--- name: "GitHub Actions CI/CD" description: "Skill for GitHub Actions CI/CD — auto-generated from documentation" version: "1.0.0" author: "skynet" category: "dev" agents: ["claude-code", "codex", "gemini"] tags: ["github-actions", "dev", "auto-generated"] --- # GitHub Actions CI/CD --- name: GitHub Actions CI/CD description: Use GitHub Actions for continuous integration, deployment, and automation workflows when you need to build, test, and deploy code automatically on GitHub events metadata: author: skynet version: 1.0.0 category: dev --- # GitHub Actions CI/CD ## Core Concepts GitHub Actions automates workflows triggered by repository events (push, PR, release, etc.). Workflows are YAML files in `.github/workflows/` containing jobs that run on virtual machines. Key components: - **Workflow**: Automated process defined in YAML - **Job**: Set of steps that execute on the same runner - **Step**: Individual task (run command or action) - **Action**: Reusable unit of code - **Runner**: Server that runs workflows ## Essential Commands ### GitHub CLI for Actions ```bash # View workflow runs gh run list # View specific run details gh run view # Re-run failed jobs gh run rerun # Cancel running workflow gh run cancel # View workflow logs gh run view --log # List repository secrets gh secret list # Set repository secret gh secret set SECRET_NAME --body "secret-value" ``` ## Basic Workflow Structure ### Simple CI Workflow ```yaml # .github/workflows/ci.yml name: CI on: push: branches: [ main, develop ] pull_request: branches: [ main ] jobs: test: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Setup Node.js uses: actions/setup-node@v4 with: node-version: '18' cache: 'npm' - run: npm ci - run: npm test - run: npm run build ``` ### Multi-Environment Matrix ```yaml jobs: test: runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }} strategy: matrix: os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest] node-version: [16, 18, 20] steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }} uses: actions/setup-node@v4 with: node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }} - run: npm ci - run: npm test ``` ## Advanced Workflow Patterns ### Conditional Deployment ```yaml jobs: deploy: if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push' needs: test runs-on: ubuntu-latest environment: production steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Deploy to production run: | echo "Deploying to production" # Add deployment commands env: DEPLOY_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }} ``` ### Docker Build and Push ```yaml jobs: docker: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Set up Docker Buildx uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3 - name: Login to DockerHub uses: docker/login-action@v3 with: username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }} password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }} - name: Build and push uses: docker/build-push-action@v5 with: context: . push: true tags: user/app:latest,user/app:${{ github.sha }} ``` ### Artifact Upload/Download ```yaml jobs: build: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - run: npm run build - name: Upload artifacts uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3 with: name: build-files path: dist/ deploy: needs: build runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - name: Download artifacts uses: actions/download-artifact@v3 with: name: build-files path: ./dist ``` ## Decision Trees ### Choosing Trigger Events ``` Repository Event? ├── Code Changes → push, pull_request ├── Releases → release (published, created) ├── Issues → issues (opened, closed, labeled) ├── Scheduled → schedule (cron) └── Manual → workflow_dispatch Deployment Strategy? ├── Every Push → on: push (branches: main) ├── PR Preview → on: pull_request + environment ├── Tagged Releases → on: push (tags: 'v*') └── Manual Deploy → workflow_dispatch + inputs ``` ### Runner Selection ``` Workload Type? ├── Basic CI/CD → ubuntu-latest (fastest, cheapest) ├── Windows Apps → windows-latest ├── macOS/iOS → macos-latest ├── GPU/Large → self-hosted └── Containers → ubuntu-latest + Docker ``` ## Security Best Practices ### Secret Management ```yaml # Use repository/environment secrets env: API_KEY: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }} # Limit secret scope to specific steps steps: - name: Deploy run: ./deploy.sh env: DEPLOY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_TOKEN }} ``` ### Permission Restrictions ```yaml permissions: contents: read packages: write security-events: write ``` ## Troubleshooting ### Common Errors and Fixes **Error**: `Resource not accessible by integration` ```yaml # Fix: Add required permissions permissions: contents: read pull-requests: write ``` **Error**: `Input required and not supplied: node-version` ```yaml # Fix: Specify required inputs - uses: actions/setup-node@v4 with: node-version: '18' # Add missing input ``` **Error**: `Process completed with exit code 1` ```bash # Debug: Add verbose logging - run: npm test --verbose - run: set -x && npm test # Enable bash debugging ``` **Error**: `The runner has received a shutdown signal` ```yaml # Fix: Reduce job timeout or optimize steps jobs: test: timeout-minutes: 10 # Default is 360 ``` ### Debugging Strategies ```yaml # Enable debug logging - name: Debug run: | echo "Event: ${{ github.event_name }}" echo "Ref: ${{ github.ref }}" echo "SHA: ${{ github.sha }}" env env: ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true ``` ### Performance Optimization ```yaml # Cache dependencies - uses: actions/cache@v3 with: path: ~/.npm key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }} # Parallel jobs jobs: test: strategy: matrix: shard: [1, 2, 3, 4] steps: - run: npm test -- --shard=${{ matrix.shard }} ``` ## Integration Examples ### Slack Notifications ```yaml - name: Slack Notification if: failure() uses: 8398a7/action-slack@v3 with: status: failure text: "Build failed on ${{ github.ref }}" env: SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }} ``` ### Code Quality Gates ```yaml - name: SonarCloud Scan uses: SonarSource/sonarcloud-github-action@master env: GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }} ```