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Hourly CI Cleaner Workflow - Tool Access Issue

Issue

The hourly-ci-cleaner workflow cannot execute because development tools (Go, make, Node.js) are not available in the agent execution environment.

Root Cause

Agentic workflows run in two separate jobs:

  1. Activation job - Installs tools via setup steps
  2. Agent job - Runs in separate container without access to installed tools

The agent job only has access to tools specified in the tools: configuration (currently bash and edit), not tools installed in the activation job.

Current Impact

  • Workflow run #281 (and all subsequent runs) fail to perform CI cleanup
  • Cannot execute: make fmt, make lint, make test-unit, make recompile
  • Manual intervention required for all CI failures on main branch

Evidence

Agent environment check shows tools not available:

$ which make && which go && which node && which npm
(all return: command not found)

$ id
uid=1001(awfuser) gid=1001(awfuser) groups=1001(awfuser),118(docker)
(no sudo access to install packages)

Proposed Solution

Convert from agentic workflow to regular GitHub Actions workflow, as CI cleanup is a deterministic process that doesn't require AI decision-making.

Why Regular GitHub Actions?

  • ✅ Direct access to setup actions (setup-go, setup-node)
  • ✅ Simpler execution model
  • ✅ Easier to debug and maintain
  • ✅ Consistent with other CI workflows
  • ❌ Less flexibility in decision-making (not needed for CI cleanup)

Alternative Solutions

  1. Fix tool access in agentic workflows - Investigate if tools from activation job can persist to agent job
  2. Use runtime configuration - Check if runtime: field can specify required tools
  3. Hybrid approach - Use GitHub Actions for commands, agentic for PR creation

Status

  • Discovered: 2025-12-22, Run #281
  • Impact: High - Automated CI cleanup non-functional
  • Priority: High - Requires immediate fix

Temporary Workaround

Until fixed, manually run CI cleanup when main branch CI fails:

make fmt && make lint && make test-unit && make recompile

Then create PR with fixes.

Files Affected

  • .github/workflows/hourly-ci-cleaner.md - Workflow definition
  • .github/workflows/hourly-ci-cleaner.lock.yml - Compiled workflow
  • .github/agents/ci-cleaner.agent.md - Agent instructions