diff --git a/automerge/README.md b/automerge/README.md
index db8b333..60c4327 100644
--- a/automerge/README.md
+++ b/automerge/README.md
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 # Auto-merge Action
 
-This composite action enables auto-merge for eligible pull requests based on specified labels.
+This composite action enables auto-merge for eligible pull requests based on specified labels. Defaults to approving Dependabot PRs with green CI against all branches.
 
 ## Features
 
-- Finds PRs with specified label (default: `auto-merge`)
+- Finds PRs with specified label (default: `auto-merge`) for the allowed base branches
 - Verifies PRs are in mergeable state (non-draft)
-- Checks that all status checks have passed
+- Checks that required status checks have passed
 - Enables auto-merge with squash strategy
-- Auto-approves Dependabot PRs
+- Auto-approves PRs for allowed author
 
 ## Inputs
 
 | Input | Description | Required | Default |
 |-------|-------------|----------|---------|
+| `allowed-authors` | Authors to filter PRs for auto-merge  (regex)| No | `app/dependabot` |
+| `allowed-base-branches` | Allowed base branches for auto-merge (regex) | No | `.*` |
+| `dry-run` | Whether to dry-run the auto-merge | No | `false` |
 | `github-token` | GitHub token with permissions to merge PRs and approve reviews (`contents: write` and `pull-requests: write` permissions) | Yes | - |
+| `labels` | Labels to filter PRs for auto-merge (comma-separated `and` logic) | No | `auto-merge` |
+| `limit` | Maximum number of PRs to process per run | No | `50` |
 | `repository` | Repository in owner/repo format | No | `${{ github.repository }}` |
-| `label` | Label to filter PRs for auto-merge | No | `auto-merge` |
-| `limit` | Maximum number of PRs to process | No | `50` |
+| `required-checks` | Required checks to pass for auto-merge (regex) | No | `.*` |
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/automerge/action.yml b/automerge/action.yml
index d106e18..9026485 100644
--- a/automerge/action.yml
+++ b/automerge/action.yml
@@ -2,21 +2,37 @@ name: Auto-merge PRs
 description: Enable auto-merge for eligible PRs with specified labels
 
 inputs:
+  allowed-authors:
+    description: 'Authors to filter PRs for auto-merge (regex)'
+    required: false
+    default: 'app/dependabot'
+  allowed-base-branches:
+    description: 'Allowed base branches for auto-merge (regex)'
+    required: false
+    default: '.*'
+  dry-run:
+    description: 'Whether to dry-run the auto-merge'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
   github-token:
     description: 'GitHub token with permissions to merge PRs and approve reviews'
     required: true
-  repository:
-    description: 'Repository in owner/repo format'
-    required: false
-    default: ${{ github.repository }}
-  label:
-    description: 'Label to filter PRs for auto-merge'
+  labels:
+    description: 'Labels to filter PRs for auto-merge (comma-separated `and` logic)'
     required: false
     default: 'auto-merge'
   limit:
     description: 'Maximum number of PRs to process per run.'
     required: false
     default: '50'
+  repository:
+    description: 'Repository in owner/repo format'
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.repository }}
+  required-checks:
+    description: 'Required checks to pass for auto-merge (regex)'
+    required: false
+    default: '.*'
 
 runs:
   using: composite
@@ -25,74 +41,15 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
+        DRY_RUN: ${{ inputs.dry-run }}
       run: |
         set -euo pipefail
 
