DataDog/datadog-agent GitHub Actions scorecard

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6 min/mo
recoverable (~2% of CI time) · across 39 patterns
Estimated from wall-clock time · public repos pay $0, $ = private-repo equivalent
See all 39 fixes, each with the exact YAML ↓
0.6%
failure rate, 30d
0m
avg time to recover from a failure
66 workflows · 500 runs (16.7/day) · 303 CI-min (wall-clock) · ≈$2 at private-repo rates (30d)

Where the minutes go (30d)

Tidy Dependencies~137 min · 20 runs
Label analysis~44 min · 34 runs
dev docs~44 min · 3 runs
or track on every push →

Waste detected

Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.

No concurrency control · PR complexity label

~2 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Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · Check Markdown links

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Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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

Missing dependency cache · test devcontainer

~1 min/mo

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'

Full guide: how to fix this →

No concurrency control · CLA Assistant

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Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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

~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Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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: 34 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes — timeouts, retention, path filters

No concurrency control · PR labeler

~0 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Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 job timeout · PR labeler

~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 →

Workflow runs on both push and pull_request · Do Not Merge

~0 min/mo

Pushing to a branch and opening a PR triggers two runs. Pick one (usually `pull_request`) and exclude branch pushes for non-default branches.

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:

Full guide: how to fix this →

No job timeout · Do Not Merge

~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 · Do Not Merge

~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 · Slack emoji PR updates

~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 · Go update commenter

~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 · Label analysis

~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 · Label analysis

~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) · Label analysis

~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 · Check Markdown links

~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 · Backport PR

~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 →

Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · Backport PR

~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 concurrency control · test devcontainer

~0 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 job timeout · test devcontainer

~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 · CLA Assistant

~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 · Add labels to PR

~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 concurrency control · Add labels to community PRs

~0 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 job timeout · Add labels to community PRs

~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 concurrency control · Check PR title and description for CI skip tags

~0 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 job timeout · Check PR title and description for CI skip tags

~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 · Check PR title and description for CI skip tags

~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 · Ask for code reviews

~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 · PR complexity label

~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 · Check if datadog commented an issue

~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 →

environment: on a CI job · Check if datadog commented an issue

~0 min/mo

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.

Full guide: how to fix this →

No concurrency control · Warn Failed Dependency Bot PR

~0 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 job timeout · Warn Failed Dependency Bot PR

~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 →

environment: on a CI job · Warn Failed Dependency Bot PR

~0 min/mo

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.

Full guide: how to fix this →

No job timeout · Tidy Dependencies

~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 →

Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · Tidy Dependencies

~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 concurrency control · Code review

~0 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 job timeout · Code review

~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 · Code review

~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 →

Copy every fix as one block (6 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# No concurrency control — applies to: PR complexity label, Check Markdown links, CLA Assistant, Add labels to PR, PR labeler, test devcontainer, Add labels to community PRs, Check PR title and description for CI skip tags, Warn Failed Dependency Bot PR, Code review
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

# Missing dependency cache (npm) — applies to: test devcontainer
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
  with:
    node-version: 20
    cache: 'npm'

# No job timeout — applies to: PR labeler, Do Not Merge, Slack emoji PR updates, Go update commenter, Label analysis, Check Markdown links, Backport PR, 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, Check if datadog commented an issue, Warn Failed Dependency Bot PR, Tidy Dependencies, Code review
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15

# Workflow runs on both push and pull_request — applies to: Do Not Merge
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:

# No path filters on triggers — applies to: Do Not Merge, Label analysis, Check PR title and description for CI skip tags, Code review
on:
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - 'src/**'
      - 'package.json'

# Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) — applies to: Label analysis, Backport PR, Tidy Dependencies
- 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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