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ai-ci skill

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This skill generates ready-to-run GitHub Actions workflows from your project, enabling fast CI setup with linting, tests, and deployments.

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---
name: ci-gen
description: Generate GitHub Actions workflows from your project. Use when setting up CI/CD from scratch.
---

# CI Generator

Setting up CI/CD from scratch means searching through docs, copying examples, and tweaking YAML for an hour. This tool looks at your project and generates the right workflow automatically.

**One command. Zero config. Just works.**

## Quick Start

```bash
npx ai-ci
```

## What It Does

- Scans your project to detect language and framework
- Generates complete GitHub Actions workflow
- Configures linting, testing, building, and deployment
- Supports multiple deploy targets

## Usage Examples

```bash
# Generate workflow for current project
npx ai-ci

# Specify deploy target
npx ai-ci --deploy vercel

# Preview without writing
npx ai-ci --preview

# Different targets
npx ai-ci --deploy netlify
npx ai-ci --deploy aws
npx ai-ci --deploy docker
npx ai-ci --deploy fly
```

## Best Practices

- **Start simple** - add complexity as needed
- **Cache dependencies** - speeds up your builds significantly
- **Fail fast** - run quick checks (lint) before slow ones (e2e)
- **Review the output** - understand what it's doing before committing

## When to Use This

- Starting a new project and need CI immediately
- Migrating from another CI system to GitHub Actions
- Want a solid starting point to customize
- Not sure what a modern CI workflow should include

## Part of the LXGIC Dev Toolkit

This is one of 110+ free developer tools built by LXGIC Studios. No paywalls, no sign-ups, no API keys on free tiers. Just tools that work.

**Find more:**
- GitHub: https://github.com/LXGIC-Studios
- Twitter: https://x.com/lxgicstudios
- Substack: https://lxgicstudios.substack.com
- Website: https://lxgicstudios.com

## Requirements

No install needed. Just run with npx. Node.js 18+ recommended. Needs OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.

```bash
npx ai-ci --help
```

## How It Works

Analyzes your package.json, config files, and project structure to determine the language, framework, test setup, and build steps. Then generates a GitHub Actions workflow YAML with appropriate jobs, caching, and deployment configuration.

## License

MIT. Free forever. Use it however you want.

---

**Built by LXGIC Studios**

- GitHub: [github.com/lxgicstudios/ai-ci](https://github.com/lxgicstudios/ai-ci)
- Twitter: [@lxgicstudios](https://x.com/lxgicstudios)

Overview

This skill generates complete GitHub Actions workflows for your project automatically. It inspects your repository, detects language and framework, and creates CI/CD YAML that handles linting, testing, building, and deployment. Use it to bootstrap CI from scratch with a single command and minimal configuration.

How this skill works

The tool scans project files such as package.json, config files, and folder structure to infer language, framework, test runners, and build steps. It then outputs a tailored GitHub Actions workflow with appropriate jobs, caching, and deploy targets. You can preview the generated YAML or write it directly into your .github/workflows directory.

When to use it

  • Starting a new project and you want CI configured immediately
  • Migrating from another CI system to GitHub Actions
  • Need a ready-made, sensible CI workflow to customize
  • Unsure which steps (lint, test, build, deploy) your workflow should include
  • Setting up deployments to hosts like Vercel, Netlify, AWS, Docker, or Fly

Best practices

  • Start with the generated workflow and incrementally add complexity
  • Cache dependencies to reduce build time and cost
  • Fail fast: run lint and unit tests before slower integration tests or e2e
  • Always preview and review the generated YAML before committing
  • Pin action versions and secrets explicitly for reproducible CI

Example use cases

  • Run npx ai-ci in a new Node project to generate a full test, build, and deploy workflow
  • Use npx ai-ci --deploy vercel to add a Vercel deployment job automatically
  • Preview the proposed workflow with npx ai-ci --preview before writing files
  • Migrate an existing Travis or CircleCI setup to GitHub Actions as a starting point
  • Generate Docker and AWS deployment steps for a production pipeline

FAQ

Do I need to install anything?

No install required — run it with npx. Node.js 18+ is recommended and an OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable may be needed.

Can I preview changes before they are written?

Yes. Use the --preview flag to see the generated workflow without writing files.