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Choose the single topic or product area most relevant to your discussion - [here is a list of label descriptions to help you decide which option fits best.](https://github.com/community/community/issues/labels?q=Action)
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Which forced me to first open this discussion...

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What in the world is the labels?=q verb doing?

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https://github.com/community/community/issues/labels?q=Stupid
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[ Stupid (x) | 🔍 ]

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2 labels

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Visual Studio
\nView and incorporate suggestions from GitHub Copilot directly within the Visual Code.
\nPersistent Storage

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I have no idea why Discussions thinks Visual Studio and Persistence are stupid.

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https://github.com/community/community/issues/labels?q=Whatever
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[ Whatever (x) | 🔍 ]

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14 labels

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Duplicate
\nthis topic already exists in another discussion
\nAchievements
\nShare and celebrate milestones and contributions within the community
\nGitHub Event
\nEvents hosted by GitHub
\nUniverse 2023
\nAll things related to our global developer conference, Universe 2023
\nUniverse 2024
\ngithubuniverse.com Oct. 29-30
\nSecurity Overview
\nSummary of your repository's security status including vulnerabilities and security advisories
\nEducation: Hackathons/Events
\nAccount Related
\nTopics related to account, and GitHub support tickets
\nEducation: Re-verifying
\nAsking questions about when or how to re-verify
\nUniverse 2025
\ngithubuniverse.com Oct. 28-29
\nGitHub Education Verification
\nAsk about the application process to GitHub Education on how to become a verified Student or Teacher
\nEducation: Verification Guidance
\nGuiding users through their Education verification rejection reasons.
\nEducation: School Verified Email
\nOpus 4.5 multiplier update
\nDiscussions around Opus 4.5 multiplier update

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I have even less of an idea as to why Whatever matched 14 items.

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https://github.com/community/community/issues/labels?q=Surprise
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[ Surprise (x) | 🔍 ]

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5 labels

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Enterprise
\nDiscussions related to GitHub Enterprise Cloud, Enterprise Server and Organizations
\nEnterprise Admin
\nTopics specifically related to GitHub Enterprise administration
\nCopilot Enterprise
\nDiscuss admin controls, policy settings, seat management, and insights with Copilot Enterprise
\nSecurity and Privacy
\nProtect your repositories and data with GitHub's security and privacy features
\nEducation: Support Request
\nQuestions that require assistance from EDU Support team and/or are referred to contact directly

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Well, this was a surprise.

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https://github.com/community/community/issues/labels?q=Abracadabra

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Labels

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[ Abracadabra (x) | 🔍 ]

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3 labels

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JetBrains & Xcode
\nCopilot for JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.) and Xcode
\nDependabot
\nAutomatically update dependencies to keep your project secure and up to date
\nBest Practices
\nBest practices, tips & tricks, and articles from GitHub and its users

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Definitely magic.

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https://github.com/community/community/issues/labels?q=Nuance
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[ Nuance (x) | 🔍 ]

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7 labels

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Enhancement
\nAn idea, feature request, or improvement to a GitHub feature
\nPerformance
\nProject Maintenance
\nEducation: Verification Guidance
\nGuiding users through their Education verification rejection reasons.
\n📣 ANNOUNCEMENT
\nAnnouncements from the GitHub Community team
\nAnnouncement
\nEducation: Upload Evidence
\nUsed to identify discussions about how to upload evidence to the verification process.

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It's missing the nuance.

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https://github.com/community/community/issues/labels?q=Actions

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[ Actions (x) | 🔍 ]

