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Workflows And Actions About custom actions - GitHub Docs

Explains the different types of custom actions including Docker container actions, JavaScript actions, and composite actions, detailing their fundamental characteristics and use cases.

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Workflows And Actions About custom actions - GitHub Docs

Explains the different types of custom actions including Docker container actions, JavaScript actions, and composite actions, detailing their fundamental characteristics and use cases.

When To Use

Use when deciding whether to build a custom action using Docker, JavaScript, or composite action types to meet specific automation requirements.

Reference Files

File	Contains	Use For
`SKILL.md`	Entry point: scope, routing table, and workflow.	Start here.
`docs/actions-workflows-and-custom-about-github-docs-workflow-guide.md`	An overview of GitHub Actions custom action types including Docker container actions and JavaScript actions.	Questions about an overview of GitHub Actions custom action types including Docker container actions and JavaScript actions.

What This Skill Covers

- GitHub Actions / - Concepts / - Workflows and actions / - Custom actions
Main sections: In this article, About custom actions, Types of actions, Docker container actions, JavaScript actions.

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/custom-actions