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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+#
+# Generates a GitHub App installation access token.
+# Reads credentials from env vars set in each agent's adapter config:
+#   GITHUB_APP_ID_<NAME>   — the GitHub App ID
+#   GITHUB_PEM_PATH_<NAME> — path to the private key PEM file
+#
+# Usage: export GH_TOKEN=$(bash /paperclip/privilegedescalation/agents/get-github-token.sh)
+
+# Auto-detect credentials from env (each agent has exactly one of each)
+# Try suffix-based first (GITHUB_APP_ID_<NAME>), then fall back to no-suffix (GITHUB_APP_ID)
+APP_ID=$(printenv | grep '^GITHUB_APP_ID_' | head -1 | cut -d= -f2 || true)
+if [[ -z "${APP_ID:-}" ]]; then
+  APP_ID="${GITHUB_APP_ID:-}"
+fi
+PEM_PATH=$(printenv | grep '^GITHUB_PEM_PATH_' | head -1 | cut -d= -f2 || true)
+if [[ -z "${PEM_PATH:-}" ]]; then
+  PEM_PATH="${GITHUB_APP_PEM_FILE:-}"
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${APP_ID:-}" || -z "${PEM_PATH:-}" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: GITHUB_APP_ID and GITHUB_APP_PEM_FILE (or GITHUB_APP_ID_<NAME> and GITHUB_PEM_PATH_<NAME>) env vars must be set" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f "$PEM_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: PEM file not found at $PEM_PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- Build JWT (RS256) ---
+b64url() { openssl base64 -e -A | tr '+/' '-_' | tr -d '='; }
+
+NOW=$(date +%s)
+HEADER=$(printf '{"alg":"RS256","typ":"JWT"}' | b64url)
+PAYLOAD=$(printf '{"iat":%d,"exp":%d,"iss":"%s"}' "$((NOW - 60))" "$((NOW + 600))" "$APP_ID" | b64url)
+SIGNATURE=$(printf '%s.%s' "$HEADER" "$PAYLOAD" \
+  | openssl dgst -sha256 -sign "$PEM_PATH" | b64url)
+JWT="${HEADER}.${PAYLOAD}.${SIGNATURE}"
+
+# --- Get installation ID (first installation for this app) ---
+INSTALLATION_ID=$(curl -sf \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT" \
+  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+  https://api.github.com/app/installations \
+  | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)[0]['id'])")
+
+if [[ -z "$INSTALLATION_ID" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: Could not get installation ID for app $APP_ID" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- Exchange for installation access token ---
+TOKEN=$(curl -sf -X POST \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT" \
+  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+  "https://api.github.com/app/installations/${INSTALLATION_ID}/access_tokens" \
+  | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['token'])")
+
+if [[ -z "$TOKEN" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: Could not get installation access token" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "$TOKEN"
+