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52 labels

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Actions
\nBuild, test, and automate your deployment pipeline with world-class CI/CD
\nActions Checkout
\nFor discussions related to the actions/checkout action in GitHub workflows
\nActions Cache
\nFor topics related to the actions/cache action in GitHub workflows
\nActions Runner
\nFor issues and discussions related to the Actions Runner project
\nActions Runner Images
\nFor topics related to images used by GitHub Actions runners
\nARC (Actions Runner Controller)
\nFor issues and discussions related to the Actions Runner Controller project
\nAction Labels
\nCommunity Activity
\nCommunity-led engagement activities, including one-off and multi-part campaigns.
\nAccount Access
\nAccessibility
\nMaking GitHub useable for members of the disability community
\nAchievements
\nShare and celebrate milestones and contributions within the community
\nAccount Related
\nTopics related to account, and GitHub support tickets
\nEducation: Image Detection
\nNotifications
\nKeep track of everything happening across all your projects
\nOrganizations
\nShared accounts where businesses and open-source projects can collaborate across many projects
\nWorkflow Deployment
\nTopics about deploying workflows, publishing artifacts, and deployment targets in GitHub Actions.
\nMisc
\nGeneral discussions about GitHub Actions that don't fit other found themes.
\nGitHub Education Verification
\nAsk about the application process to GitHub Education on how to become a verified Student or Teacher
\nEducation: Verification Guidance
\nGuiding users through their Education verification rejection reasons.
\nEducation: Image Resolution
\nApplications that may have low image resolution.
\nGitHub Certifications
\nDiscussions and conversations related to earning GitHub Certifications
\nEducation: Hackathons/Events
\nGraduation
\nJoin fellow students on celebrating your Graduation with GitHubGraduation
\ninactive
\nThis discussion has been automatically marked as inactive. This was formerly labeled stale.
\nQuestion
\nAsk and answer questions about GitHub features and usage
\nDocumentation
\nArticles, instructions, and discussions around GitHub's docs
\nDiscussions
\nGitHub Discussions is a collaborative communication feature
\nIntegration
\nDiscussions about integrations between GitHub and third-party tools, services, platforms, or APIs
\nSchedule & Cron Jobs
\nTopics about scheduled workflows, cron timing, and related scheduling concerns in GitHub Actions.
\nMetrics & Insights
\nQuestions and feedback about workflow analytics, usage metrics, and GitHub Actions performance data.

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Finally some actions. But why is Account Access in this list? Or Education: Image Detection?

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There is a page 2, but it's just as surprising.

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https://github.com/community/community/issues/labels?q=Actions&page=2
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[ Actions (x) | 🔍 ]

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52 labels

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New User Introduction 👋
\nIntroduction threads started by new users
\nCopilot Coding Agent
\nImplement a task or issue, run in the background with GitHub Actions, and more
\nGitHub Education
\nAll things GitHub Education including website, documentation and events.
\nBest Practices
\nBest practices, tips & tricks, and articles from GitHub and its users
\nEducation Partnerships
\nAll things GitHub Education Partnerships including student offers, opportunities, events and more.
\nIncident ❗
\nDiscussions related to incidents on GitHub's platform and features. Incidents typically refer to une
\nRunner Configuration
\nWorkflow Configuration
\nTopics about workflow files, YAML setup, job dependencies, and general workflow configuration issues
\nProxy Configuration
\nEducation: Re-verifying
\nAsking questions about when or how to re-verify
\nMore Information Needed
\nGitHub needs more information about this issue
\nGitHub Education Benefits
\nAll things related to GitHub Edu benefits, including Student Developer Pack, events & partnership
\nEducation: Form Error
\nThese are topics related to unexpected errors experienced on when using Education Verification Form
\nEducation: Billing Info
\nEducation: Wrong Coupon
\nUsers has selected wrong coupon and requested to be converted.
\nEducation: Support Request
\nQuestions that require assistance from EDU Support team and/or are referred to contact directly
\nEducation: Awaiting Benefits
\nEducation: Upload Evidence
\nUsed to identify discussions about how to upload evidence to the verification process.
\nCode Search and Navigation
\nSearch, navigate, and understand code on GitHub
\nEducation: School Verified Email
\nEducation: How to Redeem Benefits
\nSponsors
\nFinancially support your favourite open source projects with one-off of monthly payments

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https://github.com/community/community/issues/labels?q=Action
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[ Action (x) | 🔍 ]

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51 labels

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Actions
\nBuild, test, and automate your deployment pipeline with world-class CI/CD
\nActions Checkout
\nFor discussions related to the actions/checkout action in GitHub workflows
\nActions Cache
\nFor topics related to the actions/cache action in GitHub workflows
\nActions Runner
\nFor issues and discussions related to the Actions Runner project
\nAction Labels
\nActions Runner Images
\nFor topics related to images used by GitHub Actions runners
\nCommunity Activity
\nCommunity-led engagement activities, including one-off and multi-part campaigns.
\nAccount Access
\nAccessibility
\nMaking GitHub useable for members of the disability community
\nAchievements
\nShare and celebrate milestones and contributions within the community
\nAccount Related
\nTopics related to account, and GitHub support tickets
\nARC (Actions Runner Controller)
\nFor issues and discussions related to the Actions Runner Controller project
\nEducation: Image Detection
\nGitHub Education Verification
\nAsk about the application process to GitHub Education on how to become a verified Student or Teacher
\nEducation: Verification Guidance
\nGuiding users through their Education verification rejection reasons.
\nEducation: Image Resolution
\nApplications that may have low image resolution.
\nGraduation
\nJoin fellow students on celebrating your Graduation with GitHubGraduation
\nNotifications
\nKeep track of everything happening across all your projects
\ninactive
\nThis discussion has been automatically marked as inactive. This was formerly labeled stale.
\nQuestion
\nAsk and answer questions about GitHub features and usage
\nOrganizations
\nShared accounts where businesses and open-source projects can collaborate across many projects
\nDocumentation
\nArticles, instructions, and discussions around GitHub's docs
\nIntegration
\nDiscussions about integrations between GitHub and third-party tools, services, platforms, or APIs
\nNew User Introduction 👋
\nIntroduction threads started by new users
\nGitHub Education
\nAll things GitHub Education including website, documentation and events.
\nBest Practices
\nBest practices, tips & tricks, and articles from GitHub and its users
\nEducation Partnerships
\nAll things GitHub Education Partnerships including student offers, opportunities, events and more.
\nGitHub Certifications
\nDiscussions and conversations related to earning GitHub Certifications
\nIncident ❗
\nDiscussions related to incidents on GitHub's platform and features. Incidents typically refer to une
\nRunner Configuration

