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Definition overview
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Cross-Repo Dispatch Pattern overview
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Cross-Repo Dispatch Pattern
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A dispatch pattern where one repository's workflow triggers a
pipeline in a different repository via the repository_dispatch
event. Used for multi-repo CI orchestration: a shared library
publishes a new version and dispatches integration tests in all
consumer repos; a platform repo provisions infrastructure and
dispatches application deployment in service repos. The dispatch
payload carries context (source repo, version, commit SHA) for
traceability. Requires GitHub App or PAT with dispatch permissions
on target repos. Enables dependency-aware CI topologies without
monorepo coupling.
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- domain:devops·DomainDevOps
- domain:software-engineering·DomainSoftware Engineering
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- tool:github-actions·ToolGitHub Actions
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