GitHub Actions Rerun Waste Audit

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name: github-actions-rerun-waste-audit

description: Quantify wasted GitHub Actions minutes caused by reruns so flaky workflows can be fixed with data.

version: 1.0.0

metadata: {"openclaw":{"requires":{"bins":["bash","python3"]}}}

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# GitHub Actions Rerun Waste Audit

Use this skill to measure CI waste caused by reruns and repeated attempts in GitHub Actions.

What this skill does

Inputs

Optional:

Collect run JSON

gh run view <run-id> --json databaseId,workflowName,headBranch,headSha,runAttempt,url,repository,jobs \
  > artifacts/github-actions/run-<run-id>.json

> If `runAttempt` is missing, this skill also checks `run_attempt` and job-level `attempt`.

Run

Text report:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
WARN_MINUTES=8 \
CRITICAL_MINUTES=20 \
bash skills/github-actions-rerun-waste-audit/scripts/rerun-waste-audit.sh

JSON output + fail gate:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
OUTPUT_FORMAT=json \
FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 \
bash skills/github-actions-rerun-waste-audit/scripts/rerun-waste-audit.sh

Repo/workflow filter:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
REPO_MATCH='^flowcreatebot/' \
WORKFLOW_MATCH='(CI|Build)' \
bash skills/github-actions-rerun-waste-audit/scripts/rerun-waste-audit.sh

Run with bundled fixtures:

RUN_GLOB='skills/github-actions-rerun-waste-audit/fixtures/*.json' \
bash skills/github-actions-rerun-waste-audit/scripts/rerun-waste-audit.sh

Output contract