Where the minutes go (30d)
Waste detected
Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.
Missing dependency cache · test devcontainer
Set `cache: 'npm'` on your `actions/setup-node` step, or add an `actions/cache@v4` step keyed on your lockfile.
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: 20
cache: 'npm'No concurrency control · CLA Assistant
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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: trueNo concurrency control · Code review
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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: trueAlso found: 34 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes: timeouts, retention, path filters
No job timeout · PR labeler
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: 15No job timeout · Do Not Merge
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: 15No path filters on triggers · Do Not Merge
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'No job timeout · Slack emoji PR updates
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: 15No job timeout · Go update commenter
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: 15No job timeout · Label analysis
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: 15Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · Label analysis
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 hereNo job timeout · Check Markdown links
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: 15No concurrency control · Backport PR
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: trueNo job timeout · Backport PR
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: 15Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · Backport PR
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 hereNo job timeout · dev docs
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: 15Artifacts at default retention · dev docs
`upload-artifact` has no `retention-days`, so artifacts keep up to 90 days (storage cost). Set e.g. `retention-days: 7`.
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: build
path: dist/
retention-days: 7Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · dev docs
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 hereNo job timeout · test devcontainer
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: 15No job timeout · CLA Assistant
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: 15No job timeout · Add labels to PR
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: 15No job timeout · Add labels to community PRs
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: 15No concurrency control · Check PR title and description for CI skip tags
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: trueNo job timeout · Check PR title and description for CI skip tags
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: 15No concurrency control · Ask for code reviews
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: trueNo job timeout · Ask for code reviews
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: 15No job timeout · PR complexity label
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: 15No job timeout · Add dependency bot PR to the Merge Queue
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: 15No concurrency control · Check if datadog commented an issue
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: trueNo job timeout · Check if datadog commented an issue
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: 15environment: on a CI job · Check if datadog commented an issue
A test/build job is bound to a GitHub environment, so every run counts as a deployment: PR and deployments-API noise. Use repository secrets or OIDC for non-deploy jobs.
No concurrency control · Warn Failed Dependency Bot PR
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: trueNo job timeout · Warn Failed Dependency Bot PR
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: 15environment: on a CI job · Warn Failed Dependency Bot PR
A test/build job is bound to a GitHub environment, so every run counts as a deployment: PR and deployments-API noise. Use repository secrets or OIDC for non-deploy jobs.
No job timeout · Tidy Dependencies
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: 15Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · Tidy Dependencies
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 hereNo job timeout · Code review
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: 15No path filters on triggers · Code review
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'Copy every fix as one block (6 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# Missing dependency cache (npm) (applies to: test devcontainer)
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: 20
cache: 'npm'
# No concurrency control (applies to: CLA Assistant, Code review, Backport PR, Check PR title and description for CI skip tags, Ask for code reviews, Check if datadog commented an issue, Warn Failed Dependency Bot PR)
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: true
# No job timeout (applies to: PR labeler, Do Not Merge, Slack emoji PR updates, Go update commenter, Label analysis, Check Markdown links, Backport PR, dev docs, test devcontainer, CLA Assistant, Add labels to PR, Add labels to community PRs, Check PR title and description for CI skip tags, Ask for code reviews, PR complexity label, Add dependency bot PR to the Merge Queue, Check if datadog commented an issue, Warn Failed Dependency Bot PR, Tidy Dependencies, Code review)
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15
# No path filters on triggers (applies to: Do Not Merge, Code review)
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'
# Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) (applies to: Label analysis, Backport PR, dev docs, Tidy Dependencies)
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
# fetch-depth: 0 removed — default shallow clone is enough here
# Artifacts at default retention (applies to: dev docs)
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: build
path: dist/
retention-days: 7Each snippet is representative. Merge into the named workflow files rather than pasting wholesale.
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