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What You'll Need

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Overview

Connect Parable to GitHub using fine-grained personal access tokens for granular, organization-scoped access to repositories and organization data.

Repositories

Commits, branches, pull requests, issues

Organization

Members, teams, projects, events

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Prerequisites

  • Admin access to the GitHub organization
  • A GitHub account that is a member of the organization with admin privileges

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Setup Guide

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Access Developer Settings

  1. Log in to GitHub
  2. Click your profile picture → Settings
  3. Scroll to the bottom → Developer settings
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Create Fine-Grained Token

  1. Select Personal access tokens → Fine-grained tokens
  2. Click Generate new token
  3. If you have 2FA enabled, enter your code
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Configure Token Settings

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Set Organization Permissions

Under Organization permissions, set these to Read:
  • ✅ Members
  • ✅ Organization administration
  • ✅ Organization events
  • ✅ Organization projects
  • ✅ Team discussions
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Set Repository Permissions

Under Repository permissions, set these to Read:
  • ✅ Pull requests
  • ✅ Issues
  • ✅ Discussions
  • ✅ Commit statuses
  • ✅ Contents
  • ✅ Code (if available)
  • ✅ Metadata
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Generate and Save

  1. Click Generate token
  2. Copy the token immediately
Copy your now!This is the only time it will be displayed. Store it in a secure password manager before closing this page.
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Enter values in the form

  1. Token and Org ID: Paste your fine-grained token and GitHub organization name.
  2. Click Save & test connection.