Support actions and reusable workflows from private repos (#32562)

Resolve https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/issues/102

This PR allows administrators of a private repository to specify some
collaborative owners. The repositories of collaborative owners will be
allowed to access this repository's actions and workflows.

Settings for private repos:


![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e591c877-f94d-48fb-82f3-3b051f21557e)

---

This PR also moves "Enable Actions" setting to `Actions > General` page

<img width="960" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/49337ec2-afb1-4a67-8516-5c9ef0ce05d4"
/>

<img width="960" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f58ee6d5-17f9-4180-8760-a78e859f1c37"
/>

---------

Signed-off-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: ChristopherHX <christopher.homberger@web.de>

models/fixtures/action_run.yml

@@ -139,3 +139,23 @@
   updated: 1683636626
   need_approval: 0
   approved_by: 0
+-
+  id: 804
+  title: "use a private action"
+  repo_id: 60
+  owner_id: 40
+  workflow_id: "run.yaml"
+  index: 189
+  trigger_user_id: 40
+  ref: "refs/heads/master"
+  commit_sha: "6e64b26de7ba966d01d90ecfaf5c7f14ef203e86"
+  event: "push"
+  trigger_event: "push"
+  is_fork_pull_request: 0
+  status: 1
+  started: 1683636528
+  stopped: 1683636626
+  created: 1683636108
+  updated: 1683636626
+  need_approval: 0
+  approved_by: 0

models/fixtures/action_run_job.yml

@@ -129,3 +129,17 @@
   status: 5
   started: 1683636528
   stopped: 1683636626
+-
+  id: 205
+  run_id: 804
+  repo_id: 6
+  owner_id: 10
+  commit_sha: 6e64b26de7ba966d01d90ecfaf5c7f14ef203e86
+  is_fork_pull_request: 0
+  name: job_2
+  attempt: 1
+  job_id: job_2
+  task_id: 48
+  status: 1
+  started: 1683636528
+  stopped: 1683636626

models/fixtures/action_task.yml

@@ -177,3 +177,23 @@
   log_length: 0
   log_size: 0
   log_expired: 0
+-
+  id: 55
+  job_id: 205
+  attempt: 1
+  runner_id: 1
+  status: 6 # 6 is the status code for "running"
+  started: 1683636528
+  stopped: 1683636626
+  repo_id: 6
+  owner_id: 10
+  commit_sha: 6e64b26de7ba966d01d90ecfaf5c7f14ef203e86
+  is_fork_pull_request: 0
+  token_hash: b8d3962425466b6709b9ac51446f93260c54afe8e7b6d3686e34f991fb8a8953822b0deed86fe41a103f34bc48dbc478422b
+  token_salt: ERxJGHvg3I
+  token_last_eight: 182199eb
+  log_filename: collaborative-owner-test/1a/49.log
+  log_in_storage: 1
+  log_length: 707
+  log_size: 90179
+  log_expired: 0

models/fixtures/repo_unit.yml

@@ -733,3 +733,10 @@
   type: 3
   config: "{\"IgnoreWhitespaceConflicts\":false,\"AllowMerge\":true,\"AllowRebase\":true,\"AllowRebaseMerge\":true,\"AllowSquash\":true}"
   created_unix: 946684810
+
+-
+  id: 111
+  repo_id: 3
+  type: 10
+  config: "{}"
+  created_unix: 946684810

models/perm/access/repo_permission.go

@@ -264,13 +264,22 @@ func GetActionsUserRepoPermission(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Reposito
 	if err != nil {
 		return perm, err
 	}
+
+	var accessMode perm_model.AccessMode
 	if task.RepoID != repo.ID {
+		taskRepo, exist, err := db.GetByID[repo_model.Repository](ctx, task.RepoID)
+		if err != nil || !exist {
+			return perm, err
+		}
+		actionsCfg := repo.MustGetUnit(ctx, unit.TypeActions).ActionsConfig()
+		if !actionsCfg.IsCollaborativeOwner(taskRepo.OwnerID) || !taskRepo.IsPrivate {
+			// The task repo can access the current repo only if the task repo is private and
+			// the owner of the task repo is a collaborative owner of the current repo.
 			// FIXME allow public repo read access if tokenless pull is enabled
 			return perm, nil
 		}
-
+		accessMode = perm_model.AccessModeRead
-	var accessMode perm_model.AccessMode
+	} else if task.IsForkPullRequest {
-	if task.IsForkPullRequest {
 		accessMode = perm_model.AccessModeRead
 	} else {
 		accessMode = perm_model.AccessModeWrite

