CI: Add github app token generation in pipelines that use GITHUB_TOKEN (#96646)

* Add github app token generation in pipelines that use GITHUB_TOKEN * ci? * clone gh repo using x-access-token user * address linting issues * use mounted volume for exporting token * remove unused github_token env var swagger gen step * replace pat on release_pr pipepline * cleanup GH PAT references * linting * Update scripts/drone/steps/lib.star * make drone --------- Co-authored-by: Matheus Macabu <macabu.matheus@gmail.com>
2025-02-25 18:55:37 -06:00 · 2024-11-21 09:08:02 -06:00 · 2024-11-21 09:08:02 -06:00 · 2400483d6c
commit 2400483d6c
parent 3984756ccc
15 changed files with 487 additions and 110 deletions
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@ -184,12 +184,27 @@ steps:
  - yarn-install
  image: node:20.9.0-alpine
  name: betterer-frontend
+- commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - apk add --update curl jq bash
-  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
+  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
    | jq .head.repo.fork)
  - if [ "$is_fork" != false ]; then return 1; fi
-  - git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
+  - git clone "https://x-access-token:$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
    ../grafana-enterprise
  - cd ../grafana-enterprise
  - if git checkout ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}; then echo "checked out ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}";
@ -199,12 +214,14 @@ steps:
  - ln -s src grafana
  - cd ./grafana-enterprise
  - ./build.sh
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
+  depends_on:
+  - github-app-generate-token
  failure: ignore
  image: alpine/git:2.40.1
  name: clone-enterprise
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - yarn run ci:test-frontend
  depends_on:
@ -230,6 +247,8 @@ volumes:
 - host:
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
  name: docker
+- name: github-app
+  temp: {}
 ---
 clone:
  retries: 3
@ -248,12 +267,27 @@ platform:
  os: linux
 services: []
 steps:
+- commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - apk add --update curl jq bash
-  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
+  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
    | jq .head.repo.fork)
  - if [ "$is_fork" != false ]; then return 1; fi
-  - git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
+  - git clone "https://x-access-token:$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
    ../grafana-enterprise
  - cd ../grafana-enterprise
  - if git checkout ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}; then echo "checked out ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}";
@ -263,12 +297,14 @@ steps:
  - ln -s src grafana
  - cd ./grafana-enterprise
  - ./build.sh
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
+  depends_on:
+  - github-app-generate-token
  failure: ignore
  image: alpine/git:2.40.1
  name: clone-enterprise
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
  image: alpine:3.20.3
@ -318,6 +354,8 @@ volumes:
 - host:
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
  name: docker
+- name: github-app
+  temp: {}
 ---
 clone:
  retries: 3
@ -336,12 +374,27 @@ platform:
  os: linux
 services: []
 steps:
+- commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - apk add --update curl jq bash
-  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
+  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
    | jq .head.repo.fork)
  - if [ "$is_fork" != false ]; then return 1; fi
-  - git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
+  - git clone "https://x-access-token:$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
    ../grafana-enterprise
  - cd ../grafana-enterprise
  - if git checkout ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}; then echo "checked out ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}";
@ -351,12 +404,14 @@ steps:
  - ln -s src grafana
  - cd ./grafana-enterprise
  - ./build.sh
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
+  depends_on:
+  - github-app-generate-token
  failure: ignore
  image: alpine/git:2.40.1
  name: clone-enterprise
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
  image: alpine:3.20.3
@ -426,6 +481,8 @@ volumes:
 - host:
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
  name: docker
+- name: github-app
+  temp: {}
 ---
 clone:
  retries: 3
@ -455,12 +512,27 @@ steps:
    CGO_ENABLED: 0
  image: golang:1.23.1-alpine
  name: compile-build-cmd
+- commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - apk add --update curl jq bash
-  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
+  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
    | jq .head.repo.fork)
  - if [ "$is_fork" != false ]; then return 1; fi
-  - git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
+  - git clone "https://x-access-token:$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
    ../grafana-enterprise
  - cd ../grafana-enterprise
  - if git checkout ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}; then echo "checked out ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}";
@ -470,12 +542,14 @@ steps:
  - ln -s src grafana
  - cd ./grafana-enterprise
  - ./build.sh
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
+  depends_on:
+  - github-app-generate-token
  failure: ignore
  image: alpine/git:2.40.1
  name: clone-enterprise
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - apk add --update make
  - make gen-go
@ -515,6 +589,8 @@ volumes:
 - host:
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
  name: docker
+- name: github-app
+  temp: {}
 ---
 clone:
  retries: 3
@ -533,6 +609,20 @@ platform:
  os: linux
 services: []
 steps:
+- commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
  image: alpine:3.20.3
@ -736,10 +826,12 @@ steps:
  image: cypress/included:13.10.0
  name: end-to-end-tests-old-arch/various-suite
 - commands:
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - cd /
  - ./cpp-e2e/scripts/ci-run.sh azure ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}
  depends_on:
  - grafana-server
+  - github-app-generate-token
  environment:
    AZURE_SP_APP_ID:
      from_secret: azure_sp_app_id
@ -748,11 +840,12 @@ steps:
    AZURE_TENANT:
      from_secret: azure_tenant
    CYPRESS_CI: "true"
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    HOST: grafana-server
  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-dev/cloud-data-sources/e2e-13.10.0:1.0.0
  name: end-to-end-tests-cloud-plugins-suite-azure
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
  when:
    paths:
      include:
@ -795,6 +888,7 @@ steps:
    - success
    - failure
 - commands:
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - if [ ! -d ./playwright-report/trace ]; then echo 'all tests passed'; exit 0; fi
  - export E2E_PLAYWRIGHT_REPORT_URL=https://storage.googleapis.com/releng-pipeline-artifacts-dev/${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER}/playwright-report/index.html
  - 'curl -L -X POST https://api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/issues/${DRONE_PULL_REQUEST}/comments
@ -806,17 +900,19 @@ steps:
    \"}"'
  depends_on:
  - playwright-e2e-report-upload
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
+  - github-app-generate-token
  failure: ignore
  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
  name: playwright-e2e-report-post-link
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
  when:
    status:
    - success
    - failure
 - commands:
+  - export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - if [ -z `find ./e2e -type f -name *spec.ts.mp4` ]; then echo 'missing videos';
    false; fi
  - apt-get update
@ -836,15 +932,17 @@ steps:
  - end-to-end-tests-panels-suite
  - end-to-end-tests-smoke-tests-suite
  - end-to-end-tests-various-suite
+  - github-app-generate-token
  environment:
    E2E_TEST_ARTIFACTS_BUCKET: releng-pipeline-artifacts-dev
    GCP_GRAFANA_UPLOAD_ARTIFACTS_KEY:
      from_secret: gcp_upload_artifacts_key
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
  failure: ignore
  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
  name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
  when:
    status:
