Depot Github Runners

Depot GitHub Runners

Use this skill when setting up or migrating GitHub Actions workflows to Depot-managed runners.

What It Owns

• choosing runner labels and sizes
• replacing runs-on values in workflows
• ARM, Windows, and macOS runner choices
• troubleshooting common Depot runner setup problems

Core Rules

• Use a single Depot runner label per job.
• Treat it as a drop-in runner change first; avoid unnecessary workflow rewrites.
• Confirm org/app installation and runner permissions before debugging job logic.
• Be explicit about OS, architecture, and size tradeoffs.

Typical Workflow

1. Confirm the repo is connected to Depot runners.
2. Pick the smallest runner that safely fits the workload.
3. Update runs-on to the Depot label.
4. Re-run the workflow and debug any environment-specific breakage.

Important Caveats

• Windows runners do not support Docker.
• macOS capacity may queue instead of scaling elastically.
• ARM migrations can expose architecture assumptions in toolchains or images.