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Github Workflows by open-gsd — Agent Skill

Name: Github Workflows
Author: open-gsd

File contents

GitHub Workflows

Mission: Work with GitHub Actions without using stale training data. All syntax, versions, and parameters come from live sources.

Structural Principle

All CI operations go through ci_monitor.cjs. Never reach for gh CLI directly — the script wraps it with observable output.

Primary Tool: ci_monitor.cjs

Path: scripts/ci_monitor.cjs

node scripts/ci_monitor.cjs <command>

Before using any command:

Run --help to discover available arguments

Routing Table:

When You Need	Command
List recent runs	`runs [--branch <name>]`
Monitor running workflow	`watch <run-id>`
Fail fast in scripts	`fail-fast <run-id>`
See why run failed	`log-failed <run-id>`
Test pass/fail counts	`test-summary <run-id>`
Check action versions	`check-actions [file]`
Search logs	`grep <run-id> --pattern <regex>`
Wait for deployment	`wait-for <run-id> <job> --keyword <text>`

Documentation Routing

Base URL: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/

Before writing any workflow syntax:

Fetch the relevant .md file from the URL above
Read only the section you need

Task	File	Section
Create workflow	workflow-syntax.md	`name`, `on`, `jobs`
Set triggers	workflow-syntax.md	`on`
Set permissions	workflow-syntax.md	`permissions`
Concurrency	workflow-syntax.md	`concurrency`
Reusable workflow	workflow-syntax.md	`on.workflow_call`
Annotations	workflow-commands.md	"Setting an error/warning/notice message"
Output variables	workflow-commands.md	"Environment files"
Conditionals	expressions.md	"Operators", "Functions"
Contexts	contexts.md	" context"
Events	events-that-trigger-workflows.md	Event tables

Version Verification

What	Where
Action versions	`node ci_monitor.cjs check-actions <file>`
Node.js LTS	`curl -s https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json \| jq '.[0].version'`

Validation Constraint

"No errors" is not validation. Prove observable change:

BEFORE: [specific state]
AFTER:  [different state]
EVIDENCE: [output from ci_monitor.cjs]

References

references/gh/SKILL.md — gh CLI reference

---name: github-workflowsdescription: Work with GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows - read live syntax, monitor runs, and debug failures. Use when writing, running, or debugging GitHub Actions workflows.---# GitHub Workflows**Mission:** Work with GitHub Actions without using stale training data. All syntax, versions, and parameters come from live sources.---## Structural Principle**All CI operations go through ci_monitor.cjs.** Never reach for `gh` CLI directly — the script wraps it with observable output.---## Primary Tool: ci_monitor.cjs**Path:** `scripts/ci_monitor.cjs````bashnode scripts/ci_monitor.cjs <command>```**Before using any command:**- [ ] Run `--help` to discover available arguments**Routing Table:**| When You Need | Command ||---------------|---------|| List recent runs | `runs [--branch <name>]` || Monitor running workflow | `watch <run-id>` || Fail fast in scripts | `fail-fast <run-id>` || See why run failed | `log-failed <run-id>` || Test pass/fail counts | `test-summary <run-id>` || Check action versions | `check-actions [file]` || Search logs | `grep <run-id> --pattern <regex>` || Wait for deployment | `wait-for <run-id> <job> --keyword <text>` |---## Documentation Routing**Base URL:** `https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/`**Before writing any workflow syntax:**- [ ] Fetch the relevant `.md` file from the URL above- [ ] Read only the section you need| Task | File | Section ||------|------|---------|| Create workflow | workflow-syntax.md | `name`, `on`, `jobs` || Set triggers | workflow-syntax.md | `on` || Set permissions | workflow-syntax.md | `permissions` || Concurrency | workflow-syntax.md | `concurrency` || Reusable workflow | workflow-syntax.md | `on.workflow_call` || Annotations | workflow-commands.md | "Setting an error/warning/notice message" || Output variables | workflow-commands.md | "Environment files" || Conditionals | expressions.md | "Operators", "Functions" || Contexts | contexts.md | "<context> context" || Events | events-that-trigger-workflows.md | Event tables |---## Version Verification| What | Where ||------|-------|| Action versions | `node ci_monitor.cjs check-actions <file>` || Node.js LTS | `curl -s https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json \| jq '.[0].version'` |---## Validation Constraint**"No errors" is not validation.** Prove observable change:```BEFORE: [specific state]AFTER: [different state]EVIDENCE: [output from ci_monitor.cjs]```---## References- `references/gh/SKILL.md` — gh CLI reference

Frequently asked questions

Github Workflows