When repo access is ring-fenced, GitHub Discussions is the bridge.
Discussions democratise product conversations, giving front-end and back-end teams a shared, permission-free space to align, without opening up respective codebases.

GitHub Discussions:
– Democratises visibility: Anyone can read and follow decisions. No push access needed.
– Aligns without merging: Front-end and back-end debate trade-offs before a single PR is opened and code is written. Design and QA teams could also chip in.
– Keeps the record: Threaded, searchable history outlives Slack and survives access changes.