# skills/hello-github-actions

Create and run a GitHub Actions workflow.

Repository: https://github.com/skills/hello-github-actions
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hello-github-actions
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: actions, github-actions, workflows, skills-course
Last push: 2026-03-03T18:29:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1700, "days_push": 183, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1110, forks 1486 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:37.481002+00:00)

## What it is
A GitHub Skills hands-on exercise repository that teaches developers how to create and run GitHub Actions workflows. Learners build a workflow that comments on pull requests, completing the guided exercise in under 30 minutes.

## Use cases
- learn how to create a GitHub Actions workflow
- practice writing workflow YAML files with jobs and steps
- automate a comment on pull requests using Actions
- get started with CI/CD on GitHub as a beginner
- complete a guided DevOps exercise in under 30 minutes
- understand how workflow runs and pull request merges work

## When to choose
- you are new to GitHub Actions and want a structured, hands-on tutorial
- you want a quick sub-30-minute exercise to learn workflow basics
- you are a developer, DevOps engineer, or security engineer onboarding to GitHub automation
- you prefer learning by copying an exercise repo and following guided steps

## When to avoid
- you already know GitHub Actions and need advanced patterns like reusable workflows or matrix builds
- you need production-ready CI/CD templates rather than a learning exercise
- you want a tool or library to use in your own codebase rather than a tutorial
- you cannot use public repositories, since private repos consume Actions minutes

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: ci-cd, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cloud
- tags: github-actions, hands-on-exercise, skills-course, workflows, beginner-friendly, devops, automation, web-server

## Member repositories
- skills/hello-github-actions (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.481002+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:43:28.579262+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/skills/hello-github-actions (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:37.481002+00:00, sha 99c759c86fd9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.