{"data":{"slug":"gh-aw","name":"GitHub Agentic Workflows","tagline":"MIT gh extension — Markdown agent jobs compiled to Actions with safe outputs","category":"agents","categoryName":"AI Agents","url":"https://github.github.com/gh-aw/","github":"https://github.com/github/gh-aw","pricing":"open-source","hook":"GitHub Agentic Workflows (`gh-aw`) lets you write repo automation as Markdown with YAML frontmatter — issue triage, PR review, CI-failure investigation, docs upkeep — and compiles it into a normal GitHub Actions workflow where the agent runs read-only and sandboxed.","whatsGood":"MIT (github/gh-aw, latest v0.89.21). `gh extension install github/gh-aw`; `gh aw compile` validates the source and emits a `.lock.yml`. Engines: GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Google Gemini, Pi. Writes go through validated `safe-outputs` jobs with scoped permissions instead of giving the agent a write token. Ships agent-readable docs (llms.txt, llms-full.txt). ★~5.3k.","theCatch":"Maturity: pre-1.0 and the README itself says use with caution at your own risk; releases `>=0.83.3 <0.85.4` were retired after a security advisory — pin a current version. Cost is real: every run spends Actions minutes plus your engine’s tokens/seat. Permissions, tools, and network access are configurable, so a careless frontmatter undoes the sandbox. Vs claude-code-action: that runs Claude Code on PR/issue events; gh-aw is a multi-engine workflow compiler with a write-buffer safety model.","verdict":"MIT agentic GitHub Actions when you want triage/review/CI-investigation bots with read-only agents and buffered writes — pin versions and budget minutes plus tokens.","addedAt":"2026-10-05","featured":false,"domain":"AI Agents","subSpecialty":"Agents","subcategory":"Orchestration","tags":["self-host","permissive","sandbox","workflows","active"],"capabilities":["ci"],"surfaces":["Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"OSS/MIT","githubStars":5419,"starsPerWeek":87,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2025-08-12","pushedAt":"2026-10-19","license":"MIT","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"}},"related":[{"slug":"claude-code","name":"Claude Code","tagline":"Terminal-first coding agent with deep repository context"},{"slug":"cursor","name":"Cursor","tagline":"The AI-first code editor that understands your codebase"},{"slug":"devin","name":"Devin","tagline":"Autonomous AI engineer for defined engineering tasks"},{"slug":"stagehand","name":"Stagehand","tagline":"AI-native browser automation that mixes code and natural language"},{"slug":"browser-use","name":"Browser Use","tagline":"Open-source framework for LLM-driven browser agents"}],"links":{"self":"/api/gems/gh-aw","html":"/gems/gh-aw","markdown":"/gems/gh-aw.md","category":"/api/gems?category=agents","categoryPage":"/stacks/agents"}}