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1d23cb6962 ci: pin a checkout-independent Rust cache path so PR lanes hit master's cache (#14394)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Paperclip ships a native Runner binary, written in Rust, and seven
CI lanes build it on every pull request
> - `Canary Dry Run` is the slowest check on every green PR run, and
most of its time is `cargo build --release` on third-party crates
> - Master saves a Rust dependency cache for these lanes, but every PR
lane logs `No cache found` and compiles every crate from zero
> - The cache key matches, but GitHub also compares a hash of the
absolute cache paths, and the master writer (RunsOn fleet,
`/home/runner/_work/...`) and the PR readers (GitHub-hosted,
`/home/runner/work/...`) hash different paths
> - This pull request gives both sides a checkout-independent workspace
path, so the hashes match and the PR lanes restore master's cache
> - The benefit is about 2.5 minutes less wall clock per PR run and
about 18 fewer runner-minutes per run

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No public issue exists for this problem. The description below follows
the enhancement template.

Related prior PRs on the same cache: Refs #13194, Refs #13259, Refs
#13457, Refs #13459, Refs #13500, Refs #13586. None of them pins the
workspace path, so none of them fixes this miss.

**What existing behavior does this improve?**

The `Swatinem/rust-cache` restore step in the PR workflow lanes that
build the Runner: `Canary Dry Run`, `Build`, `Typecheck + Release
Registry`, and the four `Verify Paperclip Runner` lanes.

**Subsystem affected**

CI workflows under `.github/workflows/`, their guard tests under
`.github/scripts/tests/`, and `doc/RELEASE-AUTOMATION-SETUP.md`.

**Current behavior**

Every PR lane logs `No cache found` although master holds an entry with
the exact key. Run 36424309181 computed
`v0-rust-release-runner-v1-Linux-x64-c3a3ca66-a95b0328`, and master
holds a 678 MB entry with that key. GitHub matches a cache entry on the
key and on a version hash of the absolute paths in the cache. The master
writer runs on the RunsOn fleet, where the checkout is
`/home/runner/_work/paperclip/paperclip`. The PR readers run on
GitHub-hosted `ubuntu-latest`, where the checkout is
`/home/runner/work/paperclip/paperclip`. The stored version `5c40870d…`
is the sha256 of the `_work` paths plus `zstd-without-long|1.0`. The
`work` paths hash to `1656e9ee…`. The key can never match, so each lane
compiles every third-party crate again.

**Proposed behavior**

The writer and the readers pass the same checkout-independent path to
`rust-cache`. Both runner layouts then produce the same version hash,
and the PR lanes restore master's cache.

**Reason and benefit**

`Canary Dry Run` takes 533s on a green run. 251s of that is dependency
compilation that a warm cache removes. Seven lanes pay this cost in
every PR run.

**Breaking changes**

None. This change affects CI only.

## What Changed

- Add a `Pin the Runner Rust workspace path` step before `rust-cache` in
the master writer (`release-verify.yml`, typecheck and runner lanes) and
in all four PR readers (`pr-trusted.yml`). The step creates the symlink
`$HOME/paperclip-runner-rust` →
`$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/packages/paperclip-runner/runner` and passes that
path to `rust-cache` as `workspaces: <path> -> target`. `rust-cache`
resolves the input with `path.resolve`, which does not follow symlinks,
so both runner layouts now produce the same cache paths and the same
version hash. `$HOME` is `/home/runner` on both images, which is why the
`~/.cargo` paths already agreed.
- Bump the shared keys `release-runner-v1` → `release-runner-v2` and
`release-typecheck-v1` → `release-typecheck-v2`. The old, unreachable
entries are then visibly orphaned instead of sharing a key with the new
ones.
- Extend the guard tests `pr-runner-rust-cache`, `release-runner-cache`,
and `typecheck-rust-cache`. They now require the pin step in both
workflows with identical text, placed before the cache step, and they
reject a `workspaces:` value that resolves under the checkout. The
`pr-runner-rust-cache` test checks all four PR reader jobs and fails if
a `rust-cache` step appears in a PR job that is not in its reader list.
- Update `doc/RELEASE-AUTOMATION-SETUP.md` to name the
`release-runner-v2` key and to explain the pinned workspace path.