models/repo/repo_unit.go

@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ func (cfg *PullRequestsConfig) GetDefaultMergeStyle() MergeStyle {
 
 type ActionsConfig struct {
 	DisabledWorkflows []string
+	// CollaborativeOwnerIDs is a list of owner IDs used to share actions from private repos.
+	// Only workflows from the private repos whose owners are in CollaborativeOwnerIDs can access the current repo's actions.
+	CollaborativeOwnerIDs []int64
 }
 
 func (cfg *ActionsConfig) EnableWorkflow(file string) {
@@ -192,6 +195,20 @@ func (cfg *ActionsConfig) DisableWorkflow(file string) {
 	cfg.DisabledWorkflows = append(cfg.DisabledWorkflows, file)
 }
 
+func (cfg *ActionsConfig) AddCollaborativeOwner(ownerID int64) {
+	if !slices.Contains(cfg.CollaborativeOwnerIDs, ownerID) {
+		cfg.CollaborativeOwnerIDs = append(cfg.CollaborativeOwnerIDs, ownerID)
+	}
+}
+
+func (cfg *ActionsConfig) RemoveCollaborativeOwner(ownerID int64) {
+	cfg.CollaborativeOwnerIDs = util.SliceRemoveAll(cfg.CollaborativeOwnerIDs, ownerID)
+}
+
+func (cfg *ActionsConfig) IsCollaborativeOwner(ownerID int64) bool {
+	return slices.Contains(cfg.CollaborativeOwnerIDs, ownerID)
+}
+
 // FromDB fills up a ActionsConfig from serialized format.
 func (cfg *ActionsConfig) FromDB(bs []byte) error {
 	return json.UnmarshalHandleDoubleEncode(bs, &cfg)

models/user/search.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package user
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ type SearchUserOptions struct {
 	db.ListOptions
 
 	Keyword       string
-	Type          UserType
+	Types         []UserType
 	UID           int64
 	LoginName     string // this option should be used only for admin user
 	SourceID      int64  // this option should be used only for admin user
@@ -43,16 +44,16 @@ type SearchUserOptions struct {
 
 func (opts *SearchUserOptions) toSearchQueryBase(ctx context.Context) *xorm.Session {
 	var cond builder.Cond
-	cond = builder.Eq{"type": opts.Type}
+	cond = builder.In("type", opts.Types)
 	if opts.IncludeReserved {
-		switch opts.Type {
+		switch {
-		case UserTypeIndividual:
+		case slices.Contains(opts.Types, UserTypeIndividual):
 			cond = cond.Or(builder.Eq{"type": UserTypeUserReserved}).Or(
 				builder.Eq{"type": UserTypeBot},
 			).Or(
 				builder.Eq{"type": UserTypeRemoteUser},
 			)
-		case UserTypeOrganization:
+		case slices.Contains(opts.Types, UserTypeOrganization):
 			cond = cond.Or(builder.Eq{"type": UserTypeOrganizationReserved})
 		}
 	}

models/user/user.go

@@ -1449,3 +1449,15 @@ func DisabledFeaturesWithLoginType(user *User) *container.Set[string] {
 	}
 	return &setting.Admin.UserDisabledFeatures
 }
+
+// GetUserOrOrgIDByName returns the id for a user or an org by name
+func GetUserOrOrgIDByName(ctx context.Context, name string) (int64, error) {
+	var id int64
+	has, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Table("user").Where("name = ?", name).Cols("id").Get(&id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	} else if !has {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("user or org with name %s: %w", name, util.ErrNotExist)
+	}
+	return id, nil
+}

models/user/user_test.go

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func TestSearchUsers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// test orgs
 	testOrgSuccess := func(opts user_model.SearchUserOptions, expectedOrgIDs []int64) {
-		opts.Type = user_model.UserTypeOrganization
+		opts.Types = []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeOrganization}
 		testSuccess(opts, expectedOrgIDs)
 	}
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestSearchUsers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// test users
 	testUserSuccess := func(opts user_model.SearchUserOptions, expectedUserIDs []int64) {
-		opts.Type = user_model.UserTypeIndividual
+		opts.Types = []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeIndividual}
 		testSuccess(opts, expectedUserIDs)
 	}
 

options/locale/locale_en-US.ini

@@ -3914,6 +3914,15 @@ variables.update.success = The variable has been edited.
 logs.always_auto_scroll = Always auto scroll logs
 logs.always_expand_running = Always expand running logs
 
