa e00055b8e2 Drop Dependabot PR assignee from GitHub standards
Pinning every Dependabot PR to a single assignee created noise and a
bottleneck. Remove the assignee requirement and the per-ecosystem
assignees blocks from the example configs.
2026-06-02 19:36:09 -04:00

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# GitHub Standards
## Repository Defaults
- Default branch: `main`
- Every repo gets a one-line description
- Default to `private` visibility for org repos
- Dependabot alerts and security updates enabled on all active repos
- Org-level defaults auto-enable alerts and security updates on new repos
- Every repo with dependencies gets a `.github/dependabot.yml` for weekly version updates
## Dependabot Configuration
Every active repo with package dependencies must have a `.github/dependabot.yml` that covers all relevant ecosystems.
### Ecosystem Selection
Choose ecosystems based on what dependency files exist in the repo:
| File | Ecosystem |
|------|-----------|
| `package.json` | `npm` |
| `requirements.txt` | `pip` |
| `.csproj` | `nuget` |
| `.github/workflows/*.yml` | `github-actions` |
### Standard Templates
**Single ecosystem (npm or pip):**
```yaml
version: 2
updates:
- package-ecosystem: "npm" # or "pip", "nuget", "github-actions"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
```
**SAM project with per-function `requirements.txt`:**
Add a separate entry for each directory containing a `requirements.txt`:
```yaml
version: 2
updates:
- package-ecosystem: "pip"
directory: "/src/processor"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
- package-ecosystem: "pip"
directory: "/src/receiver"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
```
**Mixed ecosystems (e.g., CDK in JS with Python Lambdas, or repos with GitHub Actions):**
Add one entry per ecosystem/directory:
```yaml
version: 2
updates:
- package-ecosystem: "npm"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
- package-ecosystem: "pip"
directory: "/src"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
- package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"
```
### Merging Dependabot PRs
- **Patch and minor bumps:** Safe to merge without review in most cases
- **Major version bumps:** Review changelog for breaking changes before merging
- When merging multiple Dependabot PRs, merge one at a time — subsequent PRs will auto-rebase
## Branch Protection
- Require a PR for merges to `main` (no direct push)
- No force push to `main`
- No branch deletion for `main`
## Repo Hygiene
- Delete feature branches after merge
- Archive repos that are no longer actively developed (close issues first)
- Don't delete repos unless truly disposable
- Scrub all company-specific info from git history before making any repo public
## Public Repos
Before making a repo public, verify the entire git history contains no:
- Phone numbers or customer data
- API subdomains or internal URLs
- Webhook endpoints
- Employee names or internal identifiers
If sensitive data was committed at any point, start fresh with a clean `git init` rather than rewriting history.