### Expected savings once merged

Measured from run 36424309181. "Removed" is the dependency-compile time
that a warm restore removes, minus about 18s to restore the 680 MB
entry. The fleet writer's own restore shows this cost.

| Lane | Today | Removed | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canary Dry Run | 533s | ~150s | ~380s |
| Typecheck + Release Registry | 462s | ~155s | ~305s |
| Verify Paperclip Runner (vitest 2/2) | 453s | ~245s | ~210s |
| Verify Paperclip Runner (rust) | 400s | ~175s | ~225s |
| Build | 348s | ~130s | ~220s |
| Verify Paperclip Runner (static checks) | 321s | ~170s | ~150s |
| Verify Paperclip Runner (vitest 1/2) | 346s | ~70s | ~275s |

- Wall clock per PR run: about 533s → about 385s. That is about 2.5
minutes faster to a green check set. `Canary Dry Run` stays the longest
check. The rest is the non-cargo work in `release.sh` (standalone
package builds ~30s, publish-payload preview ~73s).
- Runner time: about 18 runner-minutes saved per PR run across the seven
lanes.
- The first master push after merge compiles from zero once in the fleet
writer (about 4 extra minutes on that one run) and saves the v2 entry.
Later PRs hit it. When a PR changes `Cargo.lock`, the prefix restore key
still gives a partial hit, as before.

## Verification

- Run the guard tests for the three cache lanes:
`node --test .github/scripts/tests/pr-runner-rust-cache.test.mjs
.github/scripts/tests/release-runner-cache.test.mjs
.github/scripts/tests/typecheck-rust-cache.test.mjs`
  Result: 21 pass, 0 fail.
- Run the full guard suite: `node --test
'.github/scripts/tests/*.test.mjs'`. Result: 376 pass, 3 fail. The 3
failures are in `docker-canary-promotion.test.mjs`. They hit a sandbox
temp-file ENOENT and fail the same way on the unmodified branch.
- Run `node --test scripts/__tests__/release-verify-workflow.test.mjs`.
Result: 14 pass.
- Local archive test: create a tar from the `_work` layout through the
symlink (relative `../../../paperclip-runner-rust/target` entries, `tar
-P -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE`, the same way `@actions/cache` does). Extract
it on the `work` layout. The files land in the real target directory and
the symlink stays intact.
- After merge, open any GitHub-hosted PR run and confirm that the seven
Rust lanes log `Restored from cache key ...release-runner-v2...` in
place of `No cache found`.

## Risks

- Low risk. The change touches CI workflows, their tests, and one doc
page. No product code changes.
- If the pin step fails, `rust-cache` reports a miss and the lane
compiles from zero, as it does today. The build does not break.
- Both runner layouts sit four levels under `/home/runner`, so the
relative `../../../` archive entries line up. The existing
`~/.cargo/registry` and `~/.cargo/git` cache paths already rely on this
property. A future runner image with a different `$HOME` depth would
miss the cache but would not fail the job.
- `rm -rf "$pinned"` acts on the symlink itself (no trailing slash),
never on the checkout behind it. It only matters on a reused runner.
- Squash-merge note: the branch carries commits by `Bender (Fable)`. Add
`Co-Authored-By: Bender (Fable) <bender-fable@paperclip.local>` to the
squash body to keep that authorship.

## Model Used

- Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1 (`claude-fable-5-1`), run through Claude
Code inside a Paperclip agent heartbeat. Extended thinking was on. Tool
use: shell, GitHub CLI, and the GitHub REST API for workflow logs, cache
listings, and PR operations.

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
- [x] I have either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` / `Closes
#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [ ] My branch name describes the change and contains no internal
ticket id. The agent execution workspace fixed this branch name, so I
cannot rename it. Squash-merge drops the branch name.
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [x] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

