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github: Reference same-repository actions with self-repository syntax

1 · Sujith Quintelier · July 31, 2026, 10:53 a.m.

GitHub Actions workflows software development

Summary

GitHub introduced a new self-repository syntax for referencing actions and workflows within the same repository using a $/-prefixed format, though details beyond this are limited.

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