Command Restriction

Set limitations on who can execute specific Mergify commands.


Mergify commands can be a powerful tool to control and manage pull requests. However, in some scenarios, you might want to restrict who can use these commands to ensure they’re executed only by authorized individuals. The command restrictions feature allows you to define a set of users or teams who are permitted to use specific Mergify commands.

With command restrictions, you can leverage conditions to define the valid context that are authorized to run a specific command. This could be a list of allowed users or teams, or even attributes related to the pull request itself.

The restrictions are configured with the top-level key commands_restrictions which can specify restrictions for each commands.

To limit backport commands for pull requests coming from the main branch:

commands_restrictions:
  backport:
    conditions:
      - base = main

To limit backport commands usage to a specific team (or user):

commands_restrictions:
  backport:
    conditions:
      - sender = @team

To limit backport commands for users with a specific permission on the repository.

commands_restrictions:
  backport:
    conditions:
      - sender-permission >= write
Key nameValue typeDefault
backport

Command Restrictions

conditions:
  - sender-permission >= write
copy

Command Restrictions

conditions:
  - sender-permission >= write
dequeue

Command Restrictions

conditions:
  - sender-permission >= write
queue

Command Restrictions

conditions:
  - sender-permission >= write
rebase

Command Restrictions

conditions:
  - or:
      - sender-permission >= write
      - sender = {{author}}
refresh

Command Restrictions

conditions:
  - or:
      - sender-permission >= write
      - sender = {{author}}
requeue

Command Restrictions

conditions:
  - sender-permission >= write
squash

Command Restrictions

conditions:
  - or:
      - sender-permission >= write
      - sender = {{author}}
unqueue

Command Restrictions

conditions:
  - sender-permission >= write
update

Command Restrictions

conditions:
  - or:
      - sender-permission >= write
      - sender = {{author}}
Key nameValue type
conditions

List of conditions