fix(ci): shrink release app token lifetime in manual mobile builds

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Problem

A manual production build with a version override minted the Release App token at the top of the job and passed it to actions/checkout, which persisted it into the workspace git credentials for the whole run. Every third-party setup and install step (setup-vp, pnpm, expo-github-action, eas env:pull) then executed while a write-capable credential sat in .git/config — a compromised action or dependency lifecycle script could read it and push as the Release App.

Fix

• Checkout uses the default read-only github.token (push events already did; only the dispatch+version path changed).
• The Release App token is minted immediately before the version override step, so it exists for the shortest window and never overlaps setup/install.
• The version push carries the token as a one-shot http.extraheader via git -c, overriding checkout's persisted read-only credential for that single command without persisting anything.

Behavior is unchanged: same step gating (steps.version_app_token.outcome == 'success'), same bot identity on the commit, same push ref.

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Note

Medium Risk
Touches GitHub App credentials and git push auth in production CI. Behavior is intended to be equivalent, but a mis-set extraheader could break version-override pushes or leak a write token if the one-shot override fails.

Overview
Hardens the manual production version-override path so a write-capable Release App token is no longer minted at the start of the job and persisted into git credentials by actions/checkout.

Checkout now uses the default read-only github.token. The App token is minted immediately before the version bump, scoped to this repo with contents: write, and used only as a one-shot http.extraheader on git push so it never sits in .git/config during setup/install.

Version-override gating, bot commit identity, and push ref are unchanged.

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Note

Shrink GitHub App token lifetime in manual mobile build workflow

Restricts the version_app_token in mobile-eas-production.yml to the moment it is needed and scopes it to the current repository with contents:write.

• actions/checkout now uses the default read-only token instead of a write-capable App token.
• The version override commit is pushed with a one-shot HTTP Authorization header built from the minted App token, clearing any persisted extraheaders so the read-only checkout token is never used for the push.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Improved the production release workflow’s authentication handling.
  • Reduced the duration and exposure of release credentials during automated checkout and version updates.
  • Maintained existing release and versioning behavior while making the process more secure and reliable.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The production workflow now uses default checkout authentication. It conditionally creates a release GitHub App token for manual version overrides and uses that token through a one-shot HTTP header when pushing the version commit.

Changes

Release token authentication flow

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Checkout authentication .github/workflows/mobile-eas-production.yml	Checkout no longer receives the release App token. It uses the action’s default authentication.
Conditional release commit push .github/workflows/mobile-eas-production.yml	The workflow creates the release App token only for dispatched builds with a nonempty version override. The push supplies the token through a one-shot HTTP authorization header.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to eb1cd

The workflow now limits when the write-capable release credential exists, but it still grants broader repository access than necessary and may send the checkout credential alongside the push credential. That can expand the impact of a compromised build step or cause the version push to authenticate unpredictably, so the change is not merge-ready until these concerns are addressed or explicitly accepted.

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

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Inline comments:
In @.github/workflows/mobile-eas-production.yml:
- Around line 147-154: Update the version_app_token step using
actions/create-github-app-token@v2 to scope the installation to the current
repository via repositories and grant only permission-contents: write, while
preserving the existing release-token conditions and credentials.
- Around line 199-202: Update the push command near the checkout credential
handling to reset Git’s persisted http.extraHeader before adding the GH_TOKEN
App authentication header, ensuring only the intended credential is sent while
preserving the existing one-shot push behavior.

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