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 "generated": "2026-10-25",
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 "repo_slug": "github-github-mcp-server",
 "title": "Find out why a GitHub Actions run failed",
 "page_title": "How to find out why a GitHub Actions run failed with GitHub MCP Server",
 "summary": "Have the agent pull the failing workflow run and logs and explain the cause.",
 "who": "A maintainer staring at a red CI badge with a long log.",
 "problem": "Reading CI logs to find the one failing line is slow.",
 "outcome": "The failing step, the likely cause and a proposed fix, optionally as a PR.",
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  "Connect the server with the Actions toolset available",
  "Ask the agent for the latest failed run on your branch",
  "Have it read the logs and point to the failing step",
  "Ask it to propose a fix and open a PR for review"
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  "cursor",
  "codex"
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 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "15 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
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  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "go",
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  "A GitHub account",
  "An MCP host such as VS Code, Claude Code or Cursor",
  "For local use: Docker and a GitHub personal access token"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
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