GitHub Actions Manual Trigger Audit

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name: github-actions-manual-trigger-audit description: Audit manual GitHub Actions trigger dependence by workflow/event to flag automation gaps and intervention risk. version: 1.0.0 metadata: {"openclaw":{"requires":{"bins":["bash","python3"]}}}

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GitHub Actions Manual Trigger Audit

Use this skill to detect workflows that rely too heavily on manual triggers (workflow_dispatch / repository_dispatch) instead of automated CI events.

What this skill does

Reads GitHub Actions run JSON exports

Groups runs by repository + workflow (+ branch)

Measures manual-trigger share vs total run volume

Tracks recent manual-trigger streaks (latest N runs)

Scores severity (ok, warn, critical) for operational risk gating

Emits text or JSON output for automation

Inputs

Optional:

RUN_GLOB (default: artifacts/github-actions/*.json)

TOP_N (default: 20)

OUTPUT_FORMAT (text or json, default: text)

GROUP_BY (workflow or workflow-branch, default: workflow)

MANUAL_EVENTS (comma-separated, default: workflow_dispatch,repository_dispatch)

RECENT_WINDOW (latest runs inspected for streak, default: 5)

MIN_RUNS (minimum runs required, default: 5)

WARN_MANUAL_RATIO (0..1, default: 0.35)

CRITICAL_MANUAL_RATIO (0..1, default: 0.65)

WARN_MANUAL_RUNS (default: 5)

CRITICAL_MANUAL_RUNS (default: 12)

WARN_RECENT_MANUAL_STREAK (default: 3)

CRITICAL_RECENT_MANUAL_STREAK (default: 5)

WORKFLOW_MATCH / WORKFLOW_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)

BRANCH_MATCH / BRANCH_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)

EVENT_MATCH / EVENT_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)

REPO_MATCH / REPO_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)

FAIL_ON_CRITICAL (0 or 1, default: 0)

Collect run JSON

gh run view  --json databaseId,workflowName,event,headBranch,conclusion,createdAt,updatedAt,url,repository \
  > artifacts/github-actions/run-.json

Run

Text report:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
bash skills/github-actions-manual-trigger-audit/scripts/manual-trigger-audit.sh

JSON output + fail gate:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
OUTPUT_FORMAT=json \
FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 \
bash skills/github-actions-manual-trigger-audit/scripts/manual-trigger-audit.sh

Run against bundled fixtures:

RUN_GLOB='skills/github-actions-manual-trigger-audit/fixtures/*.json' \
bash skills/github-actions-manual-trigger-audit/scripts/manual-trigger-audit.sh

Output contract

Exit 0 in report mode (default)

Exit 1 when FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 and one or more groups are critical

Text mode prints summary + ranked workflow groups

JSON mode prints summary + ranked groups + critical groups