lwmacct/Install GitHub Release Binary

Download, verify, extract, cache, and add a GitHub release binary to PATH

Trust Signals

name	description	required	default
repository	GitHub repository that publishes the release asset, in owner/repo format.	yes	—
tag	Release tag to install. Use latest for the latest stable release or latest-prerelease for the latest prerelease.	no	latest
github-token	GitHub token used to read release metadata and download release assets.	no	${{ github.token }}
asset	Glob pattern used to select the GitHub release asset. When omitted, the current runner OS and architecture are matched automatically.	no	—
binary	Glob pattern used to select installed binaries. For archives, this matches one or more files inside the extracted asset.	no	—
checksum	Optional expected SHA256 checksum of the downloaded release asset. Accepts either sha256:<hex> or a bare hex digest.	no	—
cache	Set to true to cache installations for fixed release tags. Uses checksum when provided, otherwise GitHub asset metadata.	no	false
resolve	How to resolve release assets: auto, metadata, or direct. direct skips GitHub release metadata and requires an exact asset name.	no	auto
rename	Rename the installed binary. Only supported when exactly one binary is installed.	no	—

name	description
release-tag	Resolved release tag.
asset-name	Selected release asset name.
install-dir	Directory where the asset was installed.
asset-path	Path to the cached original release asset.
bin-dir	First directory added to PATH.
binary-path	First installed binary path.
bin-dirs	JSON array of directories added to PATH.
binary-paths	JSON array of installed binary paths.
checksum	SHA256 checksum of the downloaded release asset.
cache-hit	Whether the installation was restored from cache.
release-download-url	Local file URL root that mirrors GitHub release download layout.