GitHub Action Generator

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name: gh-action-gen

description: Generate GitHub Actions workflows from plain English. Use when setting up CI.

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# GitHub Action Generator

Stop copy-pasting workflow YAML from StackOverflow. Describe what you want and get a working GitHub Actions workflow.

**One command. Zero config. Just works.**

Quick Start

npx ai-github-action "test and deploy on push to main"

What It Does

Usage Examples

# Test and deploy
npx ai-github-action "test and deploy on push to main"

# PR checks
npx ai-github-action "run eslint and prettier on PRs" --install

# Docker workflow
npx ai-github-action "build docker image and push to ECR" -o deploy.yml

# Scheduled job
npx ai-github-action "run database backup every night at 2am"

Best Practices

When to Use This

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Requirements

No install needed. Just run with npx. Node.js 18+ recommended. Needs OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.

npx ai-github-action --help

How It Works

Takes your plain English description and generates GitHub Actions YAML with the right triggers, jobs, and steps. The AI knows common patterns and best practices for different workflows.

License

MIT. Free forever. Use it however you want.