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gh-aw

by github

GitHub Agentic Workflows

Stars

4.6k

Skill Type

🚀 CI/CD & Deployment

Quality Score

92/200

License

MIT

Forks

417

Last Updated

Jun 11, 2026

Discovered

Mar 27, 2026

Validation

Passed

github.com/github/gh-aw

Quality Breakdown

92/ 200

Content Signals

â—‹Gotchas/Edge Cases+40
✓Progressive Disclosure+30
â—‹Trigger Description+20
â—‹Verification/Safety+20
â—‹Code Examples+15
✓Composability+15

Repo Health

✓Recent Activity+15
✓Scripts/Automation+10
✓Real Usage (Issues)+10
â—‹Single Responsibility+10
✓Config/Persistence+10
✓Install Instructions+5

Multi-platform bonus: +5 pts if tool supports 2+ platforms. Score derived from 12 structural signals — not stars or popularity.

Trust & Verification

medium

Requires extended permissions (shell access, subagents). Review before use.

Active

Updated within the last 90 days. Actively maintained.

Unverified skill. Always review source code before installing any skill from an unknown author.

Risk Assessment

  • Multi-agent spawning capability: Repository explicitly supports spawning sub-agents and orchestrating agentic workflows with configurable engines (copilot, claude, codex, custom)
  • Autonomous operation without approval gates: Workflows are designed to run autonomously in GitHub Actions with AI agents making decisions and taking actions
  • External code execution: Supports MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and tool integration that can execute arbitrary code in repositories
  • Repository modification capabilities: Workflows have write access to repositories through 'safe-outputs' mechanism, enabling persistent config changes and file modifications
  • Markdown-to-executable compilation: System compiles natural language markdown into executable workflows, creating potential for prompt injection or unintended behavior through crafted workflow definitions
  • GitHub CLI extension with elevated capabilities: gh-aw is a GitHub CLI extension that can interact with repository operations, workflow dispatch, and environment configuration