RepoDigest

Version updated for https://github.com/RepoDigest/repodigest-action to version v1.

  • This action is used across all versions by ? repositories.

Action Type

This is a Node action using Node version 20.

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Action Summary

RepoDigest Action automates the creation and distribution of weekly engineering reports by summarizing GitHub repository activity, such as commits, pull requests, and issues, into a concise, AI-generated email. This eliminates the need for manual report preparation and provides stakeholders with clear insights into recent development progress. Its key capabilities include fetching activity data, generating plain-English summaries, and emailing reports directly to specified recipients.

Release notes

RepoDigest Action v1.0.0

Generate and email a weekly engineering report from your GitHub activity — automatically.

What it does

Every time it runs, RepoDigest:

  1. Fetches commits, merged pull requests, and closed issues from your repository
  2. Uses AI to write a plain-English summary your stakeholders will actually read
  3. Emails the report to everyone on your list

No dashboards. No logins. Just a clean weekly email.

Quick start

Add this to .github/workflows/weekly-report.yml:

name: Weekly Engineering Report

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 9 * * 1"  # Every Monday at 9am UTC
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  report:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - uses: RepoDigest/repodigest-action@v1
        with:
          api_key: ${{ secrets.REPODIGEST_API_KEY }}
          recipients: "ceo@company.com, investor@fund.com"