diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions_release.yml b/.github/workflows/actions_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2c7eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Release GitHub Actions
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Tag for the release"
+        required: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      id-token: write
+      contents: write
+
+    uses: step-security/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/actions_release.yaml@v1
+    with:
+      tag: "${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_cherry_pick.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_cherry_pick.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3cdb0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_cherry_pick.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Auto Cherry-Pick from Upstream
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      base_branch:
+        description: "Base branch to create the PR against"
+        required: true
+        default: "main"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  packages: read
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  cherry-pick:
+    uses: step-security/reusable-workflows/.github/workflows/auto_cherry_pick.yaml@v1
+    with:
+      original-owner: "planetscale"
+      repo-name: "ghcommit-action"
+      base_branch: ${{ inputs.base_branch }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efefada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: ci
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && !contains(toJson(github.event.commits), '[ci skip]') && !contains(toJson(github.event.commits), '[skip ci]')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
+      - run: make lint
+      - run: make test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e91af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+name: Publish docker image
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_tag:
+        description: 'Tag to release'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: write
+
+jobs:
+    build:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        if: startsWith(github.event.inputs.release_tag, 'v')
+        steps:
+        - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+          uses: step-security/harden-runner@v2
+          with:
+            egress-policy: audit
+
+        - name: Checkout
+          uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        - name: Validate tag format
+          run: |
+            TAG=${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}
+            if ! echo "$TAG" | grep -Eq '^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'; then
+              echo "❌ Invalid tag format: $TAG"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            echo "✅ Valid semver tag: $TAG"
+        - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+          uses: docker/login-action@v3
+          with:
+            registry: ghcr.io
+            username: ${{ github.actor }}
+            password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+        - name: Set up QEMU for ARM builds
+          uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+        - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+          uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+        - name: Build and push Docker image
+          uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+          with:
+            context: .
+            push: true
+            platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+            tags: |
+              ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11d886b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Attic/
+HACK.md
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..403c9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM golang:1.25-alpine3.22
+
+ARG GHCOMMIT_VERSION=v0.1.75
+
+# hadolint ignore=DL3018
+RUN apk add --no-cache bash git-crypt curl git
+
+# Download and build ghcommit from source
+RUN git clone --depth 1 --branch "${GHCOMMIT_VERSION}" https://github.com/planetscale/ghcommit.git /ghcommit
+WORKDIR /ghcommit
+RUN go mod download
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o /usr/bin/ghcommit .
+
+COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh /usr/bin/ghcommit
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2011fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5116630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+lint:
+	@docker compose run --rm lint
+
+test:
+	@docker compose run --rm tests
+	@echo "run 'make clean' to stop and remove test containers"
+
+clean:
+	@docker compose down
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL: test
+
+.PHONY: lint test clean
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95ca7dd..83950e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,68 @@
-# ghcommit-action
\ No newline at end of file
+# ghcommit-action
+
+A GitHub Action to detect changed files during a Workflow run and to commit and
+push them back to the GitHub repository using the [`ghcommit`](https://github.com/planetscale/ghcommit) utility.
+
+The advantage of using `ghcommit` is that the commits will be signed by GitHub's
+GPG key and show as **Verified**. This is important for repositories that require
+signed commits.
+
+## Usage
+
+The plugin is currently implemented as a Docker style plugin. It must be run on
+a Linux host, eg: `ubuntu-latest`.
+
+```yaml
+name: fmt
+
+on:
+  # NOTE: Need to run on a PR so that the ${{ github.head_ref }} (branch) is non-null
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+      - reopened
+
+jobs:
+  fmt-code:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission to commit and push the
+      # added or changed files to the repository.
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      # Include the pull request ref in the checkout action to prevent merge commit
+      # https://github.com/actions/checkout?tab=readme-ov-file#checkout-pull-request-head-commit-instead-of-merge-commit
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+
+      # Run steps that make changes to the local repo here.
+
+      # Commit all changed files back to the repository
+      - uses: step-security/ghcommit-action@v0
+        with:
+          commit_message: "🤖 fmt"
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+          branch: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+```
+
+Example showing all options:
+
+```yaml
+      - uses: step-security/ghcommit-action@v0
+        with:
+          commit_message: "🤖 fmt"
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+          branch: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
+          empty: true
+          file_pattern: '*.txt *.md *.json *.hcl'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+```
+
+See [`action.yaml`](./action.yaml) for current list of supported inputs.
