diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/evaluator.go b/pkg/jobparser/evaluator.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80a1397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/evaluator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+package jobparser
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/exprparser"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+// ExpressionEvaluator is copied from runner.expressionEvaluator,
+// to avoid unnecessary dependencies
+type ExpressionEvaluator struct {
+	interpreter exprparser.Interpreter
+}
+
+func NewExpressionEvaluator(interpreter exprparser.Interpreter) *ExpressionEvaluator {
+	return &ExpressionEvaluator{interpreter: interpreter}
+}
+
+func (ee ExpressionEvaluator) evaluate(in string, defaultStatusCheck exprparser.DefaultStatusCheck) (interface{}, error) {
+	evaluated, err := ee.interpreter.Evaluate(in, defaultStatusCheck)
+
+	return evaluated, err
+}
+
+func (ee ExpressionEvaluator) evaluateScalarYamlNode(node *yaml.Node) error {
+	var in string
+	if err := node.Decode(&in); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(in, "${{") || !strings.Contains(in, "}}") {
+		return nil
+	}
+	expr, _ := rewriteSubExpression(in, false)
+	res, err := ee.evaluate(expr, exprparser.DefaultStatusCheckNone)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return node.Encode(res)
+}
+
+func (ee ExpressionEvaluator) evaluateMappingYamlNode(node *yaml.Node) error {
+	// GitHub has this undocumented feature to merge maps, called insert directive
+	insertDirective := regexp.MustCompile(`\${{\s*insert\s*}}`)
+	for i := 0; i < len(node.Content)/2; {
+		k := node.Content[i*2]
+		v := node.Content[i*2+1]
+		if err := ee.EvaluateYamlNode(v); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		var sk string
+		// Merge the nested map of the insert directive
+		if k.Decode(&sk) == nil && insertDirective.MatchString(sk) {
+			node.Content = append(append(node.Content[:i*2], v.Content...), node.Content[(i+1)*2:]...)
+			i += len(v.Content) / 2
+		} else {
+			if err := ee.EvaluateYamlNode(k); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			i++
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (ee ExpressionEvaluator) evaluateSequenceYamlNode(node *yaml.Node) error {
+	for i := 0; i < len(node.Content); {
+		v := node.Content[i]
+		// Preserve nested sequences
+		wasseq := v.Kind == yaml.SequenceNode
+		if err := ee.EvaluateYamlNode(v); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// GitHub has this undocumented feature to merge sequences / arrays
+		// We have a nested sequence via evaluation, merge the arrays
+		if v.Kind == yaml.SequenceNode && !wasseq {
+			node.Content = append(append(node.Content[:i], v.Content...), node.Content[i+1:]...)
+			i += len(v.Content)
+		} else {
+			i++
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (ee ExpressionEvaluator) EvaluateYamlNode(node *yaml.Node) error {
+	switch node.Kind {
+	case yaml.ScalarNode:
+		return ee.evaluateScalarYamlNode(node)
+	case yaml.MappingNode:
+		return ee.evaluateMappingYamlNode(node)
+	case yaml.SequenceNode:
+		return ee.evaluateSequenceYamlNode(node)
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (ee ExpressionEvaluator) Interpolate(in string) string {
+	if !strings.Contains(in, "${{") || !strings.Contains(in, "}}") {
+		return in
+	}
+
+	expr, _ := rewriteSubExpression(in, true)
+	evaluated, err := ee.evaluate(expr, exprparser.DefaultStatusCheckNone)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	value, ok := evaluated.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Expression %s did not evaluate to a string", expr))
+	}
+
+	return value
+}
+
+func escapeFormatString(in string) string {
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ReplaceAll(in, "{", "{{"), "}", "}}")
+}
+
+func rewriteSubExpression(in string, forceFormat bool) (string, error) {
+	if !strings.Contains(in, "${{") || !strings.Contains(in, "}}") {
+		return in, nil
+	}
+
+	strPattern := regexp.MustCompile("(?:''|[^'])*'")
+	pos := 0
+	exprStart := -1
+	strStart := -1
+	var results []string
+	formatOut := ""
+	for pos < len(in) {
+		if strStart > -1 {
+			matches := strPattern.FindStringIndex(in[pos:])
+			if matches == nil {
+				panic("unclosed string.")
