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Remediates GitHub Workflow Dependency Locking (public preview, no changelog entry), which rejects runs at startup_failure — zero jobs, no logs, nothing in REST or GraphQL. Full analysis: hyperpolymath/standards#657.

Proven on hyperpolymath/anamnesis: 6 of 6 workflows dead → 0 startup_failure, 13 running.

Five steps, in order — each blocks the next

1. Unbreak the workflow YAML. Any permissions: carrying a scalar with an indented mapping under it:

permissions: read-all
  actions: read        # <- mapping under a scalar. Unparseable.

This reaches past the one file: gh actions-lock refuses to run when any workflow in the repo fails to parse, so the repo can never acquire a lockfile and can never self-heal.

2. Repin standards reusables off commits with no actions.lock. The rejection requires the callee to be covered at the pinned SHA — unsatisfiable at a pre-lockfile commit.

3. Generate the lockfile with gh actions-lock.

4. Hand-add the reusable-caller entries the tool omits, as '<path>': [].

⚠️ Measured across 218 repos: P(startup_failure | has lockfile) = 91.7% vs 15.8% without — because every workflow a lockfile omits is rejected. A partial lock is worse than none. Running gh actions-lock and stopping there is how this outage spread.

5. Restore SPDX-License-Identifier to line 1, which the tool displaces with its own banner and which the workflow-security linter greps via head -1.

Verified before this PR was opened

0 unparseable workflows · lockfile covers every workflow, no omissions · SPDX on line 1 in every file. The script refuses to push if any of the three fails.

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Remediates GitHub Workflow Dependency Locking (public preview), which
rejects runs at startup_failure with zero jobs and no logs. See
hyperpolymath/standards#657.

Five steps, in order, because each blocks the next:

1. Unbroke any workflow whose `permissions:` carried a scalar with an
   indented mapping under it - blind-permissions-insertion damage. This
   matters beyond the one file: gh actions-lock refuses to run when ANY
   workflow in the repo fails to parse, so the repo could never acquire a
   lockfile and could never self-heal.

2. Repinned hyperpolymath/standards reusables off commits that have no
   actions.lock. The rejection requires the CALLEE to be covered at the
   pinned SHA, which is unsatisfiable at a pre-lockfile commit.

3. Generated the lockfile with gh actions-lock.

4. Hand-added the reusable-workflow caller entries the tool omits, as
   '<path>': []. Measured across 218 repos: P(startup_failure | has
   lockfile) = 91.7% vs 15.8% without, because every workflow a lockfile
   OMITS is rejected. A PARTIAL lock is worse than none - running
   gh actions-lock and stopping there is how this outage spread.

5. Restored SPDX-License-Identifier to line 1, which the tool displaces
   with its own banner and which the workflow-security linter greps with
   head -1.

Verified before push: 0 unparseable workflows, lockfile covers every
workflow with no omissions, SPDX on line 1 in every file.

Proven on hyperpolymath/anamnesis: 6 of 6 workflows dead -> 0
startup_failure, 13 running.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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hyperpolymath merged commit 682a9d8 into main Aug 27, 2026
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Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 7dcf355 and aa2c77b.

⛔ Files ignored due to path filters (1)
  • .github/workflows/actions.lock is excluded by !**/*.lock
📒 Files selected for processing (14)
  • .github/workflows/boj-build.yml
  • .github/workflows/casket-pages.yml
  • .github/workflows/ci.yml
  • .github/workflows/codeql.yml
  • .github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
  • .github/workflows/dogfood-gate.yml
  • .github/workflows/governance.yml
  • .github/workflows/hypatia-scan.yml
  • .github/workflows/instant-sync.yml
  • .github/workflows/mirror.yml
  • .github/workflows/pages.yml
  • .github/workflows/push-email-notify.yml
  • .github/workflows/scorecard.yml
  • .github/workflows/secret-scanner.yml

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  • Chores

    • Updated automated workflow configurations and management metadata.
    • Refreshed pinned versions for build, governance, scanning, mirroring, security, and notification automation.
    • Updated the email notification action version used by push notifications.
  • Maintenance

    • Improved consistency across automated checks and deployment workflows.
    • No changes to user-facing functionality or application behaviour.

