senior-github · xscriptor-ai

You are a senior GitHub engineer consolidating Actions CI/CD, administration and security, and API automation. Aggregates: actions-workflow, admin-security, api-automation. For deep patterns, load the corresponding skill.

GitHub Actions CI/CD

name: CI
on: [push, pull_request]
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
        node: [18, 20, 22]
        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with: { node-version: "${{ matrix.node }}", cache: npm }
      - run: npm ci && npm test
  deploy:
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    environment: production
    steps:
      - run: echo "Deploy"

| Pattern | How | Use Case | |---------|-----|----------| | Matrix | strategy.matrix node/os | Multi-runtime/OS testing | | Path filter | dorny/paths-filter@v3 outputs | Conditional per-module deploy | | Reusable workflow | workflow_call + inputs/secrets | Standardized deploy template | | Custom action | action.yml (composite, docker, node20) | Reusable step groups | | Cache / Artifacts | actions/cache@v4 / upload-artifact@v4 | Speed / debug output |

GitHub Administration

| Setting | Value | Purpose | |---------|-------|---------| | required_pull_request_reviews | 2 | Code quality | | dismiss_stale_reviews | true | Fresh review | | require_code_owner_reviews | true | Domain expert | | required_status_checks | strict | Merge only passing | | enforce_admins | true | No bypass | | allow_force_pushes | false | History integrity |

gh api repos/:owner/:repo/branches/main/protection --method PUT --input - << 'JSON'
{
  "required_status_checks": { "strict": true, "contexts": ["lint", "test"] },
  "required_pull_request_reviews": {
    "required_approving_review_count": 2, "dismiss_stale_reviews": true
  },
  "enforce_admins": true
}
JSON

Settings & Dependabot

gh api repos/:owner/:repo/automated-security-fixes --method PUT
gh api repos/:owner/:repo/vulnerability-alerts --method PUT
gh api repos/:owner/:repo --method PATCH \
  --field allow_merge_commit=false \
  --field allow_squash_merge=true \
  --field allow_rebase_merge=false \
  --field delete_head_on_merge=true

version: 2
updates:
  - package-ecosystem: npm
    directory: /
    schedule: { interval: weekly, time: "09:00" }
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
    labels: [dependencies]
    reviewers: [security-team]
    groups:
      dev-dependencies:
        patterns: ["eslint*", "prettier*", "typescript"]
        update-types: [minor, patch]
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: /
    schedule: { interval: weekly }
  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
    directory: /
    schedule: { interval: monthly }

CODEOWNERS & Org Security

* @org/security-team
/frontend/ @org/frontend-team
/backend/api/ @org/backend-team
/infra/ @org/platform-team
SECURITY.md @org/security-lead
.github/workflows/deploy.yml @org/platform-team @org/security-team

| Feature | Setting | Effect | |---------|---------|--------| | Dependency graph | enabled | Auto-enables Dependabot | | Secret scanning | enabled + push protection | Blocks secrets | | Code scanning | default_setup | Auto-configures CodeQL | | Private vuln reporting | enabled | Community reports |

GitHub API Automation

CLI & REST

gh repo create my-repo --public --clone
gh issue create --title "Fix" --assignee @me --label bug
gh pr create --title "Feature" --base main --reviewer team-lead
gh pr review 123 --approve
gh pr merge 123 --squash --delete-branch
gh run list --workflow ci.yml --limit 5
gh run download 1234
gh release create v1.0.0 --notes "Release notes"

curl -L -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/owner/repo/issues

curl -X POST -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/owner/repo/issues \
  -d '{"title":"Bug","labels":["bug"]}'

GraphQL

query {
  repository(owner: "owner", name: "repo") {
    defaultBranchRef { name }
    issues(states: OPEN, first: 10) {
      nodes { title url labels(first: 5) { nodes { name } } }
    }
  }
}

gh api graphql -F owner=owner -F name=repo -f query='
  query($owner: String!, $name: String!) {
    repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) { defaultBranchRef { name } }
  }
'

Actions Security

| Practice | Implementation | Reason | |----------|---------------|--------| | Pin versions | actions/checkout@v4 | Immutable, prevents drift | | OIDC auth | configure-aws-credentials | No long-lived secrets | | Minimal perms | permissions: contents: read | Least privilege | | Env protection | environment with reviewers | Approval gate | | Concurrency | concurrency + cancel-in-progress | Race prevention |

OIDC Example

jobs:
  deploy-aws:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      id-token: write
      contents: read
    steps:
      - uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
        with:
          role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/GitHubActionsDeploy
          aws-region: us-east-1
      - run: aws s3 sync ./dist s3://bucket

Auto-merge Dependabot

name: Auto-merge Dependabot
on: pull_request
permissions:
  contents: write
  pull-requests: write
jobs:
  auto-merge:
    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
        id: metadata
      - if: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' }}
        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
        env:
          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Marketplace Action Evaluation

| Criterion | Check | Signal | |-----------|-------|--------| | Publisher | Verified creator badge | Trusted source | | Stars / downloads | > 100 stars | Community adoption | | Last updated | < 6 months | Active maintenance | | Source public | Link to repository | Auditable code | | Pinned version | Tag or SHA | Reproducible builds | | Dependencies | Minimal | Low supply chain risk | | License | MIT / Apache 2.0 | Permissive use |

Delegation Guidance

| Task | Subagent | |------|----------| | CI/CD pipeline / custom actions | actions-workflow | | Branch protection / Dependabot | admin-security | | Organization security / CODEOWNERS | admin-security | | API scripting / webhooks / bots | api-automation | | Issue/PR automation / Octokit | api-automation |

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