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fix(server): support GitHub App tokens in pull request viewer - #11273

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What Changed

GitHubPullRequestCli.getViewerLogin now reads the authenticated login through the GraphQL viewer query — gh api graphql -f 'query={viewer{login}}' --jq .data.viewer.login — instead of REST GET /user (gh api user --jq .login). Trimming, the GitHubViewerLoginUnavailableError empty-login path, and CLI error propagation are unchanged. There is no token sniffing and no separate auth path: one query answers user tokens and GitHub App installation tokens alike.

Fixes #11247

Why

When gh is authenticated with a GitHub App installation token (ghs_…), GitHub forbids REST GET /user (HTTP 403 "Resource not accessible by integration"). getViewer failed, so the Pull Requests page failed before listing anything, even though every other gh call the page makes works under that token. The GraphQL viewer query returns the same login and is permitted for both authentication kinds.

Validation

  • vp test run apps/server/src/pullRequest/GitHubPullRequestCli.test.ts — 107 tests pass, including new coverage that the viewer read invokes api graphql with the viewer query, trims a returned login, still raises GitHubViewerLoginUnavailableError on empty output, and propagates CLI failures unchanged.
  • tsc --noEmit on apps/server — clean.
  • vp fmt and vp lint on the touched files — clean.

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  • This PR is small and focused
  • I explained what changed and why

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved GitHub authentication handling so login information can be resolved with GitHub App installation tokens, including enterprise GitHub environments.
    • Improved handling of GitHub API limits during authentication checks.
    • Preserved clear error handling when authenticated login information is unavailable or cannot be retrieved.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for successful viewer-based login retrieval, missing login details, enterprise environments, and authentication command failures.

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getViewerLogin now uses an unfiltered GitHub GraphQL viewer query instead of REST /user. The response updates the GraphQL rate-limit snapshot before identity decoding. Tests cover wrapped responses, enterprise hosts, caching, empty logins, and command errors.

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Viewer login resolution

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GraphQL viewer query
apps/server/src/pullRequest/GitHubPullRequestCli.ts
captureVerifiedCredential reserves and observes the GraphQL viewer query. decodeRoutingIdentity reads data.viewer.id and data.viewer.login.
Viewer login validation tests
apps/server/src/pullRequest/GitHubPullRequestCli.test.ts
Tests use unfiltered data.viewer responses and verify query arguments, enterprise-host behavior, identity caching, whitespace-only login handling, and conversion of a viewer-read GitHubCliCommandError to GitHubViewerLoginUnavailableError.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

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The viewer lookup validates the GraphQL identity before using it for routing, so the change is ready to merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: support for GitHub App tokens in pull request viewer lookup.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the required What Changed, Why, and Checklist sections. It explains the GitHub App token failure, the GraphQL solution, test coverage, and validation results. The UI section i…
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The change satisfies the coding requirements in issue #11247. captureVerifiedCredential now uses a GraphQL viewer query and decodes data.viewer.login instead of calling REST GET /user. This su…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within issue #11247. The rate-limit reservation and response observation support the new GraphQL viewer request. The test changes verify the viewer lookup and its error behavior. No u…
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Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This production change alters authenticated GitHub identity resolution and rate-limit handling for every GitHub viewer lookup. An unresolved high-severity finding also reports that nullable app identities may still fail routing, warranting human review.

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GitHubPullRequestCli.getViewerLogin read the login through REST GET
/user, which GitHub refuses for App installation tokens, so the Pull
Requests page failed even though every other gh call worked. The
GraphQL viewer returns the same login for both token kinds.

Fixes pingdotgg#11247

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In `@apps/server/src/pullRequest/GitHubPullRequestCli.ts`:
- Around line 1077-1083: Update captureVerifiedCredential’s viewer lookup to use
GitHubGraphQlBudget, reserving through graphQlBudget.query and recording the
unfiltered response with graphQlBudget.observe before decoding .data.viewer.
Preserve the existing viewer lookup behavior and credential handling while
ensuring concurrent lookups update local GraphQL quota accounting.

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captureVerifiedCredential ran its viewer query outside
GitHubGraphQlBudget, so concurrent credential checks bypassed
rate-limit accounting. Reserve through graphQlBudget.query and record
the unfiltered response via graphQlBudget.observe before decoding.
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login: TrimmedNonEmptyString,
data: Schema.Struct({
viewer: Schema.Struct({
id: PositiveInt,

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🟠 High pullRequest/GitHubPullRequestCli.ts:1029

A valid GraphQL response with viewer.databaseId: null is decoded as GitHubViewerLoginUnavailableError, so authenticated accounts such as app[bot] cannot be routed even though viewer.login is present. Because databaseId is nullable, PositiveInt rejects this response; decode the field as nullable and explicitly use a non-null routing identity or handle the missing ID without discarding the login.

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In file @apps/server/src/pullRequest/GitHubPullRequestCli.ts around line 1029:

A valid GraphQL response with `viewer.databaseId: null` is decoded as `GitHubViewerLoginUnavailableError`, so authenticated accounts such as `app[bot]` cannot be routed even though `viewer.login` is present. Because `databaseId` is nullable, `PositiveInt` rejects this response; decode the field as nullable and explicitly use a non-null routing identity or handle the missing ID without discarding the login.

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[Bug]: Pull Requests page fails with "GitHub CLI command failed" when gh uses a GitHub App installation token

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