    - success
@ -889,6 +987,8 @@ volumes:
 - host:
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
  name: docker
+- name: github-app
+  temp: {}
 ---
 clone:
  retries: 3
@ -953,12 +1053,27 @@ services:
  image: memcached:1.6.9-alpine
  name: memcached
 steps:
+- commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - apk add --update curl jq bash
-  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
+  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
    | jq .head.repo.fork)
  - if [ "$is_fork" != false ]; then return 1; fi
-  - git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
+  - git clone "https://x-access-token:$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
    ../grafana-enterprise
  - cd ../grafana-enterprise
  - if git checkout ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}; then echo "checked out ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}";
@ -968,12 +1083,14 @@ steps:
  - ln -s src grafana
  - cd ./grafana-enterprise
  - ./build.sh
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
+  depends_on:
+  - github-app-generate-token
  failure: ignore
  image: alpine/git:2.40.1
  name: clone-enterprise
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - mkdir -p bin
  - curl -fL -o bin/grabpl https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v3.1.1/grabpl
@ -1158,6 +1275,8 @@ volumes:
 - name: mysql80
  temp:
    medium: memory
+- name: github-app
+  temp: {}
 ---
 clone:
  retries: 3
@ -1287,12 +1406,27 @@ platform:
  os: linux
 services: []
 steps:
+- commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - apk add --update curl jq bash
-  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
+  - is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST"
    | jq .head.repo.fork)
  - if [ "$is_fork" != false ]; then return 1; fi
-  - git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
+  - git clone "https://x-access-token:$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
    ../grafana-enterprise
  - cd ../grafana-enterprise
  - if git checkout ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}; then echo "checked out ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}";
@ -1302,12 +1436,14 @@ steps:
  - ln -s src grafana
  - cd ./grafana-enterprise
  - ./build.sh
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
+  depends_on:
+  - github-app-generate-token
  failure: ignore
  image: alpine/git:2.40.1
  name: clone-enterprise
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - apk add --update git make
  - make swagger-clean && make openapi3-gen
@ -1318,9 +1454,6 @@ steps:
    && return 1; fi
  depends_on:
  - clone-enterprise
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
  image: golang:1.23.1-alpine
  name: swagger-gen
 trigger:
@ -1331,6 +1464,8 @@ volumes:
 - host:
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
  name: docker
+- name: github-app
+  temp: {}
 ---
 clone:
  retries: 3
@ -1395,9 +1530,24 @@ services:
  image: memcached:1.6.9-alpine
  name: memcached
 steps:
+- commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - apk add --update curl jq bash
-  - git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
+  - git clone "https://x-access-token:$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git"
    ../grafana-enterprise
  - cd ../grafana-enterprise
  - if git checkout ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}; then echo "checked out ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}";
@ -1407,12 +1557,14 @@ steps:
  - ln -s src grafana
  - cd ./grafana-enterprise
  - ./build.sh
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
+  depends_on:
+  - github-app-generate-token
  failure: ignore
  image: alpine/git:2.40.1
  name: clone-enterprise
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - go build -o ./bin/build -ldflags '-extldflags -static' ./pkg/build/cmd
  depends_on: []
@ -1509,6 +1661,8 @@ volumes:
 - name: mysql80
  temp:
    medium: memory
+- name: github-app
+  temp: {}
 ---
 clone:
  retries: 3
@ -1933,6 +2087,20 @@ platform:
  os: linux
 services: []
 steps:
+- commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
  image: alpine:3.20.3
@ -2139,10 +2307,12 @@ steps:
  image: cypress/included:13.10.0
  name: end-to-end-tests-old-arch/various-suite
 - commands:
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - cd /
  - ./cpp-e2e/scripts/ci-run.sh azure ${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}
  depends_on:
  - grafana-server
+  - github-app-generate-token
  environment:
    AZURE_SP_APP_ID:
      from_secret: azure_sp_app_id
@ -2151,11 +2321,12 @@ steps:
    AZURE_TENANT:
      from_secret: azure_tenant
    CYPRESS_CI: "true"
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    HOST: grafana-server
  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-dev/cloud-data-sources/e2e-13.10.0:1.0.0
  name: end-to-end-tests-cloud-plugins-suite-azure
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
  when:
    paths:
      include:
@ -2198,6 +2369,7 @@ steps:
    - success
    - failure
 - commands:
+  - GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - if [ ! -d ./playwright-report/trace ]; then echo 'all tests passed'; exit 0; fi
  - export E2E_PLAYWRIGHT_REPORT_URL=https://storage.googleapis.com/releng-pipeline-artifacts-dev/${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER}/playwright-report/index.html
  - 'curl -L -X POST https://api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/issues/${DRONE_PULL_REQUEST}/comments
@ -2209,17 +2381,19 @@ steps:
    \"}"'
  depends_on:
  - playwright-e2e-report-upload
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
+  - github-app-generate-token
  failure: ignore
  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
  name: playwright-e2e-report-post-link
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
  when:
    status:
    - success
    - failure
 - commands:
+  - export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - if [ -z `find ./e2e -type f -name *spec.ts.mp4` ]; then echo 'missing videos';
    false; fi
  - apt-get update
@ -2239,15 +2413,17 @@ steps:
  - end-to-end-tests-panels-suite
  - end-to-end-tests-smoke-tests-suite
  - end-to-end-tests-various-suite
+  - github-app-generate-token
  environment:
    E2E_TEST_ARTIFACTS_BUCKET: releng-pipeline-artifacts-dev
    GCP_GRAFANA_UPLOAD_ARTIFACTS_KEY:
      from_secret: gcp_upload_artifacts_key
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
  failure: ignore
  image: google/cloud-sdk:431.0.0
  name: e2e-tests-artifacts-upload
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
  when:
    status:
    - success
@ -2404,6 +2580,8 @@ volumes:
 - host:
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
  name: docker
+- name: github-app
+  temp: {}
 ---
 clone:
  retries: 3
@ -3534,6 +3712,7 @@ platform:
 services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
+  - export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - apk add perl
  - v_target=`echo $${TAG} | perl -pe 's/^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$/v\1.\2.x/'`
  - curl -L $${GH_CLI_URL} | tar -xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr
@ -3542,10 +3721,11 @@ steps:
  depends_on: []
  environment:
    GH_CLI_URL: https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/download/v2.50.0/gh_2.50.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
  name: create-release-pr
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 trigger:
  event:
  - promote
@ -3555,6 +3735,8 @@ volumes:
 - host:
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
  name: docker
+- name: github-app
+  temp: {}
 ---
 clone:
  retries: 3
@ -3604,6 +3786,21 @@ steps:
  image: grafana/grafana-ci-deploy:1.3.3
  name: publish-storybook
 - commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
+- commands:
+  - export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - apk add perl
  - v_target=`echo $${TAG} | perl -pe 's/^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$/v\1.\2.x/'`
  - curl -L $${GH_CLI_URL} | tar -xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr
@ -3611,12 +3808,14 @@ steps:
    -f latest=$${LATEST} --repo=grafana/grafana release-pr.yml
  depends_on:
  - publish-artifacts
+  - github-app-generate-token
