name	Workflow Automation
description	Expertise in CI/CD pipeline creation, process automation, and team workflow optimization. Activates when working with "automate", "pipeline", "workflow", "CI/CD", "process", or automation tools.
version	1.0.0

Workflow Automation Skill

Overview

Design and implement automated workflows for development teams, including CI/CD pipelines, release automation, code quality gates, deployment processes, and team collaboration workflows. This skill encompasses GitHub Actions, Harness pipelines, automated testing workflows, release management, and process optimization strategies.

Core Competencies

GitHub Actions Workflows

Design Comprehensive CI Workflows:

Create multi-stage CI pipelines with proper job dependencies:

# .github/workflows/ci.yml
name: Continuous Integration

on:
  push:
    branches: [main, develop]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main, develop]
  workflow_dispatch:

env:
  NODE_VERSION: '20'
  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}

concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

jobs:
  setup:
    name: Setup and Cache
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      cache-key: ${{ steps.cache-key.outputs.key }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
          cache: 'npm'

      - name: Generate cache key
        id: cache-key
        run: echo "key=${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

  lint:
    name: Lint Code
    needs: setup
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
          cache: 'npm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Run ESLint
        run: npm run lint -- --format json --output-file eslint-report.json
        continue-on-error: true

      - name: Annotate code
        uses: ataylorme/eslint-annotate-action@v2
        with:
          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          report-json: eslint-report.json

      - name: Upload ESLint results
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: eslint-report
          path: eslint-report.json

  type-check:
    name: Type Check
    needs: setup
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
          cache: 'npm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Run TypeScript compiler
        run: npm run type-check

  unit-tests:
    name: Unit Tests
    needs: setup
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
          cache: 'npm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Run unit tests
        run: npm run test:unit -- --coverage

      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
        with:
          files: ./coverage/coverage-final.json
          flags: unit
          name: unit-tests

      - name: Upload test results
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        if: always()
        with:
          name: unit-test-results
          path: |
            coverage/
            test-results/

  integration-tests:
    name: Integration Tests
    needs: setup
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    services:
      postgres:
        image: postgres:16
        env:
          POSTGRES_DB: test_db
          POSTGRES_USER: test_user
          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: test_pass
        options: >-
          --health-cmd pg_isready
          --health-interval 10s
          --health-timeout 5s
          --health-retries 5
        ports:
          - 5432:5432

      redis:
        image: redis:7-alpine
        options: >-
          --health-cmd "redis-cli ping"
          --health-interval 10s
          --health-timeout 5s
          --health-retries 5
        ports:
          - 6379:6379

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
          cache: 'npm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Run database migrations
        run: npm run migrate
        env:
          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://test_user:test_pass@localhost:5432/test_db

      - name: Run integration tests
        run: npm run test:integration -- --coverage
        env:
          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://test_user:test_pass@localhost:5432/test_db
          REDIS_URL: redis://localhost:6379

      - name: Upload coverage
        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
        with:
          files: ./coverage/coverage-final.json
          flags: integration
          name: integration-tests

  e2e-tests:
    name: E2E Tests
    needs: [unit-tests, integration-tests]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 30
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
          cache: 'npm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Install Playwright browsers
        run: npx playwright install --with-deps

      - name: Run E2E tests
        run: npm run test:e2e

      - name: Upload Playwright report
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        if: always()
        with:
          name: playwright-report
          path: playwright-report/
          retention-days: 30

  security-scan:
    name: Security Scan
    needs: setup
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Run npm audit
        run: npm audit --audit-level=moderate
        continue-on-error: true

      - name: Run Snyk security scan
        uses: snyk/actions/node@master
        env:
          SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
        with:
          args: --severity-threshold=high

      - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
        with:
          scan-type: 'fs'
          scan-ref: '.'
          format: 'sarif'
          output: 'trivy-results.sarif'

      - name: Upload Trivy results to GitHub Security
        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
        with:
          sarif_file: 'trivy-results.sarif'

  build:
    name: Build Application
    needs: [lint, type-check, unit-tests, integration-tests]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
          cache: 'npm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Build application
        run: npm run build

