Where the minutes go (30d)
Waste detected
Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.
Missing dependency cache · test
Set `cache: 'pnpm'` 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: 'pnpm'No concurrency control · test
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · Pullfrog
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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: trueMissing dependency cache · Release on npm
Set `cache: 'pnpm'` 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: 'pnpm'No concurrency control · Claude Code
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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: 8 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes: timeouts, retention, path filters
No job timeout · Release on npm
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 · test
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 · test
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 · Auto-close labeled issues
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: 15Scheduled at the top of the hour · Auto-close labeled issues
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: '41 0 * * *' # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdScheduled workflow runs in forks · Auto-close labeled issues
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-latestNo job timeout · Claude Code
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 · Pullfrog
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 (6 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# Missing dependency cache (pnpm) (applies to: test, Release on npm)
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: 20
cache: 'pnpm'
# No concurrency control (applies to: test, Pullfrog, Claude Code)
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: true
# No job timeout (applies to: Release on npm, test, Auto-close labeled issues, Claude Code, Pullfrog)
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15
# No path filters on triggers (applies to: test)
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'
# Scheduled at the top of the hour (applies to: Auto-close labeled issues)
on:
schedule:
- cron: '41 0 * * *' # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd
# Scheduled workflow runs in forks (applies to: Auto-close labeled issues)
jobs:
nightly:
if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
runs-on: ubuntu-latestEach snippet is representative. Merge into the named workflow files rather than pasting wholesale.
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