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Co-authored-by: devinfoley <139239+devinfoley@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Bender (Fable) <bender-fable@paperclip.local>
2026-09-30 16:04:23 -07:00
Nicky LeachandClaude Opus 5 bd51f157e9 fix(ci): make the Runner Rust cache key independent of the image toolchain (#13500)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Every change goes through the pull request CI workflow, and its
`Verify Paperclip Runner` lane builds and tests the native Rust runner
> - https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13457 made that lane
restore master's prebuilt Rust dependency cache instead of recompiling
313 crates
> - Measured over 26 runs since it went live, the cache hits on the
RunsOn fleet and misses on every GitHub-hosted runner
> - The cause is the cache key: `rust-cache` hashes every installed
toolchain, and each runner image ships a different stable Rust next to
the pinned one
> - This pull request removes the extra toolchains before the key is
computed, in the reader and the writer
> - The benefit is that the saving the cache already delivers, 4.8
minutes per run, reaches the 73% of runs that currently miss it

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No public GitHub issue exists for this. The problem follows the
enhancement issue template below.

- Refs https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13457 — added the
cache this pull request repairs
- Refs https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13459 — activated
it
- Refs https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13194 — created the
`release-runner-v1` entry on master

I searched this repository for other pull requests touching this cache
and found no duplicate and nothing in flight.

**What existing behavior does this improve?**

The Rust dependency cache added in #13457 misses on GitHub-hosted
runners, so most pull requests still recompile the whole dependency
tree.

**Subsystem affected**

Cross-cutting (multiple of the above). The change touches CI workflow
configuration only. It does not change product code.

**Current behavior**

The cache works, but only on one runner class. Across 26 successful
`Verify Paperclip Runner` jobs since #13459 merged:

| Runner | Runs | Before | After | Change | Cache |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RunsOn fleet | 7 | 16.4m | 11.6m | −4.8m | 4 of 4 full hit |
| ubuntu-latest | 19 | 14.9m | 14.7m | −0.2m | 0 of 6 hit |
| All | 26 | 15.0m | 13.9m | −1.1m | |

Only 27% of runs reach the fleet, so the fleet-wide saving is 1.1
minutes rather than the 4.8 minutes the cache delivers where it lands.

The two runners compute different keys:

```
fleet:         v0-rust-release-runner-v1-Linux-x64-4bb3b8ea-a95b0328
ubuntu-latest: v0-rust-release-runner-v1-Linux-x64-9fdc73e3-a95b0328
```

The lockfile half agrees. The environment half does not. `rust-cache`
logs why, under `Environment considered`:

| Runner | Toolchains it found |
|---|---|
| fleet | 1.97.1 and **1.98.0** |
| ubuntu-latest | 1.97.1 and **1.98.1** |

`rust-cache` hashes every installed toolchain, not only the active one.
Both images carry the pinned 1.97.1. Each also ships its own stable
Rust, and those differ by a patch version. The post-merge writer runs on
a RunsOn image, so the fleet agrees with it and GitHub-hosted runners
cannot.

Pinning `RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN` in #13457 was necessary but not sufficient.
It fixes which toolchain builds the code. It does not change which
toolchains exist on the image.

**Proposed behavior**

Remove every toolchain except the pin, before the cache step, in both
the reader and the `release-runner-v1` writer. The key then depends on
the pinned compiler and the lockfile alone, not on what the image
happens to carry.

**Reason and benefit**

The cache already proves its value where it lands: release compile drops
from 5m07s to 1m30s, debug from 1m48s to 13s, and the job from 16.4m to
11.6m. This change extends that to the other 73% of runs.

Expected fleet-wide mean: about 11.5m, against 13.9m today and 15.0m
before #13457.

It also removes a standing fragility. The fleet hits today only because
two RunsOn images happen to agree. If either image updates its stable
Rust on its own, the hit rate drops to zero with no code change.

**Breaking changes**

None. The change only affects cache key computation. A miss reproduces
the current behavior.

**Additional context**

The typecheck writer in `release-verify.yml` keeps its current step on
purpose. It restores and saves on the same post-merge image, so its key
never disagrees with itself.

## What Changed

- Added a toolchain normalization block to `Select the pinned Runner
Rust toolchain` in `.github/workflows/pr-trusted.yml`, before the cache
restore. It keeps the pinned toolchain and uninstalls the rest.
- Added the identical block to the same step in the
`verify_paperclip_runner` job of `.github/workflows/release-verify.yml`,
which writes `release-runner-v1`. The reader and the writer must agree,
or the key matches nothing.
- Made the block tolerant. If a toolchain cannot be removed it prints a
notice and continues, so a pull request loses the cache rather than the
run.
- Extended `.github/scripts/tests/pr-runner-rust-cache.test.mjs` with
two tests: the block is byte-identical in both workflows, and it runs
before the cache step in each.

