Claude Code Action — Git skill for Claude Code
A general-purpose Claude Code action for GitHub PRs and issues that can answer questions and implement code changes.
How to install Claude Code Action
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open anthropics/claude-code-action and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Claude Code Action does
(5.0k ⭐) - A general-purpose Claude Code action for GitHub PRs and issues that can answer questions and implement code changes.
One of 2 entries listed from anthropics/claude-code-action. The repository README
describes the whole collection, not this skill — read it on GitHub.
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Repository README
This is the README for anthropics/claude-code-action, shared by 2 entries
in this directory. It describes the repository, not this entry specifically.
Claude Code Action
A general-purpose [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) action for GitHub PRs and issues that can answer questions and implement code changes. This action intelligently detects when to activate based on your workflow context—whether responding to @claude mentions, issue assignments, or executing automation tasks with explicit prompts. It supports multiple authentication methods including Anthropic direct API, Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry.
Features
- 🎯 Intelligent Mode Detection: Automatically selects the appropriate execution mode based on your workflow context—no configuration needed
- 🤖 Interactive Code Assistant: Claude can answer questions about code, architecture, and programming
- 🔍 Code Review: Analyzes PR changes and suggests improvements
- ✨ Code Implementation: Can implement simple fixes, refactoring, and even new features
- 💬 PR/Issue Integration: Works seamlessly with GitHub comments and PR reviews
- 🛠️ Flexible Tool Access: Access to GitHub APIs and file operations (additional tools can be enabled via configuration)
- 📋 Progress Tracking: Visual progress indicators with checkboxes that dynamically update as Claude completes tasks
- 📊 Structured Outputs: Get validated JSON results that automatically become GitHub Action outputs for complex automations
- 🏃 Runs on Your Infrastructure: The action executes entirely on your own GitHub runner (Anthropic API calls go to your chosen provider)
- ⚙️ Simplified Configuration: Unified
promptandclaude_argsinputs provide clean, powerful configuration aligned with Claude Code SDK
📦 Upgrading from v0.x?
**See our [Migration Guide](./docs/migration-guide.md)** for step-by-step instructions on updating your workflows to v1.0. The new version simplifies configuration while maintaining compatibility with most existing setups.
Quickstart
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