feat(ci): Skip Storybook CI when bot updates only snapshots.yml#57799
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When a bot (github-actions[bot], posthog-bot, etc.) commits only frontend/snapshots.yml on a PR branch, the visual baseline has already been reviewed and approved — re-running the full storybook suite burns CI credits for no signal. Adds a `snapshots` dorny filter and extends the `frontend` output expression to short-circuit when: event is pull_request, actor is a bot, and snapshots_count == frontend_count (no other frontend files changed). Master pushes and human commits are unaffected. https://claude.ai/code/session_01NRAL5ZwjdkFrQkA4r1GafT
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Pull request overview
This PR optimizes the Storybook CI workflow by skipping expensive Storybook jobs when a bot updates only frontend/snapshots.yml on a pull request, avoiding redundant runs for an auto-updated file.
Changes:
- Add a
snapshotspaths-filter targetingfrontend/snapshots.yml. - Update the
changesjob’sfrontendoutput condition to skip Storybook on PRs when the actor is a bot and the only changed frontend file issnapshots.yml.
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Problem
The Storybook CI workflow runs unnecessarily when a bot (like PostHog Bot) commits changes that only update
frontend/snapshots.yml. This file is automatically updated after human review and CI approval, so re-running the full Storybook suite in these cases is wasteful.Changes
Updated the
ci-storybook.ymlworkflow to:snapshotsthat matchesfrontend/snapshots.ymlfrontendjob condition to skip execution when:[bot]or isposthog-bot)snapshots.ymlThis prevents unnecessary Storybook builds while still running the full suite for actual code changes.
How did you test this code?
The changes are to GitHub Actions workflow configuration. The logic will be validated by the CI system itself when:
frontend/snapshots.ymlchanges (job should skip)Publish to changelog?
No
https://claude.ai/code/session_01NRAL5ZwjdkFrQkA4r1GafT