  environment:
    GH_CLI_URL: https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/download/v2.50.0/gh_2.50.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
  name: create-release-pr
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 trigger:
  event:
  - promote
@ -4118,6 +4317,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
  - export GRAFANA_DIR=$$(pwd)
+  - export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - cd /src && ./scripts/drone_build_main.sh
  environment:
    _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
@ -4137,8 +4337,6 @@ steps:
      from_secret: grafana_api_key
    GCP_KEY_BASE64:
      from_secret: gcp_key_base64
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    GO_VERSION: 1.23.1
    GPG_PASSPHRASE:
      from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
@ -4157,6 +4355,8 @@ steps:
  volumes:
  - name: docker
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 trigger:
  branch: main
  event:
@ -4192,6 +4392,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
  - export GRAFANA_DIR=$$(pwd)
+  - export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - cd /src && ./scripts/drone_build_tag_grafana.sh
  environment:
    _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
@ -4211,8 +4412,6 @@ steps:
      from_secret: grafana_api_key
    GCP_KEY_BASE64:
      from_secret: gcp_key_base64
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    GO_VERSION: 1.23.1
    GPG_PASSPHRASE:
      from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
@ -4231,6 +4430,8 @@ steps:
  volumes:
  - name: docker
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 trigger:
  event:
    exclude:
@ -4353,6 +4554,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
  - export GRAFANA_DIR=$$(pwd)
+  - export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - cd /src && ./scripts/drone_build_tag_grafana.sh
  environment:
    _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
@ -4372,8 +4574,6 @@ steps:
      from_secret: grafana_api_key
    GCP_KEY_BASE64:
      from_secret: gcp_key_base64
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    GO_VERSION: 1.23.1
    GPG_PASSPHRASE:
      from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
@ -4392,6 +4592,8 @@ steps:
  volumes:
  - name: docker
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 trigger:
  ref:
  - refs/heads/v[0-9]*
@ -4589,6 +4791,7 @@ services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
  - export GRAFANA_DIR=$$(pwd)
+  - export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - cd /src && ./scripts/drone_build_nightly_grafana.sh
  environment:
    _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
@ -4608,8 +4811,6 @@ steps:
      from_secret: grafana_api_key
    GCP_KEY_BASE64:
      from_secret: gcp_key_base64
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    GO_VERSION: 1.23.1
    GPG_PASSPHRASE:
      from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
@ -4628,6 +4829,8 @@ steps:
  volumes:
  - name: docker
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - mkdir -p $${DESTINATION}/$${DRONE_BUILD_EVENT}
  - printenv GCP_KEY_BASE64 | base64 -d > /tmp/key.json
@ -4652,8 +4855,6 @@ steps:
      from_secret: grafana_api_key
    GCP_KEY_BASE64:
      from_secret: gcp_key_base64
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    GPG_PASSPHRASE:
      from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
    GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@ -4718,8 +4919,6 @@ steps:
      from_secret: grafana_api_key
    GCP_KEY_BASE64:
      from_secret: gcp_key_base64
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    GPG_PASSPHRASE:
      from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
    GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@ -4734,6 +4933,7 @@ steps:
  name: rgm-copy
 - commands:
  - export GRAFANA_DIR=$$(pwd)
+  - export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - cd /src && ./scripts/drone_publish_nightly_grafana.sh
  depends_on:
  - rgm-copy
@ -4755,8 +4955,6 @@ steps:
      from_secret: grafana_api_key
    GCP_KEY_BASE64:
      from_secret: gcp_key_base64
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    GO_VERSION: 1.23.1
    GPG_PASSPHRASE:
      from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
@ -4775,6 +4973,8 @@ steps:
  volumes:
  - name: docker
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - depends_on:
  - rgm-publish
  image: us.gcr.io/kubernetes-dev/package-publish:latest
@ -4844,9 +5044,26 @@ platform:
 services: []
 steps:
 - commands:
+  - echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_APP_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-app-id
+    GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
+      from_secret: github-app-installation-id
+    GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:
+      from_secret: github-app-private-key
+  image: us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
+  name: github-app-generate-token
+  volumes:
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
+- commands:
+  - export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)
  - 'dagger run --silent /src/grafana-build artifacts -a $${ARTIFACTS} --grafana-ref=$${GRAFANA_REF}
    --enterprise-ref=$${ENTERPRISE_REF} --grafana-repo=$${GRAFANA_REPO} --version=$${VERSION} '
  - --go-version=1.23.1
+  depends_on:
+  - github-app-generate-token
  environment:
    _EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN:
      from_secret: dagger_token
@ -4865,8 +5082,6 @@ steps:
      from_secret: grafana_api_key
    GCP_KEY_BASE64:
      from_secret: gcp_key_base64
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    GO_VERSION: 1.23.1
    GPG_PASSPHRASE:
      from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
@ -4885,6 +5100,8 @@ steps:
  volumes:
  - name: docker
    path: /var/run/docker.sock
+  - name: github-app
+    path: /github-app
 - commands:
  - printenv GCP_KEY_BASE64 | base64 -d > /tmp/key.json
  - gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file=/tmp/key.json
@ -4906,8 +5123,6 @@ steps:
      from_secret: grafana_api_key
    GCP_KEY_BASE64:
      from_secret: gcp_key_base64
-    GITHUB_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: github_token
    GPG_PASSPHRASE:
      from_secret: packages_gpg_passphrase
    GPG_PRIVATE_KEY:
@ -5471,6 +5686,7 @@ steps:
  - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM koalaman/shellcheck:stable
  - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM rockylinux:9
  - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM scottyhardy/docker-wine:stable-9.0
+  - trivy --exit-code 0 --severity UNKNOWN,LOW,MEDIUM us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
  depends_on:
  - authenticate-gcr
  image: aquasec/trivy:0.21.0
@ -5509,6 +5725,7 @@ steps:
  - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL koalaman/shellcheck:stable
  - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL rockylinux:9
  - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL scottyhardy/docker-wine:stable-9.0
+  - trivy --exit-code 1 --severity HIGH,CRITICAL us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59
  depends_on:
  - authenticate-gcr
  environment:
@ -5541,6 +5758,24 @@ volumes:
 - name: config
  temp: {}
 ---
+get:
+  name: app-id
+  path: ci/data/repo/grafana/grafana/github-app
+kind: secret
+name: github-app-app-id
+---
+get:
+  name: app-installation-id
+  path: ci/data/repo/grafana/grafana/github-app
+kind: secret
+name: github-app-installation-id
+---
+get:
+  name: private-key
+  path: ci/data/repo/grafana/grafana/github-app
+kind: secret
+name: github-app-private-key
+---
 get:
  name: credentials.json
  path: infra/data/ci/grafana-release-eng/grafanauploads
@ -5571,12 +5806,6 @@ get:
 kind: secret
 name: gar
 ---
-get:
-  name: pat
-  path: ci/data/repo/grafana/grafana/grafanabot
-kind: secret
-name: github_token
---
 get:
  name: machine-user-token
  path: infra/data/ci/drone
@ -5740,6 +5969,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: gcr_credentials
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: bb28bcd274c9d2ce724db12659ed6e3dcc461f8a07ae0eb9385a64ca5daad4de
+hmac: b164dd562488c482f2e670688fca02ae20dcd2e7841ec80c95838472842b4b5e

