Improve GH Actions and Dependabot

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+version: 2
+
+updates:
+  # 1) GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /            # GitHub scans .github/workflows from here
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      day: monday
+      time: "03:00"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    assignees: ["alainncls"]
+    labels: ["dependencies", "github-actions"]
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "deps(actions)"
+      include: "scope"
+    groups:
+      core-actions-minor-patch:
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
+        patterns:
+          - "actions/*"
+          - "github/*"
+      third-party-actions-minor-patch:
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "actions/*"
+          - "github/*"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
+
+  # 2) npm dependencies (package.json)
+  - package-ecosystem: npm
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      day: monday
+      time: "04:00"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    assignees: ["alainncls"]
+    labels: ["dependencies", "npm"]
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "deps(npm)"
+      include: "scope"
+    groups:
+      npm-minor-patch:
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7

.github/workflows/build-lint.yml

@@ -8,13 +8,20 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+permissions: {} # lock everything by default (least-privilege)
+
 jobs:
   build-lint:
+    name: Build & Lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6

.github/workflows/security-code-scanner.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ on:
         required: false
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {} # lock everything by default (least-privilege)
+
 jobs:
   security-scan:
     uses: MetaMask/action-security-code-scanner/.github/workflows/security-scan.yml@v2