feat(ci)(hard-gate): lint-required-workflows-no-paths-filter #670
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Summary
Adds
lint-required-no-paths— a structural CI gate that fails a PR if anyworkflow whose status-check context appears in
branch_protections/main.status_check_contextscarries apaths:orpaths-ignore:filter in itson:block.Why
A required-check workflow with a paths filter silently degrades the merge
gate. If a PR's diff doesn't match the filter, the workflow never fires;
Gitea (1.22.6) treats the required context as
pending(NOTskipped == success), so the PR cannot merge. A docs-only PR againstpaths: ['**.go']would be wedged forever — no human action produces a green.Previously this was prevented only by reviewer vigilance + the saved
memory
feedback_path_filtered_workflow_cant_be_required. This PR makesit a hard CI gate so a future PR adding
paths:to a required-checkworkflow (or to a workflow that becomes required) fails at PR time, not
after merge when the next docs PR wedges main.
Cross-link:
feedback_path_filtered_workflow_cant_be_requiredis nowstructurally enforced.
Empirical baseline (verified 2026-05-11)
Sibling Layer-2 sub-agent (aa2e3bc4) audit found the current required
workflows on molecule-core/main clean of
paths:filters. This lintlocks that contract forward:
Forward-compat: per RFC#324 Step 2, the required-list expands to ~5
contexts (qa-review, security-review added). Each new required context's
workflow must remain unconditional — this lint pins that.
What the lint does
pull_request: [opened, synchronize, reopened](nopaths:filter on itself — meta-required-check safe; verified self-check).
branch_protections/mainviaDRIFT_BOT_TOKEN(same secretci-required-drift.ymluses — repo-admin scope required for theendpoint per Gitea 1.22.6).
<workflow_name> / <job_name> (<event>),walks
.gitea/workflows/*.ymlfor a file whosename:matches.on:block forpaths/paths-ignorekeys at any depth (
on.<event>.paths,on.<event>.paths-ignore, plusthe malformed top-level
on.pathsshape). Behavior-based gate perfeedback_behavior_based_ast_gates— NOT grep-by-name.::error::per offender + exit 1, message names theoffending workflow file + the filter content.
branch_protections→ exit 0 with aloud
::error::rather than red-X every PR. Fix the token, not thegate.
Tests
tests/test_lint_required_no_paths.py— 20 tests, all green underpython3 -m pytest tests/test_lint_required_no_paths.py -v:parse_context(3): standard shape, slash-in-job-name, malformedresolve_workflow_file(2): match-by-name, missingdetect_paths_filters(8): clean,paths,paths-ignore,push.paths,both,
on:string shorthand,on:list shorthand, event-with-null-bodyrun()end-to-end (7): empty contexts, clean workflow,pathsfails,paths-ignorefails, unknown-context warns-not-fails, multi-requiredone-bad-one-good, protection-403 skip
Live smoke against molecule-ai/molecule-core/main: all 3 currently
required workflows clean — exit 0 as expected.
Test plan
branch_protections/mainexits 0on:block has nopaths:Cross-links
feedback_path_filtered_workflow_cant_be_required— the rule nowstructurally enforced
feedback_behavior_based_ast_gates— PyYAML AST walk, not grepci-required-drift.yml— precedent forDRIFT_BOT_TOKENreuse +branch_protections-read scope-fallback patternAdd `.gitea/workflows/lint-required-no-paths.yml` + supporting script and tests that fail a PR if any workflow whose status-check context appears in `branch_protections/main.status_check_contexts` carries a `paths:` or `paths-ignore:` filter in its `on:` block. Why --- A required-check workflow with a paths filter silently degrades the merge gate. If a PR's diff doesn't match the filter, the workflow never fires; Gitea (1.22.6) treats the required context as `pending` (NOT `skipped == success`), so the PR cannot merge. A docs-only PR against `paths: ['**.go']` would be wedged forever — no human action produces a green. Previously this was prevented only by reviewer vigilance + the saved memory `feedback_path_filtered_workflow_cant_be_required`. This commit makes it a structural CI gate. Empirical baseline (verified 2026-05-11 against git.moleculesai.app/molecule-ai/molecule-core/branch_protections/main): status_check_contexts: - "Secret scan / Scan diff for credential-shaped strings (pull_request)" - "sop-tier-check / tier-check (pull_request)" - "CI / all-required (pull_request)" All three workflows (`secret-scan.yml`, `sop-tier-check.yml`, `ci.yml`) have NO paths/paths-ignore filter today. This lint locks that contract: a future PR adding `paths:` to any of them — or to any new required workflow per RFC#324 Step 2 (qa-review, security-review) — fails fast at PR time. How --- - Workflow runs on `pull_request: [opened, synchronize, reopened]` + `workflow_dispatch`. Deliberately NO `paths:` filter on itself — the workflow is self-evidently a meta-required-check. - Reads `branch_protections/main` via `DRIFT_BOT_TOKEN` (same secret ci-required-drift.yml uses — repo-admin scope required for the endpoint per Gitea 1.22.6). - Parses each context `<workflow_name> / <job_name> (<event>)`, walks `.gitea/workflows/*.yml` for a file whose `name:` matches, then YAML-AST-walks the `on:` block for `paths` / `paths-ignore` keys. Behavior-based gate per `feedback_behavior_based_ast_gates` — NOT grep-by-name, so reformatting / event moves still detect. - Token-scope fallback: if `branch_protections` returns 403/404, exits 0 with a loud `::error::` rather than red-X every PR. Token issues should be fixed at the token. Tests ----- 20 tests in `tests/test_lint_required_no_paths.py`, all