Release Doctor workflow (browserbase/stagehand-python)

The Release Doctor workflow from browserbase/stagehand-python, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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Source: browserbase/stagehand-python.github/workflows/release-doctor.ymlLicense MITView source

What it does

This is the Release Doctor workflow from the browserbase/stagehand-python repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.

Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.

The workflow

workflow (.yml)

name: Release Doctor
on:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  release_doctor:
    name: release doctor
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.repository == 'browserbase/stagehand-python' && (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release-please') || github.head_ref == 'next')

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2

      - name: Check release environment
        run: |
          bash ./bin/check-release-environment
        env:
          PYPI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STAGEHAND_PYPI_TOKEN || secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}

The same workflow, on Latchkey

Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.

name: Release Doctor
on:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main
  workflow_dispatch:
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  release_doctor:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    name: release doctor
    runs-on: latchkey-small
    if: github.repository == 'browserbase/stagehand-python' && (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release-please') || github.head_ref == 'next')
 
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
      - name: Check release environment
        run: |
          bash ./bin/check-release-environment
        env:
          PYPI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STAGEHAND_PYPI_TOKEN || secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}

What changed

Run on Latchkey managed runners with one line (runs-on), which apply the fixes below automatically and self-heal transient failures. This example uses latchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job.
Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.
Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.

This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.

Actions used in this workflow

actions/checkout