diff --git a/prompts/seed-cli.md b/prompts/seed-cli.md
index 487efff..e493b60 100644
--- a/prompts/seed-cli.md
+++ b/prompts/seed-cli.md
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ You are creating a new Go CLI for a 37signals product using the seed templates.
 
    **GitHub infra (copy as-is unless .tmpl):**
    - `seed/.github/workflows/test.yml` → `.github/workflows/test.yml` (update env vars, GOPRIVATE)
+   - `seed/.github/actionlint.yaml` → `.github/actionlint.yaml` (the test workflow's lint-actions job reads it)
    - `seed/.github/workflows/security.yml` → `.github/workflows/security.yml`
+   - `seed/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml` → `.github/workflows/scorecard.yml`
    - `seed/.github/workflows/release.yml` → `.github/workflows/release.yml` (update env vars)
    - `seed/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml` → `.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml`
    - `seed/.github/workflows/labeler.yml` → `.github/workflows/labeler.yml`
diff --git a/seed/.github/actionlint.yaml b/seed/.github/actionlint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05d90ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seed/.github/actionlint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# actionlint's rules for this repository. See https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint/blob/main/docs/config.md
+paths:
+  .github/workflows/**/*.yml:
+    ignore:
+      # GitHub's self-repository `uses: $/...` syntax (July 2026) is what zizmor's
+      # self-repository audit asks for in place of `./...`, and what our reusable-workflow
+      # calls use. actionlint 1.7.12 predates it and has no release that knows it
+      # (rhysd/actionlint#711); drop this once one does. The ignore names the exact calls,
+      # so a new `$/` call is a deliberate edit here rather than a silent pass.
+      - 'reusable workflow call "\$/\.github/workflows/(security)\.yml" at "uses" is not following the format'
diff --git a/seed/.github/workflows/test.yml b/seed/.github/workflows/test.yml
index fa91764..cce7711 100644
--- a/seed/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/seed/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,24 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: v2.9.0
 
+  lint-actions:
+    name: GitHub Actions audit
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Run actionlint
+        uses: rhysd/actionlint@914e7df21a07ef503a81201c76d2b11c789d3fca # v1.7.12
+
+      - name: Run zizmor
+        uses: zizmorcore/zizmor-action@70fb788f84895a7701f5643d103d587e460b5c99 # v0.6.3
+        with:
+          advanced-security: false
+
   security:
     name: Security
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest