Name: Workflow Metrics
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Author: Workflow Metrics

Question 1

What is Workflow Metrics?

Accepted Answer

Workflow Metrics is a free, open-source analytics dashboard for GitHub Actions. It helps engineering teams monitor run reliability, DORA metrics, build and billable minutes, per-workflow performance, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using AI-powered suggestions.

Question 2

What DORA metrics does Workflow Metrics track?

Accepted Answer

Workflow Metrics tracks all four DORA metrics: Deployment Frequency, Lead Time for Changes, Change Failure Rate, and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR). These are displayed in a single unified dashboard view.

Question 3

Is Workflow Metrics free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Workflow Metrics is completely free and open source under the MIT license. There are no paid tiers, usage limits, or hidden costs. You can also self-host it.

Question 4

How do I connect Workflow Metrics to my GitHub repositories?

Accepted Answer

Sign in with your GitHub account at app.workflow-metrics.com and connect your repositories. Workflow Metrics will start ingesting GitHub Actions workflow runs, jobs, and step-level timing data automatically.

Question 5

What GitHub Actions data does Workflow Metrics analyze?

Accepted Answer

Workflow Metrics analyzes workflow runs, jobs, and step-level timing from GitHub Actions. It surfaces trends and outliers including success rates, duration percentiles (P50/P95), build minutes, billable minutes, skip rates, and failure patterns.

Question 6

How does the AI optimization work?

Accepted Answer

Workflow Metrics uses Mistral AI to generate optimization suggestions for your GitHub Actions workflows. It analyzes your workflow data and provides actionable tips for caching, parallelization, cost reduction, and performance improvements.

Question 7

Can Workflow Metrics track build and billable minutes?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Workflow Metrics tracks both raw build minutes and estimated billable CI minutes for each workflow, helping teams understand the cost impact of their GitHub Actions usage.

Question 8

Does Workflow Metrics show per-job and per-step timing?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Workflow Metrics provides detailed job and step-level breakdowns. You can drill into per-job timing and identify the slowest steps from recent workflow runs to pinpoint bottlenecks.

Question 9

Can I self-host Workflow Metrics?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Workflow Metrics is open source and can be self-hosted. The source code is available on GitHub at github.com/timoa/workflow-metrics under the MIT license.

Question 10

What is the workflow structure visualization feature?

Accepted Answer

Workflow Metrics includes a flow chart visualization that shows the trigger-to-job execution order and dependency paths for your GitHub Actions workflows, making it easier to understand complex multi-job pipelines.

GitHub Actions, measured and optimized.

GitHub-native data, workflow-level insight

Designed for engineering teams

DORA metrics

Build & billable minutes

Workflow deep dive

Workflow structure

Job & step breakdowns

AI suggestions

Track reliability, performance, and CI cost

Built in the open for engineering teams

Optimize your GitHub Actions workflows with confidence