Fix external plugin approval label normalization

[Copilot]

Pull Request Checklist

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• The file follows the required naming convention.
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Description

The merged-PR label normalization step in .github/workflows/external-plugin-approval-command.yml was failing under the default Actions token. This updates the workflow to stop creating repository labels at runtime while preserving the PR label cleanup path.

• Failure path

  • removes the inline createLabel call for approved, which is the unsafe part of the current flow for this event/token context

• Workflow permissions

  • adds pull-requests: write so the remaining PR label mutations run with the expected scope

• Behavior preserved

  • still adds approved to the merged external-plugin PR when missing
  • still removes stale labels: awaiting-review, awaiting-approval, ready-for-review, rejected

permissions:
  issues: write
  pull-requests: write

if (!labelNames.has('approved')) {
  await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
    owner: context.repo.owner,
    repo: context.repo.repo,
    issue_number: prNumber,
    labels: ['approved']
  });
}

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Type of Contribution

• New instruction file.
• New prompt file.
• New agent file.
• New plugin.
• New skill file.
• New agentic workflow.
• Update to existing instruction, prompt, agent, plugin, skill, or workflow.
• Other (please specify):

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Additional Notes

This change is intentionally limited to the approval workflow; no other external-plugin automation paths were modified.

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[aaronpowell]

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