🚀 ci-github

Generate GitHub Actions workflow files for geol.

🖥️ Usage

geol ci-github [command] [options]

📄 Description

The ci-github command generates GitHub Actions workflow files that can be used to automate lifecycle checks with geol.

By default, this command generates a ready-to-use GitHub Actions workflow.

This is equivalent to:

geol ci-github init

The generated workflow can be committed directly to a repository and used to monitor product end-of-life (EOL) status in CI/CD pipelines.

⚙️ Global Options

Option	Description
-f, --force	Overwrite the output file if it already exists
-o, --output	Path to the generated workflow file
-l, --log-level	Logging level (debug, info, warn, error)

📋 Available Subcommands

Subcommand	Description
init	Generate a GitHub Actions workflow file

📄 Generate a Workflow

Create a ready-to-use GitHub Actions workflow:

geol ci-github init

This command generates a workflow file that can be added directly to a GitHub repository.

By default, the file is created as:

.github/workflows/geol-action.yml

📁 Custom Output File

Generate the workflow in a custom location:

geol ci-github init --output .github/workflows/eol-check.yml

tip

Use a custom file name if your repository already contains other workflow definitions.

🔄 Overwrite an Existing File

If the output file already exists, use the --force option to replace it.

geol ci-github init --force

Example:

geol ci-github init \
  --output .github/workflows/geol-action.yml \
  --force

warning

Existing files will be overwritten when using the --force option.

💡 Examples

Generate the default workflow:

geol ci-github

Generate the workflow explicitly:

geol ci-github init

Generate a workflow in a custom file:

geol ci-github init \
  --output .github/workflows/eol-check.yml

Overwrite an existing workflow:

geol ci-github init --force

✅ Common Use Cases

Use this command to:

• Generate a GitHub Actions workflow
• Automate lifecycle checks
• Monitor software end-of-life dates
• Integrate geol into CI/CD pipelines
• Quickly bootstrap GitHub-based lifecycle monitoring

📚 Related Documentation

For a complete GitHub Actions integration example, see:

• 🚀 Use geol in GitHub Actions