# Ground GitHub Actions Answers in Official Docs

GitHub Actions changes quickly, and stale workflow advice can mislead users. This skill routes questions to official GitHub documentation and produces docs-grounded guidance.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add xixu-me/github-actions-docs
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: xixu-me-github-actions-docs
- Skillstore revision: r1
- Version status: missing
- Tree hash: 1b3f6ca395fd1220e526acf603e34fafa27191a1338457d3df9107b96ce17fde
- Author: xixu-me
- GitHub username: xixu-me
- License: MIT
- Repository: https://github.com/xixu-me/skills/tree/main/skills/github-actions-docs/
- Ref: 64ca8af0f54a325752f08bd54e52151061ea659a
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: allowed
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Risk factors: env\_access, external\_commands, network
- Quality score: 76
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/xixu-me-github-actions-docs
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/xixu-me-github-actions-docs/manifest

## Capabilities

- Classifies GitHub Actions questions by workflow, runner, security, deployment, custom action, monitoring, or migration topic.
- Directs searches to official docs.github.com GitHub Actions pages.
- Uses a bundled topic map to choose likely documentation entry points.
- Encourages exact documentation links and close citations in answers.
- Distinguishes documentation requests from CI triage, CodeQL, Dependabot, and repository operations.

## Use Cases

- Learn workflow syntax: Find the right official page for triggers, jobs, matrices, expressions, and workflow structure.
- Harden deployment credentials: Route security questions to GitHub docs for secrets, GITHUB\_TOKEN, OIDC, and artifact attestations.
- Plan a CI migration: Locate migration guides for teams moving from Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab CI/CD, Travis CI, or Azure Pipelines.

## Prompt Templates

### Explain a basic workflow

```
Use official GitHub Actions docs to explain the main parts of a workflow file for a new project.
```

### Find syntax guidance

```
Find the official GitHub Actions documentation for matrix builds and summarize the key rules I should follow.
```

### Compare automation patterns

```
Compare reusable workflows and composite actions using official GitHub Actions docs, including when each option fits best.
```

### Plan a secure migration

```
Build a docs-grounded migration plan from Jenkins to GitHub Actions, including runner, secrets, and OIDC considerations.
```

## Limitations

- Does not debug live workflow runs or inspect failing pull request checks.
- Requires current GitHub documentation for final authority.
- Does not replace dedicated CodeQL, Dependabot, or general GitHub repository skills.
- May need repository logs or settings for environment-specific failures.

## Best Practices

- Ask for exact docs links when decisions depend on current GitHub behavior.
- State whether you need concepts, syntax, security, migration, or troubleshooting guidance.
- Share existing workflow context when asking for tailored examples.

## Anti Patterns

- Using it for live pull request check failures that need run logs.
- Treating the bundled topic map as final authority.
- Asking broad GitHub repository questions outside Actions documentation.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-07-08T13:09:44.6\+00:00
- Summary: The flagged env\_access and external\_commands items are Markdown references to GitHub Actions topics, inline code, or related skills. The only URL points to official GitHub documentation, and no prompt injection or data exfiltration intent was found.

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