andor kesselman's improvement copied over by hand

.github/workflows/glossary.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: gh_pages
         description: This is where the output of script will be pushed to.
+# explicitly configure permissions, in case your GITHUB_TOKEN workflow permissions are set to read-only in repository settings
+permissions:
+  actions: write
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  statuses: write
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -45,6 +51,32 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
           git config user.email "<>"
 
+      - name: "CLA Assistant"
+        if: (github.event.comment.body == 'recheck' || github.event.comment.body == 'I have read the CLA Document and I hereby sign the CLA') || github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
+        uses: contributor-assistant/github-action@v2.3.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # the below token should have repo scope and must be manually added by you in the repository's secret
+          # This token is required only if you have configured to store the signatures in a remote repository/organization
+          PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          path-to-signatures: "signatures/version1/cla.json"
+          path-to-document: "https://github.com/cla-assistant/github-action/blob/master/SAPCLA.md" # e.g. a CLA or a DCO document
+          # branch should not be protected
+          branch: "main"
+          allowlist: user1,bot*
+
+          # the followings are the optional inputs - If the optional inputs are not given, then default values will be taken
+          #remote-organization-name: enter the remote organization name where the signatures should be stored (Default is storing the signatures in the same repository)
+          #remote-repository-name: enter the  remote repository name where the signatures should be stored (Default is storing the signatures in the same repository)
+          #create-file-commit-message: 'For example: Creating file for storing CLA Signatures'
+          #signed-commit-message: 'For example: $contributorName has signed the CLA in $owner/$repo#$pullRequestNo'
+          #custom-notsigned-prcomment: 'pull request comment with Introductory message to ask new contributors to sign'
+          #custom-pr-sign-comment: 'The signature to be committed in order to sign the CLA'
+          #custom-allsigned-prcomment: 'pull request comment when all contributors has signed, defaults to **CLA Assistant Lite bot** All Contributors have signed the CLA.'
+          #lock-pullrequest-aftermerge: false - if you don't want this bot to automatically lock the pull request after merging (default - true)
+          #use-dco-flag: true - If you are using DCO instead of CLA
+
       - name: Publishing
         run: |
           git fetch origin