+general = General
+general.enable_actions = Enable Actions
+general.collaborative_owners_management = Collaborative Owners Management
+general.collaborative_owners_management_help = A collaborative owner is a user or an organization whose private repository has access to the actions and workflows of this repository.
+general.add_collaborative_owner = Add Collaborative Owner
+general.collaborative_owner_not_exist = The collaborative owner does not exist.
+general.remove_collaborative_owner = Remove Collaborative Owner
+general.remove_collaborative_owner_desc = Removing a collaborative owner will prevent the repositories of the owner from accessing the actions in this repository. Continue?
+
 [projects]
 deleted.display_name = Deleted Project
 type-1.display_name = Individual Project

routers/api/v1/admin/org.go

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func GetAllOrgs(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 	users, maxResults, err := user_model.SearchUsers(ctx, user_model.SearchUserOptions{
 		Actor:       ctx.Doer,
-		Type:        user_model.UserTypeOrganization,
+		Types:       []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeOrganization},
 		OrderBy:     db.SearchOrderByAlphabetically,
 		ListOptions: listOptions,
 		Visible:     []api.VisibleType{api.VisibleTypePublic, api.VisibleTypeLimited, api.VisibleTypePrivate},

routers/api/v1/admin/user.go

@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func SearchUsers(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 	users, maxResults, err := user_model.SearchUsers(ctx, user_model.SearchUserOptions{
 		Actor:       ctx.Doer,
-		Type:        user_model.UserTypeIndividual,
+		Types:       []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeIndividual},
 		LoginName:   ctx.FormTrim("login_name"),
 		SourceID:    ctx.FormInt64("source_id"),
 		OrderBy:     db.SearchOrderByAlphabetically,

routers/api/v1/org/org.go

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func GetAll(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	publicOrgs, maxResults, err := user_model.SearchUsers(ctx, user_model.SearchUserOptions{
 		Actor:       ctx.Doer,
 		ListOptions: listOptions,
-		Type:        user_model.UserTypeOrganization,
+		Types:       []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeOrganization},
 		OrderBy:     db.SearchOrderByAlphabetically,
 		Visible:     vMode,
 	})

routers/api/v1/user/user.go

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func Search(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			Actor:         ctx.Doer,
 			Keyword:       ctx.FormTrim("q"),
 			UID:           uid,
-			Type:          user_model.UserTypeIndividual,
+			Types:         []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeIndividual},
 			SearchByEmail: true,
 			Visible:       visible,
 			ListOptions:   listOptions,

routers/web/admin/orgs.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func Organizations(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	explore.RenderUserSearch(ctx, user_model.SearchUserOptions{
 		Actor:           ctx.Doer,
-		Type:            user_model.UserTypeOrganization,
+		Types:           []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeOrganization},
 		IncludeReserved: true, // administrator needs to list all accounts include reserved
 		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
 			PageSize: setting.UI.Admin.OrgPagingNum,

routers/web/admin/users.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func Users(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	explore.RenderUserSearch(ctx, user_model.SearchUserOptions{
 		Actor: ctx.Doer,
-		Type:  user_model.UserTypeIndividual,
+		Types: []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeIndividual},
 		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
 			PageSize: setting.UI.Admin.UserPagingNum,
 		},

routers/web/explore/org.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func Organizations(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	RenderUserSearch(ctx, user_model.SearchUserOptions{
 		Actor:       ctx.Doer,
-		Type:        user_model.UserTypeOrganization,
+		Types:       []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeOrganization},
 		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{PageSize: setting.UI.ExplorePagingNum},
 		Visible:     visibleTypes,
 

