diff --git a/entry b/entry
index baa6fff..bd8b40e 100755
--- a/entry
+++ b/entry
@@ -138179,12 +138179,13 @@ var JsonPayload = type({
   "agent?": AgentName.or("null"),
   "prompt?": "string",
   "event?": "object",
-  "effort?": Effort,
-  "web?": ToolPermissionInput,
-  "search?": ToolPermissionInput,
-  "write?": ToolPermissionInput,
-  "bash?": BashPermissionInput
+  "effort?": Effort
 });
+var COLLABORATOR_PERMISSIONS = ["admin", "maintain", "write"];
+function isCollaborator(event) {
+  const perm = event.authorPermission;
+  return perm !== void 0 && COLLABORATOR_PERMISSIONS.includes(perm);
+}
 var Inputs = type({
   prompt: "string",
   "effort?": Effort,
@@ -138234,6 +138235,7 @@ function resolvePayload(repoSettings) {
   const event = isPayloadEvent(rawEvent) ? rawEvent : { trigger: "unknown" };
   const jsonAgent = jsonPayload?.agent;
   const resolvedAgent = agent2 ?? (jsonAgent !== void 0 && jsonAgent !== "null" && isAgentName(jsonAgent) ? jsonAgent : null);
+  const shouldRestrict = !isCollaborator(event);
   return {
     "~pullfrog": true,
     agent: resolvedAgent,
@@ -138243,11 +138245,12 @@ function resolvePayload(repoSettings) {
     event,
     effort: inputs.effort ?? jsonPayload?.effort ?? "auto",
     cwd: resolveCwd(inputs.cwd),
-    // permissions: inputs > jsonPayload > repoSettings > fallbacks
-    web: inputs.web ?? jsonPayload?.web ?? repoSettings.web ?? "enabled",
-    search: inputs.search ?? jsonPayload?.search ?? repoSettings.search ?? "enabled",
-    write: inputs.write ?? jsonPayload?.write ?? repoSettings.write ?? "enabled",
-    bash: inputs.bash ?? jsonPayload?.bash ?? repoSettings.bash ?? "restricted"
+    // permissions: inputs > repoSettings > fallbacks
+    // bash is restricted for non-collaborators regardless of repoSettings
+    web: inputs.web ?? repoSettings.web ?? "enabled",
+    search: inputs.search ?? repoSettings.search ?? "enabled",
+    write: inputs.write ?? repoSettings.write ?? "enabled",
+    bash: inputs.bash ?? (shouldRestrict ? "restricted" : repoSettings.bash) ?? "restricted"
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/external.ts b/external.ts
index 3e15cfd..9528c5e 100644
--- a/external.ts
+++ b/external.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ interface BasePayloadEvent {
   comment_ids?: number[] | "all";
   /** permission level of the user who triggered this event */
   authorPermission?: AuthorPermission;
+  /** when true, runs silently without progress comments (e.g., auto-labeling) */
+  silent?: boolean;
   [key: string]: any;
 }
 
@@ -239,19 +241,8 @@ export type PayloadEvent =
   | ImplementPlanEvent
   | UnknownEvent;
 
-// | undefined needed on optional props for exactOptionalPropertyTypes
-export interface DispatchOptions {
-  /** when true, disables progress comment (no "leaping into action" comment, no report_progress tool) */
-  disableProgressComment?: true | undefined;
-  /** granular tool permissions set server-side for dispatch workflows */
-  web?: ToolPermission | undefined;
-  search?: ToolPermission | undefined;
-  write?: ToolPermission | undefined;
-  bash?: BashPermission | undefined;
-}
-
 // writeable payload type for building payloads
-export interface WriteablePayload extends DispatchOptions {
+export interface WriteablePayload {
   "~pullfrog": true;
   /** agent slug identifier (e.g., "claude", "codex", "gemini") */
   agent: AgentName | null;
diff --git a/utils/payload.ts b/utils/payload.ts
index 7fc476f..00eb26e 100644
--- a/utils/payload.ts
+++ b/utils/payload.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { type } from "arktype";
 import {
   AgentName,
   type AgentName as AgentNameType,
+  type AuthorPermission,
   Effort,
   type PayloadEvent,
 } from "../external.ts";
@@ -14,18 +15,25 @@ const ToolPermissionInput = type.enumerated("disabled", "enabled");
 const BashPermissionInput = type.enumerated("disabled", "restricted", "enabled");
 
 // schema for JSON payload passed via prompt (internal dispatch invocation)
+// note: permissions are intentionally NOT included here to prevent injection attacks
+// permissions are derived from event.authorPermission instead
 const JsonPayload = type({
   "~pullfrog": "true",
   "agent?": AgentName.or("null"),
   "prompt?": "string",
   "event?": "object",
   "effort?": Effort,
-  "web?": ToolPermissionInput,
-  "search?": ToolPermissionInput,
-  "write?": ToolPermissionInput,
-  "bash?": BashPermissionInput,
 });
 
+// permission levels that indicate collaborator status (have push access)
+const COLLABORATOR_PERMISSIONS: AuthorPermission[] = ["admin", "maintain", "write"];
+
+// check if the event author has collaborator-level permissions
+function isCollaborator(event: PayloadEvent): boolean {
+  const perm = event.authorPermission;
+  return perm !== undefined && COLLABORATOR_PERMISSIONS.includes(perm);
+}
+
 // inputs schema - action inputs from core.getInput()
 // note: tool permissions use .or("undefined") because getInput() || undefined
 // explicitly sets the property to undefined when empty, which is different from
@@ -103,7 +111,11 @@ export function resolvePayload(repoSettings: RepoSettings) {
     agent ??
     (jsonAgent !== undefined && jsonAgent !== "null" && isAgentName(jsonAgent) ? jsonAgent : null);
 
-  // build payload - precedence: inputs > jsonPayload > repoSettings > fallbacks
+  // determine if permissions should be restricted based on event author
+  // non-collaborators (read, triage, none, or missing) get restricted bash access
+  const shouldRestrict = !isCollaborator(event);
+
+  // build payload - precedence: inputs > repoSettings > fallbacks
   // note: modes are NOT in payload - they come from repoSettings in main()
   return {
     "~pullfrog": true as const,
@@ -115,11 +127,12 @@ export function resolvePayload(repoSettings: RepoSettings) {
     effort: inputs.effort ?? jsonPayload?.effort ?? "auto",
     cwd: resolveCwd(inputs.cwd),
 
-    // permissions: inputs > jsonPayload > repoSettings > fallbacks
-    web: inputs.web ?? jsonPayload?.web ?? repoSettings.web ?? "enabled",
-    search: inputs.search ?? jsonPayload?.search ?? repoSettings.search ?? "enabled",
-    write: inputs.write ?? jsonPayload?.write ?? repoSettings.write ?? "enabled",
-    bash: inputs.bash ?? jsonPayload?.bash ?? repoSettings.bash ?? "restricted",
+    // permissions: inputs > repoSettings > fallbacks
+    // bash is restricted for non-collaborators regardless of repoSettings
+    web: inputs.web ?? repoSettings.web ?? "enabled",
+    search: inputs.search ?? repoSettings.search ?? "enabled",
+    write: inputs.write ?? repoSettings.write ?? "enabled",
+    bash: inputs.bash ?? (shouldRestrict ? "restricted" : repoSettings.bash) ?? "restricted",
   };
 }