Update template_update.yml

Author: varndellwagglebee

.github/workflows/template_update.yml

@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create template branch and merge
       id: merge
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       run: |
         set -euo pipefail
         
@@ -119,9 +121,11 @@ jobs:
         git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
         git config user.email "actions@github.com"
         
-        # Save current branch name and remote URL
+        # Configure git to use the token for authentication
+        git config url."https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
+        
+        # Save current branch name
         CURRENT_BRANCH="${{ inputs.repo_branch }}"
-        REMOTE_URL=$(git remote get-url origin)
         
         # Create an orphan branch with the rendered template content
         git checkout --orphan template-rendered
@@ -146,11 +150,6 @@ jobs:
         git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}"
         git checkout -b "$BRANCH"
         
-        # Ensure remote is configured (may have been lost during orphan branch operations)
-        if ! git remote get-url origin >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-          git remote add origin "$REMOTE_URL"
-        fi
-        
         # Merge using the commit SHA instead of branch name
         if git merge "$TEMPLATE_COMMIT" --allow-unrelated-histories --no-edit -m "chore: update from template ${OLD_SHA} → ${NEW_SHA}"; then
           echo "merge_had_conflicts=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"