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Actions Creating an example workflow - GitHub Docs

A tutorial that guides users through the step-by-step process of creating, configuring, and running a basic GitHub Actions workflow file.

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Actions Creating an example workflow - GitHub Docs

A tutorial that guides users through the step-by-step process of creating, configuring, and running a basic GitHub Actions workflow file.

When To Use

Use when you need to implement a new GitHub Actions workflow from scratch or understand the basic structure of a YAML workflow file.

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What This Skill Covers

- GitHub Actions / - Tutorials / - Create an example workflow
Main sections: In this article, Introduction, Creating an example workflow, Understanding the workflow file, Visualizing the workflow file.

Workflow

Open the most relevant file under docs/ for the exact documented workflow and wording.
Open schemas/ files for exact structured contracts.
Open examples/ files for concrete requests, commands, snippets, and manifests.
Do not add behavior or configuration that is not present in the attached source files.

Canonical source: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/create-an-example-workflow

Skill metadata

Name: Actions Creating an example workflow - GitHub Docs
Author: Bruno HANSS - Prompt Buddy
Generation mode: Ai Assisted Human Authored
Source count: 1

Provenance

Source program: GitHub Actions Docs
Last generated: May 10, 2026
Last source sync: Unknown
Source pages: 1

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File	Contains	Use For
`SKILL.md`	Entry point: scope, routing table, and workflow.	Start here.
`docs/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-workflow-guide.md`	A tutorial guide for creating a basic GitHub Actions workflow triggered by a push event.	Questions about a tutorial guide for creating a basic GitHub Actions workflow triggered by a push event.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow-.text`	A YAML workflow file named learn-github-actions that installs Node.js and runs bats version checks on ubuntu-latest.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML workflow file named learn-github-actions that installs Node.js and runs bats version checks on ubuntu-latest.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--2.text`	A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow named learn-github-actions.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow named learn-github-actions.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--3.text`	A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow structure with a custom run name.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow structure with a custom run name.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--4.text`	A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow triggered by a push event.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow triggered by a push event.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--5.text`	A sample YAML configuration file demonstrating the structure of a GitHub Actions workflow.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A sample YAML configuration file demonstrating the structure of a GitHub Actions workflow.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--6.text`	A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow structure.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow structure.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--7.text`	A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow structure.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow structure.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--8.text`	A YAML configuration file demonstrating the structure of a basic GitHub Actions workflow.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML configuration file demonstrating the structure of a basic GitHub Actions workflow.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--9.text`	A sample YAML workflow file demonstrating how to create and configure a basic GitHub Actions workflow.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A sample YAML workflow file demonstrating how to create and configure a basic GitHub Actions workflow.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--10.text`	A sample YAML workflow file demonstrating how to create and configure a GitHub Actions workflow.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A sample YAML workflow file demonstrating how to create and configure a GitHub Actions workflow.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--11.text`	A YAML configuration file demonstrating how to create and structure a basic GitHub Actions workflow.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML configuration file demonstrating how to create and structure a basic GitHub Actions workflow.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--12.text`	A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow structure.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML configuration file demonstrating a basic GitHub Actions workflow structure.
`examples/actions-create-an-workflow-creating-github-docs-github-actions-workflow--13.text`	A sample YAML configuration file demonstrating the structure and syntax for creating a GitHub Actions workflow.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A sample YAML configuration file demonstrating the structure and syntax for creating a GitHub Actions workflow.