chore: remove dependabot-automerge workflow#226
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Approving — correct call. The old workflow's approve step couldn't actually work (GITHUB_TOKEN can't approve Dependabot PRs when branch protection requires a human review), so this removes dead automation. Moving the work to a real account (lewta-lucy) fixes the root limitation. Clean single-file deletion, no dangling references, CI green.
Non-blocking follow-ups:
- Enforce the policy in GitHub, not just Lucy's config. Auto-merge authority now sits with a standing PAT rather than a scoped, ephemeral CI token. Back the "patch/minor + CI-green only, hold major/external" guardrail with branch-protection rules + CODEOWNERS so the limit is enforced by GitHub itself — prompt drift or a compromised host then can't merge arbitrary code.
- Add a liveness signal for the cron. Since the automation is now off-repo, an alert if the daily run doesn't check in would keep Dependabot PRs from silently stalling if the Pi goes offline.
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Replaces the
dependabot-automerge.ymlGitHub Actions workflow with Lucy's daily cron job PR review process.Why: The workflow failed on every Dependabot PR because
GITHUB_TOKENcannot approve its own PRs when branch protection requires a human reviewer.Replacement: Lucy (lewta-lucy) runs a daily cron job at 10am that: