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Language server for GitHub Actions YAML files. Version 0.3.60 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-15.
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overview
Package summary
Language server for GitHub Actions YAML files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- actions-languageserver
history
Project history and usage
actions-languageserver is GitHub's standalone Language Server Protocol host for the actions-languageservice package, providing editor diagnostics and completions for GitHub Actions workflow YAML.
Project history
GitHub created the actions/languageservices repository in January 2023 for workflow and expression language services. The language server package exposes those services over LSP and can run as the actions-languageserver CLI using stdio.
Adoption history
The package sits in the editor-tooling path for GitHub Actions authors: it can be embedded by VS Code-style clients, run from web workers, or configured in editors such as Neovim.
How it is used
Users install @actions/languageserver, often globally, then run actions-languageserver --stdio. Advanced clients may pass initialization options including repository context, log level, experimental features, and an optional GitHub session token.
Why package nerds care
It matters to package nerds because it turns GitHub Actions workflow validation into a reusable npm and Homebrew CLI rather than a feature locked inside a single editor extension.
Timeline
- 2023: actions/languageservices repository created by GitHub.
- 2023: v0.2.0 release published.
- 2026: v0.3.58 release published, showing ongoing maintenance.
Related projects
- The README names actions-languageservice, vscode-languageserver-node, the Language Server Protocol, and the browser playground as related pieces.
Sources
- GitHub repository and releases API for repository and release chronology.
- Official languageserver README for purpose and usage.
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for actions-languageserver. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/nvim/lsp/actionsls.lua
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
actions-languageserver | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.3.60
manager updated2026-07-15
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:actions-languageserver |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.60 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/actions/languageservices/tree/main/languageserver |
| Repository | https://github.com/actions/languageservices |
| Last updated | 2026-07-15T03:57:39Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation