Remove a redundant runner after verified cache delivery

Once a trusted payload is already uploaded, let consumers start without waiting on another runner.

Prompt

Evaluate and apply this CI technique to my repository: Remove a redundant runner after verified cache delivery.

Once a trusted payload is already uploaded, let consumers start without waiting on another runner.

Read the technique and its source-backed company examples: https://starsling.dev/ci-playbooks/techniques/skip-warm-bundle-runner.md

Inspect this repository’s CI workflows, build and test commands, dependencies, and recent run timings. Identify where this technique applies and explain the expected benefit using this repository’s evidence.
Measure a baseline from recent comparable runs: elapsed time, queue time, runner minutes and failures where available. If data is unavailable, say what cannot be measured.
Compare relevant company approaches, checking prerequisites, platform differences and tradeoffs. Rank applicable options by evidence, fit and measurable opportunity; do not present company results as predictions for this repo.
Recommend the smallest safe change, show what checks and fallback paths remain, and ASK ME WHICH CHANGE TO APPROVE BEFORE EDITING ANY FILES.
Only after approval, work on a new feature branch, make one reversible change, and open a reviewable pull request. Never merge or push to a default or protected branch.
Keep required checks, test coverage, deployment and release behavior intact. Validate the change and compare equivalent runs where possible; report limitations and what should be monitored after merge.

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How OpenAI used this technique

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Remove a redundant runner after verified cache delivery

Codex Security's preparation job already restored and uploaded verified native payloads. The bundle runner now skips after a successful preparation with an exact cache hit; cold assembly and protected publication stay together.

29 warm attempts spent a median seven seconds waiting for and running the redundant job Source

Use it when: A warm preparation job produces the artifact, and a separate runner then only rechecks it.
Before applying it: An exact cache hit is not enough on its own: preparation and upload must succeed. Cold builds, platform proofs and release validation stay required.

How OpenAI used this technique

Remove a redundant runner after verified cache delivery

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