Pull repo from another
steps
jobs
- name: checkout repo
uses. Actions/checkout@v2.
with
repository:<user>/<repo>ref: ${{ vars.ENV }}token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}path. .
?Same user’s repos
secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN
Initialised by default.
2. PAT : personal access token
from github account > Developer settings (bottom left in the settings page)
> classic token > repo access.
Modern tokens were unable to access.
- Place PAT in github secret of the repo.
Use branch (created by PR) to test action
Actions UI lets user select branch.
Updated:
2026 Aug 19

