DFE-Digital/single-unique-identifier GitHub Actions scorecard

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8 min/mo
recoverable (~1% of CI time) · across 18 patterns
Estimated from wall-clock time · public repos pay $0, $ = private-repo equivalent
See all 18 fixes, each with the exact YAML ↓
11.2%
failure rate, 30d
45m
avg time to recover from a failure
23 workflows · 500 runs (16.7/day) · 1,134 CI-min (wall-clock) · ≈$7 at private-repo rates (30d)

Where the minutes go (30d)

(deleted or unlisted workflow)~404 min · 95 runs
CodeQL~250 min · 80 runs
Dependabot Updates~174 min · 23 runs
or track on every push →

Waste detected

Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.

No concurrency control · TruffleHog Secret Scan

~3 min/mo

Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.

concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

Full guide: how to fix this →

No concurrency control · Trivy IaC Scan

~3 min/mo

Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.

concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

Full guide: how to fix this →

No concurrency control · Trivy Repository Scan

~1 min/mo

Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.

concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

Full guide: how to fix this →

No concurrency control · TruffleHog Deep Secret Scan

~1 min/mo

Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.

concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

Full guide: how to fix this →

Also found: 14 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes — timeouts, retention, path filters

No job timeout · Trivy Repository Scan

~0 min/mo

No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15

Full guide: how to fix this →

Scheduled at the top of the hour · Trivy Repository Scan

~0 min/mo

The schedule fires at minute :00 — GitHub's peak window, where scheduled runs get delayed or skipped. Shift to any other minute for the same cadence with less contention.

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '27 0 * * *'  # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd

Full guide: how to fix this →

Scheduled workflow runs in forks · Trivy Repository Scan

~0 min/mo

The schedule has no repository guard, so forks that enable Actions inherit the cron and burn their own minutes. Gate the job with `if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'`.

jobs:
  nightly:
    if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

Full guide: how to fix this →

No job timeout · TruffleHog Secret Scan

~0 min/mo

No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15

Full guide: how to fix this →

No path filters on triggers · TruffleHog Secret Scan

~0 min/mo

Runs on every push/PR with no `paths:` filter, so docs-only changes still trigger full CI. Add a `paths:` filter if that's common.

on:
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - 'src/**'
      - 'package.json'

Full guide: how to fix this →

Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · TruffleHog Secret Scan

~0 min/mo

checkout fetches the entire git history every run (`fetch-depth: 0`) and nothing in the workflow appears to read it. Remove the line — the default shallow clone is much faster on big repos. Keep it if a step genuinely needs history.

- uses: actions/checkout@v4
  # fetch-depth: 0 removed — default shallow clone is enough here

Full guide: how to fix this →

No job timeout · Trivy IaC Scan

~0 min/mo

No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15

Full guide: how to fix this →

No path filters on triggers · Trivy IaC Scan

~0 min/mo

Runs on every push/PR with no `paths:` filter, so docs-only changes still trigger full CI. Add a `paths:` filter if that's common.

on:
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - 'src/**'
      - 'package.json'

Full guide: how to fix this →

No job timeout · TruffleHog Deep Secret Scan

~0 min/mo

No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15

Full guide: how to fix this →

Scheduled workflow runs in forks · TruffleHog Deep Secret Scan

~0 min/mo

The schedule has no repository guard, so forks that enable Actions inherit the cron and burn their own minutes. Gate the job with `if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'`.

jobs:
  nightly:
    if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

Full guide: how to fix this →

Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · TruffleHog Deep Secret Scan

~0 min/mo

checkout fetches the entire git history every run (`fetch-depth: 0`) and nothing in the workflow appears to read it. Remove the line — the default shallow clone is much faster on big repos. Keep it if a step genuinely needs history.

- uses: actions/checkout@v4
  # fetch-depth: 0 removed — default shallow clone is enough here

Full guide: how to fix this →

No job timeout · Terraform UI Harness

~0 min/mo

No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15

Full guide: how to fix this →

No job timeout · Build, Test, Deploy: "UI Test Harness" Solution

~0 min/mo

No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15

Full guide: how to fix this →

No job timeout · Build, Test, Deploy: "Auth Emulator" Solution

~0 min/mo

No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15

Full guide: how to fix this →

Copy every fix as one block (6 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# No concurrency control — applies to: TruffleHog Secret Scan, Trivy IaC Scan, Trivy Repository Scan, TruffleHog Deep Secret Scan
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

# No job timeout — applies to: Trivy Repository Scan, TruffleHog Secret Scan, Trivy IaC Scan, TruffleHog Deep Secret Scan, Terraform UI Harness, Build, Test, Deploy: "UI Test Harness" Solution, Build, Test, Deploy: "Auth Emulator" Solution
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15

# Scheduled at the top of the hour — applies to: Trivy Repository Scan
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '27 0 * * *'  # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd

# Scheduled workflow runs in forks — applies to: Trivy Repository Scan, TruffleHog Deep Secret Scan
jobs:
  nightly:
    if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

# No path filters on triggers — applies to: TruffleHog Secret Scan, Trivy IaC Scan
on:
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - 'src/**'
      - 'package.json'

# Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) — applies to: TruffleHog Secret Scan, TruffleHog Deep Secret Scan
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
  # fetch-depth: 0 removed — default shallow clone is enough here

Each snippet is representative — merge into the named workflow files rather than pasting wholesale.

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