# Introducing setup-wash: A GitHub Action for installing the Wasm Shell CLI

DevFeed: [Introducing setup-wash: A GitHub Action for installing the Wasm Shell CLI](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/github-action-for-wasm-dev-with-wash-15431.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://wasmcloud.com/blog/2025-08-20-github-action-for-wasm-development-setup-wash/>)

Author: Bailey Hayes

Published: 2025-08-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [wasmCloud Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/wasmcloud-blog.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [wasm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wasm.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [TypeScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/typescript.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [github-action](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-action.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>), [wasm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wasm.md>), [wasm-components](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wasm-components.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces setup-wash, a GitHub Action that installs the Wasm Shell CLI for building and publishing Wasm components in workflows. It explains how the action was developed and compares Docker container, TypeScript, and composite Action approaches.

## Source excerpt

Introducing setup-wash, a GitHub Action for installing the Wasm Shell CLI, plus lessons learned comparing TypeScript, container, and composite Actions.