github-actions-runtime-upgrade-conventions SKILL.md skillA
github-actions-runtime-upgrade-conventions from github/awesome-copilot is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add github/awesome-copilot/github-actions-runtime-upgrade-conventions@git:20260619.128b0edPins git:20260619.128b0ed in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- github/awesome-copilot
- Path
skills/github-actions-runtime-upgrade-conventions/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260619.128b0ed, committed Jun 19, 2026
- Size
- 2,887 bytes
- Repository stars
- 40,941
- License
- MIT
Upgrade GitHub Actions to supported runtimes by selecting safe action versions, preserving workflow behavior, and validating post-upgrade execution.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# GitHub Actions Runtime Upgrade Conventions Use this skill when editing GitHub Actions workflows to address deprecation warnings about action runtimes (for example Node.js runtime migrations). ## Use This Skill When - Workflow logs report an action is running on a deprecated runtime. - You are upgrading action versions in `.github/workflows/*.yml` or `.github/workflows/*.yaml`. - You need to keep existing workflow behavior while modernizing action dependencies. ## Upgrade Rules - Prefer upgrading to the latest stable **major** version of each action that is compatible with the workflow. - Prefer immutable pins: resolve the target release to a full commit SHA and use that SHA in `uses:`. - Do not pin to mutable tags or branches (for example `@v4` or `@main`) in final recommendations. - Upgrade one action at a time per commit (or one tightly related group) so failures are easy to isolate. - Keep existing workflow behavior unchanged while upgrading runtime/dependency actions. ## Actions We Track in This Repo Prioritize runtime review for these groups when warnings appear: - Any first-party action under `actions/*` …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add github/awesome-copilot/github-actions-runtime-upgrade-conventions@sha256:b964b4609e9b7ca8The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260619.128b0ed, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jun 19, 2026.
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Source
github/awesome-copilot · 40,941 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-09 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_2qhpzhzvpl2eq5dh GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=github/awesome-copilot/github-actions-runtime-upgrade-conventions GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b964b4609e9b7ca8bbe394d4232e4f8bff122813e09433ccda1c4356f79c98eb
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