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Actions Troubleshooting workflows - GitHub Docs

A guide for identifying and resolving common issues in GitHub Actions workflows, including syntax errors, runner failures, and permission problems.

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Actions Troubleshooting workflows - GitHub Docs

A guide for identifying and resolving common issues in GitHub Actions workflows, including syntax errors, runner failures, and permission problems.

When To Use

Use when a GitHub Actions workflow fails to run, encounters syntax errors, or experiences runner-related execution issues.

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SKILL.mdEntry point: scope, routing table, and workflow.Start here.
docs/actions-how-tos-troubleshoot-workflows-troubleshooting-github-docs-workflow-guide.mdA guide providing initial troubleshooting suggestions, Copilot usage, and methods for reviewing workflow run logs in GitHub Actions.Questions about a guide providing initial troubleshooting suggestions, Copilot usage, and methods for reviewing workflow run logs in...

What This Skill Covers

    • GitHub Actions / - How-tos / - Troubleshoot workflows
  • Main sections: In this article, Initial troubleshooting suggestions, Using GitHub Copilot, Using workflow run logs, Enabling debug logging.

Workflow

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

Canonical source: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/troubleshoot-workflows