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github.com

github/gh-aw (GitHub Agentic Workflows)

RepoRadar surfaced github/gh-aw (GitHub Agentic Workflows) — a developer tool — into the Developer Tools section, where it sits at Gold tier with a 'try now' verdict. Its strongest signal is workflow potential, scored 9.9 out of 10.

Score8.4
Popularity86.0
Riskconditional
TierGold
Score breakdown
Usefulness9.0
Novelty8.0
Momentum9.0
Maturity8.4
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential9.9
Setup ease6.4

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

Useful for teams already standardizing on GitHub Actions: evaluate it on a low-risk repository to see whether agent workflows can automate triage, code-review chores, or release checks without introducing a separate agent platform.

Who should use it

GitHub-heavy engineering teams DevOps teams AI coding-agent users tooling platform teams

Who should skip it

Move on from github/gh-aw (GitHub Agentic Workflows) if the licensing terms, language support, or platform requirements do not fit your project.

About this signal

github/gh-aw (GitHub Agentic Workflows) is tracked by RepoRadar as a developer tool in the Developer Tools section. First seen 2026-06-16; the source record was last checked on 2026-06-16. The current verdict is 'try now' with a Gold tier and moderate setup difficulty. github/gh-aw (GitHub Agentic Workflows) leads on workflow potential (9.9) and practical usefulness (9.0); its lowest signal is setup ease (6.4), so factor that in before investing setup time. This page summarizes the public evidence on the linked source page and states where additional review is still needed.

How this item is evaluated

The github/gh-aw (GitHub Agentic Workflows) record combines a 8.4/10 composite score with separate popularity (86.0), risk (conditional), and setup (moderate) signals. See the scoring methodology for the current weights and evidence definitions.

Putting this into practice? Read How to vet an AI agent or MCP server before you wire it in for the checklist behind this score.

Risk explanation

can operate inside repositories and CI workflows; misconfigured workflow permissions could expose code or secrets.

Evidence links
Closest alternatives / related signals
github-actions agentic-workflows mcp developer-tools automation
Verification record

What RepoRadar actually verified

Discovered

Automated discovery and source capture. Last checked 2026-08-13T20:20:15Z.

No editorial or hands-on review is claimed. This record remains at Discovered.

Verification sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

49 dated snapshots retained from 2026-06-16 through 2026-08-13; see the snapshot index for explicit coverage gaps. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar score8.4 current · +0.0 net
Repository momentum9.3 current · +0.3 net
GitHub stars (observed)4,925 current · +168 net
GitHub stars4,925 exact observation
Versionv0.86.2
Last release2026-08-11T16:19:07Z
Maintenanceactive
Current riskconditional
Current verdicttry now
Pricing baselineNo structured commercial pricing baseline
Pricing checkedNot applicable or not recorded
Pricing freshnessNo dated commercial pricing review
Integrations baselineClaude Code, GitHub Actions, OpenAI Codex

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-08-138.49.34,925conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-128.49.64,917conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-118.49.34,903conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-108.49.34,901conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-098.49.34,896conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-088.49.34,889conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-078.49.34,855conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-068.49.0Not recordedconditionaltry nownot recorded
2026-08-058.49.0Not recordedconditionaltry nownot recorded
2026-08-048.49.34,855conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-038.49.34,855conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-028.49.34,849conditionaltry nowactive

Why the record changed

stars changed

Stars changed: 4917 → 4925.

version changed

Version changed: v0.86.1 → v0.86.2.

stars changed

Stars changed: 4903 → 4917.

stars changed

Stars changed: 4901 → 4903.

stars changed

Stars changed: 4896 → 4901.

stars changed

Stars changed: 4889 → 4896.

stars changed

Stars changed: 4855 → 4889.

version changed

Version changed: v0.84.3 → v0.86.1.

version changed

Version changed: v0.84.2 → v0.84.3.

stars changed

Stars changed: 4849 → 4855.

stars changed

Stars changed: 4846 → 4849.

version changed

Source-observed version changed: v0.84.1 → v0.84.2. Associated release timestamp: 2026-07-31T14:10:50Z → 2026-08-01T08:20:22Z. This reports the retained observation delta and does not infer why the upstream change occurred.