elevenlabs-ci-integration

name	elevenlabs-ci-integration
description	Configure CI/CD pipelines for ElevenLabs with mocked unit tests and gated integration tests. Use when setting up GitHub Actions for TTS projects, configuring CI test strategies, or automating ElevenLabs integration validation without burning character quota on every PR. Trigger with "elevenlabs CI", "elevenlabs GitHub Actions", "elevenlabs automated tests", "CI elevenlabs", "elevenlabs pipeline".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(gh:*)
version	1.6.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","voice","ai","elevenlabs","ci","github-actions"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code

ElevenLabs CI Integration

Overview

Set up CI/CD pipelines that test ElevenLabs integrations without burning character quota on every PR. Uses a two-tier strategy: mocked unit tests on every push (no API key, zero quota), and gated integration tests that hit the real API only on main or a manual dispatch, behind a quota guard.

The full workflow YAML and secret setup live in references/implementation.md; the complete test code lives in references/examples.md. This file walks the strategy end to end, then drills into either reference for copy-paste source.

Prerequisites

• GitHub repository with Actions enabled
• ElevenLabs API key for integration tests (use a test/dev key, not production)
• npm/pnpm project with vitest configured

Instructions

Step 1: Add the two-tier workflow

Create .github/workflows/elevenlabs-tests.yml with two jobs. unit-tests runs on every push/PR with a mock key. integration-tests runs only on main or workflow_dispatch, needs: unit-tests, and checks remaining quota before spending any:

jobs:
  unit-tests:                       # every push/PR — mock key, 0 quota
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps: [checkout, setup-node, npm ci, npm test -- --coverage]
    # env: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY: "sk_test_mock_key_for_ci"

  integration-tests:                # main / manual only — real key
    if: github.ref ==