| command | Which stage to run: plan | check | policy | publish | label-release-pr. | yes | — |
| github-token | Token for GitHub API access. | no | ${{ github.token }} |
| working-directory | Repository root. Defaults to the current checkout. | no | "" |
| expected-repository | owner/repo the auto gate requires. Defaults to the current repository. | no | "" |
| expected-ref | Git ref the auto gate requires. | no | refs/heads/main |
| version-pr-branch | Head branch of the changesets version PR. | no | changeset-release/main |
| version-pr-base | Base branch of the version PR. | no | main |
| version-pr-title | Title of the version PR (also the squash-subject stem the auto gate verifies). | no | chore(release): version packages |
| version-pr-author | Expected login of the version PR author. | no | github-actions[bot] |
| bot-author-name | Expected author name on the version commit. | no | github-actions[bot] |
| bot-author-email | Expected author email on the version commit. | no | 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com |
| bot-committer-name | Expected committer name on the version commit. | no | GitHub |
| bot-committer-email | Expected committer email on the version commit. | no | noreply@github.com |
| required-checks | Comma/space-separated CI check-run names that must pass for an auto publish. | no | check |
| check-app-slug | GitHub App slug that owns the required check runs. | no | github-actions |
| prerelease-dist-tags | Allowed prerelease dist-tags. Empty uses the built-in set (alpha, beta, canary, next, rc). | no | "" |
| npm-access | npm publish access level. | no | public |
| build-command | Optional shell command to build before publishing. | no | "" |
| ci-attempts | How many times to poll for exact-SHA CI before giving up. | no | 1 |
| ci-wait-ms | Delay between CI polls, in milliseconds. | no | 0 |
| assume-ci-passed | Skip the CI check (set 'true' only for testing). | no | "" |
| allow-local-publish | Permit publish outside GitHub Actions (set 'true' for local testing). | no | "" |