diff --git a/slash-commands/README.md b/slash-commands/README.md
index 649bb5f..3cc179a 100644
--- a/slash-commands/README.md
+++ b/slash-commands/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ After creating:
 | | |
 |---|---|
 | **Triggers** | `issue_comment` (types: `created`) + `pull_request_target` (types: `synchronize`) |
-| **Permissions** | `contents: read` is sufficient — the App token handles all writes. If falling back to `GITHUB_TOKEN` for `bot-token`, add `pull-requests: write`, `issues: write`. |
+| **Permissions** | `contents: read` is sufficient — the App token handles all writes. |
 | **Fork-PR safety** | No special guard needed — `issue_comment` and `pull_request_target` both run in the **base** repo's context with the base workflow definition, so fork authors cannot modify the logic. CODEOWNERS is also fetched from the PR's **base** ref, never the head. |
 | **No checkout** | The action calls GitHub API only. Do not `actions/checkout` PR code. |
 
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: modelcontextprotocol/actions/slash-commands@main
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
-          bot-token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           # auto-merge-method: squash  # default; also: merge, rebase
           # stageblog-workflow: stage-blog.yml  # uncomment to enable /stageblog
 ```
@@ -196,8 +195,7 @@ jobs:
 
 | Input | Required | Default | Description |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `github-token` | ✅ | — | Token with `read:org` (Organization Members: read) for the team-membership check. Pass the App installation token. **Default `GITHUB_TOKEN` will not work** — it lacks `read:org`. |
-| `bot-token` | | `${{ github.token }}` | Token for all repo API calls: comments, reactions, labels, reviews, CODEOWNERS fetch, file listing, workflow dispatch, auto-merge. Pass the App installation token so approvals come from the App identity. |
+| `github-token` | ✅ | — | GitHub App installation token used for everything: team-membership checks, labels, comments, reactions, APPROVE review, auto-merge, CODEOWNERS fetch, workflow dispatch. Must have Organization Members:read + Repository Pull requests:write + Contents:read (+ Actions:write for `/stageblog`). **Default `GITHUB_TOKEN` will not work.** |
 | `approved-label` | | `accepted` | Label added by `/lgtm` to mark the PR as accepted |
 | `hold-label` | | `do-not-merge/hold` | Label added by `/hold` |
 | `always-allow-teams` | | `core-maintainers` | Comma-separated team slugs (in the repo's org) whose members can `/lgtm` any PR. **Only these teams can `/lgtm`** — CODEOWNERS does not grant it. Members may also `/hold`/`/stageblog` any PR. |
diff --git a/slash-commands/action.yml b/slash-commands/action.yml
index 4fa714e..6a5b58c 100644
--- a/slash-commands/action.yml
+++ b/slash-commands/action.yml
@@ -9,21 +9,13 @@ description: >-
 inputs:
   github-token:
     description: >-
-      Token used for org team-membership checks only. MUST have read:org
-      scope — the default GITHUB_TOKEN cannot do this. Use a fine-grained PAT
-      with Organization Members:read, or a GitHub App installation token with
-      the same.
+      GitHub App installation token used for all API calls: team-membership
+      checks, labels, comments, reactions, reviews, auto-merge, CODEOWNERS
+      fetch, and workflow dispatch. Must have Organization Members:read plus
+      Repository Pull requests:write and Contents:read (and Actions:write if
+      /stageblog is enabled). The default GITHUB_TOKEN will NOT work — it
+      lacks read:org and its approvals may not count toward required reviews.
     required: true
-  bot-token:
-    description: >-
-      Token used for all repo API calls: comments, reactions, labels, reviews,
-      CODEOWNERS fetch, listFiles, and workflow dispatch. Defaults to the
-      automatic GITHUB_TOKEN so user-visible side effects show as authored by
-      github-actions[bot]. The caller workflow must grant this token the
-      necessary permissions (pull-requests: write, issues: write,
-      contents: read; plus actions: write for /stageblog).
-    required: false
-    default: ${{ github.token }}
   approved-label:
     description: Label added by /lgtm to mark the PR as accepted
     required: false
@@ -118,9 +110,8 @@ runs:
         AUTO_MERGE_METHOD: ${{ inputs.auto-merge-method }}
         STAGEBLOG_WORKFLOW: ${{ inputs.stageblog-workflow }}
         STAGEBLOG_PATHS: ${{ inputs.stageblog-paths }}
-        ORG_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
       with:
-        github-token: ${{ inputs.bot-token }}
+        github-token: ${{ inputs.github-token }}
         script: |
           const main = require(process.env.GITHUB_ACTION_PATH + '/main.js');
           await main({ github, context, core });
diff --git a/slash-commands/main.js b/slash-commands/main.js
index 62913d2..8015aad 100644
--- a/slash-commands/main.js
+++ b/slash-commands/main.js
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@ module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
   const autoMerge = process.env.ENABLE_AUTO_MERGE === 'true';
   const autoMergeMethod = process.env.AUTO_MERGE_METHOD.toUpperCase();
   const reviewMarker = '<!-- slash-commands-lgtm -->';
-  // `github` is authed with bot-token (defaults to GITHUB_TOKEN) so comments,
-  // reactions, labels, and reviews show as github-actions[bot]. The PAT is
-  // passed via env and used ONLY for the raw-fetch team-membership check
-  // below — we cannot construct a second Octokit client here because
-  // @actions/github is bundled into github-script's dist/index.js and not
-  // resolvable, nor does a per-request `headers.authorization` override work
-  // (Octokit's auth hook overwrites it).
-  const orgToken = process.env.ORG_TOKEN;
 
   function setResult(result, actor) {
     core.setOutput('result', result);
@@ -87,32 +79,22 @@ module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
   async function isTeamMember(user, teamSlug) {
     const key = `${teamSlug}:${user}`;
     if (teamMembershipCache.has(key)) return teamMembershipCache.get(key);
-    const res = await fetch(
-      `https://api.github.com/orgs/${encodeURIComponent(owner)}/teams/${encodeURIComponent(teamSlug)}/memberships/${encodeURIComponent(user)}`,
-      {
-        headers: {
-          authorization: `Bearer ${orgToken}`,
-          accept: 'application/vnd.github+json',
-          'x-github-api-version': '2022-11-28',
-        },
-      },
-    );
-    if (res.status === 404) {
-      teamMembershipCache.set(key, false);
-      return false;
+    let ok;
+    try {
+      const { data } = await github.rest.teams.getMembershipForUserInOrg({
+        org: owner, team_slug: teamSlug, username: user,
+      });
+      ok = data.state === 'active';
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e.status === 404) {
+        ok = false;
+      } else if (e.status === 403) {
+        core.warning(`Team membership check for @${owner}/${teamSlug} returned 403 — the provided github-token likely lacks Organization Members:read. Treating as not-a-member.`);
+        ok = false;
+      } else {
+        throw e;
+      }
     }
-    if (res.status === 403) {
-      // Almost always means the token lacks read:org.
-      core.warning(`Team membership check for @${owner}/${teamSlug} returned 403 — the provided github-token likely lacks read:org (Organization Members:read) scope. Treating as not-a-member.`);
-      teamMembershipCache.set(key, false);
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (!res.ok) {
-      const body = await res.text();
-      throw new Error(`Team membership check failed: ${res.status} ${body}`);
-    }
-    const data = await res.json();
-    const ok = data.state === 'active';
     teamMembershipCache.set(key, ok);
     return ok;
   }