Manage GitHub Actions CI/CD

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Configures GitHub Actions workflows, CI/CD pipelines, automated releases via Changesets, PR validation, and Husky hooks. Includes troubleshooting CI and adding new workflows.

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DevOpsIntermediate
9/8/2026
Claude CodeCursorCodex
#github-actions#ci-cd#changesets#release-automation#husky

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Automated summary

This skill guides the setup of GitHub Actions workflows, Changesets-based automated releases, and Husky hook management for the Saleor Configurator project.

Strengths

  • Provides complete, copy-ready YAML templates for test-on-pr, release, and changeset-bot workflows
  • Walks through the Changesets release flow end to end, from creating a changeset to publishing on npm
  • Includes a table of required checks (typecheck, lint, test, build) plus gh CLI commands for diagnosis
  • Covers Husky pre-push hooks and secret handling (GITHUB_TOKEN, NPM_TOKEN)

Limitations

  • Heavily tied to the Saleor Configurator stack (pnpm, Biome, Vitest, Node 20), so it is not directly portable
  • The changeset-bot section and CI failure troubleshooting are listed in the table of contents but only partially detailed
  • Assumes prior familiarity with GitHub Actions, Changesets, and the gh CLI
When to use it

Use it when creating or editing a GitHub Actions workflow, automating a Changesets release, or debugging a CI failure in this repository.

When not to use it

Avoid it for other CI providers (GitLab CI, Jenkins) or for projects running npm/yarn without Changesets.

Security analysis

Caution
Quality score88/100

The skill primarily documents configuration and management of GitHub CI/CD pipelines. The allowed Bash(gh:*) tool can perform network operations and alter repository state (e.g., creating PRs, releases), which is legitimate but warrants caution. No destructive, exfiltrating, or obfuscated actions are present.

Findings
  • •Uses Bash with gh CLI to manage GitHub Actions, PRs, and releases, which can modify repository state and trigger CI workflows.
  • •Includes shell snippets with git commit and pnpm commands that may be executed if tool restrictions are bypassed.
How this analysis is made

Examples

Add a CI workflow
Create a GitHub Actions workflow that runs typecheck, lint, test, and build on every pull request targeting main, using pnpm 9 and Node 20 with pnpm caching.
Automate releases
Set up a release.yml workflow that uses changesets/action to open a Version Packages PR on main and publish to npm once it merges, wiring GITHUB_TOKEN and NPM_TOKEN.
Debug a failing CI run
The test-on-pr workflow is failing on the install step — use gh to pull the failing run logs and tell me whether the frozen lockfile is out of sync.

name: managing-github-ci description: "Configures GitHub Actions workflows and CI/CD pipelines. Manages automated releases via Changesets, PR validation, and Husky hooks. Troubleshoots CI failures. Triggers on: GitHub Actions, CI pipeline, workflow, release automation, Husky hooks, gh CLI, workflow failure." allowed-tools: "Read, Grep, Glob, Write, Edit, Bash(gh:*)"

GitHub CI Automation

Purpose

Guide the configuration and management of GitHub Actions workflows, release automation, and CI/CD pipelines for the Saleor Configurator project.

When to Use

  • Creating or modifying GitHub Actions workflows
  • Setting up automated releases
  • Troubleshooting CI failures
  • Configuring pre-commit/pre-push hooks
  • Managing Changesets releases

Table of Contents

Project CI Architecture

.github/
├── workflows/
│   ├── test-on-pr.yml      # PR validation
│   ├── release.yml         # Automated releases
│   └── changeset-bot.yml   # Changeset automation
└── ...

.husky/
├── pre-push               # Pre-push hooks
└── ...

.changeset/
├── config.json            # Changeset configuration
└── *.md                   # Pending changesets

Workflow: test-on-pr.yml

Purpose: Validate PRs before merge

name: Test on PR

on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup pnpm
        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
        with:
          version: 9

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
          cache: 'pnpm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile

      - name: Type check
        run: pnpm typecheck

      - name: Lint
        run: pnpm lint

      - name: Test
        run: pnpm test

      - name: Build
        run: pnpm build

Required Checks

| Check | Command | Purpose | |-------|---------|---------| | Type check | pnpm typecheck | TypeScript validation | | Lint | pnpm lint | Biome linting | | Test | pnpm test | Vitest test suite | | Build | pnpm build | Compilation check |

Workflow: release.yml

Purpose: Automated npm releases via Changesets

name: Release

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]

concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}

jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup pnpm
        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
        with:
          version: 9

