# Audit GitHub Actions workflows for insecure permissions and unpinned actions

> This ASE skill uses zizmor to audit GitHub Actions workflows and composite actions for security mistakes before they ship. An agent can scan local repos or remote GitHub repositories, flag risky permission scopes and unsafe workflow patterns, and return plain output, GitHub-native findings, or SARIF for follow-up automation.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/audit-github-actions-workflows-for-insecure-permissions-and-` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/audit-github-actions-workflows-for-insecure-permissions-and-`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/audit-github-actions-workflows-for-insecure-permissions-and-/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/audit-github-actions-workflows-for-insecure-permissions-and-

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# Audit GitHub Actions workflows for insecure permissions and unpinned actions

This ASE skill uses zizmor to audit GitHub Actions workflows and composite actions for security mistakes before they ship. An agent can scan local repos or remote GitHub repositories, flag risky permission scopes and unsafe workflow patterns, and return plain output, GitHub-native findings, or SARIF for follow-up automation.

## Prerequisites

GitHub Actions workflow files or a GitHub repository, with a GitHub token only when auditing remote or private repos

## Installation

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [detailed usage recipes].
- [detailed usage recipes]: https://docs.zizmor.sh/usage/

- Source: https://github.com/zizmorcore/zizmor
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zizmorcore/zizmor/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://docs.zizmor.sh/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/audit-github-actions-workflows-for-insecure-permissions-and-unpinned-actions/)