Add scopes automatically in the GitHub new token link in the printed error message (#1758)

jdeniau · Andarist · web-flow · commit e462d892af56 · 2026-02-24T22:38:43.000Z
* direct link for github token * Apply suggestion from @Andarist --------- Co-authored-by: Mateusz Burzyński <mateuszburzynski@gmail.com>
diff --git a/.changeset/purple-bananas-grow.md b/.changeset/purple-bananas-grow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@changesets/get-github-info": minor
+---
+
+Add scopes automatically in the GitHub new token link in the printed error message
diff --git a/packages/get-github-info/README.md b/packages/get-github-info/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const getReleaseLine = async (changeset, type) => {
 // ...
 ```
 
-You'll need to [get a GitHub personal access token](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new) with `read:user` and `repo:status` permissions, and add it to a `.env` file.
+You'll need to [get a GitHub personal access token](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new?scopes=read:user,repo:status&description=changesets) with `read:user` and `repo:status` permissions, and add it to a `.env` file.
 
 ```bash
 GITHUB_TOKEN=token_here
diff --git a/packages/get-github-info/src/index.ts b/packages/get-github-info/src/index.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@ const GHDataLoader = new DataLoader(async (requests: RequestData[]) => {
   const { GITHUB_GRAPHQL_URL, GITHUB_SERVER_URL, GITHUB_TOKEN } = readEnv();
   if (!GITHUB_TOKEN) {
     throw new Error(
-      `Please create a GitHub personal access token at ${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/settings/tokens/new with \`read:user\` and \`repo:status\` permissions and add it as the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable`
+      `Please create a GitHub personal access token at ${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/settings/tokens/new?scopes=read:user,repo:status&description=changesets-${new Date()
+        .toISOString()
+        .substring(
+          0,
+          10
+        )} with \`read:user\` and \`repo:status\` permissions and add it as the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable`
     );
   }
   let repos: ReposWithCommitsAndPRsToFetch = {};

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 +---
 +"@changesets/get-github-info": minor
 +---
++
 +Add scopes automatically in the GitHub new token link in the printed error message