actions-github/Create Repository If Not Exists

Creates an Organization Repository and adds the Actor as an admin

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Scorecard 2–4scored Jul 13, 2026
Maintenance Recency
Stalelast commit Oct 8, 2023
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None
Runtime
Deprecated runtime

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workflow.ymlSHA-pinned
uses: actions-github/create-repository@6a55e44fc68b56abb830db33dc047ae497a24298 # v1

tags can be moved; commit SHAs can't. why a SHA?

namedescriptionrequireddefault
repo-nameWhat is the name of the repository?yes""
tokenPersonal access tokenyes""
privateIs private repository?false
namedescription
repo-urlURL of the created repository