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GitHub Actions Cancel Waste Audit

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Audit cancelled and timed-out GitHub Actions runs from JSON exports to surface wasted CI minutes and noisy workflows.

Install

openclaw skills install github-actions-cancel-waste-audit

GitHub Actions Cancel Waste Audit

Use this skill to quantify wasted GitHub Actions runtime from cancelled or timed-out runs so flaky workflow churn gets fixed before it burns CI budget.

What this skill does

  • Reads one or more GitHub Actions run JSON exports (gh api output)
  • Estimates wasted runtime minutes per run (run_started_at/created_at -> updated_at)
  • Groups waste by repository + workflow + conclusion for fast triage
  • Flags warn/critical waste levels using configurable minute thresholds
  • Supports text and JSON output for terminal checks or dashboards

Inputs

Optional:

  • RUN_GLOB (default: artifacts/github-actions-runs/*.json)
  • TOP_N (default: 20)
  • OUTPUT_FORMAT (text or json, default: text)
  • WARN_WASTED_MINUTES (default: 15)
  • CRITICAL_WASTED_MINUTES (default: 45)
  • FAIL_ON_CRITICAL (0 or 1, default: 0)
  • REPO_MATCH (regex, optional)
  • REPO_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)
  • WORKFLOW_MATCH (regex, optional)
  • WORKFLOW_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)
  • BRANCH_MATCH (regex, optional)
  • BRANCH_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)
  • ACTOR_MATCH (regex, optional)
  • ACTOR_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)
  • CONCLUSION_MATCH (regex, optional, default behavior already includes only cancelled/timed_out)
  • CONCLUSION_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)

Collect run JSON

Single repository:

gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/actions/runs --paginate \
  > artifacts/github-actions-runs/<owner>-<repo>.json

Run

Text report:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions-runs/*.json' \
WARN_WASTED_MINUTES=20 \
CRITICAL_WASTED_MINUTES=60 \
bash skills/github-actions-cancel-waste-audit/scripts/cancel-waste-audit.sh

JSON output for automation:

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

Filter to one repo/workflow family:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions-runs/*.json' \
REPO_MATCH='^flowcreatebot/' \
WORKFLOW_MATCH='(test|build)' \
BRANCH_MATCH='^(main|release)' \
bash skills/github-actions-cancel-waste-audit/scripts/cancel-waste-audit.sh

Run with bundled fixtures:

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

Output contract

  • Exit 0 in reporting mode (default)
  • Exit 1 if FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 and at least one run has waste at/above CRITICAL_WASTED_MINUTES
  • In text mode: prints summary and top waste hotspots
  • In json mode: prints summary, grouped stats, and critical run instances
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