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77568b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Security Policy
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+Please report security vulnerabilities to security@stepsecurity.io
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c45f72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: "Commit git changes"
+description: "Commit git changes directly to GitHub using the GraphQL API"
+author: "step-security"
+
+branding:
+  color: "orange"
+  icon: "git-commit"
+
+inputs:
+  commit_message:
+    description: The commit message to use.
+    required: true
+  repo:
+    description: The name of the repo to commit to in "owner/repo" format.
+    required: true
+  branch:
+    description: The name of the branch to commit to.
+    required: true
+  empty:
+    description: Allow making an empty commit if there are no changes.
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  file_pattern:
+    description: File pattern used for `git add`. For example `src/*.js`
+    required: false
+    default: "."
+
+outputs:
+  commit-url:
+    description: The URL of the created commit.
+  commit-hash:
+    description: The hash of the created commit.
+
+runs:
+  using: "docker"
+  image: "Dockerfile"
+  args:
+    - ${{ inputs.commit_message }}
+    - ${{ inputs.repo }}
+    - ${{ inputs.branch }}
+    - ${{ inputs.empty }}
+    - ${{ inputs.file_pattern }}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd74059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+services:
+  lint:
+    image: koalaman/shellcheck-alpine:v0.10.0@sha256:5921d946dac740cbeec2fb1c898747b6105e585130cc7f0602eec9a10f7ddb63
+    volumes:
+      - ".:/plugin:ro"
+    entrypoint: sh
+    command:
+      - -c
+      - 'shellcheck ./plugin/*.sh'
+
+  tests:
+    image: buildkite/plugin-tester:v4.2.0@sha256:21067012f59af6b8316cceb95850e89a542b50338c72d209a68bbebb33aff8c3
+    volumes:
+      - ".:/plugin:ro"
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..30c367e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+[[ -n "${DEBUG:-}" ]] && set -x
+
+# validate subscription status
+API_URL="https://agent.api.stepsecurity.io/v1/github/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/actions/subscription"
+
+# Set a timeout for the curl command (3 seconds)
+RESPONSE=$(curl --max-time 3 -s -w "%{http_code}" "$API_URL" -o /dev/null) || true
+CURL_EXIT_CODE=$?
+
+# Decide based on curl exit code and HTTP status
+if [ $CURL_EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Timeout or API not reachable. Continuing to next step."
+elif [ "$RESPONSE" = "200" ]; then
+  :
+elif [ "$RESPONSE" = "403" ]; then
+  echo "Subscription is not valid. Reach out to support@stepsecurity.io"
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "Timeout or API not reachable. Continuing to next step."
+fi
+
+COMMIT_MESSAGE="${1:?Missing commit_message input}"
+REPO="${2:?Missing repo input}"
+BRANCH="${3:?Missing branch input}"
+EMPTY="${4:-false}"
+read -r -a FILE_PATTERNS <<<"${5:?Missing file_pattern input}"
+
+git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+
+adds=()
+deletes=()
+
+while IFS= read -r -d $'\0' line; do
+  [[ -n "${DEBUG:-}" ]] && echo "line: '$line'"
+
+  # Extract the status in the tree and status in the index (first two characters)
+  index_status="${line:0:1}"
+  tree_status="${line:1:1}"
+
+  # Renamed files have status code 'R' and two filenames separated by NUL. We need to read
+  # an additional chunk (up to the next NUL) to get the new filename.
+  if [[ "$index_status" == "R" || "$tree_status" == "R" ]]; then
+    IFS= read -r -d $'\0' old_filename
+    new_filename="${line:3}"
+
+    echo "Renamed file detected:"
+    echo "Old Filename: $old_filename"
+    echo "New Filename: $new_filename"
+    echo "-----------------------------"
+    adds+=("$new_filename")
+    deletes+=("$old_filename")
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  # Extract the filename by removing the first three characters (two statuses and a whitespace)
+  filename="${line:3}"
+  echo "Filename: $filename"
+
+  # Print the parsed information, useful for debugging
+  echo "Index Status: $index_status"
+  echo "Tree Status: $tree_status"
+  echo "Filename: $filename"
+  echo "-----------------------------"
+  # https://git-scm.com/docs/git-status
+
+  # handle adds (A), modifications (M), and type changes (T):
+  [[ "$tree_status" =~ A|M|T || "$index_status" =~ A|M|T ]] && adds+=("$filename")
+
+  # handle deletes (D):
+  [[ "$tree_status" =~ D || "$index_status" =~ D ]] && deletes+=("$filename")
+
+done < <(git status -s --porcelain=v1 -z -- "${FILE_PATTERNS[@]}")
+
+if [[ "${#adds[@]}" -eq 0 && "${#deletes[@]}" -eq 0 && "$EMPTY" == "false" ]]; then
+  echo "No changes detected, exiting"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+ghcommit_args=()
+ghcommit_args+=(-b "$BRANCH")
+ghcommit_args+=(-r "$REPO")
+ghcommit_args+=(-m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE")
+
+if [[ "$EMPTY" =~ ^(true|1|yes)$ ]]; then
+  ghcommit_args+=(--empty)
+fi
+
+ghcommit_args+=("${adds[@]/#/--add=}")
+ghcommit_args+=("${deletes[@]/#/--delete=}")
+
+[[ -n "${DEBUG:-}" ]] && echo "ghcommit args: '${ghcommit_args[*]}'"
+
+output=$(ghcommit "${ghcommit_args[@]}" 2>&1) || {
+  # Show the output on error. This is needed since the exit immediately flag is set.
