Why GitHub Apps Are Better Than Personal Access Tokens for Automation Modern engineering organizations rely heavily on automation. CI/CD pipelines, compliance tooling, deployment systems, audit bots, and internal developer platforms all need access to GitHub repositories and APIs. Historically, most of these integrations were built using Personal Access Tokens (PATs). While PATs are easy to create, they introduce serious security, operational, and scalability concerns. A better alternative is GitHub Apps. This article explains why GitHub Apps are a superior approach for enterprise automation, how they differ from PATs, and how teams can migrate existing workflows safely. The Problem with Personal Access Tokens A Personal Access Token is tied directly to a user account.…