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Awesome-claude-code create-github-actions

Generates GitHub Actions workflows for PHP projects. Creates CI/CD pipelines with PHPStan, PHPUnit, code coverage, Docker builds, and deployment stages.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/dykyi-roman/awesome-claude-code
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/dykyi-roman/awesome-claude-code "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/create-github-actions" ~/.claude/skills/dykyi-roman-awesome-claude-code-create-github-actions && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/create-github-actions/SKILL.md
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GitHub Actions Workflow Generator

Generates optimized GitHub Actions workflows for PHP projects.

When to Use

  • Setting up CI/CD for a new PHP project
  • Adding static analysis, testing, or deployment pipelines
  • Migrating from other CI systems to GitHub Actions
  • Optimizing existing workflow performance

Generated Files

.github/
└── workflows/
    ├── ci.yml           # Main CI pipeline
    ├── security.yml     # Security scanning
    └── deploy.yml       # Deployment workflow

Workflow Components

CI Pipeline (
ci.yml
)

4-stage pipeline with dependency caching and parallel execution:

StageJobsPurpose
1. Install
install
Composer install, upload vendor artifact
2. Analysis
phpstan
, 
psalm
, 
cs-fixer
, 
deptrac
Static analysis (parallel)
3. Tests
test-unit
, 
test-integration
PHPUnit with coverage upload
4. Build
build
Docker image build and push (main/tags only)

Key features:

  • Concurrency control (cancel in-progress runs)
  • Composer cache with 
    actions/cache@v4
  • Vendor sharing via 
    actions/upload-artifact@v4
  • Service containers for MySQL and Redis
  • Coverage upload to Codecov
  • Docker Buildx with GHCR push

Security Workflow (
security.yml
)

Triggers: push to main, PRs, weekly schedule (Monday).

JobToolPurpose
dependency-audit
composer audit
Known vulnerability check
psalm-security
Psalm taint analysisData flow security
trivy
Trivy + SARIFContainer image scanning

Deploy Workflow (
deploy.yml
)

Triggers: version tags (

v*
), manual 
workflow_dispatch
.

JobConditionEnvironment
deploy-staging
Push or manual staging
staging
deploy-production
Tags or manual production
production

Features: environment protection rules, health checks, sequential staging-then-production.

Matrix Testing

Cross-version testing pattern for libraries:

DimensionValues
PHP versions8.2, 8.3, 8.4
Dependencieslowest, highest
CoverageOnly on PHP 8.4 + highest

Uses 

fail-fast: false
to run all combinations.

Generation Process

  1. Analyze project:

    • Check 
      composer.json
      for tools (phpstan, psalm, php-cs-fixer, deptrac)
    • Check existing 
      .github/workflows/
      directory
    • Identify testing framework (PHPUnit, Pest)
    • Check for Docker/docker-compose

  2. Generate appropriate workflows:

    • Basic CI if minimal tools detected
    • Full CI if all tools present
    • Security workflow if sensitive project
    • Deploy workflow if infrastructure detected

  3. Customize based on:

    • PHP version from 
      composer.json
      require.php
    • Required services (MySQL, Redis, RabbitMQ)
    • Coverage requirements and reporting
    • Deployment targets and environments

File Placement

All workflows go in 

.github/workflows/
:

FileWhen Generated
ci.yml
Always
security.yml
When security tools detected or requested
deploy.yml
When deployment infrastructure detected

Naming Conventions

  • Workflow files: lowercase, hyphenated (e.g., 
    ci.yml
    , 
    security.yml
    )
  • Job names: lowercase, hyphenated (e.g., 
    test-unit
    , 
    deploy-staging
    )
  • Step names: sentence case (e.g., 
    Run PHPStan
    , 
    Upload coverage
    )
  • Environment variables: UPPER_SNAKE_CASE (e.g., 
    PHP_VERSION
    , 
    COMPOSER_ARGS
    )

Quick Template Reference

TemplateLinesKey Actions Used
CI Pipeline~270
checkout@v4
, 
setup-php@v2
, 
cache@v4
, 
upload-artifact@v4
, 
codecov-action@v4
, 
build-push-action@v5
Security~70
checkout@v4
, 
setup-php@v2
, 
trivy-action
, 
upload-sarif
Deploy~70
checkout@v4
, environments, health checks
Matrix~30
setup-php@v2
, strategy matrix

Usage

Provide:

  • Project path or 
    composer.json
  • Required environments (staging, production)
  • Custom requirements (specific services, notification channels)

The generator will:

  1. Analyze the project structure
  2. Generate optimized workflows
  3. Include caching and parallelization
  4. Add appropriate triggers and conditions

References

  • references/templates.md
    — Full YAML workflow templates (CI, Security, Deploy, Matrix)
  • references/examples.md
    — Concrete usage examples (minimal CI, multi-service, caching, artifacts, deployment)