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Changes frontend/vercel.json ignoreCommand so only dependabot/* refs are skipped; all other branches (including PR previews) build. #3398 skipped all non-production builds, which canceled every PR preview (e.g. #3471). Written by Codex; committed by DevOps.


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Re-enables Vercel builds for non-production branches by replacing the ignoreCommand in frontend/vercel.json. The previous logic skipped every deployment unless VERCEL_ENV was production, which stopped PR preview builds; the new case only skips dependabot/* refs (exit 0) and builds all other branches (exit 1).

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The Vercel ignore command now exits successfully only for Dependabot refs. It exits unsuccessfully for all other refs, including non-production refs.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~5 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 90f20

A narrow class of pull-request previews may be silently skipped; verify the Dependabot identity before ignoring deployments.

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 90f20

The deployment rule implements the intended preview behavior, and no credential leak or authorization bypass was established. However, previews will now run branch-controlled code, and their credential isolation, contributor approval requirements, and access restrictions could not be verified.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The direct expansion is to newly eligible non-production frontend builds and deployments. Non-Dependabot production builds were already permitted. Any downstream production-service or tenant-data exposure depends on the credentials and backend targets actually assigned to Preview, which were not available for verification.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

  • inferred — A conditional attack path exists if an untrusted contributor can obtain a Preview build and that build receives privileged credentials: modified build code could read and disclose those credentials. Neither contributor eligibility nor privileged Preview credential assignment was established, so this is an unresolved exposure question rather than a verified leak.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The inspected admin proxy requires caller credentials and session validation. Privileged source-IP attestation fails closed when the platform IP or dedicated HMAC key is unavailable. These runtime controls counter an automatic unauthenticated-backend-access interpretation, but do not constrain code executing inside a credential-bearing build.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Confirm that Preview uses isolated, least-privilege credentials and appropriate non-production backend targets, and that untrusted contributions require approval before credential-bearing builds. Verify preview access protection and an explicit cleanup process rather than relying on the ignore rule as either control.
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- Line 5: Update the ignoreCommand in the Vercel configuration so it skips
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"buildCommand": "npm run build",
"installCommand": "npm ci",
"ignoreCommand": "case \"${VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF:-}\" in dependabot/*) exit 0;; esac; [ \"${VERCEL_ENV:-}\" = production ] || exit 0; exit 1",
"ignoreCommand": "case \"${VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF:-}\" in dependabot/*) exit 0;; *) exit 1;; esac",

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

🏁 Script executed:

rg -n -i 'dependabot|VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF|branch.*name|ref.*name|pull_request' .github frontend vercel.json package.json 2>/dev/null
git log --all --oneline --decorate -- frontend/vercel.json | head -20

Repository: regengine/RegEngine

Length of output: 40952


🏁 Script executed:

set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- config diff ---'
git diff --unified=20 b7c780edb91b55d4c0f5e86faec18a90bf7a9332 90f20b6aa076cc98f1b318112176f8a6f780bf43 -- frontend/vercel.json
printf '%s\n' '--- Dependabot config ---'
nl -ba .github/dependabot.yml | sed -n '1,145p'
printf '%s\n' '--- branch/ref guidance ---'
rg -n -i --glob '!frontend/src/**' --glob '!frontend/tests/**' -e 'branch name' -e 'branch naming' -e 'branch protection' -e 'dependabot/' -e 'head_ref' -e 'ref:' -e 'pull_request:' docs .github frontend/AGENTS.md AGENTS.md README.md 2>/dev/null || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- repository branch refs ---'
git for-each-ref --format='%(refname:short)' refs/heads refs/remotes | sed -n '1,120p'

Repository: regengine/RegEngine

Length of output: 15572


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official Vercel system environment variables VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF Dependabot GitHub branch name

