AI Agent for GitHub Actions MCP
Seamlessly integrate GitHub Actions workflow management with AI assistants like Claude Desktop, Codeium, and Windsurf. This robust MCP server empowers users to list, trigger, analyze, and manage GitHub Actions workflows through intelligent automation, all while maintaining strict security and flexible validation. Boost developer productivity and workflow reliability with advanced error handling, usage analytics, and cross-platform support.
Workflow Automation & Management
Automate your GitHub Actions workflows with comprehensive management tools. List, trigger, rerun, and cancel workflows directly through AI-powered interfaces, minimizing manual intervention and accelerating DevOps pipelines. Flexible validation and robust error handling ensure smooth workflow execution across diverse environments.
- Trigger & Rerun Workflows.
- Easily initiate or rerun any workflow in your repositories via AI interaction or automation.
- List & Analyze Workflows.
- Get a complete overview of all workflows and real-time insights into their execution and status.
- Comprehensive Error Handling.
- Receive clear, actionable error messages with enhanced details to streamline troubleshooting.
- Security & Rate Limiting.
- Built-in timeout management, rate limiting, and URL validation for peace of mind and reliability.
Deep Workflow Run Analytics
Analyze every aspect of your GitHub Actions runs. Access detailed job breakdowns, usage statistics, and filtering options by branch, event, status, and more. Make data-driven decisions to optimize CI/CD processes.
- Usage Statistics.
- Track billable minutes, workflow frequency, and identify optimization opportunities.
- Advanced Filtering.
- Filter workflow runs by user, branch, event, status, and more for granular analysis.
- Job-Level Insights.
- Break down workflow runs into individual jobs and steps for detailed troubleshooting.
Seamless AI Coding Assistant Integration
Connect your GitHub Actions management to leading AI coding assistants like Claude Desktop, Codeium, and Windsurf. Empower your team to manage CI/CD pipelines directly from their AI tools, increasing efficiency and reducing operational friction.
- Multi-Assistant Support.
- Compatible with Claude Desktop, Codeium, Windsurf and more for flexible automation.
- Easy Configuration.
- Simple setup for Unix, macOS, and Windows with clear build and deployment steps.
MCP INTEGRATION
Available GitHub Actions MCP Integration Tools
The following tools are available as part of the GitHub Actions MCP integration:
- list_workflows
List all workflows in a specified GitHub repository.
- get_workflow
Retrieve details of a specific workflow by its ID or filename.
- get_workflow_usage
Fetch usage statistics, including billable minutes, for a given workflow.
- list_workflow_runs
List all workflow runs for a repository or filter by specific criteria.
- get_workflow_run
Get detailed information about a particular workflow run.
- get_workflow_run_jobs
List all jobs associated with a specific workflow run, with optional filters.
- trigger_workflow
Trigger a workflow run for a specified workflow on a chosen reference.
- cancel_workflow_run
Cancel a running workflow run by its ID.
- rerun_workflow
Re-run a completed workflow run to repeat its execution.
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What is GitHub Actions MCP Server
GitHub Actions MCP Server, developed by ko1ynnky, is a robust server that enables AI assistants to manage and operate GitHub Actions workflows. It serves as a middleware between AI coding assistants and the GitHub Actions API, providing advanced controls to list, view, trigger, cancel, and rerun workflows. The server is designed for seamless CI/CD pipeline monitoring and troubleshooting, offering comprehensive workflow and job information, robust error handling, and security. Compatible with leading AI platforms (such as Claude, Cursor, and Codeium), this TypeScript-based solution streamlines DevOps automation and integration for engineering teams by making workflow management accessible to AI-powered agents.
Capabilities
What we can do with GitHub Actions MCP Server
The GitHub Actions MCP Server empowers users—especially AI agents—to interact programmatically with GitHub Actions workflows. This includes comprehensive workflow lifecycle management, detailed run and job monitoring, and seamless integrations for AI-driven automation and troubleshooting.
- List workflows
- Retrieve and enumerate all GitHub Actions workflows in a repository.
- View workflow details
- Access detailed information and usage metrics for specific workflows.
- Trigger workflows
- Programmatically start workflows with custom parameters and environment variables.
- Cancel workflow runs
- Halt in-progress workflow runs directly from an AI or integrated tool.
- Rerun workflows
- Automatically or manually rerun failed or completed workflows for continuous delivery.
- Monitor jobs and runs
- Get granular status and log data for each workflow run and job for troubleshooting.
How AI Agents Benefit from GitHub Actions MCP Server
AI agents can leverage the GitHub Actions MCP Server to automate and optimize DevOps workflows, reducing manual intervention and accelerating delivery cycles. By enabling direct, secure access to workflow management functions, AI coding assistants can monitor CI/CD pipelines, handle errors, rerun jobs, and provide actionable insights—all within software development environments. This empowers teams to maintain high code quality and deployment velocity with fewer bottlenecks.