-        # Extract repo owner and name
-        IFS='/' read -r OWNER REPO <<< "${{ inputs.repository }}"
-
-        echo "::notice::Querying PRs with '${{ inputs.label }}' label in ${{ inputs.repository }}"
-
-        # Get all PRs with auto-merge labels (non-draft, mergeable only)
-        PR_DATA=$(gh pr list \
-          --repo "${{ inputs.repository }}" \
-          --label "${{ inputs.label }}" \
-          --draft=false \
-          --state open \
-          --limit "${{ inputs.limit }}" \
-          --json number,mergeable,author \
-          --jq ".[] | select(.mergeable == \"MERGEABLE\") | {number, author: .author.login}")
-
-        if [[ -z "$PR_DATA" ]]; then
-          echo "::notice::No eligible PRs found with '${{ inputs.label }}' label"
-          exit 0
-        fi
-
-        # Process each PR
-        echo "$PR_DATA" | jq -c '.' | while read -r PR_JSON; do
-          PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.number')
-          AUTHOR=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.author')
-
-          echo "::notice::Processing PR #$PR_NUMBER (author=$AUTHOR)"
-
-          # Check if all checks have passed using GraphQL statusCheckRollup
-          STATUS=$(gh api graphql -F owner="$OWNER" -F repo="$REPO" -F number="$PR_NUMBER" -f query="
-            query(\$owner: String!, \$repo: String!, \$number: Int!) {
-              repository(owner: \$owner, name: \$repo) {
-                pullRequest(number: \$number) {
-                  commits(last: 1) {
-                    nodes {
-                      commit {
-                        statusCheckRollup {
-                          state
-                        }
-                      }
-                    }
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          " --jq ".data.repository.pullRequest.commits.nodes[0].commit.statusCheckRollup.state" || echo "null")
-
-          echo "::notice::PR #$PR_NUMBER status check rollup: $STATUS"
-
-          # Only proceed if all checks passed
-          if [[ "$STATUS" != "SUCCESS" ]]; then
-            echo "::warning::Skipping PR #$PR_NUMBER - checks not passed (status: $STATUS)"
-            continue
-          fi
-
-          # Enable auto-merge for all PRs with the label
-          echo "::notice::Enabling auto-merge for PR #$PR_NUMBER"
-          gh pr merge --repo "${{ inputs.repository }}" \
-            --auto --squash "$PR_NUMBER"
-
-          # Auto-approve only Dependabot PRs
-          if [[ "$AUTHOR" == "app/dependabot" ]]; then
-            echo "::notice::Approving Dependabot PR #$PR_NUMBER"
-            gh pr review --repo "${{ inputs.repository }}" \
-              --approve "$PR_NUMBER" || true
-          fi
-
-          echo "::notice::✓ Auto-merge enabled for PR #$PR_NUMBER"
-        done
+        "${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/../common/common.sh" \
+          "${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/automerge.sh" \
+          "${{ inputs.repository }}" \
+          "${{ inputs.limit }}" \
+          "${{ inputs.labels }}" \
+          "${{ inputs.allowed-authors }}" \
+          "${{ inputs.required-checks }}" \
+          "${{ inputs.allowed-base-branches }}"
diff --git a/automerge/automerge.sh b/automerge/automerge.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..41ffda7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automerge/automerge.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Enables auto-merge for eligible PRs with specified labels.
+# PRs can be filtered by labels, base branches, and allowed author.
+# Required status checks must pass for auto-merge to be enabled.
+#
+# Local run:
+#
+#  test/local-env.sh automerge/automerge.sh <repository> <limit> <label1,label2,...> <allowed-author> <required-checks> <allowed-base-branches>
+#
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+function main() {
+    REPOSITORY="${1:-}"
+    LIMIT="${2:-}"
+    LABELS="${3:-}"
+    ALLOWED_AUTHORS="${4:-}"
+    REQUIRED_CHECKS="${5:-}"
+    ALLOWED_BASE_BRANCHES="${6:-}"
+
+    check_not_empty \
+        DRY_RUN GH_TOKEN \
+        REPOSITORY LIMIT LABELS ALLOWED_AUTHORS REQUIRED_CHECKS
+
+    gh_log notice "Querying PRs with '${LABELS}' label(s) in ${REPOSITORY}, allowed authors: ${ALLOWED_AUTHORS}, required checks: ${REQUIRED_CHECKS}, allowed base branches: ${ALLOWED_BASE_BRANCHES}"
+    gh_log notice "DRY_RUN: ${DRY_RUN}"
+
+    # Extract repo owner and name
+    IFS='/' read -r OWNER REPO <<< "${REPOSITORY}"
+
+    # Get all PRs with auto-merge labels (non-draft, mergeable only)
+    PR_DATA=$(gh pr list \
+        --repo "${REPOSITORY}" \
+        --label "${LABELS}" \
+        --draft=false \
+        --state open \
+        --limit "${LIMIT}" \
+        --json number,mergeable,author,baseRefName \
+        --jq ".[] | select(.mergeable == \"MERGEABLE\") | {number, author: .author.login, baseRefName: .baseRefName}")
