diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1ef9e98..90fd73c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,24 +12,17 @@ on:
       - Package.*
       - .github/**/*
 
-    # TODO previously would manually tag,
-    # tags:
-    #   - v* # Push events to matching v*, i.e. v1.0, v20.15.10
-
-# by default, permissions are read-only, read + write is required for git pushes
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
 jobs:
   build:
     # TODO switch to macos-latest once that represents > 13
     runs-on: macos-13
+    env:
+      # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/triggering-a-workflow#triggering-a-workflow-from-a-workflow
+      # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60418323/triggering-a-new-workflow-from-another-workflow/60418414#60418414
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60418323/triggering-a-new-workflow-from-another-workflow/60418414#60418414
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Trunk Check
         uses: trunk-io/trunk-action@v1
@@ -53,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
         id: changelog
         uses: TriPSs/conventional-changelog-action@v4
         with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
           skip-version-file: "true"
           pre-commit: bin/pre-commit.js
 
@@ -73,11 +65,9 @@ jobs:
           # output options: https://github.com/TriPSs/conventional-changelog-action#outputs
           body: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.clean_changelog }}
           tag_name: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.tag }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Update Homebrew formula
         uses: dawidd6/action-homebrew-bump-formula@v3
         with:
-          token: ${{secrets.GH_PERSONAL_TOKEN}}
           tap: iloveitaly/homebrew-tap
           livecheck: true
diff --git a/Sources/hyper-focus/hyper_focus.swift b/Sources/hyper-focus/hyper_focus.swift
index 709236c..526f693 100644
--- a/Sources/hyper-focus/hyper_focus.swift
+++ b/Sources/hyper-focus/hyper_focus.swift
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ struct SwitchingActivity: CustomStringConvertible {
 struct Configuration: Codable {
     struct ScheduleItem: Codable, Equatable {
         var pause_limit: Int?
+        // NOTE not used in the application, but passed through to the UI
+        var pause_options: [Int]?
         var start: Int?
         var start_minute: Int?
         var end: Int?
diff --git a/schema.json b/schema.json
index c712f67..d821a0d 100644
--- a/schema.json
+++ b/schema.json
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
           "pause_limit": {
             "type": "number"
           },
+          "pause_options": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {
+              "type": "number"
+            }
+          },
           "schedule_only": {
             "type": "boolean"
           },