When creating a new repository from the skills/code-with-codespaces template, the 0-start-exercise.yml (Step 0) workflow fails with "Startup failure" and "No jobs were run". The exercise never initializes — no issue is created and Step 1 is never enabled.
To Reproduce
- Click "Copy exercise" to create a new repo from
skills/code-with-codespaces
- Wait for the initial push to trigger the workflow
- Go to the Actions tab
Expected behavior
The 0-start-exercise.yml workflow runs successfully, creates the exercise issue, posts step content, and enables Step 1.
Actual behavior
The workflow fails at startup:
- Status: Startup failure
- Message: "No jobs were run"
- Error: "An unexpected error has occurred and we've been automatically notified. Errors are sometimes temporary, so please try again..."
Additional context
The start_exercise job has the condition if: !github.event.repository.is_template which may not evaluate correctly during the initial push from template creation. The job also calls the reusable workflow skills/exercise-toolkit/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml@v0.8.1.
Commit SHA: e91edcb
Request ID from the error: 85D9:3F6B1F:809CE3B:6902DFD:6A3A899A
Expected behavior
The 0-start-exercise.yml workflow runs successfully, creates the exercise issue, posts step content, and enables Step 1.
Actual behavior
The workflow fails at startup:
- Status: Startup failure
- Message: "No jobs were run"
- Error: "An unexpected error has occurred and we've been automatically notified. Errors are sometimes temporary, so please try again..."
Additional context
The start_exercise job has the condition if: !github.event.repository.is_template which may not evaluate correctly during the initial push from template creation. The job also calls the reusable workflow skills/exercise-toolkit/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml@v0.8.1.
Commit SHA: e91edcb
Request ID from the error: 85D9:3F6B1F:809CE3B:6902DFD:6A3A899A
When creating a new repository from the
skills/code-with-codespacestemplate, the0-start-exercise.yml(Step 0) workflow fails with "Startup failure" and "No jobs were run". The exercise never initializes — no issue is created and Step 1 is never enabled.To Reproduce
skills/code-with-codespacesExpected behavior
The
0-start-exercise.ymlworkflow runs successfully, creates the exercise issue, posts step content, and enables Step 1.Actual behavior
The workflow fails at startup:
Additional context
The
start_exercisejob has the conditionif: !github.event.repository.is_templatewhich may not evaluate correctly during the initial push from template creation. The job also calls the reusable workflowskills/exercise-toolkit/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml@v0.8.1.Commit SHA:
e91edcbRequest ID from the error:
85D9:3F6B1F:809CE3B:6902DFD:6A3A899AExpected behavior
The
0-start-exercise.ymlworkflow runs successfully, creates the exercise issue, posts step content, and enables Step 1.Actual behavior
The workflow fails at startup:
Additional context
The
start_exercisejob has the conditionif: !github.event.repository.is_templatewhich may not evaluate correctly during the initial push from template creation. The job also calls the reusable workflowskills/exercise-toolkit/.github/workflows/start-exercise.yml@v0.8.1.Commit SHA:
e91edcbRequest ID from the error:
85D9:3F6B1F:809CE3B:6902DFD:6A3A899A