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Actions Concurrency - GitHub Docs
Explains how to use the concurrency key in GitHub Actions to ensure that only a specific number of workflow runs are executing at a time, allowing for the cancellation of in-progress runs or the queuing of new ones.
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Actions Concurrency - GitHub Docs
Explains how to use the concurrency key in GitHub Actions to ensure that only a specific number of workflow runs are executing at a time, allowing for the cancellation of in-progress runs or the queuing of new ones.
When To Use
Use when you need to prevent multiple workflow runs from conflicting with each other or when you want to automatically cancel outdated builds to save runner resources.
Reference Files
| File | Contains | Use For |
|---|---|---|
SKILL.md | Entry point: scope, routing table, and workflow. | Start here. |
docs/actions-workflows-and-concurrency-github-docs-workflow-guide.md | A documentation guide explaining how GitHub Actions manages simultaneous workflow and job execution through concurrency controls. | Questions about a documentation guide explaining how GitHub Actions manages simultaneous workflow and job execution through concurren... |
What This Skill Covers
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- GitHub Actions / - Concepts / - Workflows and actions / - Concurrency
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/concepts/workflows-and-actions/concurrency
