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Official agent skill

Workflow Step Summaries

by github in github/gh-aw

Write clear GitHub Actions step summaries with progressive disclosure.

OfficialMITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Workflow Step Summaries

skills CLI
$ npx skills add github/gh-aw --skill workflow-step-summaries -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install github/gh-aw workflow-step-summaries --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/gh-aw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/workflow-step-summaries .claude/skills/workflow-step-summaries && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
workflow-step-summaries
GitHub stars
5.3k
Token cost
~338 tokens
SKILL.md length
166 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
52
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Write clear GitHub Actions step summaries with progressive disclosure.

  • Tasks that involve CI/CD
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Workflow Step Summaries is an agent skill from github/gh-aw, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Write clear GitHub Actions step summaries with progressive disclosure.

Its SKILL.md is about 340 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering CI/CD. It works with GitHub Actions and GitHub. The repository describes itself as: GitHub Agentic Workflows. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve CI/CD

Example prompts

  • “/workflow-step-summaries”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit eb63040. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Workflow Step Summaries loads about 338 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 24 tokens; SKILL.md has 166 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~24
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~338

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from github/gh-aw at commit eb63040, republished under its MIT licence (© github). 166 words, ~338 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/workflow-step-summaries/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
workflow-step-summaries
description
Write clear GitHub Actions step summaries with progressive disclosure.

GitHub Actions Step Summary Guidance

Use this skill when generating content for $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY.

Structure summaries for quick scanning
  • Start sections at ### (h3) for readable hierarchy in workflow run pages.
  • Keep titles plain text with no emojis.
  • Put the most important status and outcomes first.
Use progressive disclosure
  • Wrap detailed diagnostics, logs, and secondary data in HTML <details> blocks.
  • Use a concise <summary> line that states what the collapsed section contains.
  • Keep default-expanded content short; move verbose output into collapsible blocks.
Use Markdown for code and review output
  • In actions/github-script, prefer core.summary.* helpers to build summary content.
  • Use inline code with backticks for commands, paths, IDs, and config keys.
  • Use fenced code blocks with a language tag for logs, diffs, snippets, or commands.
  • Present review findings as markdown sections with clear severity and action items.
Suggested checklist before writing
  • Confirm section headings start at h3.
  • Confirm no title includes emoji.
  • Confirm verbose content is inside <details> blocks.
  • Confirm code and review content uses proper markdown code formatting.

© github, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .github/skills/workflow-step-summaries of github/gh-aw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit eb63040

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Make GitHub Actions Workflowdotnet/efcore15k—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
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Questions about Workflow Step Summaries

What does Workflow Step Summaries do?

Write clear GitHub Actions step summaries with progressive disclosure. Workflow Step Summaries is an agent skill from github/gh-aw, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Write clear GitHub Actions step summaries with progressive disclosure.

When should I use Workflow Step Summaries?

Workflow Step Summaries fits situations like: tasks that involve CI/CD.

How do I install Workflow Step Summaries in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add github/gh-aw --skill workflow-step-summaries -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/workflow-step-summaries in github/gh-aw) into .claude/skills/workflow-step-summaries in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Workflow Step Summaries in Codex?

Run `npx skills add github/gh-aw --skill workflow-step-summaries -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/workflow-step-summaries in github/gh-aw) into .agents/skills/workflow-step-summaries in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Workflow Step Summaries in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add github/gh-aw --skill workflow-step-summaries -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/workflow-step-summaries, .gemini/skills/workflow-step-summaries, .github/skills/workflow-step-summaries and .opencode/skills/workflow-step-summaries in your project.

What does Workflow Step Summaries need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Workflow Step Summaries is instructions for the agent only.

Does Workflow Step Summaries access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Workflow Step Summaries safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Workflow Step Summaries use?

Workflow Step Summaries is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Workflow Step Summaries use?

About 338 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Workflow Step Summaries?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Workflow Step Summaries: Nushell (ccusage/ccusage, 19k stars), AI News Radar (LearnPrompt/ai-news-radar, 1.8k stars), Make GitHub Actions Workflow (dotnet/efcore, 15k stars) and ONNX Runtime CI Management (microsoft/onnxruntime, 22k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Workflow Step Summaries?

github (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in github/gh-aw, which has 5,350 GitHub stars. The repository holds 52 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: github/gh-aw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.