Create GitHub Actions Workflow Specification skill: what it does and how to install it
Documents an existing GitHub Actions workflow as an implementation-agnostic specification of its behaviour, requirements and constraints.
Summary generated from the skill's documentation.
Install
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill create-github-action-workflow-specificationRun it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.
About this skill
What it does. Analyses a GitHub Actions workflow to identify its purpose, triggers, job dependencies, inputs and outputs, constraints, quality gates and failure paths. Organises these findings into a structured specification with a flow diagram and requirements tables.
When to use it. When documenting an existing CI/CD workflow for maintenance or future updates.
History
Repo stars
40.4k+707 since 5 Oct 2026
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 80 skills.
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| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 40,426 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 40,385 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 40,365 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 40,341 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 40,302 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 40,260 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 40,214 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 40,178 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 40,143 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 40,111 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 40,072 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 40,038 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 39,999 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 39,981 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 39,948 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 39,904 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 39,881 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 39,845 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 39,804 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 39,761 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 39,731 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 39,719 |
Installs
10.8k+50 since 19 Oct 2026
Installs via skills.sh
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| Date | Installs |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 10,756 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 10,752 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 10,747 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 10,740 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 10,733 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 10,726 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 10,710 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 10,706 |
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- GH Fix CIDebugs failing GitHub Actions checks on a pull request: inspects logs, summarises the failure and drafts a fix plan.