Job Summary Report - CI/CD Glossary Definition
A job summary report is custom Markdown a job writes to the run summary via GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY, giving a readable overview instead of raw logs.
A job summary report is custom Markdown a job writes to the run's summary page, appended by writing to the GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY file. It gives a readable overview (test counts, coverage, links) without digging through logs.
Summaries surface the outcome that matters at the top of a run, useful for test results, coverage, or deploy links.
How to write one
Append Markdown to the file the variable points at, for example echo "## Tests: 200 passed" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY". Multiple steps can add to the same summary.
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