ci: switch test runs to free GitHub public runners
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Current evaluation
Merged in #789 via commit 2f7589db, switching CI test jobs to free GitHub-hosted runners while retaining self-hosted runners for other architectures.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #789 was approved and merged into the project as commit 2f7589db, implementing the runner change.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
- [x] Have you followed the guidelines for contributing?
- [x] Have you signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/)?
- [x] Have you successfully run `make lint && make test`?
- [ ] Have you added an entry to the changelog (`docs/reference/changelog.rst`)?
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This doesn't prevent us from using self-hosted runners for testing on other architectures, but our guidance is to use the free runners if possible.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged in #789 via commit 2f7589db, switching CI test jobs to free GitHub-hosted runners while retaining self-hosted runners for other architectures. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged #789 as commit 2f7589db, switching CI test jobs to free GitHub-hosted runners while retaining self-hosted runners for other architectures. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged as 2f7589db via #789, moving CI test jobs to free GitHub-hosted runners while retaining self-hosted runners for other architectures. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged after two approvals. Switched CI test runs to free GitHub public runners, updating one configuration file. Self-hosted runners remain available for other architectures, aligning with guidance to prioritize free runners. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #166 ci: switch test runs to free GitHub public runners | imagecraft | merged | Merged imagecraft#166, switching CI test jobs to free GitHub-hosted public runners while retaining self-hosted runners for other architectures. | |
| #29 ci: switch to public runners | craft-artifacts | merged | Merged craft-artifacts#29 as commit 9af2efc, switching CI to public GitHub-hosted runners to reduce resource contention. | |
| #132 ci: switch to public runners and more architectures | craft-grammar | merged | Merged #132 switched CI to public hosted runners and expanded architecture coverage; all checks passed. | |
| #200 ci: switch to public runners | craft-archives | merged | Merged PR #200 switched CI jobs to public runners to reduce resource contention, landing as commit 92c37a2. | |
| #309 ci: switch to public runners | craft-store | merged | Merged in commit 6708391, switching CI from private infrastructure to public runners; all checks passed. Upstream test updates were tracked in canonical-repo-automation#286. | |
| #1160 ci(qa): switch to hosted runners | rockcraft | merged | Merged in PR #1160 as commit 0a9a3537, switching unit and integration QA jobs to GitHub-hosted runners to avoid self-hosted CI access issues for external contributors. | |
| #293 ci: run on self-hosted runners | fetch-service | merged | Merged CI change to run jobs on self-hosted runners; resolving commit fb8fa56 landed in main. | |
| #2284 ci: run tests on GH-hosted runners | charmcraft | merged | Merged into main as commit 7cf39901, moving QA Linux test jobs from hosted infrastructure to GitHub-hosted Ubuntu runners. | |
| #359 ci: use hosted runners for QA | craft-cli | merged | Merged #359 via commit 216b18c, switching QA from self-hosted runners to hosted runners for non-x86 ARM coverage; all checks passed. |