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Section: Workflow skeleton

Manual run with inputs

yaml
yaml
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      environment:
        description: Deploy target
        required: true
        default: staging
        type: choice
        options:
          - staging
          - production
Explanation

Inputs are useful for ad hoc deploys, scripts, and maintenance workflows.

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