Skills act

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/TerminalSkills/skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/TerminalSkills/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/act" ~/.claude/skills/terminalskills-skills-act && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/act/SKILL.md

safety · automated scan (low risk)

This is a pattern-based risk scan, not a security review. Our crawler flagged:

references .env files

Always read a skill's source content before installing. Patterns alone don't mean the skill is malicious — but they warrant attention.

source content

Act

Overview

Act runs GitHub Actions workflows locally using Docker. Test and debug CI pipelines without pushing to GitHub. Supports most GitHub Actions features.

Instructions

Step 1: Install

brew install act

Step 2: Run Workflows

act                          # run push event
act pull_request             # run PR event
act -j test                  # run specific job
act -W .github/workflows/ci.yml  # specific workflow
act --secret-file .env.secrets   # with secrets

Step 3: Configuration

# .actrc — Default settings
-P ubuntu-latest=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
--env-file .env

Step 4: Debug

act -n    # dry run
act -v    # verbose
act -l    # list workflows

Guidelines

First run downloads Docker images (~1-3GB).
Not all GitHub Actions features work locally (e.g., OIDC tokens).
Use micro images for faster runs.
Great for iterating on CI without waiting for GitHub runners.