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 ## Getting Started
 
-1. Get yourself a GitHub PAT for development purposes with access to an Organization where the runners will be registered.
+1. Get yourself a GitHub PAT for development purposes with access to a Repository where the runners will be 
+   registered. Your PAT needs the following permissions:
+   - `Administration`: Read & write - needed to generate JIT config/registration token, remove runners, etc. 
+   - `Metadata`: Read-only - automatically enabled by above 
+   - `Webhooks`: Read & write - needed to install webhooks on repositories
 
 1. To spin up GitHub Action Runners with `garm`, the `garm-operator` needs some CRs which can be created by the 
    following command.