Periodically pushes a genuinely empty commit (no file changes) to your GitHub
repo, roughly every 15–30 minutes. No "activity update" banners — just clean,
empty commits with generic messages like chore: housekeeping.
Set these environment variables on the val:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
GITHUB_TOKEN | GitHub personal access token with repo scope |
GITHUB_OWNER | GitHub username or org that owns the repo |
GITHUB_REPO | Repository name |
GITHUB_BRANCH | Branch to autocommit to (optional, defaults to main) |