How to use GitHub Actions Workflow Builder

What it does

Compose starter CI workflow YAML for lint, test, and build pipelines. It runs entirely in your browser — your input never leaves your device.

Options

Every setting this tool exposes, straight from the code that validates it.

Worked example

Run these settings on the tool page:

• workflowName: CI
• runtime: node
• runtimeVersion: 22
• packageManager: npm
• pushTrigger: true
• pullRequestTrigger: true
• manualTrigger: false
• installStep: true
• lintStep: true
• testStep: true
• buildStep: true

You get:

name: CI
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
jobs:
  quality:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Setup node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 22
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: |
          npm install
      - name: Lint
        run: |
          npm run lint
      - name: Test
        run: |
          npm test
      - name: Build
        run: |
          npm run build

Getting the result you want

Most of the control here is in the options above. If the output is not what you expected, the setting to check first is workflowName and runtime — those change the shape of the output rather than the input it accepts.

Troubleshooting

• It is slow on very large input. Everything runs in your browser, so speed depends on your device. Very large inputs are best split up, or run through the API where the work happens on our servers.

Automating it

The same logic is available as a REST endpoint, so you can run it from a script, a CI job or your own app.

Bash
curl "https://api.toolsxpo.com/v1/github-actions-builder" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLSXPO_KEY"

It costs 1 credit per successful call. See the full endpoint reference, or try it in the playground.

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