+
+    if [[ -z "${PR_DATA}" ]]; then
+        gh_log notice "No eligible PRs found with '${LABELS}' labels"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    # Process each PR
+    echo "${PR_DATA}" | jq -c '.' | while read -r PR_JSON; do
+        PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.number')
+        AUTHOR=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.author')
+        BASE_BRANCH=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.baseRefName')
+
+        echo "[DEBUG] PR #${PR_NUMBER} - author='${AUTHOR}', base branch='${BASE_BRANCH}'"
+        if [[ ! "${BASE_BRANCH}" =~ ^(${ALLOWED_BASE_BRANCHES})$ ]]; then
+            echo "[DEBUG] PR #${PR_NUMBER} skipped - base branch '${BASE_BRANCH}' not allowed"
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        STATUS="$(get_combined_success_status "${PR_NUMBER}")"
+
+        # Only proceed if the required checks have passed
+        if [[ "${STATUS}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "[DEBUG] ✓ PR #${PR_NUMBER} - all required checks passed or skipped"
+        else
+            echo "[DEBUG] x PR #${PR_NUMBER} skipped - not all required checks passed or skipped"
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        # Enable auto-merge for all PRs with the label(s)
+        if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "[DEBUG] ✓ PR #${PR_NUMBER} - would have enabled auto-merge [DRY RUN]"
+        else
+            gh pr merge --repo "${REPOSITORY}" \
+            --auto --squash "${PR_NUMBER}"
+            echo "[DEBUG] ✓ PR #${PR_NUMBER} - auto-merge enabled"
+        fi
+
+        # Approve only PRs by allowed authors
+        if [[ "${AUTHOR}" =~ ^(${ALLOWED_AUTHORS})$ ]]; then
+            if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == "true" ]]; then
+                echo "[DEBUG] ✓ PR #${PR_NUMBER} - would have approved [DRY RUN]"
+            else
+                gh pr review --repo "${REPOSITORY}" \
+                    --approve "${PR_NUMBER}"
+                echo "[DEBUG] ✓ PR #${PR_NUMBER} - approved"
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "[DEBUG] x PR #${PR_NUMBER} not approved - author '${AUTHOR}' not in allowed authors"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+function get_combined_success_status() {
+    PAGE_SIZE=100
+    CURSOR=""
+    NODES_JSON='[]'
+
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2016
+    QUERY='
+    query($owner: String!, $repo: String!, $number: Int!, $first: Int!, $after: String) {
+        repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
+            pullRequest(number: $number) {
+                commits(last: 1) {
+                    nodes {
+                        commit {
+                            statusCheckRollup {
+                                contexts(first: $first, after: $after) {
+                                    pageInfo {
+                                        hasNextPage
+                                        endCursor
+                                    }
+                                    nodes {
+                                        ... on CheckRun {
+                                            name
+                                            status
+                                            conclusion
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    '
+
+    while true; do
+        ARGS=(
+            graphql
+            -F owner="$OWNER"
+            -F repo="$REPO"
+            -F number="$PR_NUMBER"
+            -F first="$PAGE_SIZE"
+            -f query="$QUERY"
+        )
+        if [[ -n "${CURSOR}" ]]; then
+            ARGS+=(-F after="${CURSOR}")
+        fi
+
+        RESP=$(gh api "${ARGS[@]}")
+
+        PAGE_NODES=$(echo "${RESP}" | jq '.data.repository.pullRequest.commits.nodes[0].commit.statusCheckRollup.contexts.nodes // []')
+        NODES_JSON=$(jq -n --argjson acc "${NODES_JSON}" --argjson page "${PAGE_NODES}" '$acc + $page')
+
+        HAS_NEXT=$(echo "${RESP}" | jq -r '.data.repository.pullRequest.commits.nodes[0].commit.statusCheckRollup.contexts.pageInfo.hasNextPage // false')
+        if [[ "${HAS_NEXT}" != "true" ]]; then
+            break
+        fi
+        CURSOR=$(echo "${RESP}" | jq -r '.data.repository.pullRequest.commits.nodes[0].commit.statusCheckRollup.contexts.pageInfo.endCursor // empty')
+        if [[ -z "${CURSOR}" ]]; then
+            gh_log error "Pagination indicated hasNextPage but endCursor is empty"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "$NODES_JSON" | jq '
+    map(select(
+        .name != null
+        and (.name | test("'"${REQUIRED_CHECKS}"'"))
+        ))
+    | {
+        ALL_SUCCESS: (length > 0 and all(.conclusion == "SUCCESS" or .conclusion == "SKIPPED"))
+    } | .ALL_SUCCESS
+    '
+}
+
+main "$@"