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About Github Actions Manager

GitHub is a cloud-based platform designed for developers to store, manage, and collaborate on code. GitHub Actions, enabling developers to automate workflows, manage runners, handle artifacts, and more. Key features of Github Actions Manager include:
  • Workflows: Manage and control workflow configurations within a repository.
  • Workflow Runs: Track, re-run, cancel, or delete specific executions of workflows.
  • Jobs: Inspect and monitor individual jobs within a workflow run, including logs.
  • Artifacts: Handle generated build artifacts—list, download, or delete them as needed.
  • Secrets: Securely manage sensitive values (like tokens) used in workflows.
  • Variables: Store and manage non-sensitive config values for workflows.
  • Runners: Manage GitHub-hosted or self-hosted machines that execute workflows.
  • Permissions: Control what actions and workflows are allowed and who can run them.

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Authentication Options

Below are possible authentication options you can choose:
  • Built-in xpander.ai Auth
  • API Access
The simplest way to connect Github Actions Manager is by using xpander.ai’s built-in authentication:
  1. Go to the Connectors section in the sidebar of your xpander.ai dashboard.
  2. Select Github Actions Manager from the available integrations.
  3. Click Sign in with Github Actions Manager.
  4. Grant xpander.ai permission to access your Github workspace.
  5. Your Github Actions Manager integration is now ready to use.

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Integration of Github Actions Manager into AI Agent

Once you’ve configured your Github Actions Manager account with the authentication option(s) described above, you can integrate it into your AI agent with xpander.ai:
  1. In your xpander.ai dashboard, go to the Agent Configuration tab and select Tools, then click Add Tools.
  2. Select Connectors.
  3. Choose Github Actions Manager with the same connector name you configured in the previous section (e.g., xpander-github-actions-manager).
  4. Select the available Github Actions Manager operations that suit your use case.
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Expose Github Actions Manager as MCP Server

Alternatively, you can also expose your Github Actions Manager account as an MCP server. To do so:
  1. Go to the Connectors section in the sidebar of your xpander.ai dashboard.
  2. Select Github Actions Manager with the same connector name you configured in the previous section (e.g., xpander-github-actions-manager).
  3. Click MCP Configuration.
  4. Enter the MCP configuration into the appropriate settings of the client app you want to use (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, etc.).
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AI Agent Github Actions Manager Prompt Library

Below are possible prompts or use cases you can try after integrating Github Actions Manager into your xpander AI agent: 
Can you provide the job details for job ID {job_id} in {repository_owner}/{repository_name}?

Can you delete the artifact with ID {artifact_id} from {repository_owner}/{repository_name}?

Can you cancel the workflow run with ID {run_id} in {repository_owner}/{repository_name}?

Can you rerun the job with ID {job_id} in {repository_owner}/{repository_name} with debug logging enabled?
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