GitHub Actions#

GitHub Actions is a CI/CD and workflow automation platform built into GitHub. Actions are reusable steps that compose into pipelines triggered by repository events — pushes, pull requests, issue comments, schedules, and more. PSModule's actions are composite actions written in PowerShell and published to the GitHub Marketplace. See the official GitHub Actions documentation.

Reusable actions are the foundation of a scalable, consistent DevOps practice on GitHub. Encapsulating common tasks — building, testing, releasing, and deploying PowerShell artifacts — into shared, versioned actions eliminates duplication and enforces best practices automatically across every repository in the organization. A single improvement to a shared action benefits all consumers immediately.

Getting started#

PSModule actions are built from the Template-Action repository template, which sets up automated workflows for testing and publishing to the GitHub Marketplace. Each action is a composite action backed by PowerShell logic, following consistent input/output conventions. PR labels control versioning, and the RepoType: Action custom property integrates each repository with organization-wide tooling.

What we have delivered#