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
          cache: 'pnpm'
          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile

      - name: Build
        run: pnpm build

      - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish
        uses: changesets/action@v1
        with:
          publish: pnpm publish:ci-prod
          version: pnpm changeset version
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

Release Flow

1. Developer creates changeset → pnpm changeset
2. PR merged to main
3. Changesets action runs:
   a. If changesets exist → Creates "Version Packages" PR
   b. If version PR merged → Publishes to npm

Workflow: changeset-bot.yml

Purpose: Comment on PRs about missing changesets

name: Changeset Bot

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize]

jobs:
  bot:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Changeset Bot
        uses: changesets/bot@v1
        with:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Pre-Push Hooks (Husky)

Located in .husky/pre-push:

#!/usr/bin/env sh
. "$(dirname -- "$0")/_/husky.sh"

# Generate schema documentation before push
pnpm generate-schema-docs
git add docs/SCHEMA.md

# Check if there are changes to commit
if ! git diff --staged --quiet; then
  git commit -m "docs: update schema documentation"
fi

Hook Behavior

  • Runs generate-schema-docs before every push
  • Auto-commits schema documentation updates
  • Ensures docs stay in sync with schema changes

Changesets Configuration

Located in .changeset/config.json:

{
  "$schema": "https://unpkg.com/@changesets/config@3.0.0/schema.json",
  "changelog": "@changesets/cli/changelog",
  "commit": false,
  "fixed": [],
  "linked": [],
  "access": "public",
  "baseBranch": "main",
  "updateInternalDependencies": "patch",
  "ignore": []
}

Changeset Types

| Type | When to Use | |------|-------------| | patch | Bug fixes, documentation, refactoring | | minor | New features, non-breaking enhancements | | major | Breaking changes, API modifications |

GitHub CLI Commands

Check Workflow Status

# List recent workflow runs
gh run list --limit 10

# View specific run
gh run view <run-id>

# Watch running workflow
gh run watch <run-id>

PR Management

# Create PR
gh pr create --title "feat: new feature" --body "Description"

# List PRs
gh pr list

# View PR details
gh pr view <pr-number>

# Check PR status
gh pr checks <pr-number>

Release Management

# List releases
gh release list

# Create release (manual)
gh release create v1.0.0 --title "v1.0.0" --notes "Release notes"

# View release
gh release view v1.0.0

Troubleshooting CI Failures

Common Failures

Type Check Fails:

# Reproduce locally
pnpm typecheck
# or
npx tsc --noEmit

Lint Fails:

# Check and auto-fix
pnpm lint
pnpm check:fix

Tests Fail:

# Run specific test
pnpm test -- --filter=<test-file>

# Run with verbose output
pnpm test -- --reporter=verbose

Build Fails:

# Reproduce locally
pnpm build

Debugging Workflow

  1. Check workflow logs in GitHub Actions UI
  2. Reproduce failure locally
  3. Fix the issue
  4. Push fix to PR
  5. Re-run failed jobs: gh run rerun <run-id>

Rate Limiting

If npm publish fails due to rate limiting:

  • Wait and retry
  • Check npm status: https://status.npmjs.org/

Adding New Workflows

Template Structure

name: Workflow Name

on:
  # Trigger events
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  job-name:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup pnpm
        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
        with:
          version: 9

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
          cache: 'pnpm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile

      # Add your steps here

Best Practices

  • Always use --frozen-lockfile for installs
  • Cache pnpm store for faster runs
  • Use specific action versions (@v4, not @latest)
  • Set concurrency to prevent duplicate runs
  • Use secrets for sensitive values

Secrets Management

Required Secrets

| Secret | Purpose | Where Set | |--------|---------|-----------| | GITHUB_TOKEN | Auto-provided | GitHub | | NPM_TOKEN | npm publishing | Repository Settings |

Adding Secrets

  1. Go to repository Settings
  2. Navigate to Secrets and variables → Actions
  3. Click "New repository secret"
  4. Add name and value

References

Skill Reference Files

Project Resources

  • {baseDir}/.github/workflows/ - Workflow files
  • {baseDir}/.husky/ - Git hooks
  • {baseDir}/.changeset/ - Changeset configuration

External Documentation

  • GitHub Actions docs: https://docs.github.com/en/actions
  • Changesets docs: https://github.com/changesets/changesets

Related Skills

  • Creating releases: See creating-changesets for changeset creation
  • Local validation: See validating-pre-commit for reproducing CI checks locally

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