      - name: Upload build artifacts
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: dist
          path: dist/

  docker-build:
    name: Build Docker Image
    needs: [build, security-scan]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.event_name == 'push'
    permissions:
      contents: read
      packages: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3

      - name: Log in to Container Registry
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
        with:
          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
          username: ${{ github.actor }}
          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Extract metadata
        id: meta
        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
        with:
          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
          tags: |
            type=ref,event=branch
            type=ref,event=pr
            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
            type=sha,prefix={{branch}}-
            type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}

      - name: Build and push Docker image
        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
        with:
          context: .
          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
          push: true
          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
          cache-from: type=gha
          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
          build-args: |
            NODE_VERSION=${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
            BUILD_DATE=${{ github.event.head_commit.timestamp }}
            VCS_REF=${{ github.sha }}

  quality-gate:
    name: Quality Gate
    needs: [lint, type-check, unit-tests, integration-tests, e2e-tests, security-scan]
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Download all artifacts
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4

      - name: Check quality metrics
        run: |
          echo "All quality checks passed"
          echo "Ready for deployment"

      - name: Post summary
        run: |
          echo "## CI Pipeline Summary" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
          echo "✅ Linting passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
          echo "✅ Type checking passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
          echo "✅ Unit tests passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
          echo "✅ Integration tests passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
          echo "✅ E2E tests passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
          echo "✅ Security scan passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

Implement Automated Release Workflow:

Create release automation with changelog generation:

# .github/workflows/release.yml
name: Release

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - 'v*'

permissions:
  contents: write
  packages: write

jobs:
  create-release:
    name: Create Release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

      - name: Generate changelog
        id: changelog
        uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v4
        with:
          configuration: '.github/changelog-config.json'
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Create GitHub Release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        with:
          body: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
          draft: false
          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'beta') || contains(github.ref, 'alpha') }}
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

  publish-npm:
    name: Publish to NPM
    needs: create-release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Build
        run: npm run build

      - name: Publish to NPM
        run: npm publish
        env:
          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

  deploy-production:
    name: Deploy to Production
    needs: create-release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    environment:
      name: production
      url: https://app.example.com
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup kubectl
        uses: azure/setup-kubectl@v3

      - name: Setup Helm
        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3

      - name: Azure Login
        uses: azure/login@v1
        with:
          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}

      - name: Get AKS credentials
        run: |
          az aks get-credentials \
            --resource-group ${{ secrets.RESOURCE_GROUP }} \
            --name ${{ secrets.CLUSTER_NAME }}

      - name: Deploy with Helm
        run: |
          helm upgrade --install app \
            ./deployment/helm/app \
            --namespace production \
            --create-namespace \
            --values ./deployment/helm/app/values-prod.yaml \
            --set image.tag=${{ github.ref_name }} \
            --wait \
            --timeout 10m

      - name: Run smoke tests
        run: |
          kubectl run smoke-test \
            --image=curlimages/curl:latest \
            --restart=Never \
            --rm \
            -i \
            -- curl -f https://app.example.com/health

Harness Pipeline Configuration

Design Enterprise CI/CD Pipeline:

Configure Harness pipelines for complex deployment scenarios:

# harness/pipelines/production-deploy.yml
pipeline:
  name: Production Deployment Pipeline
  identifier: prod_deployment
  projectIdentifier: platform
  orgIdentifier: engineering
  tags:
    env: production
    team: platform
  stages:
    - stage:
        name: Build and Test
        identifier: build_test
        type: CI
        spec:
          cloneCodebase: true
          infrastructure:
            type: KubernetesDirect
            spec:
              connectorRef: k8s_delegate
              namespace: harness-builds
              automountServiceAccountToken: true
          execution:
            steps:
              - step:
                  type: Run
                  name: Install Dependencies
                  identifier: install_deps
                  spec:
                    connectorRef: docker_hub
                    image: node:20-alpine
                    shell: Bash
                    command: npm ci

