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Navigate GitHub without fighting the page.

Actions Lens adds a keyboard-first command palette to GitHub. Press Ctrl/Cmd + / to jump between repo tabs, filter workflow runs, search long job names, and reach annotations — no hunting through nested menus or expanded sidebars.

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For engineers who live in GitHub Actions and want fewer clicks. Runs only on GitHub — no data collected, transmitted, or sold.

github.com/runs-on/monorepo/agents
first class
1Actions
2Pull requests
3Releases
other tabs
4Code
0Settings
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demo

The whole flow in under a minute.

Open the lens, filter a noisy run, search a job, preview it in GitHub's graph, then jump back up — all from the keyboard.

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what it does

One panel for the GitHub paths that take too many clicks.

Repository navigation everywhere, plus a focused inspector on Actions pages. The same panel, the same keys — wherever you are in GitHub.

Actions Lens repository menu open on a GitHub repo, with digit shortcuts for each tab
Any repository page Ctrl/Cmd + /
Actions Lens filtering failed workflow runs by status on a GitHub Actions page
Workflow page filter by status
Actions Lens inspecting a 68-job run with status counts and annotation badges
Run page jobs + annotations
Actions Lens previewing a matched job in GitHub's run graph before navigating
Preview, then open Enter ×2

installation

Install it like any Chrome extension.

Actions Lens is a browser-side helper. It never touches your workflows, runners, or repository settings, and reads only the page you are already looking at — nothing leaves your browser.

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  1. Install from Chrome Web Store

    Add Actions Lens to Chrome. It runs only on GitHub repository pages.

  2. Open a GitHub repository

    Use the repo menu everywhere, then get richer controls on Actions pages.

  3. Press Ctrl/Cmd + /

    The lens opens in keyboard mode with the first useful row selected.

shortcuts

Built to stay under your fingers.

Repository pages get immediate navigation shortcuts. Actions pages add status filters, previews, search, and parent-page navigation.

Ctrl/Cmd + / Open or collapse the lens
Type Filter the current menu without touching GitHub search
1 / 2 / 3 Open Actions, Pull requests, or Releases from any repo page
4 - 9 Open the remaining repo tabs in menu order
0 Open Settings, or show all statuses inside Actions
/ Focus the Actions Lens search box when it is visible
1 - 5 Filter Actions jobs or workflow runs by status
↑ / ↓ Move the selected row
Enter Open repo-menu items, or preview Actions items before opening
Esc Clear search or filters, then close
Ctrl/Cmd + ↑ Go back to the parent Actions page

where it works

Repository navigation first. Actions inspection when you need it.

Any repository page

Press Ctrl/Cmd + /, type to filter tabs, or use numbers to open Actions, PRs, Releases, Code, Security, and Settings.

Actions index

Search workflow names and jump to the workflow page.

Workflow page

Filter runs by status and fuzzy-search by run title or branch.

Run page

Find jobs, failed annotations, warnings, and sidebar rows without hunting through GitHub's UI.

free utility by RunsOn

Make GitHub faster to navigate.

Install Actions Lens, open a busy repository or Actions page, and press Ctrl/Cmd + /.

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