routers/web/explore/user.go

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func Users(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	RenderUserSearch(ctx, user_model.SearchUserOptions{
 		Actor:       ctx.Doer,
-		Type:        user_model.UserTypeIndividual,
+		Types:       []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeIndividual},
 		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{PageSize: setting.UI.ExplorePagingNum},
 		IsActive:    optional.Some(true),
 		Visible:     []structs.VisibleType{structs.VisibleTypePublic, structs.VisibleTypeLimited, structs.VisibleTypePrivate},

routers/web/home.go

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func HomeSitemap(ctx *context.Context) {
 	m := sitemap.NewSitemapIndex()
 	if !setting.Service.Explore.DisableUsersPage {
 		_, cnt, err := user_model.SearchUsers(ctx, user_model.SearchUserOptions{
-			Type:        user_model.UserTypeIndividual,
+			Types:       []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeIndividual},
 			ListOptions: db.ListOptions{PageSize: 1},
 			IsActive:    optional.Some(true),
 			Visible:     []structs.VisibleType{structs.VisibleTypePublic},

routers/web/repo/githttp.go

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func httpBase(ctx *context.Context) *serviceHandler {
 				taskID := ctx.Data["ActionsTaskID"].(int64)
 				p, err := access_model.GetActionsUserRepoPermission(ctx, repo, ctx.Doer, taskID)
 				if err != nil {
-					ctx.ServerError("GetUserRepoPermission", err)
+					ctx.ServerError("GetActionsUserRepoPermission", err)
 					return nil
 				}
 

routers/web/repo/setting/actions.go

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package setting
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
+	unit_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/templates"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
+	repo_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository"
+)
+
+const tplRepoActionsGeneralSettings templates.TplName = "repo/settings/actions"
+
+func ActionsGeneralSettings(ctx *context.Context) {
+	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("actions.general")
+	ctx.Data["PageType"] = "general"
+	ctx.Data["PageIsActionsSettingsGeneral"] = true
+
+	actionsUnit, err := ctx.Repo.Repository.GetUnit(ctx, unit_model.TypeActions)
+	if err != nil && !repo_model.IsErrUnitTypeNotExist(err) {
+		ctx.ServerError("GetUnit", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if actionsUnit == nil { // no actions unit
+		ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplRepoActionsGeneralSettings)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if ctx.Repo.Repository.IsPrivate {
+		collaborativeOwnerIDs := actionsUnit.ActionsConfig().CollaborativeOwnerIDs
+		collaborativeOwners, err := user_model.GetUsersByIDs(ctx, collaborativeOwnerIDs)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ServerError("GetUsersByIDs", err)
+			return
+		}
+		ctx.Data["CollaborativeOwners"] = collaborativeOwners
+	}
+
+	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplRepoActionsGeneralSettings)
+}
+
+func ActionsUnitPost(ctx *context.Context) {
+	redirectURL := ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/settings/actions/general"
+	enableActionsUnit := ctx.FormBool("enable_actions")
+	repo := ctx.Repo.Repository
+
+	var err error
+	if enableActionsUnit && !unit_model.TypeActions.UnitGlobalDisabled() {
+		err = repo_service.UpdateRepositoryUnits(ctx, repo, []repo_model.RepoUnit{newRepoUnit(repo, unit_model.TypeActions, nil)}, nil)
+	} else if !unit_model.TypeActions.UnitGlobalDisabled() {
+		err = repo_service.UpdateRepositoryUnits(ctx, repo, nil, []unit_model.Type{unit_model.TypeActions})
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("UpdateRepositoryUnits", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.settings.update_settings_success"))
+	ctx.Redirect(redirectURL)
+}
+
+func AddCollaborativeOwner(ctx *context.Context) {
+	name := strings.ToLower(ctx.FormString("collaborative_owner"))
+
+	ownerID, err := user_model.GetUserOrOrgIDByName(ctx, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
+			ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("form.user_not_exist"))
+			ctx.JSONErrorNotFound()
+		} else {
+			ctx.ServerError("GetUserOrOrgIDByName", err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	actionsUnit, err := ctx.Repo.Repository.GetUnit(ctx, unit_model.TypeActions)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("GetUnit", err)
+		return
+	}
+	actionsCfg := actionsUnit.ActionsConfig()
+	actionsCfg.AddCollaborativeOwner(ownerID)
+	if err := repo_model.UpdateRepoUnit(ctx, actionsUnit); err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("UpdateRepoUnit", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.JSONOK()
+}
+
+func DeleteCollaborativeOwner(ctx *context.Context) {
+	ownerID := ctx.FormInt64("id")
+
+	actionsUnit, err := ctx.Repo.Repository.GetUnit(ctx, unit_model.TypeActions)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("GetUnit", err)
+		return
+	}
+	actionsCfg := actionsUnit.ActionsConfig()
+	if !actionsCfg.IsCollaborativeOwner(ownerID) {
+		ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("actions.general.collaborative_owner_not_exist"))
+		ctx.JSONErrorNotFound()
+		return
+	}
+	actionsCfg.RemoveCollaborativeOwner(ownerID)
+	if err := repo_model.UpdateRepoUnit(ctx, actionsUnit); err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("UpdateRepoUnit", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.JSONOK()
+}

routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go

@@ -613,12 +613,6 @@ func handleSettingsPostAdvanced(ctx *context.Context) {
 		deleteUnitTypes = append(deleteUnitTypes, unit_model.TypePackages)
 	}
 
-	if form.EnableActions && !unit_model.TypeActions.UnitGlobalDisabled() {
-		units = append(units, newRepoUnit(repo, unit_model.TypeActions, nil))
-	} else if !unit_model.TypeActions.UnitGlobalDisabled() {
-		deleteUnitTypes = append(deleteUnitTypes, unit_model.TypeActions)
-	}
-
 	if form.EnablePulls && !unit_model.TypePullRequests.UnitGlobalDisabled() {
 		units = append(units, newRepoUnit(repo, unit_model.TypePullRequests, &repo_model.PullRequestsConfig{
 			IgnoreWhitespaceConflicts:     form.PullsIgnoreWhitespace,

routers/web/user/search.go

@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ import (
 
 // SearchCandidates searches candidate users for dropdown list
 func SearchCandidates(ctx *context.Context) {
+	searchUserTypes := []user_model.UserType{user_model.UserTypeIndividual}
+	if ctx.FormBool("orgs") {
+		searchUserTypes = append(searchUserTypes, user_model.UserTypeOrganization)
+	}
 	users, _, err := user_model.SearchUsers(ctx, user_model.SearchUserOptions{
 		Actor:       ctx.Doer,
 		Keyword:     ctx.FormTrim("q"),
-		Type:        user_model.UserTypeIndividual,
+		Types:       searchUserTypes,
 		IsActive:    optional.Some(true),
 		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{PageSize: setting.UI.MembersPagingNum},
 	})

routers/web/web.go

@@ -1159,11 +1159,21 @@ func registerWebRoutes(m *web.Router) {
 				m.Post("/{lid}/unlock", repo_setting.LFSUnlock)
 			})
 		})
+		m.Group("/actions/general", func() {
+			m.Get("", repo_setting.ActionsGeneralSettings)
+			m.Post("/actions_unit", repo_setting.ActionsUnitPost)
+		})
 		m.Group("/actions", func() {
 			m.Get("", shared_actions.RedirectToDefaultSetting)
 			addSettingsRunnersRoutes()
 			addSettingsSecretsRoutes()
 			addSettingsVariablesRoutes()
+			m.Group("/general", func() {
+				m.Group("/collaborative_owner", func() {
+					m.Post("/add", repo_setting.AddCollaborativeOwner)
+					m.Post("/delete", repo_setting.DeleteCollaborativeOwner)
+				})
+			})
 		}, actions.MustEnableActions)
 		// the follow handler must be under "settings", otherwise this incomplete repo can't be accessed
 		m.Group("/migrate", func() {

templates/repo/settings/actions.tmpl

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 			{{template "shared/secrets/add_list" .}}
 		{{else if eq .PageType "variables"}}
 			{{template "shared/variables/variable_list" .}}
+		{{else if eq .PageType "general"}}
+			{{template "repo/settings/actions_general" .}}
 		{{end}}
 	</div>
 {{template "repo/settings/layout_footer" .}}

