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Why

The ARC quickstart currently instructs readers to generate a legacy personal access token (classic) as the default way to authenticate ARC to GitHub. For repository and organization runners, GitHub recommends authenticating with a GitHub App instead; a personal access token (classic) is only required for runners at the enterprise level.

What changed

  • The authentication step in the quickstart now points readers to the existing authentication guidance and recommends a GitHub App for repository and organization runners, while noting that a personal access token (classic) is required for enterprise-level runners.
  • Added a note near the PAT-based example clarifying that readers using a GitHub App should configure \githubConfigSecret\ with the app credentials (\github_app_id, \github_app_installation_id, and \github_app_private_key) instead of \github_token.

Verification

  • Anchor references in the updated links match existing section headings in the authentication guide.
  • No content was removed from the PAT-based example, which remains valid (and required) for enterprise-level configurations.

Closes #37288

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@github-actions github-actions Bot added the triage Do not begin working on this issue until triaged by the team label Sep 6, 2026
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@subatoi subatoi added content This issue or pull request belongs to the Docs Content team and removed triage Do not begin working on this issue until triaged by the team labels Sep 6, 2026
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"Quickstart for Actions Runner Controller" recommends using a legacy user PAT for setting up ARC, which is poor practice

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