---
title: About GitHub Actions
shortTitle: About GitHub Actions
intro: '{% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} is a tool that you can use to build automations to assist with each stage of the software development lifecycle. This section describes {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} concepts, common terminology, and some high level use cases.'
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
children:
  - /understanding-github-actions
  - /about-continuous-integration
  - /about-continuous-deployment
---