Setting up your first GitHub Actions workflow means remembering the right action names, versions, and YAML indentation from scratch. This tool builds a working starting point for the most common stacks in seconds.
What Is the GitHub Actions Workflow Generator?
Pick a stack — Node.js, Python, Go, Docker build & push, or a static-site build with a GitHub Pages deploy — fill in a few options, and get a ready-to-save ci.yml using current, actively maintained action versions.
How to Use It
- Open the tool at /tools/github-actions-generator.
- Choose your stack and fill in the relevant options (language version, package manager, test command, trigger branch).
- Copy the generated YAML and save it as
.github/workflows/ci.ymlin your repository.
Key Features
- Five common stacks — Node.js, Python, Go, Docker, and static-site deploys — each with sensible defaults.
- Configurable trigger branch and an optional pull-request trigger.
- Current action versions (
checkout@v4,setup-node@v4, and similar), avoiding deprecatedv1/v2actions. - Copy-ready output — no placeholders to hunt down beyond secrets you’d need to add yourself for Docker push or deploy steps.
When to Use This Tool
- Bootstrapping CI for a brand-new repository that doesn’t have a workflow yet.
- Learning the shape of a GitHub Actions workflow file for a stack you haven’t set up before.
- Quickly scaffolding a Pages deploy for a static site build.
Try It Now
Open GitHub Actions Workflow Generator directly, or press ⌘K and type the tool name from anywhere on the site.
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