+			}
+
+			strStart = -1
+			pos += matches[1]
+		} else if exprStart > -1 {
+			exprEnd := strings.Index(in[pos:], "}}")
+			strStart = strings.Index(in[pos:], "'")
+
+			if exprEnd > -1 && strStart > -1 {
+				if exprEnd < strStart {
+					strStart = -1
+				} else {
+					exprEnd = -1
+				}
+			}
+
+			if exprEnd > -1 {
+				formatOut += fmt.Sprintf("{%d}", len(results))
+				results = append(results, strings.TrimSpace(in[exprStart:pos+exprEnd]))
+				pos += exprEnd + 2
+				exprStart = -1
+			} else if strStart > -1 {
+				pos += strStart + 1
+			} else {
+				panic("unclosed expression.")
+			}
+		} else {
+			exprStart = strings.Index(in[pos:], "${{")
+			if exprStart != -1 {
+				formatOut += escapeFormatString(in[pos : pos+exprStart])
+				exprStart = pos + exprStart + 3
+				pos = exprStart
+			} else {
+				formatOut += escapeFormatString(in[pos:])
+				pos = len(in)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(results) == 1 && formatOut == "{0}" && !forceFormat {
+		return in, nil
+	}
+
+	out := fmt.Sprintf("format('%s', %s)", strings.ReplaceAll(formatOut, "'", "''"), strings.Join(results, ", "))
+	return out, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/interpeter.go b/pkg/jobparser/interpeter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65e66eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/interpeter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package jobparser
+
+import (
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/exprparser"
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+// NewInterpeter returns an interpeter used in the server,
+// need github, needs, strategy, matrix, inputs context only,
+// see https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts#context-availability
+func NewInterpeter(
+	jobID string,
+	job *model.Job,
+	matrix map[string]interface{},
+	gitCtx *model.GithubContext,
+	results map[string]*JobResult,
+) exprparser.Interpreter {
+
+	strategy := make(map[string]interface{})
+	if job.Strategy != nil {
+		strategy["fail-fast"] = job.Strategy.FailFast
+		strategy["max-parallel"] = job.Strategy.MaxParallel
+	}
+
+	run := &model.Run{
+		Workflow: &model.Workflow{
+			Jobs: map[string]*model.Job{},
+		},
+		JobID: jobID,
+	}
+	for id, result := range results {
+		need := yaml.Node{}
+		_ = need.Encode(result.Needs)
+		run.Workflow.Jobs[id] = &model.Job{
+			RawNeeds: need,
+			Result:   result.Result,
+			Outputs:  result.Outputs,
+		}
+	}
+
+	jobs := run.Workflow.Jobs
+	jobNeeds := run.Job().Needs()
+
+	using := map[string]map[string]map[string]string{}
+	for _, need := range jobNeeds {
+		if v, ok := jobs[need]; ok {
+			using[need] = map[string]map[string]string{
+				"outputs": v.Outputs,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	ee := &exprparser.EvaluationEnvironment{
+		Github:   gitCtx,
+		Env:      nil, // no need
+		Job:      nil, // no need
+		Steps:    nil, // no need
+		Runner:   nil, // no need
+		Secrets:  nil, // no need
+		Strategy: strategy,
+		Matrix:   matrix,
+		Needs:    using,
+		Inputs:   nil, // not supported yet
+	}
+
+	config := exprparser.Config{
+		Run:        run,
+		WorkingDir: "", // WorkingDir is used for  the function hashFiles, but it's not needed in the server
+		Context:    "job",
+	}
+
+	return exprparser.NewInterpeter(ee, config)
+}
+
+// JobResult is the minimum requirement of job results for Interpeter
+type JobResult struct {
+	Needs   []string
+	Result  string
+	Outputs map[string]string
+}
diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/jobparser.go b/pkg/jobparser/jobparser.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33b900d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/jobparser.go
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package jobparser
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
+)
+
+func Parse(content []byte, options ...ParseOption) ([]*SingleWorkflow, error) {
+	origin, err := model.ReadWorkflow(bytes.NewReader(content))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("model.ReadWorkflow: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	workflow := &SingleWorkflow{}
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(content, workflow); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("yaml.Unmarshal: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	pc := &parseContext{}
