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GitHub Actions Integration

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Automating workflows with Claude Code in CI/CD pipelines


title: GitHub Actions Integration description: Automating workflows with Claude Code in CI/CD pipelines

Integrate Claude Code into your GitHub Actions workflows for automated code review, documentation generation, test creation, and more.

Basic Setup

Prerequisites

  1. Claude Code installed in your CI environment
  2. ANTHROPIC_API_KEY stored as a GitHub secret
  3. A GitHub repository with Actions enabled

Simple Workflow

YAML

Common Use Cases

Automated Code Review

YAML

Documentation Generation

YAML

Test Generation

YAML

Commit Message Enhancement

YAML

Advanced Patterns

Conditional Reviews

YAML

Multi-Model Strategy

YAML

Caching for Performance

YAML

Security Considerations

Secrets Management

YAML

Permission Scoping

YAML

Input Sanitization

YAML

Troubleshooting

Rate Limits

YAML

Large Diffs

YAML

Timeout Handling

YAML

Best Practices

  1. Use secrets - Never hardcode API keys

  2. Scope permissions - Request minimal GitHub permissions

  3. Handle failures gracefully - Don't block PRs on review failures

  4. Cache when possible - Reduce API calls and costs

  5. Use appropriate models - Haiku for quick checks, Opus for deep reviews

  6. Log responsibly - Don't log sensitive information

  7. Test workflows - Use act for local testing

Next Steps

Generated with AI using Claude AI by Anthropic

Model: Claude Opus 4.5 · Generated: 2025-12-20 · Build: v1.21.0-75762dc

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