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These tenets inform the usage guidelines and recommendations throughout this guide.\n\n[Read the Tenets →](chapters/tenets.md)\n\n## Triggers\n\nA reference for triggers used in [traditional GitHub Workflows](https://docs.github.com/actions/writing-workflows) and in [GitHub Agentic Workflows (`gh-aw`)](https://gh.io/gh-aw), covering how security and other tenets apply to each trigger. Scenarios, high-level guidance, and notable pitfalls.\n\n[Study the Common Triggers →](chapters/triggers.md)\n\n---\n\n## More Thoughts\n\n1. [The \"Approve and run workflows\" Gate](chapters/approve-and-run-gate.md) — the gate is dangerous, not protective.\n1. [The \"Apparent vs. Actual\" Trigger Surface](chapters/apparent-vs-actual.md) — why \"skipped\" runs are not free.\n1. [Operating Within a Fork](chapters/operating-in-a-fork.md) — what fires when you operate inside your own fork, and the `if: workflow_dispatch || not-a-fork` guard.\n1. 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