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GitHub Actions minimum self-hosted runner version older runner build jobs queued offline service stops accepting

Jobs remain queued/offline after the service stops accepting an older runner build.

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Agent Quick Fix

The action's host runtime and runner compatibility are supplied by the CI platform, not by the repository's package.json or source tree.

Product: GitHub
Current-contract area: Minimum self-hosted runner version enforced
Likely root cause: Jobs remain queued/offline after the service stops accepting an older runner build.
Repair direction: Verifier executes on the target host matrix and checks a forward-compatible action/runtime change. Verify the supported asynchronous/current path and preserve idempotency.

Validation Status

Codex searched organically in the validation run. No no-web counterfactual is attached to this page yet.

Symptom

Jobs remain queued/offline after the service stops accepting an older runner build.

Why This Happens

The action's host runtime and runner compatibility are supplied by the CI platform, not by the repository's package.json or source tree.

Verification

Verifier executes on the target host matrix and checks a forward-compatible action/runtime change. Verify the supported asynchronous/current path and preserve idempotency.

Common Wrong Fixes

  • Changing local code without checking the current external contract.
  • Retrying the same install, build, or API call with no version/source change.
  • Applying a broad unsafe bypass when a narrow compatibility fix is available.

Codex Search Keywords

These are the search terms observed in a neutral Codex validation run for this failure shape.

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"30 days" "self-hosted runner" "GitHub Actions" "runner application"
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https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-self-hosted-runners/about-self-hosted-runners

Source Trail

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