# GitHub Actions runner Node 24 self-hosted macOS 13.4 JavaScript actions fail

Status: search-observed
Product: GitHub Actions runner
Last verified: 2026-06-25
Canonical HTML: https://gitdocs.org/fix/github-actions-runner-node-24-self-hosted-macos-13-4-javascript-actions-fail
Machine JSON: https://gitdocs.org/api/fixes/github-actions-runner-node-24-self-hosted-macos-13-4-javascript-actions-fail.json

## Exact Symptom

See the observed Codex queries below.

## Diagnosis

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

## Fix

```
Verifier executes on the target host matrix and checks a forward-compatible action/runtime change. Check the supported runner/runtime matrix, not just a local Node invocation.
```

## Avoid

- 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.

## Observed Codex Queries

- GitHub Actions runner Node 24 self-hosted macOS 13.4 JavaScript actions fail
- GitHub Actions runner Node 24 minimum macOS version self-hosted runner
- Node.js 24 macOS minimum version
- site:github.blog/changelog GitHub Actions node 24 actions runner
- "node24" "actions/runner"
- site:github.com/nodejs/node BUILDING.md macOS 13.5 Node.js 24
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/main/BUILDING.md
- GitHub Actions JavaScript actions Node 24 runner v2.327.1 changelog
- https://github.com/actions/runner/releases

## Sources

- Deprecation of Node 20 on GitHub Actions runners: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/
- Official reference opened by Codex: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/main/BUILDING.md
- GitHub source file or repository reference: https://github.com/actions/runner/releases