How to use workflow env variables in job ifs?

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#1 
env:
  IS_PUSH: github.event_name == 'push'

jobs:
  ci:
    if: ${{ env.IS_PUSH }}

This returns an error: “Unrecognized named-value: ‘env’”

env:
  IS_PUSH: github.event_name == 'push'

jobs:
  ci:
    steps:
      - if: ${{ env.IS_PUSH }}
        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v5

This works.

According to the GitHub Docs:

A map of environment variables that are available to all jobs and steps in the workflow.

What am I missing ?
Also what is the object name for the workflow context and is it accessible i.e. workflow.env.variable ?

#2

There’s a conflicting statement about the env context:

You can only use the env context in the value of the with and name keys, or in a step’s if conditional.

https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/context-and-expression-syntax-for-github-actions#env-context

The other section might need to be changed to:

A map of environment variables that are available to the steps of all jobs in the workflow.

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#3

Thank you.

It definitely works the way it is explained in the link you provided.

#4

My PR to make clear that the env context is only available in steps just landed: Actions: env context cannot be used in job.<job_id>.if (#1803) · github/docs@ad5c362 · GitHub

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