"Actions Up scans your workflows and composite actions to discover every referenced GitHub Action, then checks for newer releases. Interactively upgrade and pin actions to exact commit SHAs for secure, reproducible CI and low-friction maintenance. Auto-discovery: Scans all workflows (.github/workflows/*.yml) and composite actions (.github/actions/*/action.yml) SHA Pinning: Updates actions to use commit SHA instead of tags for better security Batch Updates: Update multiple actions at once Interactive Selection: Choose which actions to update Breaking Changes Detection: Warns about major version updates Fast & Efficient: Optimized API usage with deduped lookups CI/CD Integration: Use in GitHub Actions workflows for automated PR checks"
"Keeping GitHub Actions updated is a critical but tedious task: Security Risk: Using outdated actions with known vulnerabilities Manual Hell: Checking dozens of actions across multiple workflows by hand Version Tags Are Mutable: v1 or v2 tags can change without notice, breaking reproducibility Time Sink: Hours spent on maintenance that could be used for actual development Actions Up transforms a painful manual process into a delightful experience: Check each action manually Scan all workflows in seconds Risk using vulnerable versions SHA pinning for maximum security 30+ minutes per repository Under 1 minute total"
"Quick use (no installation) Global installation npm install -g actions-up Per-project npm install --save-dev actions-up Run in your repository root: This will: Scan all .github/workflows/*.yml and .github/actions/*/action.yml files Check for available updates Show an interactive list to select updates Apply selected updates with SHA pinning Skip all prompts and update everything: npx actions-up --yes npx actions-up -y Check for updates without making any changes: You can integrate Actions Up into your CI/CD pipeline to automatically check for outdated actions on every pull request. This"
Actions Up scans workflow and composite action files to locate referenced GitHub Actions and checks for newer releases. The tool replaces mutable version tags with exact commit SHAs to improve security and reproducibility. Users can select updates interactively or apply batch updates across multiple actions. The tool detects potential breaking major-version changes and optimizes API usage with deduplicated lookups for speed. Installation supports global or per-project npm installs and a no-prompt mode for automated bulk updates. CI integration enables automated PR checks to reduce manual maintenance time and mitigate security risks.
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