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Add GitHub Actions workflow to clean up PR branch caches on close#931

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Copilot AI commented Mar 16, 2026

PR merge ref caches (refs/pull/{number}/merge) accumulate after PRs close and are never automatically purged, consuming repository cache quota unnecessarily.

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  • .github/workflows/CleanupCaches.yml: Workflow triggered on pull_request: closed that enumerates and deletes all Actions caches scoped to the closed PR's merge ref using native gh cache CLI commands with secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN — no additional secrets required. Uses a permissions: actions: write block to follow least-privilege security practice. No repository checkout is required since the script only calls the GitHub API.

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add workflow to clean up unnecessary caches after merges Add GitHub Actions workflow to clean up PR branch caches on close Mar 16, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from BenjaminMichaelis March 16, 2026 16:35
@BenjaminMichaelis BenjaminMichaelis marked this pull request as ready for review March 16, 2026 17:16
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@copilot I don't see the changed file

…unnecessary checkout, add permissions block

Co-authored-by: BenjaminMichaelis <22186029+BenjaminMichaelis@users.noreply.github.com>
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Copilot AI commented Mar 16, 2026

@copilot I don't see the changed file

The file was identical to what was already on main, so nothing showed as changed. Fixed in ec184db with these improvements:

  • Removed the unnecessary actions/checkout@v6 step (no repo files are needed)
  • Replaced the archived actions/gh-actions-cache extension with native gh cache commands (built into gh CLI ≥2.44.0, which ships on ubuntu-latest)
  • Added a permissions: actions: write block to follow least-privilege security practice

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