# r-lib/actions

GitHub Actions for the R community

Repository: https://github.com/r-lib/actions
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/r-lib-actions
Language: TypeScript
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: github-actions, r
Last push: 2026-08-09T11:25:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2519, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1066, forks 234 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:27.131460+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of reusable GitHub Actions for R projects, providing setup of R, dependencies, renv, pandoc, and TinyTeX, plus running R CMD check and PR workflows. It includes example workflows covering common R CI tasks.

## Use cases
- set up R in a GitHub Actions workflow
- run R CMD check on my R package in CI
- install R package dependencies from DESCRIPTION in CI
- restore renv lockfile packages in GitHub Actions
- install pandoc and LaTeX for R Markdown rendering in CI
- automate PR fetch and push workflows for R projects

## When to choose
- you maintain R packages and want standard CI with R CMD check
- you need reproducible R environments via renv in GitHub Actions
- you want ready-made example workflows for R projects

## When to avoid
- you use a CI system other than GitHub Actions
- your project is not R-based

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ci-cd, testing, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages, testing
- platform: cloud, cli
- tags: github-actions, r-language, r-cmd-check, renv, continuous-integration, r-packages, automation

## Member repositories
- r-lib/actions (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.131460+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 2026-08-30T06:55:26.555650+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/r-lib/actions (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.131460+00:00, sha 5fc4152c83bd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.