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This skill generates GitHub Actions workflows from your project, enabling instant CI/CD setup with zero configuration.

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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.

Overview

This skill generates GitHub Actions workflows for your project automatically. It inspects your repo, detects language and framework, and outputs a ready-to-use YAML workflow so you can get CI/CD running in minutes. Use it with one command and no upfront configuration.

How this skill works

The tool scans package.json, configuration files, and project structure to determine language, test and build steps, and suitable deployment targets. It then composes a GitHub Actions workflow with linting, caching, testing, build jobs, and optional deployment steps. You can preview the generated YAML before writing it to your repo.

When to use it

Bootstrapping CI for a new project and you want a working GitHub Actions workflow quickly
Migrating from another CI provider to GitHub Actions and need a reliable starting point
When you want standardized lint, test, build, and deploy steps without handcrafting YAML
If you need examples of modern CI best practices like caching and fail-fast sequencing

Best practices

Start simple: accept the generated workflow and add complexity gradually
Review the preview to understand jobs, secrets, and deployment steps before committing
Cache dependencies to speed repeated runs and reduce flakiness
Place quick checks (lint, unit tests) before slow steps (integration/e2e)
Specify deploy target explicitly when needed (vercel, netlify, aws, docker, fly)

Example use cases

Run npx ai-ci in a Node.js project to generate lint, test, and build jobs plus a Netlify deploy
Use the --preview flag to inspect the workflow YAML before committing changes
Migrate a project from CircleCI by generating GitHub Actions and adapting existing scripts
Automatically add caching and dependency restore steps to speed up CI runs

FAQ

Do I need to install anything to run this?

No installation required—run it with npx. Node.js 18+ is recommended.

Can I preview the workflow without writing files?

Yes. Use the --preview flag to see the generated YAML before it is saved.

Which deployment targets are supported?

Common targets include Vercel, Netlify, AWS, Docker, and Fly; you can specify the target with --deploy.