Artifacts Usage Summary - gh-aw Repository

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GitHub Actions Artifacts Usage Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of artifacts usage in the githubnext/gh-aw repository based on recent workflow runs.

Overview

The repository uses GitHub Actions artifacts primarily for test results, code coverage reports, documentation builds, and agent diagnostics. Artifacts are actively generated by 3 main workflows with a retention strategy that balances storage costs with debugging needs.

Summary Table

Workflow Name	Artifacts Per Run	Avg Total Size	Retention Period	Primary Use Case	Status
CI	18 artifacts	~3.1 MB	7-14 days	Test results, coverage, benchmarks	✅ Active
Doc Build - Deploy	1 artifact	~2.9 MB	1 day	GitHub Pages deployment	✅ Active
Dev (Agentic)	10 artifacts	~32 KB	28 days	Agent debugging & diagnostics	✅ Active

Detailed Analysis

CI Workflow Artifacts

Breakdown (18 artifacts per successful run)

Test Results (15 artifacts, ~1.2 MB total):

• test-result-integration-CLI MCP Gateway (~426 bytes)
• test-result-integration-CMD Tests (~6.5 KB)
• test-result-integration-Workflow GitHub & Git (~30 KB)
• test-result-integration-Workflow Validation (~27 KB)
• test-result-integration-Workflow Tools & MCP (~8 KB)
• test-result-integration-Workflow Safe Outputs (~17 KB)
• test-result-integration-CLI Logs & Firewall (~3.6 KB)
• test-result-integration-CLI MCP Playwright (~2.2 KB)
• test-result-integration-Workflow Dependabot & Security (~6 KB)
• test-result-integration-Workflow Rendering & Bundling (~56 KB)
• test-result-integration-Workflow Compiler (~46 KB)
• test-result-integration-CLI MCP Other (~21 KB)
• test-result-integration-Workflow Cache & Actions (~19 KB)
• test-result-integration-CLI Compile & Poutine (~16 KB)
• test-result-integration-Workflow Misc (~823 KB)

Code Quality (2 artifacts, ~1.8 MB):

• coverage-report (~755 KB, 7-day retention)
• test-result-unit (~1.08 MB)

Performance (1 artifact, ~2 KB):

• benchmark-results (~2.1 KB)

Usage Pattern

• Runs on every push to main and PR
• Test results retained for 14 days (debugging window)
• Coverage reports retained for 7 days (shorter lifecycle)
• ~10,000+ runs historically, significant storage footprint

Doc Build - Deploy Workflow Artifacts

Breakdown (1 artifact per run)

Documentation Site (~2.9 MB):

• github-pages (~2.95 MB, 1-day retention)

Usage Pattern

• Runs on documentation changes to main branch
• Very short retention (1 day) - only needed for deployment
• Automatically deployed to GitHub Pages
• ~1,500+ runs historically

Dev (Agentic) Workflow Artifacts

Breakdown (10 artifacts per run, ~32 KB total)

Agent Diagnostics (10 artifacts):

• prompt.txt (~2 KB) - Agent prompt inputs
• aw_info.json (~558 bytes) - Workflow metadata
• safe_output.jsonl (~195 bytes) - Safe output logs
• agent_output.json (~224 bytes) - Agent response data
• agent_outputs (~16 KB) - Full agent outputs
• mcp-logs (~2.3 KB) - MCP server logs
• safeinputs (~1.6 KB) - Safe input validation
• firewall-logs-dev (~1.5 KB) - Network firewall logs
• agent-stdio.log (~6.3 KB) - Agent standard I/O
• threat-detection.log (~457 bytes) - Security logs

Usage Pattern

• Workflow dispatch (manual trigger)
• 28-day retention (extended debugging)
• Lower frequency (~3,100 runs total)
• Critical for agentic workflow debugging

Storage Impact Analysis

Current Storage Footprint

CI Workflow (highest impact):

• Estimated storage: ~32 GB active storage
  • 10,000 runs × 3.1 MB per run = 31 GB
  • Actual lower due to retention expiry (14 days max)

Doc Build (moderate impact):

• Estimated storage: ~4.4 GB
  • 1,500 runs × 2.9 MB per run
  • Actual much lower due to 1-day retention

Dev Workflow (minimal impact):

• Estimated storage: ~99 MB
  • 3,100 runs × 32 KB per run
  • Low frequency, small size

Monthly Growth Rate

• CI artifacts: ~600 MB/week (assuming daily runs)
• Docs artifacts: Minimal (1-day retention)
• Dev artifacts: ~50 MB/month (low frequency)

Recommendations

✅ Already Optimized

1. Documentation artifacts use 1-day retention (optimal for deployment)
2. Test artifacts are well-organized by test group
3. Dev artifacts have extended 28-day retention for debugging

🔧 Potential Optimizations

1. Reduce test artifact count

   • Consider combining similar test result artifacts
   • Current: 15 separate test artifacts
   • Suggested: Group related tests into 5-6 artifacts
   • Savings: Reduced overhead, easier artifact management

2. Implement artifact cleanup for cancelled runs

   • Cancelled runs still generate partial artifacts
   • These artifacts consume storage but provide no value
   • Savings: 5-10% storage reduction

3. Reduce test result retention to 7 days

   • Current: 14 days for test results
   • Most debugging happens within 48 hours
   • Coverage reports already use 7 days
   • Savings: 50% reduction in test artifact storage (~15 GB)

4. Compress large test artifacts

   • test-result-integration-Workflow Misc is 823 KB (75% of test storage)
   • Consider compression or splitting into focused artifacts
   • Savings: 30-40% on largest artifact

📊 Storage Cost Estimate

Based on GitHub Actions artifact storage pricing:

• Free tier: 500 MB included
• Paid: $0.008 per GB/day for storage over 500 MB

Current monthly cost estimate:

• Active storage: ~35 GB (after retention expiry)
• Over limit: 34.5 GB
• Cost: 34.5 GB × $0.008 × 30 days = ~$8.28/month

With optimizations:

• Reduced storage: ~18 GB
• Over limit: 17.5 GB
• Cost: 17.5 GB × $0.008 × 30 days = ~$4.20/month
• Savings: ~$4/month (48% reduction)

Workflow Health

All three artifact-generating workflows are healthy and active:

✅ CI: Running on every push, reliable artifact generation
✅ Doc Build: Deploying documentation successfully
✅ Dev: Manual debugging workflow functioning as designed

Key Insights

1. Test results dominate storage - CI workflow artifacts are the primary storage consumer
2. Smart retention strategy - Documentation uses 1-day retention, tests use 14 days
3. Debugging prioritized - Dev workflow has extended 28-day retention for agent diagnostics
4. Well-organized artifacts - Test results are logically grouped by test category
5. Storage is manageable - Current usage is reasonable for a repository of this size

Conclusion

The gh-aw repository uses GitHub Actions artifacts efficiently for CI/CD, documentation deployment, and agent debugging. The current artifact strategy balances debugging needs with storage costs. Implementing the recommended optimizations could reduce storage by ~50% while maintaining debugging capabilities.

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Report Generated: 2025-12-14
Analysis Period: Last 30 days
Workflows Analyzed: 154 total workflows (3 generating artifacts)
Sample Runs: 20+ recent runs across all workflows

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