Add workflows permission options for GitHub token

[simonw]

Why:

Closes:

• The permissions: workflows: option is currently undocumented #41140

What's being changed (if available, include any code snippets, screenshots, or gifs):

Adds workflows: write to the list of permissions.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR adds documentation for the workflows permission available to GITHUB_TOKEN in GitHub Actions. The permission allows workflows to trigger other workflows.

• Adds the workflows: write|none permission to the list of available GITHUB_TOKEN permissions

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