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<title>System environment variables</title>
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L188:   * 【72†Project Configuration】
L189:   * 【31†REST API】
L190:   * 【73†Vercel SDK】
L191:   * 【74†Build Output API】
L192:   * 【75†Webhooks】
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L198: Projects
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L200:   * 【51†Overview】
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L202:   * 【80†Deploy from CLI】
L203: 
L204:   * 【81†Managing projects】
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L206:   * 【82†Transferring a project】
L207: 
L208:   * 【83†Environment Variables】Expand menu
L209: 
L210:     * 【84†Config and Secret Variables】
L211: 
L212:     * 【85†Framework Environment Variables】
L213: 
L214:     * 【86†Manage Across Environments】
L215:     * 【87†Managing Environment Variables】
L216: 
L217:     * 【88†Reserved Environment Variables】
L218: 
L219:     * 【89†Rotating Environment Variables】
L220: 
L221:     * 【90†Shared Environment Variables】
L222: 
L223:     * 【91†System Environment Variables】
L224: ## On this page
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L227:   * 【94†VERCEL】
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L247:   * 【114†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE】
L248:   * 【115†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN】
L249:   * 【116†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME】
L250:   * 【117†VERCEL_GIT_PREVIOUS_SHA】
L251:   * 【118†VERCEL_GIT_PULL_REQUEST_ID】
L252: # System environment variables
L253: 
L254: Vercel provides a set of environment variables that are automatically populated by the system, such as the URL of the deployment or the name of the Git branch deployed.
L255: ## 【92†Enable system environment variables】
L256: 
L257: To enable these environment variables to your deployments:
L258: 
L259:   1. Navigate to your project on your 【119†dashboard】.
L260:   2. Select 【120†Environment Variables】 in the sidebar.
L261:   3. Select the Enable access to System Environment Variables checkbox.
L262: 
L263: If you disable this setting, no deployment ID will be made available for supported frameworks (like Next.js) to use, which means 【121†Skew Protection】 will also be disabled.
L264: ## 【93†System environment variables】
L265: 
L266: If you are using a framework for your project, Vercel provides the following prefixed environment variables:
L267: 
L268: When you choose to enable system environment variables, some React warnings, such as those in a `create-react-app` will display as build errors. For more information on this error, see 【122†How do I resolve a `process.env.CI = true` error?】
L269: ### 【94†VERCEL】
L270: 
L271: Available at:Both build and runtime
L272: 
L273: An indicator to show that system environment variables have been exposed to your project&#39;s Deployments.
L274: 
L275: .env
L276: 
L277:     `
L278: 
L279:     VERCEL=1
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L281:     `
L282: 
L283: ### 【95†CI】
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L285: Available at:Build time
L286: 
L287: An indicator that the code is running in a 【123†Continuous Integration†en.wikipedia.org】 environment.
L288: 
L289: .env
L290: 
L291:     `
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L293:     CI=1
L294: 
L295:     `
L296: ### 【96†VERCEL_ENV】
L297: 
L298: Available at:Both build and runtime
L299: 
L300: The 【124†environment】 that the app is deployed and running on. The value can be either `production`, `preview`, or `dev…[truncated]</excerpt>
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L226:   * 【98†VERCEL_GIT_REPO_OWNER】
L227:   * 【99†VERCEL_GIT_REPO_ID】
L228:   * 【100†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF】
L229:   * 【101†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_SHA】
L230:   * 【102†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE】
L231:   * 【103†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN】
L232:   * 【104†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME】
L233:   * 【105†VERCEL_GIT_PULL_REQUEST_ID】
L234:   * 【106†Repository Permissions】
L235:   * 【107†Organization Permissions】
L236:   * 【108†User Permissions】
L237:   * 【109†Missing Git repository】
L238:   * 【110†Personal account repositories】
L239:   * 【111†Organization repositories】
L296: ### 【94†Configuring for GitHub】
L297: 
L298: To configure the Vercel for GitHub integration, see 【138†the configuration reference for Git】.
L299: 
L300: ### 【95†System environment variables】
L301: 
L302: You may want to use different workflows and APIs based on Git information. To support this, the following 【139†System Environment Variables】 are exposed to your Deployments:
L303: 
L304: ### 【96†VERCEL_GIT_PROVIDER】
L305: 
L306: The Git Provider the deployment is triggered from. In the case of GitHub, the value is always `github`.
L307: ### 【97†VERCEL_GIT_REPO_SLUG】
L308: 
L309: The origin repository of the app on GitHub.
L310: 
L311: .env
L312: 
L313:     `
L314: 
L315:     VERCEL_GIT_REPO_SLUG=my-site
L316: 
L317:     `
L318: 
L319: ### 【98†VERCEL_GIT_REPO_OWNER】