 ...
--- a/scripts/drone/events/release.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/events/release.star
@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ load(
    "integration_test_services",
    "integration_test_services_volumes",
 )
+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_pipeline_volumes",
+    "github_app_step_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/steps/lib.star",
    "compile_build_cmd",
@ -69,10 +75,10 @@ def release_pr_step(depends_on = []):
        "image": images["curl"],
        "depends_on": depends_on,
        "environment": {
-            "GITHUB_TOKEN": from_secret("github_token"),
            "GH_CLI_URL": "https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/download/v2.50.0/gh_2.50.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz",
        },
        "commands": [
+            "export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)",
            "apk add perl",
            "v_target=`echo $${{TAG}} | perl -pe 's/{}/v\\1.\\2.x/'`".format(semver_regex),
            # Install gh CLI
@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ def release_pr_step(depends_on = []):
            "-f latest=$${LATEST} " +
            "--repo=grafana/grafana release-pr.yml",
        ],
+        "volumes": github_app_step_volumes(),
    }

 def release_npm_packages_step():
@ -149,7 +156,8 @@ def publish_artifacts_pipelines(mode):
        compile_build_cmd(),
        publish_artifacts_step(),
        publish_storybook_step(),
-        release_pr_step(depends_on = ["publish-artifacts"]),
+        github_app_generate_token_step(),
+        release_pr_step(depends_on = ["publish-artifacts", github_app_generate_token_step()["name"]]),
    ]

