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github-action-readme-generator vulnerabilities

This is a CLI tool and GitHub Action that reads in the details from a GitHub Action's `action.yml` file and updates the `README.md` file with the `name`, `description`, `usage`, `inputs`, `outputs`, and examples of the action. Configuration can be provid

Licenses: Apache-2.0

Published: 4 years ago Last updated: 8 hours ago Latest version: 1.8.5 Latest non-vulnerable version: 1.9.0

npm

GitHub

79/100

securityNo known security issues
popularityLimited
maintenanceHealthy
communitySustainable

Maintenance

HEALTHY

Commit Frequency

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Open Issues: 1
Open PR: 70
New PRS: 1
Last Release: 16 days ago
Last Commit: 16 days ago
Maintainers: 2

Further analysis of the maintenance status of github-action-readme-generator based on released npm versions cadence, the repository activity, and other data points determined that its maintenance is Healthy.

We found that github-action-readme-generator demonstrates a positive version release cadence with at least one new version released in the past 3 months.

As a healthy sign for on-going project maintenance, we found that the GitHub repository had at least 1 pull request or issue interacted with by the community.

Popularity

LIMITED

Weekly downloads (154)

GitHub Stars: 26
Forks: 13
Contributors: 0

The npm package github-action-readme-generator receives a total of 154 downloads a week. As such, we scored github-action-readme-generator popularity level to be Limited.

Based on project statistics from the GitHub repository for the npm package github-action-readme-generator, we found that it has been starred 26 times.

Downloads are calculated as moving averages for a period of the last 12 months, excluding weekends and known missing data points.

Community

SUSTAINABLE

Readme.md: Yes
Contributing.md: Yes
Code of Conduct: Yes
Contributors: 0
Funding: Yes
LICENSE: Apache-2.0

This project has seen only 10 or less contributors.

License

Apache-2.0>=0;

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Direct Vulnerabilities

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Security

NO KNOWN SECURITY ISSUES

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No vulnerabilities found in the latest version

Package versions

36 VERSIONS IN TOTAL See all versions

version	published	direct vulnerabilities
1.9.0	5 Nov, 2025	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L
1.8.5	7 Dec, 2025	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L
1.8.4	21 Nov, 2025	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L
1.8.3	21 Nov, 2025	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L
1.8.2	21 Nov, 2025	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L
1.8.1	6 Nov, 2025	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L
1.8.0	20 Nov, 2023	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L
1.7.2	24 Oct, 2023	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L
1.7.1	24 Oct, 2023	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L
1.7.0	22 Oct, 2023	0 C 0 H 0 M 0 L

github-action-readme-generator dependencies

11 IN TOTAL

@actions/core @actions/github @svgdotjs/svg.js @types/feather-icons @types/svgdom chalk feather-icons nconf prettier svgdom yaml