+  echo "$output" 1>&2;
+  exit 1
+}
+echo "$output"
+
+commit_url=$(echo "$output" | grep "Success. New commit:" | awk '{print $NF}')
+commit_hash=$(echo "$commit_url" | awk -F '/' '{print $NF}')
+echo "commit-url=$commit_url" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "commit-hash=$commit_hash" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/tests/entrypoint.bats b/tests/entrypoint.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f5e9ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/entrypoint.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load "${BATS_PLUGIN_PATH}/load.bash"
+
+# uncomment to debug these stubs:
+# export GIT_STUB_DEBUG=/dev/tty
+# export GHCOMMIT_STUB_DEBUG=/dev/tty
+
+setup() {
+  export GITHUB_WORKSPACE=/tmp
+  export GITHUB_REPOSITORY=step-security/ghcommit-action
+  #export DEBUG=1
+}
+
+@test "parses git status output and generates correct flags for ghcommit" {
+  local commit_message='msg'
+  local repo='org/repo'
+  local branch='main'
+  local empty='false'
+  local file_pattern='.'
+
+  export GITHUB_OUTPUT="$BATS_TEST_TMPDIR/github-output"
+
+  # NOTE: we are passing our hand-crafted fixture through `tr` to convert newlines to nulls since
+  # we run `git status -z` which uses null terminators. The newlines are meant to make the file easier
+  # to modify and prevent cat from removing the leading space on lines/entries since that is a part
+  # of the git status output.
+  stub git \
+    "config --global --add safe.directory $GITHUB_WORKSPACE : echo stubbed" \
+    "status -s --porcelain=v1 -z -- . : cat ./tests/fixtures/git-status.out-1 | tr '\n' '\0'"
+
+  stub ghcommit \
+    '-b main -r org/repo -m msg --add=README.md --add=foo.txt --add=new.file --delete=old.file --delete=\""a path with spaces oh joy/file.txt\"" : echo Success. New commit: https://localhost/foo'
+
+  run ./entrypoint.sh "$commit_message" "$repo" "$branch" "$empty" "$file_pattern"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial "Success"
+  assert_file_exist "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  assert_file_contains "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" "commit-url=https://localhost/foo"
+}
+
+@test "no changes" {
+  local commit_message='msg'
+  local repo='org/repo'
+  local branch='main'
+  local empty='false'
+  local file_pattern='.'
+
+  stub git \
+    "config --global --add safe.directory $GITHUB_WORKSPACE : echo stubbed" \
+    "status -s --porcelain=v1 -z -- . : echo"
+
+  run ./entrypoint.sh "$commit_message" "$repo" "$branch" "$empty" "$file_pattern"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial "No changes detected"
+}
+
+@test "no changes with --empty flag creates empty commit" {
+  local commit_message='msg'
+  local repo='org/repo'
+  local branch='main'
+  local empty='true'
+  local file_pattern='.'
+
+  export GITHUB_OUTPUT="$BATS_TEST_TMPDIR/github-output"
+
+  stub git \
+    "config --global --add safe.directory $GITHUB_WORKSPACE : echo stubbed" \
+    "status -s --porcelain=v1 -z -- . : echo"
+
+  stub ghcommit \
+    '-b main -r org/repo -m msg --empty : echo Success. New commit: https://localhost/foo'
+
+  run ./entrypoint.sh "$commit_message" "$repo" "$branch" "$empty" "$file_pattern"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial "Success"
+  assert_file_exist "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  assert_file_contains "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" "commit-url=https://localhost/foo"
+}
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