CI/CD Checks

Emdash surfaces your GitHub Actions CI/CD status inside the app so you can monitor check runs without switching to a browser.

Viewing Checks

Once a task has a Pull Request, a Checks tab appears in the file changes panel. Click it to see all check runs for that PR's branch.

Each check shows:

• Status: Green checkmark (pass), red X (fail), amber spinner (pending), or grey dash (skipped/cancelled)
• Name and workflow: Which check ran and from which workflow
• Duration: How long the check took
• External link: Click to open the full check run on GitHub

A summary at the top shows the total count of passed, failed, and pending checks.

Auto-Refresh

Emdash automatically polls for check updates:

• Every 10 seconds while checks are still running
• Every 60 seconds once all checks complete
• On window focus — checks refresh when you switch back to Emdash

Polling pauses when the app is in the background to save resources.

Requirements

• The GitHub CLI (gh) must be installed and authenticated
• The task's branch must have an open Pull Request on GitHub
• Your repository must have GitHub Actions workflows configured

If the Checks tab is disabled, it means no PR exists for the current task yet. Push a branch and open a PR to start seeing checks.

Tips

• The Checks tab automatically activates when a PR exists but there are no local uncommitted changes.
• Failed checks show a red dot on the tab badge so you can spot failures at a glance.
• A spinning indicator on the tab badge means checks are still in progress.
• Click the external link icon on any check to jump straight to the run details on GitHub.