Automatic TOC in github-flavoured-markdown

Question

Is it possible to generate an automatic Table of Contents using Github Flavoured Markdown?

Answer 1

There's now a GitHub Action accomplishing this:

https://github.com/marketplace/actions/toc-generator

1. Specify location of TOC (option) e.g. README.md

2. Setup workflow e.g. .github/workflows/toc.yml

on: push
name: TOC Generator
jobs:
  generateTOC:
    name: TOC Generator
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: technote-space/toc-generator@v2