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GitHub Agentic Workflows is GA. Check the gates before enabling writes.
A read-only agent can still trigger writes through later jobs. GitHub’s default warning policy, staged previews and separate inference costs need deliberate setup.
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AI-generated conceptual illustration of separating proposed work from the operation that applies it; not a software architecture diagram.
- Image model
- openai/gpt-5-image-mini
- Why this image
- Separate machines and an inspection frame make permission separation visible without pretending to document an actual GitHub interface or a security test. The tactile cream-and-green style matches Headless Thrones.
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Original conceptual editorial illustration for Headless Thrones about GitHub Agentic Workflows and the difference between an AI agent proposing work and separate gates applying changes. A refined miniature paper workshop on a warm cream tabletop: a small forest-green machine arranges blank sheets on the left, the sheets pass through a transparent inspection frame at center, and a separate brass-handled printing press on the right can stamp an approved sheet. A clearly visible side tray holds sheets for human review, without people in the scene. The two machines must be physically distinct, communicating only through the sheets. Express permission separation and review policy as an architectural visual metaphor, not a literal software diagram. Editorial gouache with precise ink linework, tactile paper grain, warm cream #f4f1e8, deep forest green #263d35, sage #9aaa81, muted ocean teal #103d4a and one restrained ochre accent. Clear uncluttered landscape composition with generous margins. Generate 1536 by 1024 pixels if supported, otherwise use native resolution. No words, letters, numbers, labels, logos, watermark, code, people, humanoid robots, fake interfaces or quantitative charts. Clearly an imagined editorial illustration, not a photograph of actual hardware or an event.
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