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GitHub Actions (act)

Community CuratedGitHubvlatest

Run and validate GitHub Actions workflows locally.

Install Matrix

brew

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Auth Guide

API Keyrepoworkflow

Token refresh: Rotate GitHub token in developer settings.

Step 1

Export required environment variables: GITHUB_TOKEN

Command Map

Global Flags

--help (boolean) - Display command help and usage options.

Ci Cd Automation

act login

Authenticate with CI/CD provider

Output: Plain textci-cd-automationdeveloper-loop

Example 1

Example 2

Known errors: Pipeline auth failed; Login flow interrupted; Token expired or missing scope

act status

Check current pipeline status

Output: JSONci-cd-automationdeveloper-loop

Example 1

Example 2

Known errors: Resource not found for current context; Workflow config invalid; Runner not available

act run

Trigger a pipeline run

Output: Tableci-cd-automationdeveloper-loop

Example 1

Example 2

Known errors: Pipeline auth failed; Workflow config invalid; Runner not available

act logs

Fetch recent build logs

Output: JSONci-cd-automationdeveloper-loop

Example 1

Example 2

Known errors: Resource not found for current context; Workflow config invalid; Runner not available

act config

Validate CI/CD configuration

Output: Tableci-cd-automationdeveloper-loop

Example 1

Example 2

Known errors: Pipeline auth failed; Workflow config invalid; Runner not available

Workflow Recipes

CI/CD Automation

Validate pipeline config, trigger runs, and inspect deployment logs.

1github-actions

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2circleci

→

3jenkins

→

4gitlab-ci-local

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Compatibility

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Requirements

Runtime: Standalone binary / package-managed CLI
Platforms: macOS, Linux (arm64, x86_64)
Approx. Size (estimated): ~29 MB

Permissions

Network: Yes
Filesystem: Read/Write
Credentials: GITHUB_TOKEN
Ports: Not declared

Safe Execution

This CLI has broad system access. Recommended: run inside a container/sandbox.

Listing Stats

Queries/Week: 83.7
Trust Score: 80.0
Last Verified: 2/17/2026, 6:51:25 PM
Last Updated: 2/17/2026, 6:51:25 PM
Website: https://github.com/nektos/act

Version Feed

Version: #1
ID: lv_github-actions_1
Updated: 2/17/2026, 6:51:25 PM
Changes: commands, auth, install

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