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Finops Workflows by laurigates — Agent Skill

Name: Finops Workflows
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: laurigates

File contents

/finops:workflows

Analyze GitHub Actions workflow runs for a repository - frequency, duration, success rates, and efficiency metrics.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when...	Use a sibling instead when...
You need to analyze workflow run frequency, duration, and trigger distribution	You only need a quick high-level health snapshot — use `/finops:overview`
You are investigating high failure rates on specific workflows	You want actionable fixes for workflow config waste — use `/finops:waste`
You need org-wide workflow timing analysis (`/finops:workflows org <name>`)	You want to compare workflow metrics across many repos — use `/finops:compare`
You want to identify slow or noisy workflows by duration	You are investigating cache size or stale caches — use `/finops:caches`

Context

Current repo URL: !git remote -v

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
`repo`	Repository in owner/name format	Current repository
`--created`	Date range filter (e.g., `>=2026-03-01`)	None (last 100 runs)
`org <name>`	Org-wide analysis (use instead of repo)	-

Execution

Per-repo analysis (default)

bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/workflow-runs.sh" $ARGS

Org-wide analysis

When the user requests org-wide analysis, use the org script:

bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/workflow-runs-org.sh" $ARGS

Output Format

Analyzing workflows for: org/repo

=== Active Workflows ===
  CI (id: 12345)
  Deploy (id: 12346)
  CodeQL (id: 12347)

=== Run Summary ===
CI:
  Total: 156 | Success: 140 | Failure: 10 | Cancelled: 4 | Skipped: 2
  Success rate: 89%
Deploy:
  Total: 45 | Success: 44 | Failure: 1 | Cancelled: 0 | Skipped: 0
  Success rate: 97%

=== Duration Analysis ===
CI:
  Runs: 50 | Avg: 4m32s | Max: 12m15s | Total: 226min
Deploy:
  Runs: 20 | Avg: 2m10s | Max: 3m45s | Total: 43min

=== Trigger Types ===
  push: 89 runs
  pull_request: 67 runs
  schedule: 30 runs
  workflow_dispatch: 5 runs

=== Recent Failures (last 10) ===
  #234 CI - 2025-01-28 - https://github.com/org/repo/actions/runs/...
  #231 CI - 2025-01-27 - https://github.com/org/repo/actions/runs/...

=== High Frequency Workflows ===
  CI: 156 runs (~5.2/day) - consider path filters

Agentic Optimizations

Context	Command
Workflow list (JSON)	`gh workflow list --json name,id,state`
Recent runs (compact)	`gh run list --workflow <name> --limit 20 --json status,conclusion,createdAt`
Failed runs only	`gh run list --status failure --limit 10 --json name,createdAt,url`
Run timing (JSON)	`gh api "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs?per_page=50" --jq '.workflow_runs[]
Compact per-repo analysis	`bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/workflow-runs.sh" $ARGS`
Org-wide analysis	`bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/workflow-runs-org.sh" $ARGS`

Post-actions

Based on findings, suggest:

High failure rate -> Investigate recent failures, check logs with gh run view --log-failed
High frequency -> Review trigger conditions, add path filters
Long durations -> Review caching, parallelization, step optimization
Many skipped -> Run /finops:waste for detailed analysis

--- description: "Analyze workflow runs — frequency, duration, success rates, efficiency. Use when investigating slow CI, high failure rates, or run patterns over time." args: "[repo] [--created RANGE]" allowed-tools: Bash(gh api *), Bash(gh workflow *), Bash(gh repo *), Bash(bash *), Read, TodoWrite argument-hint: Optional repo (owner/name format, defaults to current repo). Use --created for date range. Use org mode for org-wide analysis. created: 2025-01-30 modified: 2026-06-18 reviewed: 2026-04-25 name: finops-workflows --- # /finops:workflows Analyze GitHub Actions workflow runs for a repository - frequency, duration, success rates, and efficiency metrics. ## When to Use This Skill | Use this skill when... | Use a sibling instead when... | |---|---| | You need to analyze workflow run frequency, duration, and trigger distribution | You only need a quick high-level health snapshot — use `/finops:overview` | | You are investigating high failure rates on specific workflows | You want actionable fixes for workflow config waste — use `/finops:waste` | | You need org-wide workflow timing analysis (`/finops:workflows org <name>`) | You want to compare workflow metrics across many repos — use `/finops:compare` | | You want to identify slow or noisy workflows by duration | You are investigating cache size or stale caches — use `/finops:caches` | ## Context - Current repo URL: !`git remote -v` ## Parameters | Parameter | Description | Default | |-----------|-------------|---------| | `repo` | Repository in owner/name format | Current repository | | `--created` | Date range filter (e.g., `>=2026-03-01`) | None (last 100 runs) | | `org <name>` | Org-wide analysis (use instead of repo) | - | ## Execution ### Per-repo analysis (default) ```bash bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/workflow-runs.sh" $ARGS ``` ### Org-wide analysis When the user requests org-wide analysis, use the org script: ```bash bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/workflow-runs-org.sh" $ARGS ``` ## Output Format ``` Analyzing workflows for: org/repo === Active Workflows === CI (id: 12345) Deploy (id: 12346) CodeQL (id: 12347) === Run Summary === CI: Total: 156 | Success: 140 | Failure: 10 | Cancelled: 4 | Skipped: 2 Success rate: 89% Deploy: Total: 45 | Success: 44 | Failure: 1 | Cancelled: 0 | Skipped: 0 Success rate: 97% === Duration Analysis === CI: Runs: 50 | Avg: 4m32s | Max: 12m15s | Total: 226min Deploy: Runs: 20 | Avg: 2m10s | Max: 3m45s | Total: 43min === Trigger Types === push: 89 runs pull_request: 67 runs schedule: 30 runs workflow_dispatch: 5 runs === Recent Failures (last 10) === #234 CI - 2025-01-28 - https://github.com/org/repo/actions/runs/... #231 CI - 2025-01-27 - https://github.com/org/repo/actions/runs/... === High Frequency Workflows === CI: 156 runs (~5.2/day) - consider path filters ``` ## Agentic Optimizations | Context | Command | |---------|---------| | Workflow list (JSON) | `gh workflow list --json name,id,state` | | Recent runs (compact) | `gh run list --workflow <name> --limit 20 --json status,conclusion,createdAt` | | Failed runs only | `gh run list --status failure --limit 10 --json name,createdAt,url` | | Run timing (JSON) | `gh api "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs?per_page=50" --jq '.workflow_runs[] | {name,created_at,updated_at,conclusion}'` | | Compact per-repo analysis | `bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/workflow-runs.sh" $ARGS` | | Org-wide analysis | `bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/workflow-runs-org.sh" $ARGS` | ## Post-actions Based on findings, suggest: - High failure rate -> Investigate recent failures, check logs with `gh run view --log-failed` - High frequency -> Review trigger conditions, add path filters - Long durations -> Review caching, parallelization, step optimization - Many skipped -> Run `/finops:waste` for detailed analysis

Frequently asked questions

Finops Workflows