## Verification

Run the workflow shape tests:

```bash
node --test '.github/scripts/tests/*.test.mjs' ./scripts/__tests__/e2e-shard.test.mjs ./scripts/__tests__/release-verify-workflow.test.mjs ./scripts/__tests__/run-vitest-stable-shard.test.mjs ./scripts/cloud-source-verification.test.mjs
```

Result: 471 pass, 0 fail.

I ran the step body against a stub `rustup` to confirm the logic, rather
than only checking syntax. Three paths, all exit 0:

| Case | Result |
|---|---|
| Pin plus an extra stable toolchain | Uninstalls only the extra,
exports `RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=1.97.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu` |
| Pin only, already normalized | No uninstall calls, no error |
| No `rustup` on `PATH` | Prints the notice and continues |

I also mutation-tested the new parity assertion. Each mutation edits
only the writer, then the reader and writer disagree:

| Mutation to `release-verify.yml` | Result |
|---|---|
| One word changed in the shared comment | Caught |
| `uninstall` changed to `remove` | Caught |
| Trailing `rustup toolchain list` deleted | Caught |

After this merges, confirm the repair in CI. Take a `Verify Paperclip
Runner` job that ran on `ubuntu-latest` and check the restore step for
`full match: true`. Under `Environment considered`, `Rust Versions` must
list only 1.97.1. The job should finish near 11.5m rather than 14.7m.

## Risks

- **Master must republish the cache once.** This changes the key, so the
existing `release-runner-v1` entry no longer matches.
`cloud-readiness.yml` runs `release-verify.yml` on every push to master,
so the first push after this lands writes the new entry. Pull requests
merged before that miss the cache, which is exactly what most of them do
today. No run breaks.
- **The reader and the writer must stay in step.** If they diverge, no
run hits the cache. The new parity test fails on any difference in the
block, including a comment.
- **Uninstalling the image toolchain is deliberate.** Everything in this
job builds through the pinned 1.97.1, resolved from
`packages/paperclip-runner/rust-toolchain.toml` and `RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN`.
Nothing in the job uses the image default.
- **Low blast radius.** The change only affects cache key inputs. A miss
compiles from scratch, as today.
- **Image drift is now handled.** The key no longer depends on the
image's own Rust version, so a future image update cannot silently
disable the cache.

## Model Used

Claude Opus 5, provider Anthropic, exact model ID `claude-opus-5`, 1M
context window. Adaptive thinking was on. I used tool use throughout:
the `gh` CLI and the GitHub API to pull 26 post-merge job records and 10
full job logs, log parsing in Python to isolate the per-phase timings
and the two cache keys, a stub `rustup` on `PATH` to exercise the new
step, and local `node --test` runs to verify and mutation-test the
guards. Run through Claude Code.

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
- [x] I have either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` / `Closes
#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [x] My branch name describes the change (e.g. `docs/...`, `fix/...`)
and contains no internal Paperclip ticket id or instance-derived details
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [x] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

Note on the unchecked boxes. The CI and Greptile boxes stay unchecked
until those checks finish. On documentation: no document describes the
Runner cache keys, so there is nothing to update.

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2026-09-15 17:24:22 -07:00
Nicky Leach f97a3f886e perf(ci): restore master's Rust dependency cache on the PR runner lane (#13457)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Every change to Paperclip goes through the pull request CI workflow
before it merges
> - One lane of that workflow, `Verify Paperclip Runner`, builds and
tests the native Rust runner
> - That lane compiles all 313 third-party crates from scratch on every
pull request, in two profiles
> - Master already builds and stores exactly those compiled crates, but
the pull request lane never reads them
> - This pull request restores that existing cache on the pull request
lane, read-only
> - The benefit is about 3.9 minutes less compute per run, or about 4.7
compute-hours each day, with no change to what CI checks

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No public GitHub issue exists for this. The problem follows the
enhancement issue template below.

