Where the minutes go (30d)
Waste detected
Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.
Missing dependency cache · Self-hosted runner (benchmark)
Set `cache: 'pip'` on your `actions/setup-python` step, or add an `actions/cache@v4` step keyed on your requirements/lock file.
- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
with:
python-version: '3.12'
cache: 'pip'No concurrency control · Upload PR Documentation
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · Secret Leaks
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · PR slow CI - Suggestion
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · Post CI Dashboard Link
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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 · PR CI Security Gate
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.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: 28 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes: timeouts, retention, path filters
No job timeout · Build PR Documentation
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 · Build PR Documentation
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 · Upload PR Documentation
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 · Self-hosted runner (benchmark)
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 · Self-hosted runner (benchmark)
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 · Secret Leaks
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 · Secret Leaks
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) · Secret Leaks
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 hereNo job timeout · PR comment GitHub CI
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: 15Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref · PR comment GitHub CI
2 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.
uses: huggingface/transformers-ci/.github/workflows/daily-ci_reusable.yml@<full-sha> # was @mainNo job timeout · PR - build doc via comment
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 · PR slow CI - Suggestion
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: 15Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · PR slow CI - Suggestion
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 hereNo job timeout · PR Repo. Consistency Bot
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: 15Artifacts at default retention · PR Repo. Consistency Bot
`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 job timeout · Anti-Slop
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 · PR CI
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 · PR 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'Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref · PR CI
1 third-party action 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.
uses: huggingface/transformers-ci/.github/workflows/pr-ci_dynamic_caller_example.yml@<full-sha> # was @mainNo job timeout · Post CI Dashboard Link
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 · PR CI Security Gate
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: 15Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref · PR CI Security Gate
1 third-party action 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.
uses: huggingface/transformers-ci/.github/workflows/pr-ci-security-gate.yml@<full-sha> # was @mainNo job timeout · serge verify (GPU)
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: 15Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref · serge verify (GPU)
1 third-party action 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.
uses: huggingface/transformers-ci/.github/workflows/serge-verify-slow.yml@<full-sha> # was @mainNo job timeout · AI Review with inline comments
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 · vLLM Integration Tests
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 · vLLM Integration Tests
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: '32 3 * * *' # was '0 3 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdScheduled workflow runs in forks · vLLM Integration 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-latestCopy every fix as one block (12 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# Missing dependency cache (pip) (applies to: Self-hosted runner (benchmark))
- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
with:
python-version: '3.12'
cache: 'pip'
# No concurrency control (applies to: Upload PR Documentation, Secret Leaks, PR slow CI - Suggestion, Post CI Dashboard Link, PR CI Security Gate)
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: true
# No job timeout (applies to: Build PR Documentation, Upload PR Documentation, Self-hosted runner (benchmark), Secret Leaks, PR comment GitHub CI, PR - build doc via comment, PR slow CI - Suggestion, PR Repo. Consistency Bot, Anti-Slop, PR CI, Post CI Dashboard Link, PR CI Security Gate, serge verify (GPU), AI Review with inline comments, vLLM Integration Tests)
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15
# No path filters on triggers (applies to: Build PR Documentation, Self-hosted runner (benchmark), Secret Leaks, PR CI)
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'
# Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) (applies to: Secret Leaks, PR slow CI - Suggestion)
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
# fetch-depth: 0 removed — default shallow clone is enough here
# Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref (applies to: PR comment GitHub CI)
uses: huggingface/transformers-ci/.github/workflows/daily-ci_reusable.yml@<full-sha> # was @main
# Artifacts at default retention (applies to: PR Repo. Consistency Bot)
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: build
path: dist/
retention-days: 7
# Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref (applies to: PR CI)
uses: huggingface/transformers-ci/.github/workflows/pr-ci_dynamic_caller_example.yml@<full-sha> # was @main
# Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref (applies to: PR CI Security Gate)
uses: huggingface/transformers-ci/.github/workflows/pr-ci-security-gate.yml@<full-sha> # was @main
# Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref (applies to: serge verify (GPU))
uses: huggingface/transformers-ci/.github/workflows/serge-verify-slow.yml@<full-sha> # was @main
# Scheduled at the top of the hour (applies to: vLLM Integration Tests)
on:
schedule:
- cron: '32 3 * * *' # was '0 3 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd
# Scheduled workflow runs in forks (applies to: vLLM Integration Tests)
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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