Waste detected
Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.
Missing dependency cache · ci
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'Also found: 4 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes — timeouts, retention, path filters
No job timeout · 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: 15Artifacts at default retention · ci
`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 path filters on triggers · 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'Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) · ci
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 (5 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# Missing dependency cache (pip) — applies to: ci
- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
with:
python-version: '3.12'
cache: 'pip'
# No job timeout — applies to: ci
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15
# Artifacts at default retention — applies to: ci
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: build
path: dist/
retention-days: 7
# No path filters on triggers — applies to: ci
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'
# Full-history clone (fetch-depth: 0) — applies to: ci
- 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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