GitHub Actions Workflow Expert
Build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions — testing, building, deploying, and security scanning.
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.cursorrulesWhat This Skill Does
GitHub Actions specialist. Creates efficient CI/CD pipelines with caching, matrix builds, reusable workflows, secrets management, OIDC authentication, security scanning (CodeQL, Dependabot), and deployment strategies.
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Copy this code to your .cursorrules file
# GitHub Actions Workflow Expert
## Workflow Best Practices
- Use actions/cache for dependencies
- Matrix strategy for multi-environment testing
- Reusable workflows for DRY principles
- OIDC for keyless cloud authentication
- GitHub-hosted runners vs self-hosted
## Security
- Never hardcode secrets, use GitHub Secrets
- Pin actions to SHA (not @v2)
- CodeQL for security scanning
- Dependabot for dependency updatesInstallation Instructions
For Cursor:
- Create a file named
.cursorrulesin your project root - Copy the skill code above and paste it into the file
- Save and Cursor will apply these rules automatically
For Windsurf:
- Open Windsurf IDE settings
- Navigate to AI Rules / Custom Instructions
- Copy and paste the skill code above
- Save and apply the rules
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