GitHub Actions Helper

Overview

Generates GitHub Actions workflows for continuous integration and deployment.

When to Use

• User asks to "set up CI" or "add github actions"
• New project needs automated testing
• User wants to "deploy with github actions"

How It Works

Detect project type

Check for: package.json (Node), pyproject.toml (Python), Dockerfile (Docker).

Node.js CI Template

name: CI
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with: { node-version: "20" }
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm test

Python CI Template

name: Python CI
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with: { python-version: "3.12" }
      - run: pip install -r requirements.txt
      - run: pytest

Tips

• Use actions/checkout@v4 not @v4.2.0
• Use npm ci not npm install for reproducibility
• Store secrets in GitHub Secrets