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Default Git repository and branch permissions

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After you've been added as a team member, you are a member of the Contributors group. This membership allows you to contribute to a Git repository. The most common built-in groups include Readers, Contributors, and Project Administrators. These groups are assigned default permissions for contributing to a branch or repository.

Permission

Readers

Contributors

Build Admins

Project Admins


Read (clone, fetch, and explore the contents of a repository); also, can create, comment on, vote, and Contribute to pull requests

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Contribute, Create branches, Create tags, and Manage notes

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Create repository, Delete repository, and Rename repository

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Edit policies, Manage permissions, Remove others' locks

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Force push (rewrite history, delete branches and tags)

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Bypass policies when completing pull requests
(not set for any security group)


To change permissions or set policies for Git repositories or branches, see the following articles: