fix(ci): unbreak workflow YAML and add a complete actions.lock - #57
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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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Pull Request Overview
This PR attempts to remediate GitHub Actions startup failures by fixing workflow YAML syntax, pinning dependencies, and adding management headers. However, the current state is not up to standards due to a security regression and several implementation gaps.
Major concerns include the reversion from an immutable commit SHA to a mutable version tag in the email notification workflow, which increases the risk of supply-chain attacks. Additionally, while the PR description mentions an actions.lock file and specific permission requirements, the diff does not include the lock file, and several workflows appear to lack the mandatory 'actions: read' permissions for reusable components.
Finally, there is a systemic issue where management headers are being duplicated on consecutive lines across multiple workflow files. These should be cleaned up to maintain file integrity.
About this PR
- The '.github/workflows/actions.lock' file is referenced in the PR description but is excluded from the current diff. This prevents verification of the manual caller entries and the integrity of the locking mechanism.
- Several files (including boj-build.yml, dogfood-gate.yml, mirror.yml, and rust-ci.yml) contain redundant duplicate management comments ('# This workflow is managed by gh actions-lock.') on lines 2 and 3. Please ensure the automation tool is configured to avoid these duplications.
Test suggestions
- Verify that SPDX-License-Identifier is preserved on line 1 across all modified files.
- Verify that actions/checkout is correctly pinned to v7.0.1 in all occurrences.
- Confirm that actions: read permission is present in all workflows using the 'uses' keyword for reusables.
- Validate that no duplicate management comments exist in the workflow headers.
Prompt proposal for missing tests
Consider implementing these tests if applicable:
1. Verify that SPDX-License-Identifier is preserved on line 1 across all modified files.
2. Verify that actions/checkout is correctly pinned to v7.0.1 in all occurrences.
3. Confirm that actions: read permission is present in all workflows using the 'uses' keyword for reusables.
4. Validate that no duplicate management comments exist in the workflow headers.
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| uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@0bbdab096651ee93f37ec02383e088183d41ff0b # pinned | ||
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🔴 HIGH RISK
Reverting from a commit SHA to a version tag reduces the security of the workflow. While version tags are human-readable, they are mutable; pinning to a full-length SHA ensures that the workflow remains immutable and protects against potential supply-chain attacks where a tag could be redirected to malicious code.
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Nitpick: Line 2 already contains this management comment; this addition is redundant.
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Nitpick: Line 2 already contains this management comment; this addition is redundant.
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| # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 | |||
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Nitpick: Line 2 already contains this management comment; this addition is redundant.
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| # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 | |||
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Nitpick: Line 2 already contains this management comment; this addition is redundant. Please remove the duplicate line.
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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 → 0startup_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:This reaches past the one file:
gh actions-lockrefuses 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
standardsreusables off commits with noactions.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>': [].P(startup_failure | has lockfile) = 91.7%vs15.8%without — because every workflow a lockfile omits is rejected. A partial lock is worse than none. Runninggh actions-lockand stopping there is how this outage spread.5. Restore
SPDX-License-Identifierto line 1, which the tool displaces with its own banner and which the workflow-security linter greps viahead -1.Verified before this PR was opened
0unparseable 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.🤖 Generated with Claude Code