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github-actions-cancel-waste-audit

v1.0.0

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

Sourced from ClawHub, Authored by Daniel Lummis

Installation

Please help me install the skill `github-actions-cancel-waste-audit` from SkillHub official store. npx skills add daniellummis/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