Related merged pull requests, found by searching this repository:

- Refs https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13194 — created the
`release-runner-v1` cache that this pull request reads
- Refs https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13300 — established
the restore-only dependency cache pattern that this pull request follows
- Refs https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13326 — split the
post-merge runner job into the `protocol` and `rust` lanes used as the
warm-cache baseline below
- Refs https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13259 — applied the
same caching idea to the post-merge typecheck job

I found no open pull request that duplicates this work.

**What existing behavior does this improve?**

The `Verify Paperclip Runner` job in `.github/workflows/pr-trusted.yml`
recompiles the full Rust dependency tree on every pull request.

**Subsystem affected**

Cross-cutting (multiple of the above). The change touches CI workflow
configuration only. It does not change product code.

**Current behavior**

The job has no Rust cache. Its only cache step restores the pnpm store.
Each run therefore downloads about 280 crates and compiles all 313
third-party crates twice, once in the `dev` profile and once in the
`release` profile.

Measured over 12 successful runs on 2026-09-15, the job takes 15.0
minutes on average. The range is 12.1 to 17.4 minutes.

| Phase | Mean | Share |
|---|---|---|
| `check:eval-kernel` | 0.0m | — |
| `typecheck:typescript` and protocol manifest | 0.1m | 1% |
| `build:rust` — cargo `dev` profile | 1.8m | 12% |
| TypeScript tests (`node --test` and vitest, 143 files) | 5.8m | 39% |
| `check:replay-goldens` | 0.1m | 1% |
| `typecheck:rust` — `cargo fmt` and `cargo check` | 0.9m | 6% |
| `test:rust` compile — cargo `release` profile | 4.9m | 33% |
| `test:rust` run | 0.8m | 5% |
| Parity checks | 0.0m | — |
| `check:api-authority` | 0.5m | 3% |

Cargo reports the two compiles directly. The `dev` profile takes 1m24s
to 1m53s. The `release` profile takes 3m54s to 5m36s.

**Proposed behavior**

The job restores master's existing Rust dependency cache before it runs
the checks.

Master already writes this cache. The post-merge `rust` lane in
`.github/workflows/release-verify.yml` writes `release-runner-v1`. It
also warms both profiles into that entry. The entry is 677MB and lives
on `refs/heads/master`. Pull request branches are allowed to read caches
from the default branch.

The pull request lane restores that entry read-only. Master stays the
only writer. A pull request never saves a branch-scoped copy. A pull
request never evicts the shared entry. This matches the rule the pnpm
store in the same file already follows.

**Reason and benefit**

Master runs these same checks with a warm cache. That gives a direct
measurement of the saving.

| Check set | Cold (pull request today) | Warm (master) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| `check:runner` and `check:api-authority` | 7.1m | 3.4m | −3.7m |
| `check:eval-kernel` and `check:protocol` | 7.8m | 7.3m | −0.5m |
| Cache restore step | — | 20–21s | +0.35m |

The net saving is about 3.9 minutes per run, or about 26%. About 73 runs
execute this job each day. The daily saving is therefore about 4.7
compute-hours.

The protocol side changes very little. Vitest dominates that side, not
compilation.

The cache should almost always hit.
`packages/paperclip-runner/runner/Cargo.lock` changed in 7 of the last
1697 commits on master. A miss costs nothing more than today's behavior.

**Breaking changes**

None. The change adds two steps to one CI job. It does not change any
check, any test, or any product code.

**Additional context**

No documentation covers pull request CI caching, so this pull request
updates no documents.

## What Changed

- Added a `Select the pinned Runner Rust toolchain` step to the
`verify_paperclip_runner` job in `.github/workflows/pr-trusted.yml`. The
step exports `RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN`. `rust-cache` hashes `rustc -vV` into
the cache key, so the key needs the pinned compiler. This lane had no
rustup step before, so `rustc` resolved to each runner image's default
instead of the pinned 1.97.1.
- Made that step tolerate a missing `rustup`. `release-verify.yml` runs
on one post-merge fleet image. The gate in this workflow routes to
either `ubuntu-latest` or the public pull request fleet. A missing
`rustup` now costs the cache. It does not fail the pull request.
- Added a `Restore Runner Rust dependencies (read only)` step that uses
`Swatinem/rust-cache` with `save-if: false`.
- Mirrored every cache key input from the master writer in
`release-verify.yml`: the same action SHA, `workspaces`, `shared-key`,
`cache-workspace-crates`, and `cache-bin`. Neither side sets
`prefix-key`. Any drift causes a silent miss and a full recompile.
- Added `.github/scripts/tests/pr-runner-rust-cache.test.mjs`. It
asserts key-input parity across the two workflow files, the step order,
and the restore-only contract.

