How do I install the Github Actions skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add thinkfleetai/github-actions in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Github Actions skill do?

GitHub Actions It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Is Github Actions free to use?

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Who published Github Actions?

thinkfleetai (@thinkfleetai) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Github Actions by thinkfleetai — Agent Skill

Name: Github Actions
Author: thinkfleetai

File contents

GitHub Actions

Manage CI/CD workflows via the GitHub CLI.

Environment Variables

GITHUB_TOKEN - GitHub personal access token (or use gh auth login)

List workflows

gh workflow list

View workflow runs

gh run list --limit 10

View run details

gh run view 12345678

View run logs

gh run view 12345678 --log | tail -100

View failed run logs

gh run view 12345678 --log-failed

Trigger workflow dispatch

gh workflow run deploy.yml --ref main -f environment=staging -f version=1.2.3

Re-run failed jobs

gh run rerun 12345678 --failed

Cancel run

gh run cancel 12345678

List workflow runs (filtered)

gh run list --workflow=ci.yml --status=failure --limit 5

Watch run in progress

gh run watch 12345678

Manage secrets

gh secret list

gh secret set MY_SECRET --body "secret-value"

gh secret delete MY_SECRET

Manage variables

gh variable list

gh variable set MY_VAR --body "value"

List environments

gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/environments | jq '.environments[] | {name, protection_rules}'

Download artifacts

gh run download 12345678 --dir /tmp/artifacts

Workflow file reference

# Common workflow patterns:
# .github/workflows/ci.yml - Continuous integration
# .github/workflows/deploy.yml - Deployment
# .github/workflows/release.yml - Release automation

Notes

gh uses the current repo context; run from within a git repo or use --repo owner/repo.
Workflow dispatch requires the workflow to define workflow_dispatch trigger.
Confirm before triggering workflows, setting secrets, or cancelling runs.

---name: github-actionsdescription: GitHub Actions---# GitHub ActionsManage CI/CD workflows via the GitHub CLI.## Environment Variables- `GITHUB_TOKEN` - GitHub personal access token (or use `gh auth login`)## List workflows```bashgh workflow list```## View workflow runs```bashgh run list --limit 10```## View run details```bashgh run view 12345678```## View run logs```bashgh run view 12345678 --log | tail -100```## View failed run logs```bashgh run view 12345678 --log-failed```## Trigger workflow dispatch```bashgh workflow run deploy.yml --ref main -f environment=staging -f version=1.2.3```## Re-run failed jobs```bashgh run rerun 12345678 --failed```## Cancel run```bashgh run cancel 12345678```## List workflow runs (filtered)```bashgh run list --workflow=ci.yml --status=failure --limit 5```## Watch run in progress```bashgh run watch 12345678```## Manage secrets```bashgh secret list``````bashgh secret set MY_SECRET --body "secret-value"``````bashgh secret delete MY_SECRET```## Manage variables```bashgh variable list``````bashgh variable set MY_VAR --body "value"```## List environments```bashgh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/environments | jq '.environments[] | {name, protection_rules}'```## Download artifacts```bashgh run download 12345678 --dir /tmp/artifacts```## Workflow file reference```bash# Common workflow patterns:# .github/workflows/ci.yml - Continuous integration# .github/workflows/deploy.yml - Deployment# .github/workflows/release.yml - Release automation```## Notes- `gh` uses the current repo context; run from within a git repo or use `--repo owner/repo`.- Workflow dispatch requires the workflow to define `workflow_dispatch` trigger.- Confirm before triggering workflows, setting secrets, or cancelling runs.

Frequently asked questions

Github Actions