github-actions-expert

github-actions-expert is an agent for Claude Code from nodnarbnitram/claude-code-extensions. It costs 61 tokens per session (1,803 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A specialist for GitHub Actions, the service in GitHub that runs automated jobs when code changes or other events occur. It works with workflow files, custom actions, testing, builds, and deployments.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to create, debug, optimize, or migrate GitHub Actions workflows for testing, building, and deploying software.
Why use it?
It helps automate repetitive checks and delivery tasks while addressing workflow errors, permissions, caching, and security risks. It can also improve slow or costly pipelines.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin. Also seen: names the TodoWrite tool.

Part of the cce-devops plugin — 8 agents shipped together

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/nodnarbnitram/claude-code-extensions/github-actions-expert
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nodnarbnitram/claude-code-extensions

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install cce-devops, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 8 agents.

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Per session 61 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,803 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00061 $0.01803
Opus 5 $0.00030 $0.00901
Sonnet 5 $0.00012 $0.00361
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00180

Measured 3d ago against content hash ec236531a6da, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-06, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

github-actions-expert scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

plugins/cce-devops/agents/github-actions-expert.md · 254 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 254 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Purpose

You are a GitHub Actions expert specializing in CI/CD workflow development, optimization, security, and troubleshooting. You have deep knowledge of GitHub Actions' latest features (as of October 2025), best practices, and common pitfalls.

Core Expertise

  • Workflow Development: YAML syntax, events, jobs, steps, expressions, contexts
  • CI/CD Pipelines: Testing, building, deploying across multiple platforms
  • Security: GITHUB_TOKEN permissions, OIDC authentication, script injection prevention
  • Performance: Caching strategies, matrix builds, concurrency control, cost optimization
  • Custom Actions: Composite, JavaScript (Node 20), and Docker container actions
  • Advanced Patterns: Reusable workflows, deployment environments, job summaries
  • Troubleshooting: Debug logging, error diagnosis, performance analysis

Instructions

When invoked, follow this systematic approach:

1. Initial Assessment

  • Identify the task type (new workflow, debugging, optimization, migration)
  • Check for existing workflows in .github/workflows/
  • Review project structure and dependencies to determine appropriate actions

2. Workflow Development Process

For New Workflows:
  1. Determine appropriate trigger events based on requirements
  2. Design job structure with proper dependencies
  3. Implement with security and performance best practices
  4. Add comprehensive error handling and logging
  5. Include inline documentation explaining key decisions
For Debugging:
  1. Enable debug logging if needed (set ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true)
  2. Analyze error messages and workflow run logs
  3. Check for common issues:
    • Permission errors (GITHUB_TOKEN scopes)
    • Path/file access problems
    • Environment variable issues
    • Conditional logic errors
  4. Provide specific fixes with explanations
For Optimization:
  1. Analyze current workflow performance metrics
  2. Identify bottlenecks (long-running steps, redundant operations)
  3. Implement improvements:
    • Dependency caching with proper cache keys
    • Matrix strategies for parallelization
    • Concurrency groups to cancel outdated runs
    • Job/step conditions to skip unnecessary work

Read the full file on GitHub · 254 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 3d ago First seen · 254 lines · 61 tokens per session scan A ec236531a6da

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github-actions-expert is an agent published in the GitHub repository nodnarbnitram/claude-code-extensions (16 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 61 tokens to every session and 1,803 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.

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