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- Document actionlint with shellcheck integration for GitHub Actions linting - Document zizmor security scanner for vulnerability detection - Document poutine for supply chain security analysis - Add detailed usage examples and command-line flags - Include common rules, exit codes, and best practices - Update compilation commands to include --actionlint flag - Update best practices to recommend all three scanners Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Update workflow instructions for security best practices
Document security scanning tools in agentic workflow instructions
Nov 4, 2025
Reduced from ~190 lines to ~20 lines while maintaining essential information: - Combined three scanner descriptions into brief one-liners - Kept core usage examples and commands - Simplified exit codes to single line - Removed verbose features, configuration, example outputs sections Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adds documentation for the actionlint security scanning tool to the GitHub Agentic Workflows instructions, expanding the existing security scanning capabilities.
- Adds a new "Security Scanning Tools" section documenting
--actionlint,--zizmor, and--poutineflags - Updates the compile command reference to include the
--actionlintflag - Updates best practices to recommend all three security scanners
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| pkg/cli/templates/github-agentic-workflows.instructions.md | Adds Security Scanning Tools section and updates compile command documentation with actionlint support |
| .github/instructions/github-agentic-workflows.instructions.md | Mirrors the same documentation changes as the template file |
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| GitHub Agentic Workflows supports security scanning during compilation with `--actionlint`, `--zizmor`, and `--poutine` flags. | ||
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| **actionlint** - Lints GitHub Actions workflows and validates shell scripts with integrated shellcheck | ||
| **zizmor** - Scans for security vulnerabilities, privilege escalation, and secret exposure |
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| **zizmor** - Scans for security vulnerabilities, privilege escalation, and secret exposure | |
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| GitHub Agentic Workflows supports security scanning during compilation with `--actionlint`, `--zizmor`, and `--poutine` flags. | ||
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| **actionlint** - Lints GitHub Actions workflows and validates shell scripts with integrated shellcheck | ||
| **zizmor** - Scans for security vulnerabilities, privilege escalation, and secret exposure |
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| **zizmor** - Scans for security vulnerabilities, privilege escalation, and secret exposure | |
| **zizmor** - Scans for security vulnerabilities, privilege escalation, and secret exposure |
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