diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot.generate-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot.generate-docs.yml
index 1a6d01c..1f43262 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot.generate-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot.generate-docs.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   generate-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read    # Required to read repository content and commit diffs
+      issues: write     # Required to create GitHub issues for documentation recommendations
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot.generate-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot.generate-tests.yml
index 1c2fc53..5b31fec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot.generate-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot.generate-tests.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   generate-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read    # Required to read repository content and commit diffs
+      issues: write     # Required to create GitHub issues for test coverage recommendations
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code