diff --git a/.github/workflows/black-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/black-lint.yml
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-# https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/integrations/github_actions.html
-
-name: Black Lint
-
-on: [push, pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  black-lint:
-    permissions: {} # Remove all permissions
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: psf/black@23.12.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/black-suggest.yml b/.github/workflows/black-suggest.yml
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-name: black Suggest
-on: [pull_request]
-jobs:
-  formatting-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.12'
-          cache: 'pip' # caching pip dependencies
-      - run:
-          pip install black==23.12.1
-      - name: Run black style check.
-        run: |
-          black .
-      - uses: parkerbxyz/suggest-changes@v1
-        with:
-          comment: 'Please commit the suggested changes from black.'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/black.yml b/.github/workflows/black.yml
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+name: Black lint and suggest changes
+
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  black-lint-and-suggest:
+    permissions: # needed in forks?
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+          cache: 'pip' # caching pip dependencies
+      - run: pip install black==23.12.1
+      
+      - name: Run black
+        run: black . # if this fails nothing else will run, this is correct behavior
+
+      - name: Suggest changes via comment
+        uses: parkerbxyz/suggest-changes@v1
+        with:
+          comment: 'Please commit the suggested changes from black.'
+      
+      - name: Fail if changes were made
+        run: |
+          if git diff --quiet; then
+            echo "Black formatting applied no changes."
+            exit 0
+          else
+            run: |
+              echo "Black formatting applied changes. Please format with black."
+              exit 1
+          fi
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