# Install actions-batch with Homebrew Time-sharing supercomputer built on GitHub Actions. Version 0.0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:actions-batch ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install actions-batch ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:actions-batch - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.0.3 - **Source summary:** Time-sharing supercomputer built on GitHub Actions - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:09-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - actions-batch (cli) - actions-batch (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.0.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/alexellis/actions-batch - Upstream latest detected: v0.0.3 (current) ## Project history and usage actions-batch is a small Go CLI by Alex Ellis for submitting shell scripts to disposable GitHub Actions workflows and collecting logs or artifacts. Its own description frames it as a time-sharing supercomputer built on GitHub Actions. ### Project history The project appeared as a public GitHub repository in October 2022 and was documented by the author in a blog post that explains the time-sharing analogy, disposable repository workflow, and artifact retrieval model. Public releases began in December 2023 with v0.0.1. ### Adoption history The README targets GitHub-hosted runners, private repositories, self-hosted runners, and Actuated runners, so adoption is mostly in the GitHub Actions and self-hosted runner niche rather than as a general batch scheduler. ### How it is used Users pass a script with --file, identify an owner with --owner, provide a GitHub token via --token-file, and optionally pass secrets via --secrets-from. The tool creates a temporary workflow, runs it, and can download files placed in an uploads directory. ### Why package nerds care For package-manager users, actions-batch is interesting because it packages GitHub Actions as an ad hoc batch-compute backend: a single local CLI wraps repository creation, workflow generation, token handling, secrets, and artifact download. ### Timeline - 2022: Public GitHub repository created. - 2023: README examples show artifact download and secret injection workflows. - 2023: v0.0.1 initial release published on GitHub. - 2023: v0.0.3 followed the next day with logging changes. ### Related projects - The README points readers to alexellis/run-job for one-shot Kubernetes jobs and OpenFaaS for portable functions. ### Sources - Author blog post linked from the README for project framing. - GitHub repository and releases API for creation and release dates. - Official README for usage, supported runners, secrets, artifacts, and related projects. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Credential files - Unix: ~/pat.txt, ~/batch, .secrets/* ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** actions-batch - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ansible](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansible/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [ansible-creator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansible-creator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [atlantis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/atlantis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [consul-template](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/consul-template/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [dnscontrol](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnscontrol/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [govc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/govc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [pulumi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pulumi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [stackql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stackql/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [arkade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arkade/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure. - [actions-up](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/actions-up/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: actions, ci-cd, cli, github, github-actions. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/actions-batch.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/actions-batch.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph