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 The mode is selected with the `AI_MODE` environment variable, which the
 reusable workflow forwards from its `mode` input.
 
+Security policy: [GitHub Action pinning](docs/ACTION_PINNING_POLICY.md).
+
 | Mode | What it does | Model |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | `review` | General code review (bugs, logic, security summary) | codestral |
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+# GitHub Action Pinning Policy
+
+Every third-party GitHub Action used by an organization workflow must be pinned
+to a full, immutable commit SHA and followed by a comment that records the
+human-readable release version. For example:
+
+```yaml
+- uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+```
+
+Tags such as `@v7`, branches such as `@main`, and unannotated SHA references
+are not permitted for third-party actions. The version comment keeps reviews
+auditable and lets Dependabot update both the SHA and the displayed version.
+
+Local actions (`./.github/actions/...`) and reusable workflows published by
+`nubster-opensources/.github` are exempt: they are not third-party action code
+and cannot be pinned with the same syntax.
+
+Each repository must invoke the reusable
+`verify-action-pinning.yml` workflow. It checks `.github/workflows` on pull
+requests and pushes to `main`, and fails when an external action does not meet
+this policy.