atmos-git

DevOps & Security

Atmos Git and GitOps: git.repositories, clone/pull/status/diff/commit/push/clean, local Git hook shims, signed commits, managed workdirs, fork-PR trust gate, and auth via identities or github/sts

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Atmos Git

Use this skill for native Git repository management, GitOps automation, managed workdirs, local Git hook shims, signed commits, and GitHub auth through Atmos Auth or Atmos Pro STS.

Related Skills

Need	Load
Atmos Pro GitHub App commits	atmos-pro
`github/sts` credentials for private repos	atmos-auth
Lifecycle `git` hooks	atmos-hooks
Modernizing old GitHub Actions GitOps patterns	atmos-modernization

Configuration

Configure managed repositories in atmos.yaml:

git:
  repositories:
    deployment:
      uri: https://github.com/acme/deployment.git
      branch: main
      auth:
        identity: atmos-pro
      commit:
        author:
          name: Atmos Bot
          email: atmos@example.com
        signing:
          mode: auto

Use identities or github/sts for private GitHub access. Do not put tokens in repository URIs.

Commands

Command	Purpose
`atmos git list`	List configured repositories
`atmos git clone <name-or-uri>`	Clone or reconcile a managed repository
`atmos git init <name-or-path>`	Initialize a managed repository
`atmos git pull <name-or-path>`	Fast-forward pull
`atmos git status <name-or-path>`	Show working tree status
`atmos git diff <name-or-path>`	Show changes
`atmos git commit <name-or-path> --message "msg"`	Stage managed paths and commit
`atmos git push <name-or-path>`	Push commits
`atmos git clean <name>`	Remove managed workdirs

Use atmos git hooks install, run, and uninstall for local Git hook shims in the current repository.

GitOps Guidance

Use managed repositories for deployment repos, generated config repos, and promotion workflows.
Use signed commits where repository policy requires them; prefer signing.mode: auto unless the workflow requires always or never.
Use github/sts in CI so Git subprocesses receive short-lived GitHub App credentials.
Use atmos pro commit when CI-generated commits must trigger follow-on GitHub Actions workflows.
Keep generated commits traceable with clear messages and commit trailers when the project uses provenance conventions.

Fork-PR Trust Gate

atmos git clone is Atmos's native replacement for actions/checkout, including a no-arg mode that checks out the current CI repository directly from CI environment variables. In pull_request_target and workflow_run contexts the job holds base-repository secrets and GITHUB_TOKEN — the same privilege GitHub hardened actions/checkout@v7 against by refusing to fetch fork PR code by default (the "pwn request" class of risk). Atmos guards the equivalent gap: when it detects an elevated event (pull_request_target/workflow_run) combined with a fork-targeting clone request — an explicit --branch refs/pull/<N>/merge/refs/pull/<N>/head override, or an ad-hoc clone URI whose host or owner/repo differs from the base repository — it refuses to clone and exits non-zero. The safe no-arg default (base repository at its base ref) is never gated, and pull_request/push events are not gated since they don't hold elevated credentials against untrusted code. Opt in explicitly and only with a documented reason via --allow-unsafe-fork, ATMOS_ALLOW_UNSAFE_FORK_EXECUTION, or ci.allow_unsafe_fork_execution: true; the bypass logs a prominent warning so it stays visible in CI logs and easy to grep for in review. Prefer pull_request (not pull_request_target) for workflows that clone and plan fork contributions, since pull_request withholds fork secrets. See docs/prd/native-ci/framework/fork-pr-trust-gate.md for the full design.