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Nick Gabe

Hello! Have you ever thought what it would be like to be able to dynamically generate a README for that GitHub project of yours?

I already have, but I never thought about how it would work... until I researched if it was possible and ended up surprising myself.

After some research I discovered a GitHub feature called "GitHub Actions", and it can execute a code that you specify, in several situations such as: after a push, pull-request, and even at a specified interval. This was exactly what I needed, and with this feature in hand I started to write my JavaScri- wait...

...Since this is a guide, I better document how I did it and how you can also make it and use it in as many ways as you like. So let's start at the beginning: