- name
- github-actions-docs
- description
- Use when users ask how to write, explain, customize, migrate, secure, or troubleshoot GitHub Actions workflows, workflow syntax, triggers, matrices, runners, reusable workflows, artifacts, caching, secrets, OIDC, deployments, custom actions, or Actions Runner Controller, especially when they need official GitHub documentation, exact links, or docs-grounded YAML guidance.
GitHub Actions questions are easy to answer from stale memory. Use this skill to ground answers in official GitHub documentation and return the closest authoritative page instead of generic CI/CD advice.
When to Use
Use this skill when the request is about:
- GitHub Actions concepts, terminology, or product boundaries
- Workflow YAML, triggers, jobs, matrices, concurrency, variables, contexts, or expressions
- GitHub-hosted runners, larger runners, self-hosted runners, or Actions Runner Controller
- Artifacts, caches, reusable workflows, workflow templates, or custom actions
- Secrets,
GITHUB_TOKEN, OpenID Connect, artifact attestations, or secure workflow patterns - Environments, deployment protection rules, deployment history, or deployment examples
- Migrating from Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab CI/CD, Travis CI, Azure Pipelines, or other CI systems
- Troubleshooting workflow behavior when the user needs documentation, syntax guidance, or official references
Do not use this skill for:
- A specific failing PR check, missing workflow log, or CI failure triage. Use
gh-fix-ci. - General GitHub pull request, branch, or repository operations. Use
github. - CodeQL-specific configuration or code scanning guidance. Use
codeql. - Dependabot configuration, grouping, or dependency update strategy. Use
dependabot.
Workflow
1. Classify the request
Decide which bucket the question belongs to before searching:
- Getting started or tutorials
- Workflow authoring and syntax
- Runners and execution environment
- Security and supply chain
- Deployments and environments
- Custom actions and publishing
- Monitoring, logs, and troubleshooting
- Migration
If you need a quick starting point, load references/topic-map.md and jump to the closest section.
2. Search official GitHub docs first
- Treat
docs.github.comas the source of truth. - Prefer pages under https://docs.github.com/en/actions.