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Forge: Scalable GitHub Actions

Run ephemeral workloads securely with Forge, designed for multi-tenant environments, ideal for startup founders and devops teams.
210 stars9 forksHCLGuide quality 8/10Updated 7/25/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Forge securely runs ephemeral workloads in multi-tenant environments, automating isolated runner provisioning on Kubernetes or EC2

When to use it
  • •You need to automate isolated workloads for multiple teams or projects
  • •You require a scalable and secure GitHub Actions runner platform
  • •You want to optimize costs and gain deep observability into your workloads
Ready-to-paste prompt
Create a new Forge runner using the command `forge/forge create runner --name my-runner --namespace my-namespace`
Heads up: Ensure you have the necessary dependencies installed, including Kubernetes or EC2, and that you have configured OIDC and IAM correctly to avoid authentication issues
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🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/forge && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/forge/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/forge/SKILL.md
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Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How Forge: Scalable GitHub Actions works
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Forge: Scalable GitHub Actions is a large HCL project (~34k lines across 535 code files, plus 49 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Large codebase
~34k lines · 535 code files · ~5 h to skim
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
Python
No API keys detected
HCL 75%Python 22%Shell 2%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    pyproject.toml
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  3. 3
    examples/deployments/helpers/release_versions.yml
    A worked example — copy this to get going
What's in each folder
modules/Sub-packages / plugins824 files
examples/Examples you can copy190 files
docs/Documentation159 files
scripts/Helper scripts7 files
fuzz/Folder5 files
policy/Folder3 files
tests/Tests — proof it works65 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)21 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksExamples includedApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Creator
cisco-open
Language
HCL
Category
devtools
Published
5/12/2025

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