Question

A contractor who is not a member of your organization needs to contribute code to exactly one private repository for a short-term project. As the organization owner, you want to give them access to that single repository without adding them to the organization or any teams. What is the most appropriate way to grant this access?

Accepted Answer

Add the contractor as an outside collaborator on the specific repository with the appropriate permission level

Answer

Invite the contractor as an organization member and rely on default member permissions

Answer

Add the contractor to a team that has access to the repository

Answer

Make the repository public so the contractor can contribute without any invitation