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[ Action (x) | 🔍 ]

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51 labels

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Workflow Configuration
\nTopics about workflow files, YAML setup, job dependencies, and general workflow configuration issues
\nProxy Configuration
\nEducation: Hackathons/Events
\nEducation: Re-verifying
\nAsking questions about when or how to re-verify
\nMore Information Needed
\nGitHub needs more information about this issue
\nGitHub Education Benefits
\nAll things related to GitHub Edu benefits, including Student Developer Pack, events & partnership
\nEducation: Form Error
\nThese are topics related to unexpected errors experienced on when using Education Verification Form
\nEducation: Billing Info
\nEducation: Wrong Coupon
\nUsers has selected wrong coupon and requested to be converted.
\nEducation: Support Request
\nQuestions that require assistance from EDU Support team and/or are referred to contact directly
\nEducation: Awaiting Benefits
\nEducation: Upload Evidence
\nUsed to identify discussions about how to upload evidence to the verification process.
\nCode Search and Navigation
\nSearch, navigate, and understand code on GitHub
\nEducation: School Verified Email
\nEducation: How to Redeem Benefits
\nDiscussions
\nGitHub Discussions is a collaborative communication feature
\nWorkflow Deployment
\nTopics about deploying workflows, publishing artifacts, and deployment targets in GitHub Actions.
\nMisc
\nGeneral discussions about GitHub Actions that don't fit other found themes.
\nSchedule & Cron Jobs
\nTopics about scheduled workflows, cron timing, and related scheduling concerns in GitHub Actions.
\nMetrics & Insights
\nQuestions and feedback about workflow analytics, usage metrics, and GitHub Actions performance data.
\nCopilot Coding Agent
\nImplement a task or issue, run in the background with GitHub Actions, and more

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This is the full set of things suggested by the actions discussions team, but there's no evidence they've actually looked at the results.

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Here's a label for these searches:
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[ Insulting (x) | 🔍 ]

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20 labels

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Troubleshooting
\nThis “almost” works, there’s a detail I think I’m missing
\nMetrics & Insights
\nQuestions and feedback about workflow analytics, usage metrics, and GitHub Actions performance data.
\nEducation: Awaiting Benefits
\nOpus 4.5 multiplier update
\nDiscussions around Opus 4.5 multiplier update
\nEducation: Billing Info
\nBilling
\nDiscussions related to billing, payment, subscription plans, pricing clarification, refunds
\nCode Scanning
\nCode scanning: our code analysis features, powered by the CodeQL engine
\nMachine Learning
\nDiscussions related to Machine Learning
\nJetBrains & Xcode
\nCopilot for JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.) and Xcode
\nSecret Scanning
\nDetect and prevent the exposure of sensitive information in your code
\nProgramming Help
\nDiscussions around programming languages, open source and software development
\nEducation: Re-verifying
\nAsking questions about when or how to re-verify
\nCopilot Coding Agent
\nImplement a task or issue, run in the background with GitHub Actions, and more
\ninactive
\nThis discussion has been automatically marked as inactive. This was formerly labeled stale.
\nIntegration
\nDiscussions about integrations between GitHub and third-party tools, services, platforms, or APIs
\nIn Backlog
\nGitHub is aware of this and it's in the backlog
\nIncident ❗
\nDiscussions related to incidents on GitHub's platform and features. Incidents typically refer to une
\nMore Information Needed
\nGitHub needs more information about this issue
\nCopilot in GitHub
\nCopilot functionality in GitHub Copilot Chat and in github.com
\nNew User Introduction 👋
\nIntroduction threads started by new users

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Thank you for taking the time to share your insights with us! Your feedback is invaluable as we build a better GitHub experience for all our users.

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    • Due to the high volume of submissions, we may not always be able to provide individual responses.
    • Rest assured, your feedback will help chart our course for product improvements.
  • Other users may engage with your post, sharing their own perspectives or experiences. 
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