Apply Mode

Apply mode configures an existing repository without recreating it:

ghscaff apply owner/repo

# Auto-detects owner/repo from the git remote if omitted
cd my-existing-project
ghscaff apply

What gets applied

• ✅ Atomic single commit with all boilerplate files (no individual file commits).
• ✅ Labels enforced — creates missing, updates changed, removes non-standard.
• ✅ Branch protection on main and develop (if created).
• ✅ Topics — merged with existing ones.
• ✅ GitHub Actions secrets — from vault, env, or interactive prompt.
• ✅ Team access — optionally select teams and assign permissions interactively.
• ✅ CI/CD workflows — included in the boilerplate.
• ✅ develop branch — created if absent.

Safe to run multiple times: every operation is idempotent.

Previewing

ghscaff apply owner/repo --dry-run

Shows every change that would be made without any API calls.

Note: label enforcement removes labels that are not in the standard set. If the target repo uses custom labels you want to keep, review the dry-run output first.