Where the minutes go (30d)
Waste detected
Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.
No concurrency control · Clear needs-info/pr-unfinished on activity
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · CodeQL
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · Labels
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · Dependabot auto-merge
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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: 13 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes: timeouts, retention, path filters
No job timeout · Dependabot auto-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 job timeout · CodeQL
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 · CodeQL
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'Scheduled workflow runs in forks · CodeQL
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-latestArtifacts at default retention · CI
`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: 7No path filters on triggers · CI
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'Large build matrix · CI
The matrix expands to many parallel jobs per run, multiplying billable minutes, often more combos than you need. Trim the axes, or use `include:` to list only the combinations that matter.
strategy:
fail-fast: true
matrix:
include:
- { os: ubuntu-latest, node: 20 }
- { os: ubuntu-latest, node: 22 }Premium runners (macOS / Windows) · CI
macOS bills ~10x and Windows ~2x a Linux minute. The cost estimate above assumes Linux, so your real spend is higher. Move any job that doesn't need them to `ubuntu-latest`.
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest # ~10x cheaper than macos-latestScheduled at the top of the hour · CI
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: '35 6 * * *' # was '0 6 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdThird-party actions pinned to a mutable ref · CI
6 third-party actions pinned to a branch or other mutable ref, which can change under you (supply-chain risk, non-reproducible builds). Pin to a full commit SHA instead. (16 more on a major-version tag like @v4; consider full-SHA pinning there too.)
uses: re-actors/checkout-python-sdist@<full-sha> # was @release/v3No job timeout · Labels
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 · Labels
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 · Clear needs-info/pr-unfinished on activity
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: 15Copy every fix as one block (9 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# No concurrency control (applies to: Clear needs-info/pr-unfinished on activity, CodeQL, Labels, Dependabot auto-merge)
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: true
# No job timeout (applies to: Dependabot auto-merge, CodeQL, Labels, Clear needs-info/pr-unfinished on activity)
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15
# No path filters on triggers (applies to: CodeQL, CI, Labels)
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'
# Scheduled workflow runs in forks (applies to: CodeQL)
jobs:
nightly:
if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
# Artifacts at default retention (applies to: CI)
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: build
path: dist/
retention-days: 7
# Large build matrix (applies to: CI)
strategy:
fail-fast: true
matrix:
include:
- { os: ubuntu-latest, node: 20 }
- { os: ubuntu-latest, node: 22 }
# Premium runners (macOS / Windows) (applies to: CI)
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest # ~10x cheaper than macos-latest
# Scheduled at the top of the hour (applies to: CI)
on:
schedule:
- cron: '35 6 * * *' # was '0 6 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd
# Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref (applies to: CI)
uses: re-actors/checkout-python-sdist@<full-sha> # was @release/v3Each snippet is representative. Merge into the named workflow files rather than pasting wholesale.
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