Node 20 is removed from GitHub-hosted runners on 2026-09-23 and ubuntu-22.04 deprecation opens 2026-09-17. This checks a workflow file against 25 dated GitHub shutdowns and names the date each line st
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
Node 20 is removed from GitHub-hosted runners on 2026-09-23 and ubuntu-22.04 deprecation opens 2026-09-17. This checks a workflow file against 25 dated GitHub shutdowns and names the date each line stops running.
What it finds
.github/workflows/release.yml
12 error runs-on: ubuntu-20.04 - image removed 2025-04-15, the job fails now. Use ubuntu-24.04.
19 warn actions/checkout@v4 runs on Node 20; the runner drops Node 20 on 2026-09-23. Use @v5.
27 error actions/upload-artifact@v3 - shut down 2025-01-30. Use @v6.
31 warn runs-on: ubuntu-22.04 - deprecation opens 2026-09-17, unsupported 2027-04-17.
44 error ::set-output - disabled 2023-06-01. Write to $GITHUB_OUTPUT.
What it does for free
Audit the open workflow file against all 25 dated rules, with the line number and the shutdown date
Audit just the lines you selected
Reopen the last findings panel
With a licence
Full workspace sweep and report: free for 7 days from your first sweep, then a licence key.
Scan every workflow in the repository — One pass over the whole workspace instead of the file you happen to have open - .github/workflows, composite action.yml files and reusable workflows together.
Export the findings as CSV, JSON or HTML — Writes the report into the workspace so you can hand it to a migration ticket or a colleague.
Machine output your CI can fail on — Emits JSON so a pipeline step can block a pull request that reintroduces a dead action version.
Re-check automatically on every save — Runs the same audit each time a workflow file is saved, so a paste from a chatbot is caught before commit.
Add your own rules alongside the 25 built in — Your internal actions and private runner labels get their own dated rules in settings.