## Verification

Run the workflow shape tests:

```bash
node --test '.github/scripts/tests/*.test.mjs'
```

Result: 413 pass, 0 fail.

I also mutation-tested the new assertions. I applied each mutation to
the workflow, ran the new test file, then restored the file. All 7
mutations fail the suite:

| Mutation | Result |
|---|---|
| `shared-key` changed to `pr-runner-v1` | Caught |
| `save-if` changed to `true` | Caught |
| `cache-bin` changed to `true` | Caught |
| `rustup show active-toolchain` line deleted | Caught |
| `RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN` export line deleted | Caught |
| `working-directory` line deleted | Caught |
| `command -v rustup` guard deleted | Caught |

To confirm the cache key inputs match the master writer, parse both
workflows and compare:

```bash
ruby -ryaml -e 'pr=YAML.safe_load(File.read(".github/workflows/pr-trusted.yml"), aliases: true); rv=YAML.safe_load(File.read(".github/workflows/release-verify.yml"), aliases: true); a=pr["jobs"]["verify_paperclip_runner"]["steps"].find{|s| s["uses"].to_s.include?("rust-cache")}; b=rv["jobs"]["verify_paperclip_runner"]["steps"].find{|s| s["uses"].to_s.include?("rust-cache")}; puts a["uses"]==b["uses"]; %w[workspaces shared-key cache-workspace-crates cache-bin].each{|k| puts "#{k}: #{a["with"][k]==b["with"][k]}"}'
```

Every line prints `true`.

After the pin advances (see Risks), confirm the cache works in CI. The
restore step log must show `Cache restored from key:
v0-rust-release-runner-v1-Linux-x64-...`. Cargo must stop printing
`Compiling` lines for third-party crates. The job should drop from about
15.0 minutes to about 11.0 minutes.

## Risks

Low risk overall. A cache miss produces exactly today's behavior, so the
worst case is no improvement.

- **This change does nothing until a second pull request lands.**
`.github/workflows/pr.yml` pins this reusable workflow by SHA. The file
header describes this two-step rollout. A follow-up pull request must
bump that pin. That follow-up validates itself, because GitHub uses the
pull request's own `pr.yml` for `pull_request` events.
- **A key mismatch would silently remove the benefit.** The runner
images here may ship a different default `rustc` than the post-merge
fleet. The toolchain step pins the compiler to prevent this. The new
test guards the remaining key inputs. If the first runs still miss,
compare `rustup show` output against a master run.
- **A missing `rustup` degrades quietly.** The step prints a GitHub
notice and continues. CI stays green and the run is simply uncached.
- **No cache poisoning path.** Pull requests only read. `save-if: false`
stops any write. GitHub also isolates pull request cache writes from the
default branch.
- **The cache entry can expire.** GitHub evicts unused entries after 7
days and enforces a repository size limit. Master pushes are frequent,
so the entry should stay warm. Eviction only causes a miss.

## Model Used

Claude Opus 5, provider Anthropic, exact model ID `claude-opus-5`, 1M
context window. Adaptive thinking was on. I used tool use throughout:
the `gh` CLI to read 12 job logs and step timings from recent CI runs,
the GitHub Actions cache API to read cache entry keys and sizes, `git
log` to measure `Cargo.lock` churn, and local `node --test` runs to
verify and mutation-test the change. Run through Claude Code.

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
- [x] I have either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` / `Closes
#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [ ] My branch name describes the change (e.g. `docs/...`, `fix/...`)
and contains no internal Paperclip ticket id or instance-derived details
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [ ] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [ ] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

Note on the unchecked boxes. The branch name
`claude/paperclip-runner-conditional-81a300` carries a tool-generated
suffix, so it does not meet the branch naming rule. I can rename it if
you want. The CI and Greptile boxes stay unchecked until those checks
finish on this pull request.

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