    return [
@ -162,6 +170,7 @@ def publish_artifacts_pipelines(mode):
            steps = [
                release_pr_step(),
            ],
+            volumes = github_app_pipeline_volumes(),
        ),
        pipeline(
            name = "publish-artifacts-{}".format(mode),
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/benchmarks.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/benchmarks.star
@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ load(
    "integration_test_services",
    "integration_test_services_volumes",
 )
+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_pipeline_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/steps/lib.star",
    "compile_build_cmd",
@ -32,10 +37,13 @@ def integration_benchmarks(prefix):
    environment = {"EDITION": "oss"}

    services = integration_test_services()
-    volumes = integration_test_services_volumes()
+    volumes = integration_test_services_volumes() + github_app_pipeline_volumes()

    # In pull requests, attempt to clone grafana enterprise.
-    init_steps = [enterprise_setup_step(isPromote = True)]
+    init_steps = [
+        github_app_generate_token_step(),
+        enterprise_setup_step(isPromote = True),
+    ]

    verify_step = verify_gen_cue_step()
    verify_jsonnet_step = verify_gen_jsonnet_step()
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/build.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/build.star
@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 """This module contains the comprehensive build pipeline."""

+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_pipeline_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/steps/lib.star",
    "build_frontend_package_step",
@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ def build_e2e(trigger, ver_mode):

    environment = {"EDITION": "oss"}
    init_steps = [
+        github_app_generate_token_step(),
        identify_runner_step(),
        download_grabpl_step(),
        compile_build_cmd(),
@ -173,4 +179,5 @@ def build_e2e(trigger, ver_mode):
        services = [],
        steps = init_steps + build_steps,
        trigger = trigger,
+        volumes = github_app_pipeline_volumes(),
    )
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/integration_tests.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/integration_tests.star
@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ load(
    "integration_test_services",
    "integration_test_services_volumes",
 )
+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_pipeline_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/steps/lib.star",
    "compile_build_cmd",
@ -50,8 +55,11 @@ def integration_tests(trigger, prefix, ver_mode = "pr"):

    if ver_mode == "pr":
        # In pull requests, attempt to clone grafana enterprise.
+        init_steps.append(github_app_generate_token_step())
        init_steps.append(enterprise_setup_step())

+        volumes += github_app_pipeline_volumes()
+
    init_steps += [
        download_grabpl_step(),
        compile_build_cmd(),
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_backend.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_backend.star
@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 This module returns the pipeline used for linting backend code.
 """

+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_pipeline_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/steps/lib.star",
    "compile_build_cmd",
@ -37,10 +42,15 @@ def lint_backend_pipeline(trigger, ver_mode):
        compile_build_cmd(),
    ]

+    volumes = []
+
    if ver_mode == "pr":
        # In pull requests, attempt to clone grafana enterprise.
+        init_steps.append(github_app_generate_token_step())
        init_steps.append(enterprise_setup_step())

+        volumes += github_app_pipeline_volumes()
+
    init_steps.append(wire_step)

    test_steps = [
@ -57,4 +67,5 @@ def lint_backend_pipeline(trigger, ver_mode):
        services = [],
        steps = init_steps + test_steps,
        environment = environment,
+        volumes = volumes,
    )
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_frontend.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_frontend.star
@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 This module returns the pipeline used for linting frontend code.
 """

+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_pipeline_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/steps/lib.star",
    "enterprise_setup_step",
@ -31,9 +36,16 @@ def lint_frontend_pipeline(trigger, ver_mode):
    lint_step = lint_frontend_step()
    i18n_step = verify_i18n_step()

+    volumes = []
+
    if ver_mode == "pr":
        # In pull requests, attempt to clone grafana enterprise.
-        init_steps = [enterprise_setup_step()]
+        init_steps = [
+            github_app_generate_token_step(),
+            enterprise_setup_step(),
+        ]
+
+        volumes += github_app_pipeline_volumes()

    init_steps += [
        identify_runner_step(),
@ -50,4 +62,5 @@ def lint_frontend_pipeline(trigger, ver_mode):
        services = [],
        steps = init_steps + test_steps,
        environment = environment,
+        volumes = volumes,
    )
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/swagger_gen.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/swagger_gen.star
@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 This module returns all pipelines used in OpenAPI specification generation of Grafana HTTP APIs
 """

