From be6129e947ad4468cebf3329aaeb45ad0439f406 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edbfi <326875205+edbfi@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:11:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] test(ci): pilot probe for a pending check and hold

Signed-off-by: edbfi <326875205+edbfi@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 873c983..8e8d3ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ permissions:
 concurrency:
   group: ci-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
+# Automerge pilot probe (comment); never merged.
 jobs:
   guard:
     runs-on: ubuntu-26.04

From e80c2133c81785aea5e3842a7e9ff405523ee16e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edbfi <326875205+edbfi@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:15:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] test(ci): add a slow pending probe

Signed-off-by: edbfi <326875205+edbfi@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8e8d3ef..706d66a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,15 @@ jobs:
   smoke:
     needs: [guard, quality]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+  probe:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - run: sleep 480
   required:
     name: ci / required
     if: always()
-    needs: [guard, quality, smoke]
+    needs: [guard, quality, smoke, probe]
     runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
@@ -57,4 +62,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: edbfi/automation/actions/gate@v3.1.0
         with:
           needs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
-          required: guard quality smoke
+          required: guard quality smoke probe