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Github Actions Queue Latency Audit by dvcrn

Name: Github Actions Queue Latency Audit
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

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GitHub Actions Queue Latency Audit

Use this skill to quantify where workflows are waiting in queue before jobs start.

What this skill does

Reads one or more GitHub Actions run JSON exports (from gh run view --json ...)
Computes per-job queue wait (startedAt - createdAt) and runtime duration (completedAt - startedAt)
Groups repeated jobs by repository + workflow + job name
Ranks hotspots by worst queue wait and average queue wait
Flags warning/critical queue waits with configurable thresholds
Emits output as human-readable text or machine-readable JSON

Inputs

Optional:

RUN_GLOB (default: artifacts/github-actions/*.json)
TOP_N (default: 20)
OUTPUT_FORMAT (text or json, default: text)
QUEUE_WARN_SECONDS (default: 120)
QUEUE_CRITICAL_SECONDS (default: 300)
FAIL_ON_CRITICAL (0 or 1, default: 0) — exit non-zero when any job instance hits/exceeds critical queue wait
WORKFLOW_MATCH (regex, optional)
WORKFLOW_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)
JOB_MATCH (regex, optional)
JOB_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)
REPO_MATCH (regex, optional)
REPO_EXCLUDE (regex, optional)

Collect run JSON

gh run view <run-id> --json databaseId,workflowName,headBranch,headSha,url,repository,jobs \
  > artifacts/github-actions/run-<run-id>.json

Run

Text report:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
TOP_N=15 \
QUEUE_WARN_SECONDS=180 \
QUEUE_CRITICAL_SECONDS=420 \
bash skills/github-actions-queue-latency-audit/scripts/queue-latency-audit.sh

JSON output for dashboards:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
OUTPUT_FORMAT=json \
FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 \
bash skills/github-actions-queue-latency-audit/scripts/queue-latency-audit.sh

Filter to one repo/workflow family:

RUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \
REPO_MATCH='^flowcreatebot/' \
WORKFLOW_MATCH='(CI|Build|Test)' \
bash skills/github-actions-queue-latency-audit/scripts/queue-latency-audit.sh

Run with bundled fixtures:

RUN_GLOB='skills/github-actions-queue-latency-audit/fixtures/*.json' \
bash skills/github-actions-queue-latency-audit/scripts/queue-latency-audit.sh

Output contract

Exit 0 in reporting mode (default)
Exit 1 if FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 and at least one job instance has queue wait >= QUEUE_CRITICAL_SECONDS
In text mode: prints summary + top queue hotspots
In json mode: prints summary + grouped hotspot records + raw offending instances

---name: github-actions-queue-latency-auditdescription: Audit GitHub Actions queue wait hotspots from run/job JSON so CI bottlenecks are visible before they stall merges.---# GitHub Actions Queue Latency AuditUse this skill to quantify where workflows are waiting in queue before jobs start.## What this skill does- Reads one or more GitHub Actions run JSON exports (from `gh run view --json ...`)- Computes per-job queue wait (`startedAt - createdAt`) and runtime duration (`completedAt - startedAt`)- Groups repeated jobs by repository + workflow + job name- Ranks hotspots by worst queue wait and average queue wait- Flags warning/critical queue waits with configurable thresholds- Emits output as human-readable text or machine-readable JSON## InputsOptional:- `RUN_GLOB` (default: `artifacts/github-actions/*.json`)- `TOP_N` (default: `20`)- `OUTPUT_FORMAT` (`text` or `json`, default: `text`)- `QUEUE_WARN_SECONDS` (default: `120`)- `QUEUE_CRITICAL_SECONDS` (default: `300`)- `FAIL_ON_CRITICAL` (`0` or `1`, default: `0`) — exit non-zero when any job instance hits/exceeds critical queue wait- `WORKFLOW_MATCH` (regex, optional)- `WORKFLOW_EXCLUDE` (regex, optional)- `JOB_MATCH` (regex, optional)- `JOB_EXCLUDE` (regex, optional)- `REPO_MATCH` (regex, optional)- `REPO_EXCLUDE` (regex, optional)## Collect run JSON```bashgh run view <run-id> --json databaseId,workflowName,headBranch,headSha,url,repository,jobs \ > artifacts/github-actions/run-<run-id>.json```## RunText report:```bashRUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \TOP_N=15 \QUEUE_WARN_SECONDS=180 \QUEUE_CRITICAL_SECONDS=420 \bash skills/github-actions-queue-latency-audit/scripts/queue-latency-audit.sh```JSON output for dashboards:```bashRUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \OUTPUT_FORMAT=json \FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1 \bash skills/github-actions-queue-latency-audit/scripts/queue-latency-audit.sh```Filter to one repo/workflow family:```bashRUN_GLOB='artifacts/github-actions/*.json' \REPO_MATCH='^flowcreatebot/' \WORKFLOW_MATCH='(CI|Build|Test)' \bash skills/github-actions-queue-latency-audit/scripts/queue-latency-audit.sh```Run with bundled fixtures:```bashRUN_GLOB='skills/github-actions-queue-latency-audit/fixtures/*.json' \bash skills/github-actions-queue-latency-audit/scripts/queue-latency-audit.sh```## Output contract- Exit `0` in reporting mode (default)- Exit `1` if `FAIL_ON_CRITICAL=1` and at least one job instance has queue wait `>= QUEUE_CRITICAL_SECONDS`- In `text` mode: prints summary + top queue hotspots- In `json` mode: prints summary + grouped hotspot records + raw offending instances

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