fix: use PAT to bypass branch protection for monthly activity

[waltergalvao]

Summary

Updates the monthly activity workflow to use a Personal Access Token (PAT) to bypass branch protection rules and push directly to main.

Setup Required

Before this workflow will work, you need to:

1. Create a PAT at https://github.com/settings/tokens

   • Classic token: select repo scope
   • Or fine-grained token: select this repo, grant "Contents" read+write

2. Add yourself to the bypass list

   • Go to repo Settings → Rules → Rulesets (or Branch protection rules)
   • Edit the rule for main
   • Under "Bypass list" or "Allow specified actors to bypass required pull requests", add your GitHub username

3. Add the PAT as a repo secret

   • Go to repo Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions
   • Create a new secret named ACTIVITY_PAT
   • Paste your PAT as the value

How it works

The workflow uses actions/checkout with your PAT token. When it pushes, GitHub sees the push as coming from you (the PAT owner), and since you're in the bypass list, it's allowed through.

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