jessehouwing/Actions Example Checker

Validate examples in documentation against action.yml schemas

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Maintenance Recency: Activelast commit Jun 5, 2026
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uses: jessehouwing/actions-example-checker@eb2c287585cd48847abc0d3012e861918793561f # v0.0.11

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

Inputs

name	description	required	default
token	GitHub token for API access to check fork relationships. When provided, the action will detect if the repository is a fork and allow examples to reference either the fork name or the upstream parent name.	no	${{ github.token }}
version	One or more versions that action references in examples must use. Accepts comma and/or newline-separated version strings (e.g. "v1, v1.2, v1.2.3"). When not provided, version checking is skipped and a warning is emitted.	no	—
repository	Repository name in 'owner/repo' format. Used to match action references in documentation. If not provided, will be auto-detected from git or GITHUB_REPOSITORY environment variable.	no	—
repository-path	Path to the repository root (defaults to current directory)	no	.
action-pattern	Glob pattern to find action files (e.g., **/action.{yml,yaml})	no	{**/,}action.{yml,yaml}
docs-pattern	Glob pattern to find documentation files (e.g., */.md)	no	*/.md

Outputs

name	description
errors-found	Number of validation errors found
files-checked	Number of documentation files checked