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# gh-action-readme
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[](docs/security.md)
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[](https://github.com/ivuorinen/gh-action-readme/actions/workflows/security.yml)
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[](https://github.com/ivuorinen/gh-action-readme/actions/workflows/codeql.yml)
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> **The definitive CLI tool for generating beautiful documentation from GitHub Actions `action.yml` files**
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Transform your GitHub Actions into professional documentation with multiple themes, output formats, and enterprise-grade features.
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## ✨ Features
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🎨 **5 Beautiful Themes** - GitHub, GitLab, Minimal, Professional, Default
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📄 **4 Output Formats** - Markdown, HTML, JSON, AsciiDoc
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🎯 **Smart Validation** - Context-aware suggestions for fixing action.yml files
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🚀 **Modern CLI** - Colored output, progress bars, comprehensive help
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⚙️ **Enterprise Ready** - XDG-compliant configuration, recursive processing
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🔧 **Developer Friendly** - Template customization, batch operations
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📁 **Flexible Targeting** - Directory/file arguments, custom output filenames
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🛡️ **Thread Safe** - Race condition protection, concurrent processing ready
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## 🚀 Quick Start
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### Installation
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```bash
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# macOS with Homebrew
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brew install ivuorinen/tap/gh-action-readme
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# Using Go
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go install github.com/ivuorinen/gh-action-readme@latest
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# Download binary from releases
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curl -L https://github.com/ivuorinen/gh-action-readme/releases/latest/download/gh-action-readme_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz | tar -xz
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```
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📖 **[Complete Installation Guide →](docs/installation.md)**
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### Basic Usage
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```bash
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# Generate README.md from action.yml in current directory
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gh-action-readme gen
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# Target specific directories or files
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gh-action-readme gen testdata/example-action/
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gh-action-readme gen testdata/composite-action/action.yml
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# Use GitHub theme with custom output filename
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gh-action-readme gen --theme github --output custom-readme.md
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# Generate JSON for API integration with custom filename
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gh-action-readme gen --output-format json --output api-docs.json
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# Process all action.yml files recursively
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gh-action-readme gen --recursive --theme professional
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```
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## 📋 Examples
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### Input: `action.yml`
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```yaml
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name: My Action
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description: Does something awesome
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inputs:
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token:
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description: GitHub token
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required: true
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environment:
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description: Target environment
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default: production
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outputs:
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result:
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description: Action result
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runs:
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using: node20
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main: index.js
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```
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### Output: Professional README.md
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The tool generates comprehensive documentation including:
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- 📊 **Parameter tables** with types, requirements, defaults
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- 💡 **Usage examples** with proper YAML formatting
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- 🎨 **Badges** for marketplace visibility
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- 📚 **Multiple sections** (Overview, Configuration, Examples, Troubleshooting)
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- 🔗 **Navigation** with table of contents
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## 🎨 Themes
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Choose from 5 built-in themes: `github`, `gitlab`, `minimal`, `professional`, `default`
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📖 **[Theme Gallery & Examples →](docs/themes.md)**
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## 📄 Output Formats
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Supports 4 formats: `md`, `html`, `json`, `asciidoc`
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## 🛠️ Commands
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```bash
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# Generation
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gh-action-readme gen [directory_or_file] [flags]
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# Validation with suggestions
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gh-action-readme validate
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# Interactive configuration
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gh-action-readme config wizard
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```
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📖 **[Complete CLI Reference →](docs/api.md)**
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## ⚙️ Configuration
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```bash
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# Interactive setup wizard
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gh-action-readme config wizard
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# XDG-compliant config file
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gh-action-readme config init
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```
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📖 **[Configuration Guide →](docs/configuration.md)**
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## 🎯 Advanced Usage
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```bash
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# Batch processing with custom themes
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gh-action-readme gen --recursive --theme github --output-dir docs/
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# Custom themes
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cp -r templates/themes/github templates/themes/custom
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gh-action-readme gen --theme custom
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```
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📖 **[Complete Usage Guide →](docs/usage.md)**
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## 🏗️ Development
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```bash
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# Build and test
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go build .
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go test ./...
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golangci-lint run
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```
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Maintains enterprise-grade code quality with 0 linting violations and 80%+ test coverage.
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📖 **[Development Guide →](docs/development.md)**
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## 🔒 Security
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Comprehensive security scanning with govulncheck, Trivy, gitleaks, and CodeQL.
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```bash
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make security # Run all security scans
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```
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📖 **[Security Policy →](docs/security.md)**
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## 🤝 Contributing
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Contributions welcome! Fork, create feature branch, add tests, submit PR.
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📖 **[Contributing Guide →](CONTRIBUTING.md)**
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## 📊 Comparison
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| Feature | gh-action-readme | action-docs | gh-actions-auto-docs |
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|---------|------------------|-------------|----------------------|
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| **Themes** | 5 themes | 1 basic | 1 basic |
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| **Output Formats** | 4 formats | 1 format | 1 format |
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| **Validation** | Smart suggestions | Basic | None |
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| **Configuration** | XDG compliant | None | Basic |
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| **CLI UX** | Modern + colors | Basic | Basic |
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| **Templates** | Customizable | Fixed | Fixed |
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## 📄 License
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MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
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## 🙏 Acknowledgments
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- [Cobra](https://github.com/spf13/cobra) for CLI framework
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- [Viper](https://github.com/spf13/viper) for configuration management
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- GitHub Actions community for inspiration
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---
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<div align="center">
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<sub>Built with ❤️ by <a href="https://github.com/ivuorinen">ivuorinen</a></sub>
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</div>
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