---
title: "GitHub Actions Validator - Example Workflows"
description: "This directory contains example workflow files for testing the GitHub Actions Validator skill."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/readme-84
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:36:52.295Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "GitHub Actions Validator - Example Workflows — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/readme-84)"
---

# GitHub Actions Validator - Example Workflows
This directory contains example workflow files for testing the GitHub Actions Validator skill.

## Overview

# GitHub Actions Validator - Example Workflows

This directory contains example workflow files for testing the GitHub Actions Validator skill.

## Files

### valid-ci.yml

A complete, valid CI pipeline that passes all validation checks.

**Purpose:** Test successful validation flow

**Usage:**
```bash
bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh examples/valid-ci.yml
```

**Expected Result:** All validations pass

---

### with-errors.yml

A workflow containing common intentional errors for testing error detection.

**Purpose:** Test error detection and reference file consultation

**Errors included (4 total, all caught by actionlint):**
1. Invalid CRON expression (day 8 doesn't exist) — `[events]`
2. Typo in runner label (`ubuntu-lastest` instead of `ubuntu-latest`) — `[runner-label]`
3. Script injection vulnerability (untrusted input in script) — `[expression]`
4. Undefined job dependency (`biuld` instead of `build`) — `[job-needs]`

**Usage:**
```bash
bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh examples/with-errors.yml
```

**Expected Result:** Multiple errors reported by actionlint

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### outdated-versions.yml

A workflow using older action versions to test version validation.

**Purpose:** Test action version checking

**Version issues included:**
1. `actions/checkout@v4` - OUTDATED (current: v6)
2. `actions/setup-node@v4` - OUTDATED (current: v6)
3. `actions/upload-artifact@v3` - DEPRECATED (minimum: v4)
4. `docker/build-push-action@v5` - OUTDATED (current: v6)

**Usage:**
```bash
bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh --check-versions examples/outdated-versions.yml
```

**Expected Result:** Version warnings for outdated actions

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## Testing Workflow

1. **Test successful validation:**
   ```bash
   bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh examples/valid-ci.yml
   ```

2. **Test error detection:**
   ```bash
   bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh examples/with-errors.yml
   ```

3. **Test version checking:**
   ```bash
   bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh --check-versions examples/outdated-versions.yml
   ```

4. **Test all examples:**
   ```bash
   for file in examples/*.yml; do
     echo "=== Testing: $file ==="
     bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh --lint-only "$file"
     echo ""
   done
   ```

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