Continue-on-Error Flag - CI/CD Glossary Definition
The continue-on-error flag lets a step fail without failing the workflow, keeping the run green despite that step's error.
The continue-on-error flag lets a job or step fail without failing the overall workflow, set with continue-on-error: true. The run is still marked passed even if that step reported an error.
It is useful for non-critical steps like optional linters, but overuse hides real failures and erodes trust in a green check.
Reading the result
A step with continue-on-error: true still records its outcome in steps.<id>.outcome, so a later step can branch on whether it actually succeeded.
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