developer-security
A security reference for contributors to gh-aw, covering both the workflows it generates and its Go code.
What the skill teaches
A security reference for contributors to gh-aw, covering both the workflows it generates and its Go code. Topics include preventing template injection in GitHub Actions expressions, handling values that may be empty across different triggers, writing safe shell scripts, supply chain hardening, workflow structure and permissions, connecting static analysis tools and how to report review findings. An agent uses it when building or reviewing gh-aw features.
Capabilities
- Prevent template injection in generated workflows
- Harden shell scripts and the supply chain
- Set workflow permissions correctly
- Report security review findings
About
- Publisher
- GitHub
- Tool
- GitHub
Install
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Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Skill | |
| Tools | GitHub, Code review | |
| Publisher | GitHub | source |
| Official status | Officialin GitHub's own GitHub organisation (github/gh-aw, GitHub Agentic Workflows) | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | No | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Licence | MIT | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 11, 20265,616 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository Website |
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Also listed under: Code review
Sources
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: Official status, PublisherNov 10, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: LicenceNov 13, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: Activity, LicenceNov 11, 2026
- Folder in the repository (developer-security)github.com/github/gh-aw · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 10, 2026