L320: 
L321: The GitHub organization that owns the repository the deployment is triggered from.
L322: 
L323: .env
L324: 
L325:     `
L326: 
L327:     VERCEL_GIT_REPO_OWNER=acme
L328: 
L329:     `
L330: 
L331: ### 【99†VERCEL_GIT_REPO_ID】
L332: 
L333: The ID of the GitHub repository the deployment is triggered from.
L334: 
L335: .env
L336: 
L337:     `
L338: 
L339:     VERCEL_GIT_REPO_ID=117716146
L340: 
L341:     `
L342: ### 【100†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF】
L343: 
L344: The GitHub branch that the deployment was made from.
L345: 
L346: .env
L347: 
L348:     `
L349: 
L350:     VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF=improve-about-page
L351: 
L352:     `
L353: 
L354: ### 【101†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_SHA】
L355: 
L356: The GitHub 【140†SHA†help.github.com】 of the commit the deployment was triggered by.
L357: 
L358: .env
L359: 
L360:     `
L361: 
L362:     VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_SHA=fa1eade47b73733d6312d5abfad33ce9e4068081
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L364:     `
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L367: The message attached to the GitHub commit the deployment was triggered by. The message is truncated if it exceeds 2048 bytes.
L368: 
L369: .env
L370: 
L371:     `
L372: 
L373:     VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE=Update about page
L374: 
L375:     `
L376: 
L377: ### 【103†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN】
L378: 
L379: The GitHub username belonging to the author of the commit that the project was deployed by.
L380: 
L381: .env
L382: 
L383:     `
L384: 
L385:     VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN=timmytriangle
L386: 
L387:     `
L388: ### 【104†VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME】
L389: 
L390: The GitHub name belonging to the author of the commit that the project was deployed by.
L391: 
L392: .env
L393: 
L394:     `
L395: 
L396:     VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME=Timmy Triangle
L397: 
L398:     `
L399: ### 【105†VERCEL_GIT_PULL_REQUEST_ID】
L400: 
L401: The GitHub pull request id the deployment was triggered by. If a deployment is created on a branch before a pull request is made, this value will be an empty string.
L402: 
L403: .env
L404: 
L405:     `
L406: 
L407:     VERCEL_GIT_PULL_REQUEST_ID=23
L408: 
L409:     `
L410: 
L411: We require some permissions through our Vercel for GitHub integration. Below are listed the permissions required and a description for what they are used for.
L412: ### 【106†Repository Permissions】
L413: 
L414: Repository permissions allow us to interact with repositories belonging to or associated with (if permitted) the connected account.
L415: Permission  | Read  | Wr…[truncated]</excerpt>
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L591: Parameter  | Type  | Default  | Description
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L601:   1. Template rendering (placeholder substitution)
L602:   2. Separator replacement (`/` replaced with configured separator)
L603:   3. Word-separator replacement (`_` replaced with configured word-separator)
L604:   4. Case transformation applied to content after the prefix
L605:   5. Max-length truncation
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L608: Specify a character to use in place of `/` between branch name segments.
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L610: Supported values: `&quot;-&quot;`, `_`, `/`
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L612: For example, with `separator: &quot;-&quot;`: `dependabot/npm_and_yarn/lodash-4.17.21` becomes `dependabot-npm_and_yarn-lodash-4.17.21`.
L613: 
L614: Tip
L615: 
L616: The hyphen symbol must be escaped so it is not interpreted as starting an empty YAML list.
L617: ### 【66†`prefix`】
L618: 
L619: Specify a custom string to use at the start of the branch name instead of the default `dependabot`.
L620: 
L621: The value can be up to 50 characters.
L622: 
L623: For example, with `prefix: &quot;deps&quot;`: `dependabot/npm_and_yarn/lodash-4.17.21` becomes `deps/npm_and_yarn/lodash-4.17.21`.
L624: ### 【62†`max-length`】
L625: 
L626: Set the maximum allowed length for generated branch names.
L627: 
L628:   * Minimum value: `20`.
L629:   * Maximum value: `244`.
L630:   * Default value: `100`.
L631:   * When a branch name exceeds this limit, it is truncated and a hash suffix is appended to preserve uniqueness.
L632: 
L633: For example, with `max-length: 40`, a branch name like `dependabot/npm_and_yarn/some-long-dependency-name-1.0.0` is truncated to 40 characters with a hash suffix.
L634: ### 【63†`word-separator`】
L635: 
L636: Specify a character to replace underscores (`_`) in all branch name content after the prefix—including package manager names, dependency names, group names, and directory paths.
L637: 
L638: For example, with `word-separator: &quot;-&quot;`:
L639: 
L640:   * `npm_and_yarn` → `npm-and-yarn`
L641:   * `front_end_dir` → `front-end-dir`
L642: ### 【64†`branch-name-case`】
L643: 
L644: Apply a case transformation to the branch name content after the prefix.