+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_pipeline_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/steps/lib.star",
    "enterprise_setup_step",
@ -14,10 +19,6 @@ load(
    "scripts/drone/utils/utils.star",
    "pipeline",
 )
-load(
-    "scripts/drone/vault.star",
-    "from_secret",
-)

 def swagger_gen_step(ver_mode):
    if ver_mode != "pr":
@ -26,9 +27,6 @@ def swagger_gen_step(ver_mode):
    return {
        "name": "swagger-gen",
        "image": images["go"],
-        "environment": {
-            "GITHUB_TOKEN": from_secret("github_token"),
-        },
        "commands": [
            "apk add --update git make",
            "make swagger-clean && make openapi3-gen",
@ -42,6 +40,7 @@ def swagger_gen_step(ver_mode):

 def swagger_gen(ver_mode, source = "${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}"):
    test_steps = [
+        github_app_generate_token_step(),
        enterprise_setup_step(source = source, canFail = True),
        swagger_gen_step(ver_mode = ver_mode),
    ]
@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ def swagger_gen(ver_mode, source = "${DRONE_SOURCE_BRANCH}"):
        },
        services = [],
        steps = test_steps,
+        volumes = github_app_pipeline_volumes(),
    )

    return p
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/test_backend.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/test_backend.star
@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 This module returns the pipeline used for testing backend code.
 """

+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_pipeline_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/steps/lib.star",
    "enterprise_setup_step",
@ -34,10 +39,15 @@ def test_backend(trigger, ver_mode):
    verify_step = verify_gen_cue_step()
    verify_jsonnet_step = verify_gen_jsonnet_step()

+    volumes = []
+
    if ver_mode == "pr":
        # In pull requests, attempt to clone grafana enterprise.
+        steps.append(github_app_generate_token_step())
        steps.append(enterprise_setup_step())

+        volumes += github_app_pipeline_volumes()
+
    steps += [
        identify_runner_step(),
        verify_step,
@ -52,4 +62,5 @@ def test_backend(trigger, ver_mode):
        trigger = trigger,
        steps = steps,
        environment = environment,
+        volumes = volumes,
    )
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/test_frontend.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/test_frontend.star
@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 This module returns the pipeline used for testing backend code.
 """

+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_pipeline_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/steps/lib.star",
    "betterer_frontend_step",
@ -35,10 +40,15 @@ def test_frontend(trigger, ver_mode):

    test_step = test_frontend_step()

+    volumes = []
+
    if ver_mode == "pr":
        # In pull requests, attempt to clone grafana enterprise.
+        steps.append(github_app_generate_token_step())
        steps.append(enterprise_setup_step())

+        volumes += github_app_pipeline_volumes()
+
    steps.append(test_step)

    return pipeline(
@ -46,4 +56,5 @@ def test_frontend(trigger, ver_mode):
        trigger = trigger,
        steps = steps,
        environment = environment,
+        volumes = volumes,
    )
--- a/scripts/drone/rgm.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/rgm.star
@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ load(
    "scripts/drone/pipelines/whats_new_checker.star",
    "whats_new_checker_pipeline",
 )
+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_step_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/utils/images.star",
    "images",
@ -42,7 +47,6 @@ load(
    "rgm_destination",
    "rgm_downloads_destination",
    "rgm_gcp_key_base64",
-    "rgm_github_token",
    "rgm_storybook_destination",
 )

@ -111,7 +115,6 @@ def rgm_env_secrets(env):
    env["DOWNLOADS_DESTINATION"] = from_secret(rgm_downloads_destination)

    env["GCP_KEY_BASE64"] = from_secret(rgm_gcp_key_base64)
-    env["GITHUB_TOKEN"] = from_secret(rgm_github_token)
    env["_EXPERIMENTAL_DAGGER_CLOUD_TOKEN"] = from_secret(rgm_dagger_token)
    env["GPG_PRIVATE_KEY"] = from_secret("packages_gpg_private_key")
    env["GPG_PUBLIC_KEY"] = from_secret("packages_gpg_public_key")
@ -142,12 +145,13 @@ def rgm_run(name, script):
        "pull": "always",
        "commands": [
            "export GRAFANA_DIR=$$(pwd)",
+            "export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)",
            "cd /src && ./scripts/{}".format(script),
        ],
        "environment": rgm_env_secrets(env),
        # The docker socket is a requirement for running dagger programs
        # In the future we should find a way to use dagger without mounting the docker socket.
-        "volumes": [{"name": "docker", "path": "/var/run/docker.sock"}],
+        "volumes": [{"name": "docker", "path": "/var/run/docker.sock"}] + github_app_step_volumes(),
    }

    return [
@ -345,6 +349,7 @@ def rgm_promotion_pipeline():
        "image": "grafana/grafana-build:main",
        "pull": "always",
        "commands": [
+            "export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)",
            "dagger run --silent /src/grafana-build artifacts " +
            "-a $${ARTIFACTS} " +
            "--grafana-ref=$${GRAFANA_REF} " +
@ -356,12 +361,16 @@ def rgm_promotion_pipeline():
        "environment": rgm_env_secrets(env),
        # The docker socket is a requirement for running dagger programs
        # In the future we should find a way to use dagger without mounting the docker socket.
-        "volumes": [{"name": "docker", "path": "/var/run/docker.sock"}],
+        "volumes": [{"name": "docker", "path": "/var/run/docker.sock"}] + github_app_step_volumes(),
    }

