GitHub Actions Cancel Waste Audit

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name: github-actions-cancel-waste-audit description: Audit cancelled and timed-out GitHub Actions runs from JSON exports to surface wasted CI minutes and noisy workflows. version: 1.0.0 metadata: {"openclaw":{"requires":{"bins":["bash","python3"]}}}

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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///actions/runs --paginate \
  > artifacts/github-actions-runs/-.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