It's because the Github 'repo' scope is for access to public and private repos, in both read and write modes. The Github scopes are not finely grained enough f

It's because the Github 'repo' scope is for access to public and private repos, in both read and write modes. The Github scopes are not finely grained enough for applications using them to ask for only the minimal permissions they need. I do agree that Coveralls should explain this better, either before they ask for the permissions, or at least in their FAQs.