Investigate how Claude Code Action is great. Just create an issue and put a mention to Claude like @claude, Claude can write the code automatically
Introduction
In the current era of rapidly evolving technology, artificial intelligence (AI)
stands out as one of the most significant and transformative breakthroughs on a global scale. Among the various AI-driven tools, Claude — particularly the Claude Action Code — represents a powerful integration that can be embedded into user’s GitHub repositories to address raised issues with remarkable accuracy and efficiency. This paper aims to explore the capabilities and applications of Claude Action Code in modern software development workflows.
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Claude Code Action is a extension categorized as a “Action” and made available on the GitHub Marketplace by Anthropic. Users can search for and utilize it by following the provided setup instructions outlined in the README documentation. Below is a summary of the basic setup steps for integrating Claude Code Action into user’s GitHub repository:
1.Create a workflow folder:
On GitHub: In user’s GitHub repository, click “Add file”:
insert the configuration into the path:“.git/workflows/[file_name].yml”. For instance:
Next, insert the appropriate workflow configuration for this extension, depending on your intended use:
For example:
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name: Claude PR Assistant on: issue_comment: types: [created] pull_request_review_comment: types: [created] issues: types: [opened, assigned] pull_request_review: types: [submitted]
jobs: claude-code-action: if: | (github.event_name == ‘issue_comment’ && contains(github.event.comment.body, ‘@claude’)) || (github.event_name == ‘pull_request_review_comment’ && contains(github.event.comment.body, ‘@claude’)) || (github.event_name == ‘pull_request_review’ && contains(github.event.review.body, ‘@claude’)) || (github.event_name == ‘issues’ && contains(github.event.issue.body, ‘@claude’)) runs-on: ubuntu-latest permissions: contents: write pull-requests: read issues: read id-token: write steps: – name: Checkout repository uses: actions/checkout@v4 with: fetch-depth: 1
– name: Run Claude PR Action uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@beta with: anthropic_api_key: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }} timeout_minutes: “60” |
Then, click “Commit changes” to successfully add the configuration to your repository.
On the user’s local machine: If a folder in VScode has already been connected to the GitHub repository, the user can manually create a workflow directory and a .yml file to store the Claude configuration. Then, file can be pushed to the GitHub repository
2.API key:
- Claude API is not free, and you need to visit https://console.anthropic.com/dashboard to add credit and obtain an API key for your personal Anthropic account.
- After that, the API key should be added to the repository’s Secrets under the Setting tab, rather than being hard-coded directly into workflow file to prevent unauthorized access
Find Action in Secret and variables
Create a new repository secret
Add your API key to Secret’s description
Name secret as key’s name in the workflow file
✅Correct
❌Never do it
3. Using Claude Code Action:
User creates a new issue within repository where Claude is intended to be used:
The user describes the issue to be resolved – such as feature creation, bug fixing, code review, … – in the issue’s description. You can tag “@claude” directly in the description or in a comment after the issue is created, in order trigger Claude to process the request
Ex: Ask Claude to generate complete login and registration pages based on the initial files in the repo
Claude is invoked via API to address the issue described, with the response time depending on the complexity of the request. It uses the token associated with your API key to read the issue content as well as to create or modify code within the repository
Claude’s response will appear in the comments section of the issue.
Here, Claude generates additional files, for example register.html and dashboard.html, as part of the requested implementation and show what changes are made to each file — including which parts are added, modified, or deleted.
At this point, Claude has created a separate branch in the repository containing the proposed changes. The user can then review and consider merging these updates into the main branch via a pull request.
After successfully merging into the main branch
Following a successful merge, the issue may be closed. At this point, Claude has been effectively utilized to generate complete, functional demo pages for user login and registration.
4.Result:
Registration page
Login screen
Dashboard screen
In summary, Claude Code Action proves to be a highly effective tool for streamlining development tasks, making it easier for both individuals and teams to enhance productivity.