GitHub Actions Workflow Scaffold

Scaffold a GitHub Actions CI workflow — pick language, node version, and optional deploy steps.

About GitHub Actions Workflow Scaffold

A GitHub Actions workflow is a YAML file that automates tasks in response to repository events, wiring together an on trigger, jobs that run on runners, and the steps each job executes. This scaffold generates a standard CI pipeline that installs dependencies, lints, tests, and builds on every push or pull request.

Use it from day one of a project so regressions are caught before merge, and test against a matrix of supported language versions to avoid "works on my machine" surprises. Keep permissions minimal — request read-only GITHUB_TOKEN scopes where possible and store credentials as encrypted secrets rather than plain text in the YAML file.