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Github Actions Failure Phase Audit by dvcrn

Name: Github Actions Failure Phase Audit
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

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GitHub Actions Failure Phase Audit

Use this skill to identify which CI/CD phase is burning the most minutes when jobs fail.

What this skill does

Reads one or more GitHub Actions run JSON exports (gh run view --json ...)
Detects the first non-success step per failed/cancelled/timed-out job
Maps failures to phases: setup, build, test, lint, deploy, security, other
Aggregates failures by repo + workflow + phase + failed step
Ranks hotspots by impacted minutes and failure count

Inputs

Optional:

RUN_GLOB (default: artifacts/github-actions/*.json)
TOP_N (default: 20)
OUTPUT_FORMAT (text or json, default: text)
WARN_MINUTES (default: 20)
CRITICAL_MINUTES (default: 45)
FAIL_ON_CRITICAL (0 or 1, default: 0)
WORKFLOW_MATCH, WORKFLOW_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)
REPO_MATCH, REPO_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)
BRANCH_MATCH, BRANCH_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)
PHASE_MATCH, PHASE_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)

Collect run JSON

gh run view <run-id> --json databaseId,workflowName,headBranch,headSha,url,repository,jobs \
  > artifacts/github-actions/run-<run-id>.json

Run

Text report:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
WARN_MINUTES=15 \
CRITICAL_MINUTES=35 \
bash skills/github-actions-failure-phase-audit/scripts/failure-phase-audit.sh

JSON output + fail gate:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
OUTPUT_FORMAT=json \
FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 \
bash skills/github-actions-failure-phase-audit/scripts/failure-phase-audit.sh

Phase filtered report:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
PHASE_MATCH='^(test|deploy)$' \
bash skills/github-actions-failure-phase-audit/scripts/failure-phase-audit.sh

Run with bundled fixtures:

RUN_GLOB='skills/github-actions-failure-phase-audit/fixtures/*.json' \
bash skills/github-actions-failure-phase-audit/scripts/failure-phase-audit.sh

Output contract

Exit 0 in reporting mode
Exit 1 when FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 and critical hotspots exist
Text output includes totals and ranked phase hotspots
JSON output includes summary, hotspots, and critical_hotspots

---name: github-actions-failure-phase-auditdescription: Group GitHub Actions failures by pipeline phase (setup/build/test/lint/deploy/security) with minute impact to prioritize fixes.---# GitHub Actions Failure Phase AuditUse this skill to identify which CI/CD phase is burning the most minutes when jobs fail.## What this skill does- Reads one or more GitHub Actions run JSON exports (`gh run view --json ...`)- Detects the first non-success step per failed/cancelled/timed-out job- Maps failures to phases: `setup`, `build`, `test`, `lint`, `deploy`, `security`, `other`- Aggregates failures by repo + workflow + phase + failed step- Ranks hotspots by impacted minutes and failure count## InputsOptional:- `RUN_GLOB` (default: `artifacts/github-actions/*.json`)- `TOP_N` (default: `20`)- `OUTPUT_FORMAT` (`text` or `json`, default: `text`)- `WARN_MINUTES` (default: `20`)- `CRITICAL_MINUTES` (default: `45`)- `FAIL_ON_CRITICAL` (`0` or `1`, default: `0`)- `WORKFLOW_MATCH`, `WORKFLOW_EXCLUDE` (regex, optional)- `REPO_MATCH`, `REPO_EXCLUDE` (regex, optional)- `BRANCH_MATCH`, `BRANCH_EXCLUDE` (regex, optional)- `PHASE_MATCH`, `PHASE_EXCLUDE` (regex, optional)## Collect run JSON```bashgh run view <run-id> --json databaseId,workflowName,headBranch,headSha,url,repository,jobs \ > artifacts/github-actions/run-<run-id>.json```## RunText report:```bashRUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \WARN_MINUTES=15 \CRITICAL_MINUTES=35 \bash skills/github-actions-failure-phase-audit/scripts/failure-phase-audit.sh```JSON output + fail gate:```bashRUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \OUTPUT_FORMAT=json \FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 \bash skills/github-actions-failure-phase-audit/scripts/failure-phase-audit.sh```Phase filtered report:```bashRUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \PHASE_MATCH='^(test|deploy)$' \bash skills/github-actions-failure-phase-audit/scripts/failure-phase-audit.sh```Run with bundled fixtures:```bashRUN_GLOB='skills/github-actions-failure-phase-audit/fixtures/*.json' \bash skills/github-actions-failure-phase-audit/scripts/failure-phase-audit.sh```## Output contract- Exit `0` in reporting mode- Exit `1` when `FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1` and critical hotspots exist- Text output includes totals and ranked phase hotspots- JSON output includes `summary`, `hotspots`, and `critical_hotspots`

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