templates/repo/settings/actions_general.tmpl

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<div class="repo-setting-content">
+	<h4 class="ui top attached header">
+		{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.general.enable_actions"}}
+	</h4>
+	<div class="ui attached segment">
+		<form class="ui form" action="{{.Link}}/actions_unit" method="post">
+			{{.CsrfTokenHtml}}
+			{{$isActionsEnabled := .Repository.UnitEnabled ctx ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeActions}}
+			{{$isActionsGlobalDisabled := ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeActions.UnitGlobalDisabled}}
+			<div class="inline field">
+				<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.actions"}}</label>
+				<div class="ui checkbox{{if $isActionsGlobalDisabled}} disabled{{end}}"{{if $isActionsGlobalDisabled}} data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.unit_disabled"}}"{{end}}>
+					<input class="enable-system" name="enable_actions" type="checkbox" {{if $isActionsGlobalDisabled}}disabled{{end}} {{if $isActionsEnabled}}checked{{end}}>
+					<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.actions_desc"}}</label>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+			{{if not $isActionsGlobalDisabled}}
+			<div class="divider"></div>
+				<div class="field">
+				<button class="ui primary button">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.update_settings"}}</button>
+			</div>
+			{{end}}
+		</form>
+	</div>
+
+	{{if and .EnableActions (.Permission.CanRead ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeActions)}}
+	{{if .Repository.IsPrivate}}
+	<h4 class="ui top attached header">
+		{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.general.collaborative_owners_management"}}
+	</h4>
+	{{if len .CollaborativeOwners}}
+	<div class="ui attached segment">
+		<div class="flex-list">
+			{{range .CollaborativeOwners}}
+			<div class="flex-item tw-items-center">
+				<div class="flex-item-leading">
+					<a href="{{.HomeLink}}">{{ctx.AvatarUtils.Avatar . 32}}</a>
+				</div>
+				<div class="flex-item-main">
+					<div class="flex-item-title">
+						{{template "shared/user/name" .}}
+					</div>
+				</div>
+				<div class="flex-item-trailing">
+					<button class="ui red tiny button inline link-action"
+						data-url="{{$.Link}}/collaborative_owner/delete?id={{.ID}}"
+						data-modal-confirm-header="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.general.remove_collaborative_owner"}}"
+						data-modal-confirm-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.general.remove_collaborative_owner_desc"}}"
+					>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "remove"}}</button>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+			{{end}}
+		</div>
+	</div>
+	{{end}}
+	<div class="ui bottom attached segment">
+		<form class="ui form form-fetch-action" action="{{.Link}}/collaborative_owner/add" method="post">
+			{{.CsrfTokenHtml}}
+			<div id="search-user-box" class="ui search input tw-align-middle" data-include-orgs="true">
+				<input class="prompt" name="collaborative_owner" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "search.user_kind"}}" autocomplete="off" autofocus required>
+			</div>
+			<button class="ui primary button">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.general.add_collaborative_owner"}}</button>
+		</form>
+		<br>
+		{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.general.collaborative_owners_management_help"}}
+	</div>
+	{{end}}
+	{{end}}
+</div>

templates/repo/settings/navbar.tmpl

@@ -38,10 +38,13 @@
 				</a>
 			{{end}}
 		{{end}}
-		{{if and .EnableActions (.Permission.CanRead ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeActions)}}
+		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners .PageIsSharedSettingsSecrets .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables .PageIsActionsSettingsGeneral}}open{{end}}>
-		<details class="item toggleable-item" {{if or .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners .PageIsSharedSettingsSecrets .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables}}open{{end}}>
 			<summary>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.actions"}}</summary>
 			<div class="menu">
+				<a class="{{if .PageIsActionsSettingsGeneral}}active {{end}}item" href="{{.RepoLink}}/settings/actions/general">
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.general"}}
+				</a>
+				{{if and .EnableActions (.Permission.CanRead ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeActions)}}
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsSharedSettingsRunners}}active {{end}}item" href="{{.RepoLink}}/settings/actions/runners">
 					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.runners"}}
 				</a>
@@ -51,8 +54,8 @@
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsSharedSettingsVariables}}active {{end}}item" href="{{.RepoLink}}/settings/actions/variables">
 					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.variables"}}
 				</a>
-			</div>
-		</details>
 				{{end}}
 			</div>
+		</details>
+	</div>
 </div>

templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl

@@ -509,18 +509,6 @@
 					</div>
 				</div>
 
-				{{if .EnableActions}}
-					{{$isActionsEnabled := .Repository.UnitEnabled ctx ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeActions}}
-					{{$isActionsGlobalDisabled := ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeActions.UnitGlobalDisabled}}
-					<div class="inline field">
-						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "actions.actions"}}</label>
-							<div class="ui checkbox{{if $isActionsGlobalDisabled}} disabled{{end}}"{{if $isActionsGlobalDisabled}} data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.unit_disabled"}}"{{end}}>
-							<input class="enable-system" name="enable_actions" type="checkbox" {{if $isActionsEnabled}}checked{{end}}>
-							<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.actions_desc"}}</label>
-						</div>
-					</div>
-				{{end}}
-
 				{{if not .IsMirror}}
 					<div class="divider"></div>
 					{{$pullRequestEnabled := .Repository.UnitEnabled ctx ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypePullRequests}}

tests/integration/actions_settings_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"testing"
+
+	actions_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/actions"
+	auth_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestActionsCollaborativeOwner(t *testing.T) {
+	onGiteaRun(t, func(t *testing.T, u *url.URL) {
+		// user2 is the owner of "reusable_workflow" repo
+		user2 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2})
+		user2Session := loginUser(t, user2.Name)
+		user2Token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, user2Session, auth_model.AccessTokenScopeWriteRepository, auth_model.AccessTokenScopeWriteUser)
+		repo := createActionsTestRepo(t, user2Token, "reusable_workflow", true)
+
+		// a private repo(id=6) of user10 will try to clone "reusable_workflow" repo
+		user10 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 10})
+		// task id is 55 and its repo_id=6
+		task := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionTask{ID: 55, RepoID: 6})
+		taskToken := "674f727a81ed2f195bccab036cccf86a182199eb"
+		tokenHash := auth_model.HashToken(taskToken, task.TokenSalt)
+		assert.Equal(t, task.TokenHash, tokenHash)
+
+		dstPath := t.TempDir()
+		u.Path = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.git", repo.Owner.UserName, repo.Name)
+		u.User = url.UserPassword("gitea-actions", taskToken)
+
+		// the git clone will fail
+		doGitCloneFail(u)(t)
+
+		// add user10 to the list of collaborative owners
+		req := NewRequestWithValues(t, "POST", fmt.Sprintf("/%s/%s/settings/actions/general/collaborative_owner/add", repo.Owner.UserName, repo.Name), map[string]string{
+			"_csrf":               GetUserCSRFToken(t, user2Session),
+			"collaborative_owner": user10.Name,
+		})
+		user2Session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+		// the git clone will be successful
+		doGitClone(dstPath, u)(t)
+
+		// remove user10 from the list of collaborative owners
+		req = NewRequestWithValues(t, "POST", fmt.Sprintf("/%s/%s/settings/actions/general/collaborative_owner/delete?id=%d", repo.Owner.UserName, repo.Name, user10.ID), map[string]string{
+			"_csrf": GetUserCSRFToken(t, user2Session),
+		})
+		user2Session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+		// the git clone will fail
+		doGitCloneFail(u)(t)
+	})
+}

web_src/js/features/comp/SearchUserBox.ts

@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ export function initCompSearchUserBox() {
 
   const allowEmailInput = searchUserBox.getAttribute('data-allow-email') === 'true';
   const allowEmailDescription = searchUserBox.getAttribute('data-allow-email-description') ?? undefined;
+  const includeOrgs = searchUserBox.getAttribute('data-include-orgs') === 'true';
   fomanticQuery(searchUserBox).search({
     minCharacters: 2,
     apiSettings: {
-      url: `${appSubUrl}/user/search_candidates?q={query}`,
+      url: `${appSubUrl}/user/search_candidates?q={query}&orgs=${includeOrgs}`,
       onResponse(response: any) {
         const resultItems = [];
         const searchQuery = searchUserBox.querySelector('input').value;