diff --git a/pkg/cli/actionlint.go b/pkg/cli/actionlint.go
index 24cc92b96a..15618bb4e0 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/actionlint.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/actionlint.go
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@ func runActionlintOnFile(lockFiles []string, verbose bool, strict bool) error {
 	}
 
 	// Get relative paths from git root for all files
-	var relPaths []string
-	for _, lockFile := range lockFiles {
+	relPaths := make([]string, len(lockFiles))
+	for i, lockFile := range lockFiles {
 		relPath, err := filepath.Rel(gitRoot, lockFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get relative path for %s: %w", lockFile, err)
 		}
-		relPaths = append(relPaths, relPath)
+		relPaths[i] = relPath
 	}
 
 	// Build the Docker command with JSON output for easier parsing
diff --git a/pkg/cli/actions_build_command.go b/pkg/cli/actions_build_command.go
index 1ee1c964fd..572d78f030 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/actions_build_command.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/actions_build_command.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/console"
 	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/sliceutil"
 	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/workflow"
 )
 
@@ -136,12 +137,10 @@ func getActionDirectories(actionsDir string) ([]string, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read actions directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var dirs []string
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		if entry.IsDir() {
-			dirs = append(dirs, entry.Name())
-		}
-	}
+	dirs := sliceutil.FilterMap(entries,
+		func(entry os.DirEntry) bool { return entry.IsDir() },
+		func(entry os.DirEntry) string { return entry.Name() },
+	)
 
 	sort.Strings(dirs)
 	return dirs, nil
diff --git a/pkg/cli/add_workflow_pr.go b/pkg/cli/add_workflow_pr.go
index d31f6150ee..99415df8dc 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/add_workflow_pr.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/add_workflow_pr.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/console"
 	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/sliceutil"
 )
 
 var addWorkflowPRLog = logger.New("cli:add_workflow_pr")
@@ -81,11 +82,10 @@ func addWorkflowsWithPR(workflows []*WorkflowSpec, number int, verbose bool, qui
 		prTitle = fmt.Sprintf("Add agentic workflow %s", joinedNames)
 		prBody = fmt.Sprintf("Add agentic workflow %s", joinedNames)
 	} else {
-		// Get workflow.Workflo
-		workflowNames := make([]string, len(workflows))
-		for i, wf := range workflows {
-			workflowNames[i] = wf.WorkflowName
-		}
+		// Extract workflow names using functional approach
+		workflowNames := sliceutil.Map(workflows, func(wf *WorkflowSpec) string {
+			return wf.WorkflowName
+		})
 		joinedNames = strings.Join(workflowNames, ", ")
 		commitMessage = fmt.Sprintf("Add agentic workflows: %s", joinedNames)
 		prTitle = fmt.Sprintf("Add agentic workflows: %s", joinedNames)