Commercial software intelligenceEvidence checked · 8 September 2026
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SK-2026-166 · Enterprise app entitlements

GitHub enterprises can install public third-party GitHub Apps

GitHub enterprise owners can now install public GitHub Apps created outside their enterprise on the enterprise account. Enterprise installation grants access to the enterprise account itself rather than automatically granting access to organizations or repositories, and apps using the most powerful enterprise-organization installation permissions remain restricted across enterprise boundaries.

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Commercial transition

Previous statePublic GitHub Apps created outside an enterprise could not be installed on that enterprise account under the newly announced enterprise-installation model.
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New stateEnterprise owners can install public third-party GitHub Apps on the enterprise account, while organization and repository access remains separately governed and powerful cross-enterprise organization-installation permissions retain explicit restrictions.

Who is affected

GitHub Enterprise owners and third-party GitHub App integrators using enterprise-account permissions.

Action required

Review enterprise-level app permissions and organization/repository access separately before installation, and do not treat enterprise installation as implicit repository access.

Evidence boundary

GitHub proves third-party public GitHub App installation on enterprise accounts and explicitly states that enterprise installation alone does not grant organization or repository access. Apps using Enterprise organization installations or Enterprise organization installation repositories permissions cannot be installed across enterprise boundaries under the announced safeguards.

Timeline

  1. Third-party enterprise installations become available

    GitHub announced enterprise installation support for public GitHub Apps created outside the enterprise.

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