Vibe coding on mobile is broken: We can’t create .github/workflows/ files in GitHub Mobile App!

[hamsterduck2]

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm pretty new to development and have been trying out "vibe coding" — building and configuring entire projects purely from my phone. It's 2026, and modern tools make this almost seamless... until you hit a wall with the official GitHub Mobile app.

The Problem 🛑

Right now, you cannot create files with nested folder paths (like .github/workflows/build.yml) inside the mobile app.

When you want to set up GitHub Actions or a basic project structure, the app just doesn't let you type out directory paths. You're forced to abandon the app, open a mobile browser, request "Desktop Mode", and struggle with a tiny desktop UI on a touchscreen.

It completely kills the flow and makes mobile-first development feel unnecessarily clunky.

What We Need 💡

1. The ability to create new files directly inside the GitHub Mobile app.
2. Support for relative paths when naming a file (e.g., typing folder/subfolder/file.ext automatically creates the folders).

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🔥 Call to Action

If you've ever tried to manage a repo or set up CI/CD workflows from your phone and felt this exact frustration, please upvote 👍 this discussion and leave a comment below!

Let’s show the GitHub Mobile team how much we need this feature so they can prioritize it in the next update!

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