L645: 
L646: Supported values: `&quot;lowercase&quot;`, `&quot;uppercase&quot;`
L647: 
L648: For example, with `branch-name-case: &quot;lowercase&quot;`: `dependabot/npm_and_yarn/Lodash-4.17.21` becomes `dependabot/npm_and_yarn/lodash-4.17.21`.
L649: ### 【65†`template`】
L650: 
L651: Define a custom branch name format using placeholders. The template gives you full control over the structure of generated branch names. For examples, see 【35†Customizing Dependabot pull requests to fit your processes】.
L652: 
L653: Available placeholders depend on the update strategy:
L654: Placeholder  | Solo updates  | Grouped updates  | Multi-ecosystem groups  | Description
L655: --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
L656: `{prefix}`  |  |  |  | The configured prefix (defa…[truncated]</excerpt>
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L8:   * 【3†Changelog】
L9:   * 【4†Docs†docs.github.com】
L10:   * 【5†Customer stories†github.com】
L11: 【6†Attend GitHub Universe†githubuniverse.com】 【7†Try GitHub Copilot app†github.com】
L12: 
L13: 【3†Back to changelog】
L14: 
L15: Improvement
L16: 
L17: August 4, 2026 • 1 minute read
L18: # Customize Dependabot pull request branch names
L19: 
L20: 【8†Image】
L21: 
L22: You can now customize the branch names Dependabot creates for pull requests. New `pull-request-branch-name` options in `.github/dependabot.yml` let you set a prefix and maximum length, choose segment and word separators, set letter case, or define a custom template using placeholders.
L23: 
L24: For example, a branch like `dependabot/npm_and_yarn/Lodash-4.17.21` can become `dependabot-npm-and-yarn-lodash-4.17.21` with a few lines of configuration.
L25: These controls help you keep Dependabot branch names compatible with CI/CD systems that enforce naming or length limits. They also make branches easier to identify in monorepos and repositories with established naming conventions.
L26: 
L27: This improvement is available to all github.com users and will be included in GitHub Enterprise Server 3.23.
L28: 
L29: Learn more in the 【9†Dependabot options reference†docs.github.com】.
L30: 
L31: Join the discussion within 【10†Dependabot’s open source community†github.com】.
L32: 【11†supply chain security】 Copied Shared 【3†Back to changelog】
L33: ## Related Posts
L34: 
L35: ### Oct.20 Improvement
L36: 
L37: 【12†Dependabot alerts REST API now includes dependency versions】
L38: 
L39: 【11†supply chain security】
L40: 
L41: ### Oct.20 Release
L42: 
L43: 【13†GitHub package firewall in public preview】
L44: 
L45: 【11†supply chain security】 【14†universe26】 ... +1
L46: 
L47: ### Oct.20 Improvement
L48: 
L49: 【15†Dependabot now supports npm 12, pnpm 11 and 12, and Bun 1.4】
L50: 
L51: 【11†supply chain security】
L52: 
L53: ### Oct.16 Release
L54: 
L55: 【16†Open source license compliance generally available】
L56: 
L57: 【11†supply chain security】 【14†universe26】 ... +1
L58: ### Oct.13 Improvement
L59: 
L60: 【17†Improved detection for withdrawn Dependabot alerts】
L61: 
L62: 【11†supply chain security】
L63: 
L64: ### Oct.12 Improvement
L65: 
L66: 【18†Anonymous organization-level registries for Dependabot】
L67: 
L68: 【11†supply chain security】
L69: 
L70: ### Oct.02 Retired
L71: 
L72: 【19†Unvalidated npm trusted publishing configurations now expire】
L73: 
L74: 【11†supply chain security】
L75: 
L76: ### Oct.02 Improvement
L77: 
L78: 【20†npm staged publishing now supports creating new packages】
L79: 
L80: 【11†supply chain security】
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Require Dependabot identity before skipping the deployment.

VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF contains only the GitHub branch name. A regular pull request can use a branch beginning with dependabot/, so the current command can skip its Vercel preview. Check the trusted commit-author login as well as the prefix.

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     "installCommand": "npm ci",
-    "ignoreCommand": "case \"${VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF:-}\" in dependabot/*) exit 0;; *) exit 1;; esac",
+    "ignoreCommand": "case \"${VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF:-}\" in dependabot/*) [ \"${VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN:-}\" = 'dependabot[bot]' ] && exit 0;; esac; exit 1",
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"ignoreCommand": "case \"${VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF:-}\" in dependabot/*) exit 0;; *) exit 1;; esac",
"ignoreCommand": "case \"${VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF:-}\" in dependabot/*) [ \"${VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_LOGIN:-}\" = 'dependabot[bot]' ] && exit 0;; esac; exit 1",
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Update the ignoreCommand in the Vercel configuration so it skips deployment only
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devops(vercel-ignore): engine-authored (Codex) change. Reverts the non-production skip from #3398 (aimed at failed Dependabot/preview installs, not a cost cap) so PR previews build again.
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