Smartcloud Repo Bootstrap

GitHub Action that bootstraps a repository with starter files and opens a pull request.

What it creates

• README.md
• LICENSE (MIT, Apache, or GPL)
• .gitignore (node, python, go, or rust)
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
• .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

Inputs

Input	Required	Description
repo_name	yes	Repository name for the README
description	yes	Short project description
license	yes	MIT, Apache, or GPL
language	yes	node, python, go, or rust
github_token	yes	Token that can push a branch and open a PR
dry_run	no	true to generate files only
target_path	no	Where to write files (default .)
branch	no	PR branch (default smartcloud/bootstrap)

Usage

name: Bootstrap repo
on:
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: write
  pull-requests: write

jobs:
  bootstrap:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: Resnovas/smartcloud-bootstrap@v0.1
        with:
          repo_name: my-app
          description: Saves setup time on new repos
          license: MIT
          language: node
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Local verification

bash tests/run-local.sh

License

MIT