              - step:
                  type: Run
                  name: Run Tests
                  identifier: run_tests
                  spec:
                    connectorRef: docker_hub
                    image: node:20-alpine
                    shell: Bash
                    command: |
                      npm run lint
                      npm run test:unit
                      npm run test:integration
                  failureStrategies:
                    - onFailure:
                        errors:
                          - AllErrors
                        action:
                          type: Abort

              - step:
                  type: Run
                  name: Security Scan
                  identifier: security_scan
                  spec:
                    connectorRef: docker_hub
                    image: aquasec/trivy:latest
                    shell: Bash
                    command: trivy fs --security-checks vuln,config .

              - step:
                  type: BuildAndPushDockerRegistry
                  name: Build and Push Image
                  identifier: build_push
                  spec:
                    connectorRef: docker_registry
                    repo: platform/app
                    tags:
                      - <+pipeline.sequenceId>
                      - <+pipeline.executionId>
                      - latest
                    optimize: true
                    caching: true

    - stage:
        name: Deploy to Staging
        identifier: deploy_staging
        type: Deployment
        spec:
          deploymentType: Kubernetes
          service:
            serviceRef: app_service
            serviceInputs:
              serviceDefinition:
                type: Kubernetes
                spec:
                  artifacts:
                    primary:
                      primaryArtifactRef: <+input>
                      sources:
                        - identifier: docker_image
                          type: DockerRegistry
                          spec:
                            tag: <+pipeline.sequenceId>
          environment:
            environmentRef: staging
            deployToAll: false
            infrastructureDefinitions:
              - identifier: staging_k8s
          execution:
            steps:
              - step:
                  type: K8sRollingDeploy
                  name: Rolling Deployment
                  identifier: rolling_deploy
                  spec:
                    skipDryRun: false
                    pruningEnabled: true

              - step:
                  type: ShellScript
                  name: Run Smoke Tests
                  identifier: smoke_tests
                  spec:
                    shell: Bash
                    source:
                      type: Inline
                      spec:
                        script: |
                          #!/bin/bash
                          set -e

                          echo "Running smoke tests..."
                          curl -f https://staging.example.com/health
                          echo "Smoke tests passed"
                  timeout: 5m

            rollbackSteps:
              - step:
                  type: K8sRollingRollback
                  name: Rollback Deployment
                  identifier: rollback

    - stage:
        name: Approval
        identifier: approval
        type: Approval
        spec:
          execution:
            steps:
              - step:
                  type: HarnessApproval
                  name: Manual Approval
                  identifier: manual_approval
                  spec:
                    approvalMessage: Please review and approve deployment to production
                    includePipelineExecutionHistory: true
                    approvers:
                      userGroups:
                        - account.ProductionApprovers
                    minimumCount: 2
                    disallowPipelineExecutor: false
                  timeout: 1d

    - stage:
        name: Deploy to Production
        identifier: deploy_production
        type: Deployment
        spec:
          deploymentType: Kubernetes
          service:
            serviceRef: app_service
            serviceInputs:
              serviceDefinition:
                type: Kubernetes
                spec:
                  artifacts:
                    primary:
                      primaryArtifactRef: <+input>
                      sources:
                        - identifier: docker_image
                          type: DockerRegistry
                          spec:
                            tag: <+pipeline.sequenceId>
          environment:
            environmentRef: production
            deployToAll: false
            infrastructureDefinitions:
              - identifier: prod_k8s_us_east
              - identifier: prod_k8s_eu_west
          execution:
            steps:
              - step:
                  type: K8sBlueGreenDeploy
                  name: Blue Green Deployment
                  identifier: bg_deploy
                  spec:
                    skipDryRun: false
                    pruningEnabled: false

              - step:
                  type: ShellScript
                  name: Health Check
                  identifier: health_check
                  spec:
                    shell: Bash
                    source:
                      type: Inline
                      spec:
                        script: |
                          #!/bin/bash
                          set -e

