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0 min/mo
recoverable · across 12 patterns
Estimated from wall-clock time · public repos pay $0, $ = private-repo equivalent
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0.0%
failure rate, 30d · Top 25%
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Since : findings 19 → 12 · recoverable ~0 → ~0 min/mo (detector updated between scans, so part of this change is ours, not the repo's)
38 workflows · 500 runs (16.7/day) · 829 CI-min (wall-clock) · ≈$5 at private-repo rates (30d)

Where the minutes go (30d)

Gate Attestation~442 min · 23 runs
Integration Server Smoke Test~213 min · 16 runs
Security~52 min · 24 runs
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Waste detected

Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.

Scheduled at the top of the hour · CodeQL

~0 min/mo

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 herd

Full guide: how to fix this →

Scheduled workflow runs in forks · CodeQL

~0 min/mo

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-latest

Full guide: how to fix this →

Scheduled at the top of the hour · Security

~0 min/mo

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 herd

Full guide: how to fix this →

Scheduled workflow runs in forks · Security

~0 min/mo

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-latest

Full guide: how to fix this →

System packages reinstalled every run · PII Scan

~0 min/mo

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: 1.0

Full guide: how to fix this →

System packages reinstalled every run · Docs Lint

~0 min/mo

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: 1.0

Full guide: how to fix this →

Artifacts at default retention · Online Tests

~0 min/mo

`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: 7

Full guide: how to fix this →

Scheduled workflow runs in forks · Online Tests

~0 min/mo

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-latest

Full guide: how to fix this →

Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · Online Tests

~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 →

Tests wrapped in auto-retry · Online Tests

~0 min/mo

Tests run under an auto-retry wrapper, so 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.

Full guide: how to fix this →

Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · Integration Server Smoke Test

~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 →

Scheduled workflow runs in forks · Release PR checks

~0 min/mo

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-latest

Full guide: how to fix this →

Copy every fix as one block (6 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, Release PR checks)
jobs:
  nightly:
    if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

# 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

# System packages reinstalled every run (applies to: PII Scan, Docs Lint)
- uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
  with:
    packages: <your packages>
    version: 1.0

# 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 here

Each snippet is representative. Merge into the named workflow files rather than pasting wholesale.

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