Adding a workflow status badge

A workflow status badge provides a quick visual indicator of your GitHub Actions workflow’s current state. Embedding this badge in your repository’s README.md (or any documentation page) helps contributors and visitors instantly see if your CI/CD pipelines are passing or failing.

Benefits of Workflow Badges

• Improves transparency on build health
• Boosts contributor confidence
• Encourages proactive maintenance

Steps to Generate a Status Badge

1. Open the Actions tab in your GitHub repository.
2. Select the workflow you want to badge.
3. Click Create status badge (under More or directly on the workflow page).

4. In the pop-up, choose your target branch (e.g., main or develop) and any event filters.
5. Click Copy status badge Markdown to grab the snippet.

Badge Markdown Breakdown

Embedding the Badge in Your README

Paste the copied snippet at the top of your README.md:

[![Vault Demo](https://github.com/sidd-harth-7/actions-1/actions/workflows/vault-demo.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sidd-harth-7/actions-1/actions/workflows/vault-demo.yml)

Repeat for additional workflows (for example, Exploring Variables and Secrets).

Commit and Push

Commit your updates and push them to GitHub. To skip CI on this commit, include [skip ci]:

git add README.md
git commit -m "docs: add workflow status badges [skip ci]"
git push

After pushing, visit your repository’s main page. The status badges will appear at the top of your README, reflecting real-time workflow results.

Links and References

• GitHub Actions Documentation
• Understanding GitHub Actions