+	for _, o := range options {
+		o(pc)
+	}
+	results := map[string]*JobResult{}
+	for id, job := range origin.Jobs {
+		results[id] = &JobResult{
+			Needs:   job.Needs(),
+			Result:  pc.jobResults[id],
+			Outputs: nil, // not supported yet
+		}
+	}
+
+	var ret []*SingleWorkflow
+	for id, job := range workflow.Jobs {
+		for _, matrix := range getMatrixes(origin.GetJob(id)) {
+			job := job.Clone()
+			if job.Name == "" {
+				job.Name = id
+			}
+			job.Name = nameWithMatrix(job.Name, matrix)
+			job.Strategy.RawMatrix = encodeMatrix(matrix)
+			evaluator := NewExpressionEvaluator(NewInterpeter(id, origin.GetJob(id), matrix, pc.gitContext, results))
+			runsOn := origin.GetJob(id).RunsOn()
+			for i, v := range runsOn {
+				runsOn[i] = evaluator.Interpolate(v)
+			}
+			job.RawRunsOn = encodeRunsOn(runsOn)
+			ret = append(ret, &SingleWorkflow{
+				Name:     workflow.Name,
+				RawOn:    workflow.RawOn,
+				Env:      workflow.Env,
+				Jobs:     map[string]*Job{id: job},
+				Defaults: workflow.Defaults,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	sortWorkflows(ret)
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
+func WithJobResults(results map[string]string) ParseOption {
+	return func(c *parseContext) {
+		c.jobResults = results
+	}
+}
+
+func WithGitContext(context *model.GithubContext) ParseOption {
+	return func(c *parseContext) {
+		c.gitContext = context
+	}
+}
+
+type parseContext struct {
+	jobResults map[string]string
+	gitContext *model.GithubContext
+}
+
+type ParseOption func(c *parseContext)
+
+func getMatrixes(job *model.Job) []map[string]interface{} {
+	ret := job.GetMatrixes()
+	sort.Slice(ret, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return matrixName(ret[i]) < matrixName(ret[j])
+	})
+	return ret
+}
+
+func encodeMatrix(matrix map[string]interface{}) yaml.Node {
+	if len(matrix) == 0 {
+		return yaml.Node{}
+	}
+	value := map[string][]interface{}{}
+	for k, v := range matrix {
+		value[k] = []interface{}{v}
+	}
+	node := yaml.Node{}
+	_ = node.Encode(value)
+	return node
+}
+
+func encodeRunsOn(runsOn []string) yaml.Node {
+	node := yaml.Node{}
+	if len(runsOn) == 1 {
+		_ = node.Encode(runsOn[0])
+	} else {
+		_ = node.Encode(runsOn)
+	}
+	return node
+}
+
+func nameWithMatrix(name string, m map[string]interface{}) string {
+	if len(m) == 0 {
+		return name
+	}
+
+	return name + " " + matrixName(m)
+}
+
+func matrixName(m map[string]interface{}) string {
+	ks := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+	for k := range m {
+		ks = append(ks, k)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(ks)
+	vs := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+	for _, v := range ks {
+		vs = append(vs, fmt.Sprint(m[v]))
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", strings.Join(vs, ", "))
+}
+
+func sortWorkflows(wfs []*SingleWorkflow) {
+	sort.Slice(wfs, func(i, j int) bool {
+		ki := ""
+		for k := range wfs[i].Jobs {
+			ki = k
+			break
+		}
+		kj := ""
+		for k := range wfs[j].Jobs {
+			kj = k
+			break
+		}
+		return ki < kj
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/jobparser_test.go b/pkg/jobparser/jobparser_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6872c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/jobparser_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package jobparser
+
+import (
+	"embed"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+//go:embed testdata
+var f embed.FS
+
+func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		options []ParseOption
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "multiple_jobs",
+			options: nil,
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "multiple_matrix",
+			options: nil,
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "has_needs",
+			options: nil,
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			content, err := f.ReadFile(filepath.Join("testdata", tt.name+".in.yaml"))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			want, err := f.ReadFile(filepath.Join("testdata", tt.name+".out.yaml"))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			got, err := Parse(content, tt.options...)
