> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bloodhound.specterops.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# GH_ProtectedBy

> Branch protection rule protects this branch

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## Edge Schema

* Traversable: ❌

| Start | Kind | End |
| - | - | - |
| [GH\_BranchProtectionRule](/opengraph/extensions/github/nodes/gh_branchprotectionrule) | GH\_ProtectedBy | [GH\_Branch](/opengraph/extensions/github/nodes/gh_branch) |

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart LR
    GH_Branch["GH_Branch"]
    GH_BranchProtectionRule["GH_BranchProtectionRule"]
    GH_BranchProtectionRule -- GH_ProtectedBy --> GH_Branch
```

## General Information

The non-traversable GH\_ProtectedBy edge represents that a branch protection rule applies to a specific branch. This edge links protection rules to the branches they govern. Understanding which protections apply to a branch is critical for determining the effective access model — protections such as required reviews, status checks, and push restrictions directly impact who can modify a branch. This edge is consumed by the computed branch-access edges to determine effective push access; the computed [GH\_CanWriteBranch](/opengraph/extensions/github/edges/gh_canwritebranch) and [GH\_CanEditProtection](/opengraph/extensions/github/edges/gh_caneditprotection) edges carry traversability instead.

## Edge Schema

| Source | Destination | Traversable |
| - | - | - |
| [GH\_BranchProtectionRule](/opengraph/extensions/github/nodes/gh_branchprotectionrule) | [GH\_Branch](/opengraph/extensions/github/nodes/gh_branch) | `false` |

## Diagram

```mermaid theme={null}
graph LR
    n0["GH_BranchProtectionRule"]
    n1["GH_Branch"]
    n0 -.->|GH_ProtectedBy| n1
```