This was actually made before GitHub Actions were out. This can potentially be converted in the future to function as a GitHub action.
That said - this gives a much faster reaction to events from GitHub as nothing needs to be provisioned before execution. Also allows for much simpler deployment and developemnt.
I discuss this in my EnvoyCon talk, see on repokitteh.io for video.
You mention different goals (from GA) and a will to open source (RK). The parent user seems to have found a way for you to publicize your business efficiently: a Starlark syntax on top of github actions through your runtime, maybe brought in by the OSS community, giving you ample opportunity to capt this market of developers.
People looking for better Developer UX would pay for faster processes, right?
Oh and long live Starlark and so long YAML.