GitHub Actions Runner
Some data may be outdated — see provenance labels.
The Runner for GitHub Actions :rocket: observed · 2026-10-06
Health v2 · maintenance only
92/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 80
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 35
- age_days: 2730
- days_rel: 55
- days_push: 18
- n_releases_24m: 20
Adoption not part of the score
6310 stars · 1448 forks observed · 2026-10-06
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
GitHub Actions is a CI/CD and workflow automation platform that runs build, test, and deployment pipelines directly from GitHub repositories, using hosted or self-hosted runners. The associated repositories provide the VM runner images, the runner agent, and official actions like checkout, caching, artifact upload, and language setup.
Use cases
- run ci tests on every pull request
- build and deploy my app automatically from github
- set up node or python in a workflow
- cache dependencies between workflow runs
- upload build artifacts from a pipeline
- automate issue labeling and stale issue management
- run matrix builds across multiple os versions
- self-host a github actions runner
When to choose
- your code already lives on GitHub and you want integrated CI/CD
- you need event-driven workflow automation beyond builds (labels, releases, triage)
- you want prebuilt runner images with common toolchains installed
- you prefer YAML workflows defined in-repo with no external CI service
When to avoid
- you need CI outside GitHub, e.g. for GitLab or Bitbucket repos
- you require very long-running or highly customized build environments beyond runner limits
- you need fully air-gapped pipelines without any GitHub connectivity
Facets
service · maturity active
ci-cd deployment developer-tools workflow-automation developer-tools cloud-computing windows cloud github-actions ci-cd hosted-runners workflow-automation runner-images github devops automation linux macos docker arm
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/actions/runner · fetched 2026-10-06 · b24282c9b146
- homepage: https://github.com/features/actions · fetched 2026-08-29 · 97092a806fe3
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/javascript-action · fetched 2026-08-29 · 64cb2808c39a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| actions/runner | main | 92 |
| actions/runner-images | infra | 94 |
| actions/checkout | plugin | 94 |
| actions/toolkit | sdk | 77 |
| actions/cache | plugin | 87 |
| actions/github-script | main | 67 |
| actions/setup-node | main | 90 |
| actions/upload-artifact | main | 76 |
| actions/labeler | plugin | 90 |
| actions/typescript-action | examples | 70 |
| actions/setup-python | main | 90 |
| actions/setup-java | plugin | 97 |
| actions/download-artifact | main | 73 |
| actions/setup-go | main | 94 |
| actions/stale | plugin | 90 |
| actions/setup-dotnet | plugin | 94 |
| actions/javascript-action | main | 62 |
| actions/attest-build-provenance | plugin | 81 |
| actions/python-versions | backend | 94 |
| actions/attest | main | 84 |
| actions/container-toolkit-action | examples | 68 |
| actions/runner-container-hooks | plugin | 76 |
| actions/github | plugin | 10 |
| actions/node-versions | infra | 93 |
| actions/go-versions | infra | 94 |
For agents
Data as of 2026-10-19T08:05:51.212177+00:00 · Report a problem