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			builder := &strings.Builder{}
+			for _, v := range got {
+				if builder.Len() > 0 {
+					builder.WriteString("---\n")
+				}
+				encoder := yaml.NewEncoder(builder)
+				encoder.SetIndent(2)
+				_ = encoder.Encode(v)
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, string(want), builder.String())
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/model.go b/pkg/jobparser/model.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6d8d56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/model.go
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package jobparser
+
+import (
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+// SingleWorkflow is a workflow with single job and single matrix
+type SingleWorkflow struct {
+	Name     string            `yaml:"name,omitempty"`
+	RawOn    yaml.Node         `yaml:"on,omitempty"`
+	Env      map[string]string `yaml:"env,omitempty"`
+	Jobs     map[string]*Job   `yaml:"jobs,omitempty"`
+	Defaults Defaults          `yaml:"defaults,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (w *SingleWorkflow) Job() (string, *Job) {
+	for k, v := range w.Jobs {
+		return k, v
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+func (w *SingleWorkflow) Marshal() ([]byte, error) {
+	return yaml.Marshal(w)
+}
+
+type Job struct {
+	Name           string                    `yaml:"name,omitempty"`
+	RawNeeds       yaml.Node                 `yaml:"needs,omitempty"`
+	RawRunsOn      yaml.Node                 `yaml:"runs-on,omitempty"`
+	Env            yaml.Node                 `yaml:"env,omitempty"`
+	If             yaml.Node                 `yaml:"if,omitempty"`
+	Steps          []*Step                   `yaml:"steps,omitempty"`
+	TimeoutMinutes string                    `yaml:"timeout-minutes,omitempty"`
+	Services       map[string]*ContainerSpec `yaml:"services,omitempty"`
+	Strategy       Strategy                  `yaml:"strategy,omitempty"`
+	RawContainer   yaml.Node                 `yaml:"container,omitempty"`
+	Defaults       Defaults                  `yaml:"defaults,omitempty"`
+	Outputs        map[string]string         `yaml:"outputs,omitempty"`
+	Uses           string                    `yaml:"uses,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (j *Job) Clone() *Job {
+	if j == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &Job{
+		Name:           j.Name,
+		RawNeeds:       j.RawNeeds,
+		RawRunsOn:      j.RawRunsOn,
+		Env:            j.Env,
+		If:             j.If,
+		Steps:          j.Steps,
+		TimeoutMinutes: j.TimeoutMinutes,
+		Services:       j.Services,
+		Strategy:       j.Strategy,
+		RawContainer:   j.RawContainer,
+		Defaults:       j.Defaults,
+		Outputs:        j.Outputs,
+		Uses:           j.Uses,
+	}
+}
+
+func (j *Job) Needs() []string {
+	return (&model.Job{RawNeeds: j.RawNeeds}).Needs()
+}
+
+func (j *Job) EraseNeeds() {
+	j.RawNeeds = yaml.Node{}
+}
+
+func (j *Job) RunsOn() []string {
+	return (&model.Job{RawRunsOn: j.RawRunsOn}).RunsOn()
+}
+
+type Step struct {
+	ID               string            `yaml:"id,omitempty"`
+	If               yaml.Node         `yaml:"if,omitempty"`
+	Name             string            `yaml:"name,omitempty"`
+	Uses             string            `yaml:"uses,omitempty"`
+	Run              string            `yaml:"run,omitempty"`
+	WorkingDirectory string            `yaml:"working-directory,omitempty"`
+	Shell            string            `yaml:"shell,omitempty"`
+	Env              yaml.Node         `yaml:"env,omitempty"`
+	With             map[string]string `yaml:"with,omitempty"`
+	ContinueOnError  bool              `yaml:"continue-on-error,omitempty"`
+	TimeoutMinutes   string            `yaml:"timeout-minutes,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// String gets the name of step
+func (s *Step) String() string {
+	return (&model.Step{
+		ID:   s.ID,
+		Name: s.Name,
+		Uses: s.Uses,
+		Run:  s.Run,
+	}).String()
+}
+
+type ContainerSpec struct {
+	Image       string            `yaml:"image,omitempty"`
+	Env         map[string]string `yaml:"env,omitempty"`
+	Ports       []string          `yaml:"ports,omitempty"`
+	Volumes     []string          `yaml:"volumes,omitempty"`
+	Options     string            `yaml:"options,omitempty"`
+	Credentials map[string]string `yaml:"credentials,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type Strategy struct {
+	FailFastString    string    `yaml:"fail-fast,omitempty"`
+	MaxParallelString string    `yaml:"max-parallel,omitempty"`
+	RawMatrix         yaml.Node `yaml:"matrix,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type Defaults struct {
+	Run RunDefaults `yaml:"run,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type RunDefaults struct {
+	Shell            string `yaml:"shell,omitempty"`
+	WorkingDirectory string `yaml:"working-directory,omitempty"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/testdata/has_needs.in.yaml b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/has_needs.in.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7d1f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/has_needs.in.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a
+  job2:
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a
+    needs: job1
+  job3:
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a
+    needs: [job1, job2]
diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/testdata/has_needs.out.yaml b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/has_needs.out.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..959960d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/has_needs.out.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    name: job1
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a
+---
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job2:
+    name: job2
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a
+---
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job3:
+    name: job3
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a
diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_jobs.in.yaml b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_jobs.in.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3474ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_jobs.in.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a && go version
+  job2:
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a && go version
