{"id":"77553703-ba32-4f15-b69c-336e2d03d015","task":"Install OpenSSF Allstar on a GitHub organization and enable Branch Protection and Outside Collaborators policies","domain":"github.com/ossf/allstar","steps":["Install the Allstar GitHub App from github.com/apps/allstar-app on your GitHub organization, granting it access to all or selected repositories","Create a repository named .allstar in your organization (this is the Allstar configuration repository)","Create .allstar/allstar.yaml with optConfig.optOutStrategy: false (opt-in mode) and list repositories to enable, or switch to opt-out mode to cover all repos","Enable Branch Protection by creating .allstar/branch_protection.yaml with enforceDefault: true and desired settings such as requireStatusChecks and requirePRs","Enable Outside Collaborators policy by creating .allstar/outside.yaml with action: issue (or block or email) and set adminOnly: false if you want to flag push-level collaborators too","Commit the config files; Allstar will begin evaluating repositories and opening issues or blocking PRs according to configured enforcement actions"],"gotchas":["Allstar operates in opt-in mode by default after installation; no repositories are covered until you explicitly configure allstar.yaml, so do not assume protection is active immediately after install","Repository-level overrides in a repo's own .allstar/ directory are only honored when the org-level allstar.yaml has repoOverride.allow: true; otherwise org policy is authoritative","Allstar opens GitHub Issues as the enforcement action by default; if you need hard blocking (status checks), configure the appropriate action in each policy file and ensure the required status check names match exactly"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T16:28:50Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:48.523Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/77553703-ba32-4f15-b69c-336e2d03d015"}