diff --git a/.github/actions/backend-deploy/action.yml b/.github/actions/backend-deploy/action.yml
index 7f7afc02..dfe87fd2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/backend-deploy/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/backend-deploy/action.yml
@@ -1,42 +1,37 @@
 name: "Backend deploy"
+description: "Deploys backend component"
+branding:
+  icon: server
+  color: black
 
 inputs:
   deploy_target:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: prod|qa|test|dev
   repo_name:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: main|qa|test|dev (repo name defined separate because main maps to prod)
   labels:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: labels from conditions in trigger workflow
   base_name:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: basil|gsi|login|ext
   project_type:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: function|app
   dockerfile_path:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: path to dockerfile
   docker_image_name:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: docker image name
   azure_resource_name:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: azure resource name
   skip_setup:
     required: false
-    default: false
-    type: bool
+    default: "false"
     description: if true skips setting up .net and nuget package restore
 
 runs:
diff --git a/.github/actions/frontend-build/action.yml b/.github/actions/frontend-build/action.yml
index e780f0c5..933947bf 100644
--- a/.github/actions/frontend-build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/frontend-build/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: "Frontend build"
 description: "Frontend (node) build and linting"
+branding:
+  icon: table
+  color: black
 
 inputs:
   working_directory:
diff --git a/.github/actions/platform-deploy/action.yml b/.github/actions/platform-deploy/action.yml
index 3c4f4ff4..8eca233a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/platform-deploy/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/platform-deploy/action.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-name: "Backend deploy"
+name: "Platform deploy"
+description: "Deploys platform component"
+branding:
+  icon: layers
+  color: black
 
 inputs:
   deploy_target:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: prod|qa|test|dev
   working_directory:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: root folder where the main terraform plan resides, e.g. ./templates/terraform/
   config_path:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: .conf file relative to working_directory
   var_path:
     required: true
-    type: string
     description: .var file path relative to working_directory
 
 runs: