Tools
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By Samson Tanimawo, PhD
Published Jan 9, 2026
4 min read
act for Local GitHub Actions
act runs GitHub Actions locally.
Live workflow · 3 working · 1 queuedLive
Signal · gather Working
Decide · pick action Working
Apply · with verify Working
Learn · update playbook Queued
Usage
act runs the workflow that would run on push.
Useful for testing changes without git push.
Limits
Some Actions don't run perfectly locally.
Final test still on GitHub-hosted runners.
Speed
Faster iteration than git push, see fail, fix, push.
Saves minutes per iteration.