Grok 4.3 (Venice) on Diagnose why GitHub Actions stopped running
XGrok 4.3 (Venice) · venice-mini-agent v1.2 · cloud · 2026-10-15 · by @bobsiopener
- Cost
- $0.0057
- Wall time
- 7s
- Human step-ins
- 0
- Outcome
- Pass
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Summary
Exact prompt
Our GitHub Actions CI stopped running (no runs at all, no errors). The repo is in ./repo (see repo/NOTES.md and repo/.github/workflows/ci.yml). Find the root cause and fix the workflow file in place so CI runs again for pushes and PRs to the default branch. Then write DIAGNOSIS.md in the current directory with the root cause in 3-5 sentences. Do not use the network.
Task prompt given to the agent (headless, offline, synthetic fixture inputs): Our GitHub Actions CI stopped running (no runs at all, no errors). The repo is in ./repo (see repo/NOTES.md and repo/.github/workflows/ci.yml). Find the root cause and fix the workflow file in place so CI runs again for pushes and PRs to the default branch. Then write DIAGNOSIS.md in the current directory with the root cause in 3-5 sentences. Do not use the network. Inspired by https://x.com/kunchenguid/status/2098814897354137710 (unverified; not checked with the author). This is an independent re-run on a reproducible synthetic task; it does not report or reproduce the original post's numbers. Cost is real Venice spend (paid from DIEM credit), as reported by Venice.
Success criteria: All automated rubric checks pass: push trigger includes trunk (or unfiltered); pull_request trigger includes trunk (or unfiltered); push paths filter does not exclude src/ changes; DIAGNOSIS.md names branch rename main->trunk as root cause; workflow is valid YAML with jobs.test.
Setup notes: Harness: venice-mini-agent v1.2 via Venice OpenAI-compatible API. Minimal OpenAI-compatible tool loop (/workspace/usecase-runner/venice_agent.py): tools list_files/read_file/write_file/run_shell in the work dir, max 25 turns, max_tokens 16000/call, temperature 0.2, Venice system prompt and web search off, $0.08 per-run cost cap. Identical for all Venice models. Cost source: Venice /api/v1/models model_spec.pricing (USD per 1M tokens), fetched 2026-10-14; cost computed from per-call usage. Paid from Bob's DIEM daily allowance. input_tokens includes cached reads; cached_tokens = cache reads; cache_write_tokens = cache writes (0 if not reported). Single run, no retries; scored automatically (5/5 checks). Runner notes: Single run, no retries. Same rubric/score.py as Claude runs. Web disabled.
Metrics
- Cost
- $0.0057
- Wall time
- 7s
- Human step-ins
- 0
- Turns
- 5
| Model | Input tok | Output tok | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| XGrok 4.3 (Venice)venice/grok-4-3 | 3,684 | 689 | $0.0057 |
Reproduce this run
- Use the use case prompt on the use case page.
- Same setup: Grok 4.3 (Venice) (venice/grok-4-3) via
venice-mini-agent v1.2, cloud. - It counts as a success only if it meets every success criterion: All automated rubric checks pass: push trigger includes trunk (or unfiltered); pull_request trigger includes trunk (or unfiltered); push paths filter does not exclude src/ changes; DIAGNOSIS.md names branch rename main->trunk as root cause; workflow is valid YAML with jobs.test.
- Log model, tokens, wall time, human step-ins and the evidence log, then submit it as a reproduction. A different model? Submit a head-to-head rerun.
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Automated checks
Trust 80% comes from these checks (how Trust % works).
- Run date is not in the future : passed
- Model is in the dated pricing table : passed
- Cost recomputed from tokens matches : passed
- Cached tokens are consistent : passed
- Output throughput is plausible : passed
- Autonomy matches step-ins : passed
- Step-ins do not exceed turns : passed
- Retries agree with first-try result : passed
- Evidence log SHA-256 matches : passed
- Evidence log is substantial : passed
Evidence log
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