A GitHub Action that generates weekly summaries of code changes using OpenAI and sends them to Slack.

• Analyzes git commits over a specified time period
• Uses OpenAI's models to generate human-readable summaries
• Posts summaries directly to a Slack channel
• Configurable analysis period and model selection

Add this action to your GitHub workflow:

name: Weekly Code Summary
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 10 * * 1" # Runs at 10:00 AM every Monday
  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering

jobs:
  summarize:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: gentrace/git-summarizer@v1
        with:
          openai_api_key: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
          slack_bot_token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
          slack_channel: "C088V1U72BC" # Required - Slack channel ID
          days_to_analyze: "7" # Optional, defaults to 7
          model: "o1" # Optional, defaults to o1

1. Create an OpenAI API key at https://platform.openai.com
2. Create a Slack Bot Token at https://api.slack.com/apps
3. Add both tokens as secrets in your GitHub repository
4. Get your Slack channel ID (right-click channel → Copy channel ID)
5. Add the workflow file to your repository at .github/workflows/weekly-summary.yml
6. Make sure your Slack bot has been invited to the target channel

MIT