GitHub App Rest API repository response permissions object is always "false"

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Hi,

I noticed that when querying repositories via the various Rest API endpoints using an installation token, the contained permissions object is always completely filled with "false" values.

How can I find out whether the current installation could be used for repository push access (more explicitly to create commit statuses)?

Endpoints:

• GET https://api.github.com/repos/{org}/{repo}
• GET https://api.github.com/installation/repositories

Response snippet:

[...]
     "permissions": {
        "admin": false,
        "maintain": false,
        "push": false,
        "triage": false,
        "pull": false
      }
[...]

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