Where the minutes go (30d)
Waste detected
Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.
Scheduled at the top of the hour · CodeQL
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: '29 14 * * 3' # was '0 14 * * 3' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdScheduled 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-latestNo path filters on triggers · Security
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 at the top of the hour · Security
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: '26 11 * * *' # was '0 11 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdScheduled workflow runs in forks · Security
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-latestcancel-in-progress on a deploy workflow · Release Please
This looks like a deploy/release workflow with `cancel-in-progress: true`, which cancels queued runs too — a queued deploy is silently dropped when a newer run arrives. Use a group-only `concurrency:` block on deploys.
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}
# queued deploys run in order; none are droppedNo path filters on triggers · PII Scan
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'System packages reinstalled every run · PII Scan
System packages install from the network on every run with no cache. Cache them (cache-apt-pkgs-action) or check whether the runner image already has the tool.
- uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
with:
packages: <your packages>
version: 1.0No job timeout · Gate Attestation
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 · Fmt
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 path filters on triggers · YAML Validate
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 path filters on triggers · Systemd Verify
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 path filters on triggers · Docs Lint
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'Artifacts at default retention · Online Tests
`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: 7Scheduled workflow runs in forks · Online Tests
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-latestFull-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · Online Tests
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 hereTests wrapped in auto-retry · Online Tests
Tests run under an auto-retry wrapper — each retry re-bills the same minutes and masks the flaky tests it papers over. Track, fix or quarantine the flakes, then drop the wrapper.
No path filters on triggers · PR Title PII Guard
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-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · Integration Server Smoke Test
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 hereCopy every fix as one block (9 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# Scheduled at the top of the hour — applies to: CodeQL
on:
schedule:
- cron: '29 14 * * 3' # was '0 14 * * 3' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd
# Scheduled workflow runs in forks — applies to: CodeQL, Security, Online Tests
jobs:
nightly:
if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
# No path filters on triggers — applies to: Security, PII Scan, Fmt, YAML Validate, Systemd Verify, Docs Lint, PR Title PII Guard
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'
# Scheduled at the top of the hour — applies to: Security
on:
schedule:
- cron: '26 11 * * *' # was '0 11 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd
# cancel-in-progress on a deploy workflow — applies to: Release Please
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}
# queued deploys run in order; none are dropped
# System packages reinstalled every run — applies to: PII Scan
- uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
with:
packages: <your packages>
version: 1.0
# No job timeout — applies to: Gate Attestation
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15
# Artifacts at default retention — applies to: Online Tests
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: build
path: dist/
retention-days: 7
# Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) — applies to: Online Tests, Integration Server Smoke Test
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
# fetch-depth: 0 removed — default shallow clone is enough hereEach snippet is representative — merge into the named workflow files rather than pasting wholesale.
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