DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) on Diagnose why GitHub Actions stopped running
DDeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) · venice-mini-agent v1.1 · cloud · 2026-10-14 · by @bobsiopener
- Estimated cost
- $0.0025
- Wall time
- 2m
- 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 computed from Venice list prices and per-call usage (not confirmed by Venice billing for this run).
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 v1.1 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. cost_is_estimate=true: no Venice-reported billed amount recorded for this run. 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.
Estimated cost List-price estimate; not actually billed.
Metrics
- Estimated cost
- $0.0025
- Wall time
- 2m
- Human step-ins
- 0
- Turns
- 7
| Model | Input tok | Output tok | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| DDeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice)venice/deepseek-v4-1-flash | 9,349 | 1,434 | $0.0025 |
Reproduce this run
- Use the use case prompt on the use case page.
- Same setup: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) (venice/deepseek-v4-1-flash) via
venice-mini-agent v1.1, 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
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- 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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{"turn": 1, "tool": "list_files", "args": {"path": "repo"}, "result": "repo/NOTES.md\nrepo/src/calc.py\nrepo/tests/test_calc.py"}
{"turn": 1, "tool": "read_file", "args": {"path": "repo/NOTES.md"}, "result": "# Incident notes\n- Until 2026-09-30 CI ran on every push.\n- On 2026-10-01 we renamed the default branch from `main` to `trunk` (Settings > Branches) and moved app code from `app/` into `src/`.\n- Since then no workflow runs appear in the Actions tab for pushes or PRs. Actions are enabled for the repo. No errors are shown anywhere.\n"}
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{"turn": 2, "tool": "read_file", "args": {"path": "repo/tests/test_calc.py"}, "result": "import unittest\n"}
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{"turn": 3, "tool": "write_file", "args": {"path": "DIAGNOSIS.md", "content": "# Diagnosis\n\nThe workflow in `.github/workflows/ci.yml` was still filtering its `push` and `pull_request` triggers on the branch name `main`, but on 2026-10-01 the repository's default branch was renamed from `main` to `trunk`. Because GitHub only starts a workflow when the event's branch matches the `branches` filter, every push and PR to the new default branch was silently ignored \u2014 no runs were queued and therefore no errors appeared anywhere. The `paths: ['src/**']` filter was not the cause, since the app code was moved into `src/` at the same time and that path still matches. The fix is to update both `branches` filters from `main` to `trunk` so CI runs again for pushes and PRs to the default branch.\n"}, "result": "wrote 715 chars"}
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{"turn": 6, "tool": "read_file", "args": {"path": "DIAGNOSIS.md"}, "result": "# Diagnosis\n\nThe workflow in `.github/workflows/ci.yml` was still filtering its `push` and `pull_request` triggers on the branch name `main`, but on 2026-10-01 the repository's default branch was renamed from `main` to `trunk`. Because GitHub only starts a workflow when the event's branch matches the `branches` filter, every push and PR to the new default branch was silently ignored \u2014 no runs were queued and therefore no errors appeared anywhere. The `paths: ['src/**']` filter was not the cause, since the app code was moved into `src/` at the same time and that path still matches. The fix is to update both `branches` filters from `main` to `trunk` so CI runs again for pushes and PRs to the default branch.\n"}
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