# GitHub Actions

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/github-actions/  
**APIs profiled:** 11

APIs for GitHub Actions - automation and CI/CD platform.

## Kin Score — 62.2 / 100 (strong)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 62.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 68.5 |
| Governance | 26.5 |
| Contract Governance | 26.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 52.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 76.2 |
| Commercial Clarity | 61.8 |
| Access Clarity | 61.8 |

## Agent readiness — 53.3 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | documented |
| MCP Server | verified |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | documented |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | yes |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (11)

- **GitHub Actions Artifacts API** — Download and manage workflow run artifacts
- **GitHub Actions Cache API** — Manage workflow dependency caches
- **GitHub Actions Jobs API** — Access information about workflow jobs
- **GitHub Actions OIDC API** — Manage OIDC subject claim customization
- **GitHub Actions Permissions API** — Control Actions enablement and permissions
- **GitHub Actions Secrets API** — Manage encrypted secrets for Actions
- **GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner Groups API** — Manage runner groups for organizations
- **GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runners API** — Manage self-hosted runners for workflows
- **GitHub Actions Variables API** — Create and manage workflow variables
- **GitHub Actions Workflow Runs API** — Manage and monitor workflow run executions
- **GitHub Actions Workflows API** — Manage workflow files and workflow runs

## MCP servers (1)

- **GitHub Actions MCP Server** — GitHub operates an official remote MCP server at https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ (HTTP transport, OAuth / PAT authenticated) and ships the same server for local use via a Doc...

## Agentic access (1)

- **Github Actions Agentic Access** — 82 operations · 39 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

## Security (4)

- **Github Actions Authentication** — http · 2 schemes
- **Github Actions Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Github Actions Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone · security.txt · contact published
- **Github Actions Trust Center** — SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO/IEC 42001:2023, CSA STAR Level 2, FedRAMP LI-SaaS (ATO)

## Plans (1)

- **Github Actions Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (6)

- **Continuous integration and testing on every push or pull request**
- **Automated deployment to cloud environments**
- **Scheduled maintenance and cleanup workflows**
- **Building and publishing container images**
- **Automated code quality and security scanning**
- **Release management and artifact publishing**

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/github-actions/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.