+    generate_token_step = github_app_generate_token_step()
    publish_step = rgm_copy("dist/*", "$${UPLOAD_TO}")
-
+    build_step["depends_on"] = [
+        generate_token_step["name"],
+    ]
    steps = [
+        generate_token_step,
        build_step,
        publish_step,
    ]
--- a/scripts/drone/steps/github.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/steps/github.star
@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"""
+This module is used to interface with the GitHub App to extract temporary installation tokens.
+"""
+
+load(
+    "scripts/drone/utils/images.star",
+    "images",
+)
+load(
+    "scripts/drone/vault.star",
+    "from_secret",
+    "github_app_app_id",
+    "github_app_app_installation_id",
+    "github_app_private_key",
+)
+
+def github_app_step_volumes():
+    return [
+        {"name": "github-app", "path": "/github-app"},
+    ]
+
+def github_app_pipeline_volumes():
+    return [
+        {"name": "github-app", "temp": {}},
+    ]
+
+def github_app_generate_token_step():
+    return {
+        "name": "github-app-generate-token",
+        "image": images["github_app_secret_writer"],
+        "environment": {
+            "GITHUB_APP_ID": from_secret(github_app_app_id),
+            "GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID": from_secret(github_app_app_installation_id),
+            "GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY": from_secret(github_app_private_key),
+        },
+        "commands": [
+            "echo $(/usr/bin/github-app-external-token) > /github-app/token",
+        ],
+        "volumes": github_app_step_volumes(),
+    }
--- a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 This module is a library of Drone steps and other pipeline components.
 """

+load(
+    "scripts/drone/steps/github.star",
+    "github_app_generate_token_step",
+    "github_app_step_volumes",
+)
 load(
    "scripts/drone/steps/rgm.star",
    "rgm_build_backend_step",
@ -99,23 +104,25 @@ def clone_enterprise_step_pr(source = "${DRONE_COMMIT}", target = "main", canFai
        check = []
    else:
        check = [
-            'is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST" | jq .head.repo.fork)',
+            'is_fork=$(curl --retry 5 "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@api.github.com/repos/grafana/grafana/pulls/$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST" | jq .head.repo.fork)',
            'if [ "$is_fork" != false ]; then return 1; fi',  # Only clone if we're confident that 'fork' is 'false'. Fail if it's also empty.
        ]

    step = {
        "name": "clone-enterprise",
        "image": images["git"],
-        "environment": {
-            "GITHUB_TOKEN": from_secret("github_token"),
-        },
        "commands": [
            "apk add --update curl jq bash",
+            "GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)",
        ] + check + [
-            'git clone "https://$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git" ' + location,
+            'git clone "https://x-access-token:$${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/grafana/grafana-enterprise.git" ' + location,
            "cd {}".format(location),
            'if git checkout {0}; then echo "checked out {0}"; elif git checkout {1}; then echo "git checkout {1}"; else git checkout main; fi'.format(source, target),
        ],
+        "depends_on": [
+            github_app_generate_token_step()["name"],
+        ],
+        "volumes": github_app_step_volumes(),
    }

    if canFail:
@ -316,6 +323,7 @@ def e2e_tests_artifacts():
            "end-to-end-tests-panels-suite",
            "end-to-end-tests-smoke-tests-suite",
            "end-to-end-tests-various-suite",
+            github_app_generate_token_step()["name"],
        ],
        "failure": "ignore",
        "when": {
@ -327,9 +335,9 @@ def e2e_tests_artifacts():
        "environment": {
            "GCP_GRAFANA_UPLOAD_ARTIFACTS_KEY": from_secret(gcp_upload_artifacts_key),
            "E2E_TEST_ARTIFACTS_BUCKET": "releng-pipeline-artifacts-dev",
-            "GITHUB_TOKEN": from_secret("github_token"),
        },
        "commands": [
+            "export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)",
            # if no videos found do nothing
            "if [ -z `find ./e2e -type f -name *spec.ts.mp4` ]; then echo 'missing videos'; false; fi",
            "apt-get update",
@ -344,6 +352,7 @@ def e2e_tests_artifacts():
            'curl -X POST https://api.github.com/repos/${DRONE_REPO}/statuses/${DRONE_COMMIT_SHA} -H "Authorization: token $${GITHUB_TOKEN}" -d ' +
            '"{\\"state\\":\\"success\\",\\"target_url\\":\\"$${E2E_ARTIFACTS_VIDEO_ZIP}\\", \\"description\\": \\"Click on the details to download e2e recording videos\\", \\"context\\": \\"e2e_artifacts\\"}"',
        ],
+        "volumes": github_app_step_volumes(),
    }

