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56 min/mo
recoverable (~9% of CI time) · across 16 patterns
Estimated from wall-clock time · public repos pay $0, $ = private-repo equivalent
See all 16 fixes, each with the exact YAML ↓
23.4%
failure rate, 30d
4h 22m
avg time to recover from a failure
Since : findings 16 → 16 · recoverable ~55 → ~56 min/mo
11 workflows · 342 runs (11.4/day) · 613 CI-min (wall-clock) · ≈$4 at private-repo rates (30d)

Where the minutes go (30d)

Run Tests~353 min · 88 runs
CodeQL~130 min · 92 runs
Trivy Security Scan~84 min · 118 runs
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Waste detected

Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.

No concurrency control · Run Tests

~35 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Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · CodeQL

~13 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Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · Trivy Security Scan

~8 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Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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: 13 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes: timeouts, retention, path filters

No job timeout · CodeQL

~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 · CodeQL

~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 →

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 17 * * 5'  # was '0 17 * * 5' — 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 →

No job timeout · Run Tests

~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 · Run Tests

~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 →

Large build matrix · Run Tests

~0 min/mo

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 }

Full guide: how to fix this →

Premium runners (macOS / Windows) · Run Tests

~0 min/mo

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-latest

Full guide: how to fix this →

No job timeout · Trivy Security Scan

~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 · Trivy Security Scan

~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 →

Scheduled at the top of the hour · Trivy Security Scan

~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: '36 0 * * *'  # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd

Full guide: how to fix this →

Scheduled workflow runs in forks · Trivy Security Scan

~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) · Trivy Security Scan

~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 →

Copy every fix as one block (9 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# No concurrency control (applies to: Run Tests, CodeQL, Trivy Security Scan)
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

# No job timeout (applies to: CodeQL, Run Tests, Trivy Security Scan)
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15

# No path filters on triggers (applies to: CodeQL, Run Tests, Trivy Security Scan)
on:
  pull_request:
    paths:
      - 'src/**'
      - 'package.json'

# Scheduled at the top of the hour (applies to: CodeQL)
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '29 17 * * 5'  # was '0 17 * * 5' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd

# Scheduled workflow runs in forks (applies to: CodeQL, Trivy Security Scan)
jobs:
  nightly:
    if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

# Large build matrix (applies to: Run Tests)
strategy:
  fail-fast: true
  matrix:
    include:
      - { os: ubuntu-latest, node: 20 }
      - { os: ubuntu-latest, node: 22 }

# Premium runners (macOS / Windows) (applies to: Run Tests)
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest  # ~10x cheaper than macos-latest

# Scheduled at the top of the hour (applies to: Trivy Security Scan)
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '36 0 * * *'  # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd

# Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) (applies to: Trivy Security Scan)
- 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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