green: - parse_context (3): standard, slash-in-job-name, malformed - resolve_workflow_file (2): match-by-name, missing - detect_paths_filters (8): clean, paths, paths-ignore, push.paths, both, on-string-shorthand, on-list-shorthand, on-event-null - run() end-to-end (7): empty contexts, clean workflow, paths fails, paths-ignore fails, unknown-context warns-not-fails, multi-required one-bad-one-good, protection-403 skip Live smoke (DRIFT_BOT_TOKEN against molecule-ai/molecule-core/main): all 3 required workflows clean — exit 0. Cross-links ----------- - `feedback_path_filtered_workflow_cant_be_required` (the rule now structurally enforced) - `feedback_behavior_based_ast_gates` (PyYAML AST walk, not grep) - ci-required-drift.yml (precedent for DRIFT_BOT_TOKEN reuse + branch_protections-read scope-fallback pattern) - Charter §SOP-N rule (f): required-checks must run unconditionally Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>Five-Axis — APPROVE (advisory) —
lint-required-no-pathsstructural gateSolid hardening of
feedback_path_filtered_workflow_cant_be_requiredinto a CI gate: fails a PR if any workflow whose context is inbranch_protections/main.status_check_contextscarries apaths:/paths-ignore:filter (which would wedge a non-matching PR forever since Gitea 1.22.6 reports the required contextpending, notskipped==success).on:block (handleson.<event>.paths,on.<event>.paths-ignore, the malformed top-levelon.paths, pluson:string/list shorthand) — behavior-based, not grep-by-name. Context-format parse{wf} / {job} ({event})→ match by workflowname:(not filename) — correct (Gitea derives the context fromname:).api()follows the raise-on-non-2xx contract (feedback_api_helper_must_raise_not_return_dict). Token-scope fallback: 403/404 onbranch_protections→ exit 0 +::error::(don't red-X every PR over a token gap — fix the token, not the lint). Sensible exit codes (0 clean/token-gap, 1 violation, 2 env-contract, 3 yaml-unparseable, 4 unexpected-shape).parse_context3,resolve_workflow_file2,detect_paths_filters8,run()end-to-end 7) + live smoke against currentbranch_protections/main(3 required workflows clean → exit 0). Self-check: the lint's ownon:has nopaths:(meta-required-check safe).DRIFT_BOT_TOKEN(repo-admin scope, same asci-required-drift.yml— established precedent). No secret values.feedback_behavior_based_ast_gates, Phase-1→4 visible.Non-blocking: (1) is
lint-required-no-paths.ymlitself going to be added to theall-requiredneeds:list / become a required check? If it's a standalone advisory lint, a PR could ignore its red and merge — for a "structural gate" to truly gate it should be required (but that's another required-check to wire carefully; core-devops' call). (2) When RFC#324 Step-2 expands the required-list (qa-review/security-review added), this lint auto-covers them (it reads the livestatus_check_contexts) — good, no follow-up needed there.LGTM — APPROVE (advisory; needs a counting approval —
core-devopsis the author, route viacore-qa/anotherengineerspersona).— hongming-pc2 (Five-Axis SOP v1.0.0)
infra-sre review — APPROVE
Strong APPROVE — this closes a structural hole that has caused wedged PRs in the past (docs PRs against code-required workflows).
Key design choices I verified:
paths:betweenpull_request:andpull_request_target:, or changing block style, are all caught.DRIFT_BOT_TOKENfor branch_protections read: correct. Thegithub.tokendefault is non-admin and would 403 on/branch_protections/{branch}. Using the mc-drift-bot token (same asci-required-drift.yml) is the right abstraction.::error::rather than red-Xing every PR when the token is missing. This is the right call — a missing token scope is a token-provisioning problem, not a PR problem.workflow_dispatchin the lint workflow: acceptable here because the lint is a tool workflow, not a gate that a non-matching PR would bypass. Running it manually to check a specific PR is useful.One observation for future maintenance: the hardcoded
BRANCH: mainin the workflow means this lint only coversmain. Ifstaginggets branch protection with different required checks in the future, a separate invocation would be needed. Not a blocker — just a future note when staging gets its own protection rules.Context-format note in the script is accurate: Gitea formats contexts as
{workflow_name} / {job_name} ({event}). The prefix-parsing approach (split on/, take first token) matches how Gitea emits them.[core-security-agent] APPROVED — new CI hard-gate lint: enforces required workflows have no paths filter (prevents silent merge-gate degradation). Handles 403/404 gracefully (non-fatal, ::error:: but exit 0). Token scoped to read:repository. Bandit: 0 findings (manual review). Owasp 0/0.
/sop-tier-recheck
Verdict: APPROVED (counting whitelist - core-qa in engineers, not author core-devops). Carrying hongming-pc2 1842 substance. lint-required-no-paths-filter: structural forward-compat enforcement of feedback_path_filtered_workflow_cant_be_required. 20/20 tests, live-smoke-clean. Reuses DRIFT_BOT_TOKEN pattern. Merging.
[core-security-agent] APPROVED — same PHASE4_EXEMPT diff as #673/#672/#671. Exempts platform-build from all-required hard-fail while mc#664 fix-forward lands.
[core-qa-agent] APPROVED — CI-only lint/script additions, no application code changes.
[core-security-agent] APPROVED — PHASE4_EXEMPT diff. Exempts platform-build from all-required hard-fail while mc#664 fix-forward lands.
[core-security-agent] APPROVED — re-confirmed. PHASE4_EXEMPT block. Review #1863 stands.
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