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Jathushan Varnakulasingam

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GitHub Profile Automation with Custom Chrome Extensions
Automation 6 min read Oct 2025

GitHub Profile Automation with Custom Chrome Extensions

How I automated my developer portfolio updates using Markdown templates, Chrome API, and GitHub Actions.

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A developer's GitHub profile is their most important resume. keeping mine updated with the latest projects and stats was a manual chore I had to automate.

The Power of Automatic Portfolios

Manual updates lead to outdated profiles. My custom Chrome extension tracks my coding activity across different platforms and pushes the metadata to a centralized automation server.

Integrating GitHub Actions for Real-Time Updates

The real magic happens in the background. A GitHub Action workflow runs on a cron schedule, pulling data from my extension's backend and updating my main profile README.md with fresh stats and project highlights.

Technologies Analyzed

JavaScript GitHub Actions Chrome Extensions

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