                          for i in {1..10}; do
                            if curl -f https://app.example.com/health; then
                              echo "Health check passed"
                              exit 0
                            fi
                            echo "Attempt $i failed, retrying..."
                            sleep 10
                          done

                          echo "Health check failed"
                          exit 1
                  timeout: 5m

              - step:
                  type: K8sBGSwapServices
                  name: Swap Traffic
                  identifier: swap_traffic
                  spec:
                    skipDryRun: false

              - step:
                  type: ShellScript
                  name: Monitor Metrics
                  identifier: monitor_metrics
                  spec:
                    shell: Bash
                    source:
                      type: Inline
                      spec:
                        script: |
                          #!/bin/bash
                          # Monitor error rates and latency for 5 minutes
                          for i in {1..30}; do
                            ERROR_RATE=$(curl -s "https://monitoring.example.com/api/v1/query?query=rate(http_requests_total{status=~\"5..\"}[5m])" | jq '.data.result[0].value[1]' -r)

                            if (( $(echo "$ERROR_RATE > 0.01" | bc -l) )); then
                              echo "Error rate too high: $ERROR_RATE"
                              exit 1
                            fi

                            sleep 10
                          done
                  timeout: 10m

            rollbackSteps:
              - step:
                  type: K8sBGSwapServices
                  name: Rollback Traffic
                  identifier: rollback_traffic

  notificationRules:
    - name: Pipeline Failed
      pipelineEvents:
        - type: PipelineFailed
      notificationMethod:
        type: Slack
        spec:
          userGroups:
            - account.DevOps
          webhookUrl: <+secrets.getValue("slack_webhook")>

    - name: Production Deployed
      pipelineEvents:
        - type: StageSuccess
      notificationMethod:
        type: Email
        spec:
          userGroups:
            - account.Engineering
          recipients:
            - engineering@example.com

Automation Scripts

Create Reusable Workflow Templates:

Build modular automation scripts for common tasks:

#!/bin/bash
# scripts/automation/deploy.sh

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)"

# Colors for output
RED='\033[0;31m'
GREEN='\033[0;32m'
YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
NC='\033[0m' # No Color

# Functions
log_info() {
    echo -e "${GREEN}[INFO]${NC} $1"
}

log_warn() {
    echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"
}

log_error() {
    echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"
}

check_prerequisites() {
    log_info "Checking prerequisites..."

    command -v kubectl >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
        log_error "kubectl is required but not installed."
        exit 1
    }

    command -v helm >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
        log_error "helm is required but not installed."
        exit 1
    }

    command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
        log_error "docker is required but not installed."
        exit 1
    }
}

build_image() {
    local tag=$1
    log_info "Building Docker image with tag: $tag"

    docker build \
        -f deployment/docker/Dockerfile \
        -t "$DOCKER_REGISTRY/$IMAGE_NAME:$tag" \
        --build-arg NODE_VERSION=20 \
        --build-arg BUILD_DATE="$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')" \
        --build-arg VCS_REF="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" \
        .
}

push_image() {
    local tag=$1
    log_info "Pushing Docker image with tag: $tag"

    docker push "$DOCKER_REGISTRY/$IMAGE_NAME:$tag"
}

deploy_helm() {
    local environment=$1
    local tag=$2

    log_info "Deploying to $environment with tag: $tag"

    helm upgrade --install "$RELEASE_NAME" \
        ./deployment/helm/app \
        --namespace "$NAMESPACE" \
        --create-namespace \
        --values "./deployment/helm/app/values-$environment.yaml" \
        --set "image.tag=$tag" \
        --wait \
        --timeout 10m
}

run_smoke_tests() {
    local url=$1
    log_info "Running smoke tests against $url"

    for i in {1..10}; do
        if curl -f -s "$url/health" > /dev/null; then
            log_info "Smoke tests passed"
            return 0
        fi
        log_warn "Attempt $i failed, retrying..."
        sleep 5
    done

    log_error "Smoke tests failed"
    return 1
}

# Main deployment function
deploy() {
    local environment=$1
    local version=${2:-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)}

    check_prerequisites

    log_info "Starting deployment to $environment"
    log_info "Version: $version"

