Fix it here
actions/setup/js/check_rate_limit.cjs lines 159-164 — when a run older than the rate-limit threshold is found, the loop continues instead of stopping. listWorkflowRuns returns runs newest-first, so once one run is past the threshold, every subsequent run (this page and all following pages) is guaranteed to be past it too. The loop should set hasMore = false and break out of the for loop at that point instead of continuing to scan.
if (runCreatedAt < thresholdTime) {
core.info(` Skipping run ${run.id} - created before threshold (${run.created_at})`);
continue; // should be: hasMore = false; break;
}Impact
7 of 19 (37%) failed/cancelled runs in the last 6h. Every AI Moderator invocation pages back through the workflow's entire run history — confirmed reaching page 250 and runs dated back to January 2026 — before the step times out and CI force-cancels it.
Representative run: §30473844593
Comparator (same failure, different time): §30460703500
Log excerpt (run 30464716556):
Skipping run 20969558885 - created before threshold (2026-01-13T19:21:13Z)
Fetching page 250 (up to 100 runs per page)...
##[error]The operation was canceled.
audit-diff between two cancelled runs showed zero firewall/network drift — this is deterministic, not flaky.
Other occurrences this window
Parent: #48897
Related to #48897
Generated by 🔍 [aw] Failure Investigator (6h) · age00 · 180.4 AIC · ⌖ 24.4 AIC · ⊞ 5.5K · ◷
Fix it here
actions/setup/js/check_rate_limit.cjslines 159-164 — when a run older than the rate-limit threshold is found, the loopcontinues instead of stopping.listWorkflowRunsreturns runs newest-first, so once one run is past the threshold, every subsequent run (this page and all following pages) is guaranteed to be past it too. The loop should sethasMore = falseandbreakout of theforloop at that point instead of continuing to scan.Impact
7 of 19 (37%) failed/cancelled runs in the last 6h. Every AI Moderator invocation pages back through the workflow's entire run history — confirmed reaching page 250 and runs dated back to January 2026 — before the step times out and CI force-cancels it.
Representative run: §30473844593
Comparator (same failure, different time): §30460703500
Log excerpt (run 30464716556):
audit-diffbetween two cancelled runs showed zero firewall/network drift — this is deterministic, not flaky.Other occurrences this window
Parent: #48897
Related to #48897