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- name: "act Local GitHub Actions Runner"

- slug: "act-local-github-actions-runner"

- description: "act is an open-source CLI tool that runs GitHub Actions workflows locally using Docker, enabling fast feedback on workflow changes without pushing to GitHub. With 57,000+ stars on GitHub, it is the standard tool for local Actions development and testing."

- github_stars: 69661

+ title: "act Local GitHub Actions Runner"

+ description: "act is an open-source CLI tool that runs GitHub Actions workflows locally using Docker, enabling fast feedback on workflow changes without pushing to GitHub. It is a standard tool for local Actions development and testing."

verification: "security_reviewed"

source: "https://github.com/nektos/act"

- category: "CI/CD Integrations"

- framework: "Claude Code"

+ category:

+ - "CI/CD Integrations"

+ framework:

+ - "Claude Code"

tool_ecosystem:

github_repo: "nektos/act"

github_stars: 69661

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# act Local GitHub Actions Runner

- act is an open-source CLI tool that runs GitHub Actions workflows locally using Docker, enabling fast feedback on workflow changes without pushing to GitHub. With 57,000+ stars on GitHub, it is the standard tool for local Actions development and testing.

+ act is an open-source CLI tool that runs GitHub Actions workflows locally using Docker, enabling fast feedback on workflow changes without pushing to GitHub. It is a standard tool for local Actions development and testing.

## Installation

- Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

- - If you are using macOS, please be sure to follow the steps outlined in Docker Docs for how to install Docker Desktop for Mac .

- - If you are using Linux, you will need to install Docker Engine .

- - git clone https://github.com/nektos/act.git

- - make build

- Requirements and caveats from upstream:

- - 4.2. Docker context

- - Necessary prerequisites for running act

- - act depends on docker (exactly Docker Engine API) to run workflows in containers. As long you don't require container isolation, you can run selected (e.g. windows or macOS) jobs directly on your System, see Runners ....

- Basic usage or getting-started notes:

- - Introduction

- - Installation

- - 2.1. Arch

+ Choose whichever fits your setup:

- - Source: https://github.com/nektos/act

- - Extracted from upstream docs: https://nektosact.com/installation/index.html

+ 1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.

+ 2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.

+ 3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.

+ 4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.

+ 5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/act-local-github-actions-runner/)