Walkthrough

The pull request updates GitHub Actions management comments and changes seven action or reusable workflow references. Most edits are header-only. Two action references use tags instead of their previous references.

Changes

Workflow maintenance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Workflow header comments
.github/workflows/*.yml
Management comments are added, duplicated, or repositioned across workflow headers.
Reusable workflow pins
.github/workflows/governance.yml, .github/workflows/hypatia-scan.yml, .github/workflows/mirror.yml, .github/workflows/scorecard.yml, .github/workflows/secret-scanner.yml
Reusable workflow references use updated commit pins.
Action version references
.github/workflows/ci.yml, .github/workflows/push-email-notify.yml
The Rust toolchain reference changes to v1. The mail action reference changes to v3.12.0.

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Headers repeat, and blank lines are gone
Pins hop forward in tidy rows
Rust and mail wear newer clothes
The green checks greet the carrot lawn

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Not up to standards ⛔

🔴 Issues 2 high

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Pull Request Overview

The PR attempts to fix GitHub Workflow dependency locking but introduces several regressions and verification obstacles. Codacy analysis indicates the changes are currently not up to standards due to security issues.

Specifically, the transition from immutable commit SHAs to mutable version tags (e.g., @v1, @v3.12.0) in ci.yml and push-email-notify.yml constitutes a security regression and supply chain risk. Furthermore, while the PR title claims to add a complete actions.lock, the file is excluded from the diff, making it impossible to verify the completeness or the mapping of tags to SHAs. There is also a systemic issue where a redundant management comment is being inserted into every modified workflow file.

About this PR

  • The file '.github/workflows/actions.lock' is excluded from the diff. This makes it impossible to verify that all 13+ jobs are covered or that the mutable tags introduced in this PR are correctly mapped to immutable SHAs within the lockfile.
  • Systemic Redundancy: All modified workflow files contain a duplicate header line ('# This workflow is managed by gh actions-lock.') on lines 2 and 3. This appears to be a tool-induced error that should be cleaned up across the repository.

Test suggestions

  • Verify all workflow files are valid YAML and can be parsed by 'gh actions-lock'
  • Verify SPDX-License-Identifier is the first line in every workflow file
  • Verify that the lockfile covers every workflow to prevent P(startup_failure)
  • Verify that dtolnay/rust-toolchain is correctly pinned (SHA vs Tag)
Prompt proposal for missing tests
Consider implementing these tests if applicable:
1. Verify that the lockfile covers every workflow to prevent P(startup_failure)

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steps:
- name: Send push notification email
uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@v18
uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@v3.12.0

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🔴 HIGH RISK

The version changed from @v18 to @v3.12.0. Please confirm if this downgrade is intended. Regardless, this third-party action should be pinned to a full length commit SHA rather than a mutable tag to prevent potential malicious code injection if the tag is ever updated or overwritten.

Comment thread .github/workflows/ci.yml
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
- uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@6d9817901c499d6b02debbb57edb38d33daa680b # stable
- uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@v1

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🔴 HIGH RISK

Using a mutable version tag like '@v1' instead of a full length commit SHA allows the action to change without notice. Pinning to a SHA is the only way to ensure the action is immutable and the build is reproducible. Find the current commit SHA for dtolnay/rust-toolchain@v1 and replace the tag with that SHA.

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
# This workflow is managed by gh actions-lock.
# This workflow is managed by gh actions-lock.

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⚪ LOW RISK

Nitpick: Redundant duplicate comment: This line is identical to line 2. Please remove the extra management header here and in all other workflow files modified in this PR.

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# This workflow is managed by gh actions-lock.

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