    # Build and push image
    build_image "$version"
    push_image "$version"

    # Deploy with Helm
    deploy_helm "$environment" "$version"

    # Run smoke tests
    case $environment in
        production)
            run_smoke_tests "https://app.example.com"
            ;;
        staging)
            run_smoke_tests "https://staging.example.com"
            ;;
        *)
            log_warn "Skipping smoke tests for $environment"
            ;;
    esac

    log_info "Deployment completed successfully"
}

# Parse command line arguments
case ${1:-} in
    production|staging|development)
        deploy "$@"
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Usage: $0 {production|staging|development} [version]"
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

Create Database Migration Workflow:

Automate database schema changes:

#!/bin/bash
# scripts/automation/migrate.sh

set -euo pipefail

# Database migration automation
run_migrations() {
    local environment=$1
    local direction=${2:-up}

    log_info "Running $direction migrations for $environment"

    # Load environment-specific configuration
    case $environment in
        production)
            DB_URL="$PRODUCTION_DB_URL"
            ;;
        staging)
            DB_URL="$STAGING_DB_URL"
            ;;
        development)
            DB_URL="$DEVELOPMENT_DB_URL"
            ;;
    esac

    # Create backup before migration
    if [ "$environment" = "production" ]; then
        log_info "Creating database backup..."
        backup_database "$environment"
    fi

    # Run migrations
    if [ "$direction" = "up" ]; then
        npm run migrate:up
    else
        npm run migrate:down
    fi

    log_info "Migrations completed"
}

backup_database() {
    local environment=$1
    local timestamp=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
    local backup_file="backup_${environment}_${timestamp}.sql"

    pg_dump "$DB_URL" > "$backup_file"

    # Upload to cloud storage
    aws s3 cp "$backup_file" "s3://backups/$backup_file"

    log_info "Backup created: $backup_file"
}

run_migrations "$@"

Process Optimization

Implement Branch Protection Rules:

Configure automated branch protection:

# .github/branch-protection.yml
rules:
  - pattern: main
    required_status_checks:
      strict: true
      contexts:
        - ci/lint
        - ci/type-check
        - ci/unit-tests
        - ci/integration-tests
        - ci/e2e-tests
        - ci/security-scan
    required_pull_request_reviews:
      required_approving_review_count: 2
      dismiss_stale_reviews: true
      require_code_owner_reviews: true
    restrictions:
      users: []
      teams:
        - core-team
        - platform-team
    enforce_admins: true
    required_signatures: true
    allow_force_pushes: false
    allow_deletions: false

  - pattern: develop
    required_status_checks:
      strict: true
      contexts:
        - ci/lint
        - ci/type-check
        - ci/unit-tests
    required_pull_request_reviews:
      required_approving_review_count: 1
      dismiss_stale_reviews: true
    enforce_admins: false
    allow_force_pushes: false

Create Automated Dependency Updates:

Implement automated dependency management:

# .github/workflows/dependency-update.yml
name: Dependency Updates

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 0 * * 1' # Weekly on Monday
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  update-dependencies:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'

      - name: Update dependencies
        run: |
          npm update
          npm outdated || true

      - name: Run tests
        run: |
          npm ci
          npm run test

      - name: Create Pull Request
        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          commit-message: 'chore: update dependencies'
          title: 'chore: automated dependency updates'
          body: |
            This PR contains automated dependency updates.

            Please review the changes and ensure all tests pass.
          branch: chore/dependency-updates
          labels: dependencies, automated

Related Resources

DevOps Practices Skill - For deployment and infrastructure automation
Code Quality Skill - For quality gate implementation in pipelines
Integration Patterns Skill - For API and service integration in workflows
GitHub Actions Documentation - https://docs.github.com/actions
Harness Documentation - https://developer.harness.io

name	Workflow Automation
description	Expertise in CI/CD pipeline creation, process automation, and team workflow optimization. Activates when working with "automate", "pipeline", "workflow", "CI/CD", "process", or automation tools.
version	1.0.0