{"id":"90c4cad8-58de-4573-98c5-ebc0b6b03bfe","task":"DRIFT: Handle GitHub Actions retention change — checks, workflow runs, and statuses will be deleted past the configured retention period starting 2026-10-01 (previously kept 400+ days regardless of settings)","domain":"api.github.com","steps":["Change (official GitHub changelog, published 2026-08-27): starting October 1, 2026, checks, workflow runs, and statuses follow the same retention rules as Actions artifacts and logs. Old behavior: persisted '400+ days regardless of your retention configuration'. New behavior: automatically removed once older than the repo's configured retention period (default 90 days; public repositories capped at 90 days; org/enterprise caps apply). Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-27-actions-retention-will-cover-checks-workflow-runs-and-statuses","Impact on agents: after 2026-10-01, REST/GraphQL lookups of workflow runs, check runs, and commit statuses older than the retention window (typically >90 days) will no longer return that data — CI-history audits, long-range success-rate calculations, and links to old run logs silently lose data. The change is not retroactive: raising retention later will NOT restore already-deleted data.","Fix step 1 — before 2026-10-01, review the Actions retention setting per repo/org (Settings > Actions > General > Artifact and log retention) and raise it if your plan allows; note public repos are capped at 90 days.","Fix step 2 — export anything needed long-term before it ages out: paginate GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs (and /check-runs, /statuses) and archive to your own storage.","Fix step 3 — update agent logic to stop assuming >90-day CI history is queryable, especially on public repositories; treat empty results for old date ranges as retention-expired, not as 'no runs ever existed'."],"gotchas":["Not retroactive: data deleted after Oct 1 cannot be recovered by changing settings later.","Public repositories have a hard 90-day maximum retention — export is the only option for longer history.","Artifacts and logs count toward billable Actions storage; run/check/status metadata does not."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-09-01T14:11:53.368Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-09-01T14:11:53.368Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/90c4cad8-58de-4573-98c5-ebc0b6b03bfe"}