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Github Actions Artifact Budget Audit by dvcrn

Name: Github Actions Artifact Budget Audit
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

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GitHub Actions Artifact Budget Audit

Use this skill to detect oversized or stale GitHub Actions artifacts across repositories.

What this skill does

Reads one or more GitHub artifact JSON exports (gh api output)
Calculates artifact size in MB and totals by repository + artifact name
Flags warn/critical artifacts by configurable size thresholds
Highlights soon-to-expire artifact volume to prioritize cleanup
Supports text and JSON output for terminal or dashboards

Inputs

Optional:

ARTIFACT_GLOB (default: artifacts/github-actions-artifacts/*.json)
TOP_N (default: 20)
OUTPUT_FORMAT (text or json, default: text)
WARN_MB (default: 250)
CRITICAL_MB (default: 750)
SOON_EXPIRES_DAYS (default: 7)
FAIL_ON_CRITICAL (0 or 1, default: 0)
REPO_MATCH (regex, optional)
REPO_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)
ARTIFACT_MATCH (regex, optional)
ARTIFACT_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)

Collect artifact JSON

Single repository:

gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/actions/artifacts --paginate \
  > artifacts/github-actions-artifacts/<owner>-<repo>.json

Combined multi-repo payloads are also supported as long as each file includes an artifacts array.

Run

Text report:

ARTIFACT_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions-artifacts/*.json' \
WARN_MB=300 \
CRITICAL_MB=900 \
bash skills/github-actions-artifact-budget-audit/scripts/artifact-budget-audit.sh

JSON output for automation:

ARTIFACT_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions-artifacts/*.json' \
OUTPUT_FORMAT=json \
FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 \
bash skills/github-actions-artifact-budget-audit/scripts/artifact-budget-audit.sh

Filter to one repo and artifact family:

ARTIFACT_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions-artifacts/*.json' \
REPO_MATCH='^flowcreatebot/' \
ARTIFACT_MATCH='(test-results|coverage)' \
bash skills/github-actions-artifact-budget-audit/scripts/artifact-budget-audit.sh

Run with bundled fixtures:

ARTIFACT_GLOB='skills/github-actions-artifact-budget-audit/fixtures/*.json' \
bash skills/github-actions-artifact-budget-audit/scripts/artifact-budget-audit.sh

Output contract

Exit 0 in reporting mode (default)
Exit 1 if FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 and at least one artifact is at/above CRITICAL_MB
In text mode: prints summary and top oversized artifact groups
In json mode: prints summary, grouped artifact stats, and critical artifact instances

---name: github-actions-artifact-budget-auditdescription: Audit GitHub Actions artifact storage usage from JSON exports so bloated artifacts are flagged before they inflate CI cost.---# GitHub Actions Artifact Budget AuditUse this skill to detect oversized or stale GitHub Actions artifacts across repositories.## What this skill does- Reads one or more GitHub artifact JSON exports (`gh api` output)- Calculates artifact size in MB and totals by repository + artifact name- Flags warn/critical artifacts by configurable size thresholds- Highlights soon-to-expire artifact volume to prioritize cleanup- Supports text and JSON output for terminal or dashboards## InputsOptional:- `ARTIFACT_GLOB` (default: `artifacts/github-actions-artifacts/*.json`)- `TOP_N` (default: `20`)- `OUTPUT_FORMAT` (`text` or `json`, default: `text`)- `WARN_MB` (default: `250`)- `CRITICAL_MB` (default: `750`)- `SOON_EXPIRES_DAYS` (default: `7`)- `FAIL_ON_CRITICAL` (`0` or `1`, default: `0`)- `REPO_MATCH` (regex, optional)- `REPO_EXCLUDE` (regex, optional)- `ARTIFACT_MATCH` (regex, optional)- `ARTIFACT_EXCLUDE` (regex, optional)## Collect artifact JSONSingle repository:```bashgh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/actions/artifacts --paginate \ > artifacts/github-actions-artifacts/<owner>-<repo>.json```Combined multi-repo payloads are also supported as long as each file includes an `artifacts` array.## RunText report:```bashARTIFACT_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions-artifacts/*.json' \WARN_MB=300 \CRITICAL_MB=900 \bash skills/github-actions-artifact-budget-audit/scripts/artifact-budget-audit.sh```JSON output for automation:```bashARTIFACT_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions-artifacts/*.json' \OUTPUT_FORMAT=json \FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 \bash skills/github-actions-artifact-budget-audit/scripts/artifact-budget-audit.sh```Filter to one repo and artifact family:```bashARTIFACT_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions-artifacts/*.json' \REPO_MATCH='^flowcreatebot/' \ARTIFACT_MATCH='(test-results|coverage)' \bash skills/github-actions-artifact-budget-audit/scripts/artifact-budget-audit.sh```Run with bundled fixtures:```bashARTIFACT_GLOB='skills/github-actions-artifact-budget-audit/fixtures/*.json' \bash skills/github-actions-artifact-budget-audit/scripts/artifact-budget-audit.sh```## Output contract- Exit `0` in reporting mode (default)- Exit `1` if `FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1` and at least one artifact is at/above `CRITICAL_MB`- In `text` mode: prints summary and top oversized artifact groups- In `json` mode: prints summary, grouped artifact stats, and critical artifact instances

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