Run spelling checks on pull request events #51436

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yeelam-gordon opened 12:17pm on October 20, 2026 wanted to merge 12 Ξ” into microsoft/powertoys main from
fix/spelling-pull-request

Pull Request Overview

  • Opened on October 20, 2026
  • Status Closed
  • Commit count 2 with first commit October 20, 2026

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12 Total Diff Delta

Open Days

Open 16 weekdays

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Run spelling checks on pull request events

Summary of the Pull Request

Run spelling checks on pull_request for both community forks and same-repository branches. Keep automatic PR comments limited to same-repository PRs.

Not yet tested on GitHub: the repository's spelling workflow is currently disabled.

Implementation and local checks

## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

Fork contributors find spelling errors and fixes in the failed check, not a bot comment.

## Validation Steps Performed

- `actionlint -ignore 'label "ubuntu-slim"' .github/workflows/spelling2.yml` β€” passed (existing runner label).

Comments Threads Pending Resolution

ljharb reviewed on October 20, 2026
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### πŸ”΅ Needs a closer look

GitHub-hosted validation remains pending for fork-token reporting, same-repository comments, and SARIF uploads.

**No open issues** πŸŽ‰

What changed in this PR

Updates spelling checks to run on pull requests from both forks and same-repository branches.

**Changes:**
- Replaces `pull_request_target` with `pull_request`.
- Limits automatic PR comments to same-repository branches.
- Disables SARIF for fork PRs while retaining logs and job summaries.

| File | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| `.github/​workflows/​spelling2.yml` | Updates PR triggers, comment eligibility, and fork SARIF handling. |

Review effort: Balanced

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