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Claude Code GitHub Action

Anthropic's official GitHub Action that runs Claude Code in CI

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verified specs
Pricing Model
open-source
License
Open Source
Telemetry
Concerns reported
Last Verified
Aug 26, 2026
Supported Platforms
Distributed as a GitHub Action; runs inside GitHub Actions CI. Triggered by @claude mentions, issue/PR events, or automation prompts. Model backends: Anthropic API, Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry.
Primary Categories
CI/CD Tools
Tags
CI/CD, Claude, Open Source

Anthropic's official GitHub Action that brings Claude Code into GitHub PRs and issues — answering questions, reviewing code, and implementing changes when triggered by @claude mentions or workflow automation. This is the CI/CD Action, not the terminal agent.

Disambiguation (buyer-critical): this is claude-code-action, a GitHub Action you add to a repository's workflows — it is not the claude-code terminal CLI agent you run locally. They share the underlying Claude Code engine but are different products: the CLI is an interactive local coding agent, whereas this Action runs inside GitHub Actions CI, triggered by events (an @claude mention, issue assignment, or an automation prompt) and posts results back as PR comments/reviews. Vendor-described capabilities include interactive code and architecture assistance, automated PR analysis with improvement suggestions, implementing fixes/refactors/features, native GitHub comment integration, and progress tracking. It supports Anthropic API, Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry backends. The Action itself is free/MIT, but it runs on your own provider credentials, so real cost is provider token usage rather than a separate Action platform fee. Because it executes in CI with repository access, workflow permissions, untrusted prompt content, output visibility, and secret scoping are the primary risks to review. Telemetry behavior is provider-dependent: Claude Code's direct Anthropic API path enables operational metrics and Sentry error reporting by default, while Bedrock, Vertex AI, and Foundry defaults are generally off unless host-managed settings enable metrics; documented environment controls can disable telemetry, error reporting, and other non-essential traffic.

Pricing & Platform Specs

Pricing Summary

Claude Code Action is free and open-source under the MIT license. Execution requires an Anthropic API key or supported cloud provider credentials (Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry) billed pay-as-you-go based on underlying model token consumption.

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Supported Platforms

Distributed as a GitHub Action; runs inside GitHub Actions CI. Triggered by @claude mentions, issue/PR events, or automation prompts. Model backends: Anthropic API, Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry.

Categories

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FAQ

What is Claude Code GitHub Action?

Anthropic's official GitHub Action that brings Claude Code into GitHub PRs and issues — answering questions, reviewing code, and implementing changes when triggered by @claude mentions or workflow automation. This is the CI/CD Action, not the terminal agent.

Is Claude Code GitHub Action free?

Yes — Claude Code GitHub Action is open source and free to use. Claude Code Action is free and open-source under the MIT license. Execution requires an Anthropic API key or supported cloud provider credentials (Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry) billed pay-as-you-go based on underlying model token consumption.

Is Claude Code GitHub Action open source?

Yes — Claude Code GitHub Action is open source.

Is Claude Code GitHub Action still maintained?

Yes — Claude Code GitHub Action is active. Its listing was last verified on August 26, 2026.

What are the best Claude Code GitHub Action alternatives?

The first editor-selected Claude Code GitHub Action alternatives are Gemini CLI, CodeRabbit.