 def playwright_e2e_report_upload():
@ -380,6 +389,7 @@ def playwright_e2e_report_post_link():
        "image": images["curl"],
        "depends_on": [
            "playwright-e2e-report-upload",
+            github_app_generate_token_step()["name"],
        ],
        "failure": "ignore",
        "when": {
@ -388,10 +398,8 @@ def playwright_e2e_report_post_link():
                "failure",
            ],
        },
-        "environment": {
-            "GITHUB_TOKEN": from_secret("github_token"),
-        },
        "commands": [
+            "GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)",
            # if the trace doesn't folder exists, it means that there are no failed tests.
            "if [ ! -d ./playwright-report/trace ]; then echo 'all tests passed'; exit 0; fi",
            # if it exists, we will post a comment on the PR with the link to the report
@ -403,6 +411,7 @@ def playwright_e2e_report_post_link():
            '-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" -d ' +
            '"{\\"body\\":\\"❌ Failed to run Playwright plugin e2e tests. <br /> <br /> Click [here]($${E2E_PLAYWRIGHT_REPORT_URL}) to browse the Playwright report and trace viewer. <br /> For information on how to run Playwright tests locally, refer to the [Developer guide](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/main/contribute/developer-guide.md#to-run-the-playwright-tests). \\"}"',
        ],
+        "volumes": github_app_step_volumes(),
    }

 def upload_cdn_step(ver_mode, trigger = None, depends_on = ["grafana-server"]):
@ -852,7 +861,6 @@ def cloud_plugins_e2e_tests_step(suite, cloud, trigger = None):
        environment = {
            "CYPRESS_CI": "true",
            "HOST": "grafana-server",
-            "GITHUB_TOKEN": from_secret("github_token"),
            "AZURE_SP_APP_ID": from_secret("azure_sp_app_id"),
            "AZURE_SP_PASSWORD": from_secret("azure_sp_app_pw"),
            "AZURE_TENANT": from_secret("azure_tenant"),
@ -873,9 +881,15 @@ def cloud_plugins_e2e_tests_step(suite, cloud, trigger = None):
        "image": "us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-dev/cloud-data-sources/e2e-13.10.0:1.0.0",
        "depends_on": [
            "grafana-server",
+            github_app_generate_token_step()["name"],
        ],
        "environment": environment,
-        "commands": ["cd /", "./cpp-e2e/scripts/ci-run.sh {} {}".format(cloud, branch)],
+        "commands": [
+            "GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /github-app/token)",
+            "cd /",
+            "./cpp-e2e/scripts/ci-run.sh {} {}".format(cloud, branch),
+        ],
+        "volumes": github_app_step_volumes(),
    }
    step = dict(step, when = when)
    return step
--- a/scripts/drone/utils/images.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/utils/images.star
@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ images = {
    "shellcheck": "koalaman/shellcheck:stable",
    "rocky": "rockylinux:9",
    "wine": "scottyhardy/docker-wine:stable-9.0",
+    "github_app_secret_writer": "us-docker.pkg.dev/grafanalabs-global/docker-deployment-tools-prod/github-app-secret-writer:2024-11-05-v11688112090.1-83920c59",
 }
--- a/scripts/drone/vault.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/vault.star
@ -9,16 +9,20 @@ gcp_upload_artifacts_key = "gcp_upload_artifacts_key"
 gcp_grafanauploads = "gcp_grafanauploads"
 gcp_grafanauploads_base64 = "gcp_grafanauploads_base64"
 gcp_download_build_container_assets_key = "gcp_download_build_container_assets_key"
+
 azure_sp_app_id = "azure_sp_app_id"
 azure_sp_app_pw = "azure_sp_app_pw"
 azure_tenant = "azure_tenant"

+github_app_app_id = "github-app-app-id"
+github_app_app_installation_id = "github-app-installation-id"
+github_app_private_key = "github-app-private-key"
+
 rgm_gcp_key_base64 = "gcp_key_base64"
 rgm_destination = "destination"
 rgm_storybook_destination = "rgm_storybook_destination"
 rgm_cdn_destination = "rgm_cdn_destination"
 rgm_downloads_destination = "rgm_downloads_destination"
-rgm_github_token = "github_token"
 rgm_dagger_token = "dagger_token"

 docker_username = "docker_username"
@ -41,12 +45,14 @@ def vault_secret(name, path, key):

 def secrets():
    return [
+        vault_secret(github_app_app_id, "ci/data/repo/grafana/grafana/github-app", "app-id"),
+        vault_secret(github_app_app_installation_id, "ci/data/repo/grafana/grafana/github-app", "app-installation-id"),
+        vault_secret(github_app_private_key, "ci/data/repo/grafana/grafana/github-app", "private-key"),
        vault_secret(gcp_grafanauploads, "infra/data/ci/grafana-release-eng/grafanauploads", "credentials.json"),
        vault_secret(gcp_grafanauploads_base64, "infra/data/ci/grafana-release-eng/grafanauploads", "credentials_base64"),
        vault_secret("grafana_api_key", "infra/data/ci/grafana-release-eng/grafanacom", "api_key"),
        vault_secret(gcr_pull_secret, "secret/data/common/gcr", ".dockerconfigjson"),
        vault_secret(gar_pull_secret, "secret/data/common/gar", ".dockerconfigjson"),
-        vault_secret("github_token", "ci/data/repo/grafana/grafana/grafanabot", "pat"),
        vault_secret(drone_token, "infra/data/ci/drone", "machine-user-token"),
        vault_secret(prerelease_bucket, "infra/data/ci/grafana/prerelease", "bucket"),
        vault_secret(docker_username, "infra/data/ci/grafanaci-docker-hub", "username"),