Agent skill

GitHub Actions Workflow Automation

by ruvnet in ruvnet/agentic-flow

Generates and optimizes GitHub Actions workflows with swarm coordination, using named modes for PR management, issue tracking, releases and repository structure.

No licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install GitHub Actions Workflow Automation

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ruvnet/agentic-flow --skill github-workflow-automation -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ruvnet/agentic-flow github-workflow-automation --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/ruvnet/agentic-flow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/github-workflow-automation .claude/skills/github-workflow-automation && 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
github-workflow-automation
GitHub stars
819
Used in
6 other repos
Token cost
~6k tokens
SKILL.md length
559 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
21
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Generates and optimizes GitHub Actions workflows with swarm coordination, using named modes for PR management, issue tracking, releases and repository structure.

  • Works in 12 steps: gh-coordinator → pr-manager → issue-tracker → …
  • Generating a CI workflow from an analysis of the codebase
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Quick Start, Core Capabilities and Advanced Features, plus 8 more sections
  • Calls npx, gh and npm; needs API_KEY

What it does

The skill uses ruv-swarm commands to analyze a codebase and generate a workflow, or to optimize an existing one such as .github/workflows/ci.yml. It ties workflow work to repository management through a set of named GitHub modes run via claude-flow, each with its own settings.

Modes include gh-coordinator for complex or multi-repo workflows (hierarchical, up to 10 parallel operations), pr-manager for pull request management with automated, multi-reviewer review and conflict resolution, issue-tracker for labels and progress, release-manager for semantic versioning and multi-stage deployment, repo-architect for repository structure and templates, and a code-reviewer mode.

When your agent uses it

  • Generating a CI workflow from an analysis of the codebase
  • Optimizing an existing GitHub Actions workflow file
  • Coordinating a release with a changelog and staged deployment
  • Automating pull request review and conflict handling

Example prompts

  • “Generate a GitHub Actions workflow for this repo after analyzing the codebase.”
  • “Optimize .github/workflows/ci.yml so the pipeline runs faster.”
  • “Use the release-manager mode to create a release with a changelog and staged deployment.”

Requirements

  • A GitHub repository with Actions enabled
  • ruv-swarm or claude-flow, run through npx
  • The GitHub CLI (gh)

Workflow steps

12 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. gh-coordinator
  2. pr-manager
  3. issue-tracker
  4. release-manager
  5. repo-architect
  6. code-reviewer
  7. ci-orchestrator
  8. security-guardian
  9. Intelligent CI with Swarms
  10. Multi-Language Detection
  11. Adaptive Security Scanning
  12. Self-Healing Pipeline

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e993605. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx
    • gh
    • npm

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com
    • cli.github.com
    • docs.github.com

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

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • API_KEY

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

Context cost

GitHub Actions Workflow Automation loads about 6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 559 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~6k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 559 words (~5,965 tokens).

“This skill provides comprehensive GitHub Actions automation with AI swarm coordination. It integrates intelligent CI/CD pipelines, workflow orchestration, and repository management to create self-organizing, adaptive GitHub workflows.”

— opening of SKILL.md by ruvnet
name
github-workflow-automation
version
1.0.0
category
github
tags
github, github-actions, ci-cd, workflow-automation, swarm-coordination, deployment, security
authors
claude-flow
requires
gh (GitHub CLI), git, claude-flow@alpha, node (v16+)
priority
high
progressive_disclosure
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/github-workflow-automation of ruvnet/agentic-flow.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e993605

Used in 10 other repositories

We found 24 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 6 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in ruvnet/agentic-flow, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about GitHub Actions Workflow Automation

What does GitHub Actions Workflow Automation do?

Generates and optimizes GitHub Actions workflows with swarm coordination, using named modes for PR management, issue tracking, releases and repository structure. yml. It ties workflow work to repository management through a set of named GitHub modes run via claude-flow, each with its own settings.

When should I use GitHub Actions Workflow Automation?

GitHub Actions Workflow Automation fits situations like: generating a CI workflow from an analysis of the codebase; optimizing an existing GitHub Actions workflow file; coordinating a release with a changelog and staged deployment; automating pull request review and conflict handling.

How do I install GitHub Actions Workflow Automation in Claude Code?

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

How do I install GitHub Actions Workflow Automation in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ruvnet/agentic-flow --skill github-workflow-automation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/github-workflow-automation in ruvnet/agentic-flow) into .agents/skills/github-workflow-automation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use GitHub Actions Workflow Automation 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 ruvnet/agentic-flow --skill github-workflow-automation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/github-workflow-automation, .gemini/skills/github-workflow-automation, .github/skills/github-workflow-automation and .opencode/skills/github-workflow-automation in your project.

What does GitHub Actions Workflow Automation need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, GitHub Actions Workflow Automation needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx, gh and npm) and credentials named API_KEY. Our summary lists: A GitHub repository with Actions enabled; ruv-swarm or claude-flow, run through npx; The GitHub CLI (gh).

Does GitHub Actions Workflow Automation access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. As links in the text: github.com, cli.github.com and docs.github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is GitHub Actions Workflow Automation 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 GitHub Actions Workflow Automation use?

No licence was found for GitHub Actions Workflow Automation or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does GitHub Actions Workflow Automation use?

About 6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 24k 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 GitHub Actions Workflow Automation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with GitHub Actions Workflow Automation: CI (aiblueprinthq/ai-blueprint, 463 stars), OpenWork Release Process (different-ai/openwork, 24k stars), Michel Monitor Pull Request GitHub Actions (PackmindHub/packmind, 317 stars) and CI (openJiuwen-ai/sciencediscovery, 156 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains GitHub Actions Workflow Automation?

ruvnet (a GitHub user) maintains it in ruvnet/agentic-flow, which has 819 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 16, 2026.

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