Correct the rule: pull requests do not trigger CI either

Opening this pull request through the API produced no workflow run, so
the previous version of this file was wrong about the API route being
the fix. The suppression covers everything the sandbox does — pushes,
pull request opens, and merges — because it follows the integration, not
the account the UI attributes the action to.

workflow_dispatch is the only mechanism that works, because it creates a
run directly rather than relying on an event.

Record the loop that follows from that, including the part worth having:
ci.yml gates only its staging and publishing steps on refs/heads/dev, so
dispatching it on a feature branch runs build, tests and lint while
publishing nothing. That is a real pre-merge gate with no YAML changes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <[email protected]>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YEsqYAMJKUJoM7UAavm169
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# Working on this repo with Claude
## Land changes through the GitHub API, never `git push` alone
## Nothing a session does triggers CI. Dispatch it explicitly.
**A `git push` from a Claude session does not trigger GitHub Actions.** The
sandbox pushes with a bot token, and GitHub creates no workflow run for it. The
branch updates, CI stays silent, and nothing gets built, tested or published.
GitHub creates **no workflow run** for anything this sandbox does — pushing a
branch, opening a pull request, or merging one. All of it goes through the same
integration, and GitHub suppresses event-triggered runs from it. The pull
request will say it was opened by the repo owner; that is only how the UI
attributes it, and it does not change the suppression.
The evidence, if it ever needs rechecking: every workflow run in this repo's
history is attributed to the repo owner. Commits *authored* by Claude trigger CI
normally — `d165e5ef`, `469c900e`, `d6e237ce` all did — because a human pushed
them. Commits pushed *by a session* (`43394b8`, `742add4`) produced no run at
all. It is the pushing credential that matters, not the commit author.
This was measured, not assumed:
Calls through the GitHub API (the `mcp__github__*` tools) are attributed to the
repo owner and **do** trigger workflows. So:
| Action | Result |
| --- | --- |
| Human pushes a Claude-authored commit (`d165e5ef`, `469c900e`) | CI runs |
| Session pushes `dev` / `main` (`43394b8`, `742add4`) | no run |
| Session opens a PR against `dev` (#1) | no run |
| Session calls `workflow_dispatch` | **runs** |
1. Commit to a feature branch and `git push` it. This triggers nothing, which is
fine — a feature branch has no workflow of its own.
2. **Open a pull request via the API.** `ci.yml` runs on
`pull_request: [main, dev]`, so this is what actually builds and tests the
change. Wait for it to pass.
3. **Merge via the API.** The resulting push to `dev` or `main` is attributed to
the owner and triggers the branch's workflow.
`workflow_dispatch` works because it creates a run directly instead of relying
on an event. It is the only mechanism available from a session, so every build
has to be asked for by hand.
Never merge by pushing `dev` or `main` directly from a session. It silently
skips every check and publishes nothing, leaving a branch whose head was never
built.
## Verify before merging, without publishing
If a PR needs re-verifying after more commits, note that `synchronize` events
come from a raw push and are also dead. Trigger `ci.yml` manually with
`workflow_dispatch` instead.
`ci.yml` builds, tests and lints on any ref, but its staging and publishing
steps are gated on `github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'`. Dispatching it on a
**feature branch** therefore gives the full check — build, unit tests, Android
lint — and publishes nothing.
So the working loop is:
1. Commit and push the feature branch.
2. Dispatch `ci.yml` on that branch. Wait for green. This is the real review
gate, and it is the only verification that exists (see below).
3. Open the PR through the API and merge it there, so the change is reviewable
and the merge commit is honest about what happened. Neither step builds
anything.
4. Dispatch the target branch's workflow to actually build and publish:
`ci.yml` on `dev`, `release.yml` on `main`.
Skipping step 4 leaves a branch whose head was never built and no release.
## Merging is a shipping action
Both long-lived branches publish on push, so a merge is a release, not just an
Both long-lived branches publish, so a merge is a release, not just an
integration:
- **`dev`** → `ci.yml` builds, tests, lints, then publishes a `v1.0.N-dev`
**prerelease**. Offered by the in-app updater to anyone on the Dev channel.
- **`main`** → `release.yml` publishes a **production** release. This is what
the updater installs for everyone on the Production channel.
- **`dev`** → `ci.yml` publishes a `v1.0.N-dev` **prerelease**, offered by the
in-app updater to anyone on the Dev channel.
- **`main`** → `release.yml` publishes a **production** release, which the
updater installs for everyone on the Production channel.
Confirm before merging to `main`. Note that `release.yml` runs `assembleDebug`
only — no tests, no lint — so a `main` merge is only as verified as the `dev`
Confirm before shipping to `main`. Note that `release.yml` runs `assembleDebug`
only — no tests, no lint — so a `main` release is only as verified as the `dev`
build it replays.
## Gradle does not run in the sandbox
`./gradlew` cannot resolve the Android plugin here: the proxy blocks
`dl.google.com` with a 403. There is no local build, no local test run, and no
local lint. CI is the only verification available, which is the other reason
changes must reach it through a PR before landing.
`dl.google.com` with a 403. No local build, no local test run, no local lint. A
dispatched CI run is the only way to find out whether a change compiles.
## A permanent fix, if you want one
The suppression is a property of the sandbox's credential, so it cannot be
fixed from inside a session. Giving the environment a personal access token to
push with would make pushes and PRs behave normally for everyone. Until then,
the dispatch step above is the workaround.