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Connect GitHub for private repos

When to Connect GitHub on a repo row — private access, views and clones, or a higher rate limit.

In short:

  • Public repos need no Connect. Connect GitHub for private repos, views and clones (which also need push access), or a higher rate limit.
  • Connect grants GitHub's repo scope: full access to your public and private repos. GitHub has no narrower option. We only read the repo on each row, and we store the access encrypted.
  • "Reconnect GitHub. The refresh token was rejected." means: click Reconnect GitHub on the row.
  • To revoke: remove your GitHub rows in Configure, and revoke Droppin' Eaves at https://github.com/settings/applications (Authorized OAuth Apps).