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To reference files bundled... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/accessing-files-from-the-action-repository-in-a-github-composite-action-vxhyxbxzg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vXHYxBXzg.png og:image:alt: Accessing files from the action repository in a GitHub Composite Action og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Accessing files from the action repository in a GitHub Composite Action **[Meziantou](https://daily.dev/sources/meziantou)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary When building GitHub Composite Actions, the working directory defaults to the caller's repository, not the action's own repository. To reference files bundled with the action (like shell scripts), use the `github.action_path` context variable, which resolves to the directory where the action itself is located. A short `action.yml` example demonstrates running a script using `${{ github.action_path }}/script.sh`. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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