mxschmitt/action-tmate
Debug your GitHub Actions via SSH by using tmate to get access to the runner system itself. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 62
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 174
- age_days: 2567
- days_rel: 96
- days_push: 35
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
3578 stars · 333 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A GitHub Action that opens an interactive tmate SSH or web shell session on a GitHub Actions runner so you can debug failing workflows live. It supports conditional, manually-triggered debug sessions and a detached mode that continues the workflow while the session runs.
Use cases
- debug a failing github actions workflow via ssh
- get a shell on a github actions runner
- interactively debug ci pipeline steps
- conditionally enable ssh debugging in a workflow
- inspect the runner environment during a build
- continue a workflow after an ssh debug session
When to choose
- a GitHub Actions workflow fails in ways you cannot reproduce locally
- you need to inspect the runner's filesystem, installed tools, or environment live
- you want on-demand debugging via workflow_dispatch without editing workflow files each time
When to avoid
- your CI runs on self-hosted runners with strict security requirements, since it exposes an SSH endpoint
- workflows handle secrets that could leak through an interactive session
- you only need log output rather than interactive debugging
Facets
plugin · maturity active
ssh ci-cd developer-tools terminal-ui developer-tools windows cloud github-actions tmate ssh-debugging ci-debugging workflow-debugging debugging devops command-line automation linux macos docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mxschmitt/action-tmate · fetched 2026-08-28 · c203b5a34fa5
- homepage: https://mxschmitt.github.io/action-tmate/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ad1c2ccc3b2b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mxschmitt/action-tmate | main | 84 |
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