+  job3:
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a && go version
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_jobs.out.yaml b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_jobs.out.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2852d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_jobs.out.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    name: job1
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a && go version
+---
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job2:
+    name: job2
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a && go version
+---
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job3:
+    name: job3
+    runs-on: linux
+    steps:
+      - run: uname -a && go version
diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_matrix.in.yaml b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_matrix.in.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99985f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_matrix.in.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-20.04]
+        version: [1.17, 1.18, 1.19]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
+      - run: uname -a && go version
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_matrix.out.yaml b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_matrix.out.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e277cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jobparser/testdata/multiple_matrix.out.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    name: job1 (ubuntu-20.04, 1.17)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
+      - run: uname -a && go version
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-20.04
+        version:
+          - 1.17
+---
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    name: job1 (ubuntu-20.04, 1.18)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
+      - run: uname -a && go version
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-20.04
+        version:
+          - 1.18
+---
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    name: job1 (ubuntu-20.04, 1.19)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
+      - run: uname -a && go version
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-20.04
+        version:
+          - 1.19
+---
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    name: job1 (ubuntu-22.04, 1.17)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
+      - run: uname -a && go version
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-22.04
+        version:
+          - 1.17
+---
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    name: job1 (ubuntu-22.04, 1.18)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
+      - run: uname -a && go version
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-22.04
+        version:
+          - 1.18
+---
+name: test
+jobs:
+  job1:
+    name: job1 (ubuntu-22.04, 1.19)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
+      - run: uname -a && go version
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-22.04
+        version:
+          - 1.19
diff --git a/pkg/model/planner.go b/pkg/model/planner.go
index 73e3488..94cec51 100644
--- a/pkg/model/planner.go
+++ b/pkg/model/planner.go
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ func NewWorkflowPlanner(path string, noWorkflowRecurse bool) (WorkflowPlanner, e
 	return wp, nil
 }
 
+// CombineWorkflowPlanner combines workflows to a WorkflowPlanner
+func CombineWorkflowPlanner(workflows ...*Workflow) WorkflowPlanner {
+	return &workflowPlanner{
+		workflows: workflows,
+	}
+}
+
 type workflowPlanner struct {
 	workflows []*Workflow
 }
diff --git a/pkg/runner/run_context.go b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
index 2e945ad..5abe348 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/run_context.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (rc *RunContext) GetEnv() map[string]string {
 }
 
 func (rc *RunContext) jobContainerName() string {
-	return createContainerName("act", rc.String())
+	return createContainerName(rc.Config.ContainerNamePrefix, rc.String())
 }
 
 // Returns the binds and mounts for the container, resolving paths as appopriate
@@ -447,6 +447,25 @@ func (rc *RunContext) getGithubContext(ctx context.Context) *model.GithubContext
 		ghc.Actor = "nektos/act"
 	}
 
+	if preset := rc.Config.PresetGitHubContext; preset != nil {
+		ghc.Event = preset.Event
+		ghc.RunID = preset.RunID
+		ghc.RunNumber = preset.RunNumber
+		ghc.Actor = preset.Actor
+		ghc.Repository = preset.Repository
+		ghc.EventName = preset.EventName
+		ghc.Sha = preset.Sha
+		ghc.Ref = preset.Ref
+		ghc.RefName = preset.RefName
+		ghc.RefType = preset.RefType
+		ghc.HeadRef = preset.HeadRef
+		ghc.BaseRef = preset.BaseRef
+		ghc.Token = preset.Token
+		ghc.RepositoryOwner = preset.RepositoryOwner
+		ghc.RetentionDays = preset.RetentionDays
+		return ghc
+	}
+
 	repoPath := rc.Config.Workdir
 	repo, err := git.FindGithubRepo(ctx, repoPath, rc.Config.GitHubInstance, rc.Config.RemoteName)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/runner/runner.go b/pkg/runner/runner.go
index 9c10fbe..f92d376 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/runner.go
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	RemoteName                         string            // remote name in local git repo config
 	ReplaceGheActionWithGithubCom      []string          // Use actions from GitHub Enterprise instance to GitHub
 	ReplaceGheActionTokenWithGithubCom string            // Token of private action repo on GitHub.
+
+	PresetGitHubContext *model.GithubContext // the preset github context, overrides some fields like DefaultBranch, Env, Secrets etc.
+	EventJSON           string               // the content of JSON file to use for event.json in containers, overrides EventPath
+	ContainerNamePrefix string               // the prefix of container name
 }
 
 // Resolves the equivalent host path inside the container
@@ -109,7 +113,9 @@ func New(runnerConfig *Config) (Runner, error) {
 	}
 
 	runner.eventJSON = "{}"
-	if runnerConfig.EventPath != "" {
+	if runnerConfig.EventJSON != "" {
+		runner.eventJSON = runnerConfig.EventJSON
+	} else if runnerConfig.EventPath != "" {
 		log.Debugf("Reading event.json from %s", runner.config.EventPath)
 		eventJSONBytes, err := os.ReadFile(runner.config.EventPath)
 		if err != nil {