Fix CI Cleaner: Add repo checkout and noop handling for passing CI#12691
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Fix CI Cleaner: Add repo checkout and noop handling for passing CI#12691
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Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add checkout step to check_ci_status job so gh CLI can access repo - Add contents:read permission to check_ci_status job - Update CI cleaner agent to check CI status first and call noop if passing - Update workflow prompt to clearly instruct agent to call noop if CI is passing Fixes issue where workflow succeeded but produced no safe outputs because: 1. check_ci_status job couldn't determine repository (missing checkout) 2. Agent didn't call noop when CI was passing (no explicit instruction) Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fix CI Cleaner: Add repo checkout and noop handling for passing CI
Jan 30, 2026
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CI Cleaner workflow was succeeding but producing no safe outputs, triggering false failure issues. Root cause:
check_ci_statusjob silently failed (couldn't runghCLI without repo checkout), and agent lacked instructions to callnoopwhen CI passes.Changes
check_ci_statusjob:actions/checkoutstep beforegh run listcommandcontents: readpermissionAgent instructions:
ci_status: success, callnooptool and exit immediately.github/workflows/hourly-ci-cleaner.mdprompt and.github/agents/ci-cleaner.agent.mdContext
The workflow's
if: needs.check_ci_status.outputs.ci_needs_fix == 'true'gate wasn't working because the check job failed with:This left
ci_needs_fixundefined, causing unpredictable behavior. Even when it worked, the agent never produced safe outputs when CI was passing.Original prompt
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