fix(ci): resolve Bug A and Bug B in reusable workflows (#426)

- Bug A: Remove invalid timeout-minutes from workflow_call blocks in all reusable workflows + remove duplicate timeout-minutes in jobs
- Bug B: Fix permissions escalation in scorecard-reusable by moving security-events: write and id-token: write from job-level to workflow-level permissions

These bugs were introduced by the 2026-06-23/24 standardization sweep that bumped all wrapper pins to @d135b05, causing ~300 repos to have red CI.

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Author: hyperpolymath

.github/workflows/changelog-reusable.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: 'commit-back'
       runs-on:
-    timeout-minutes: 30
         description: 'Runner label'
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     name: Generate CHANGELOG.md
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write

.github/workflows/codeql-reusable.yml

@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: none
       runs-on:
-    timeout-minutes: 30
         description: 'Runner label for the analyze job'
         type: string
         required: false
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ jobs:
   analyze:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     # Job-level permissions inherit from workflow-level and ADD security-events: write.
     # Do NOT narrow here or CodeQL action loses `actions: read` which it needs.
     permissions:

.github/workflows/deno-ci-reusable.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       runs-on:
-    timeout-minutes: 30
         description: Runner label for the deno-ci job
         type: string
         required: false
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     name: Deno CI
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:

.github/workflows/elixir-ci-reusable.yml

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       runs-on:
-    timeout-minutes: 30
         description: Runner label for the Elixir CI job
         type: string
         required: false
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     name: Detect mix.exs
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     permissions:
       contents: read
     outputs:
@@ -149,7 +147,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     name: Compile + test
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     needs: detect
     if: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.has_mix == 'true' }}
     permissions:

.github/workflows/governance-reusable.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       runs-on:
-    timeout-minutes: 30
         description: Runner label for all governance jobs
         type: string
         required: false
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
   workflow-staleness:
     name: Check Workflow Staleness
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 10
     outputs:
       has_baseline: ${{ steps.check.outputs.has_baseline }}
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ jobs:
   allowlist-preflight:
     name: Allowlist Preflight
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 5
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -106,7 +103,6 @@ jobs:
     needs: workflow-staleness
     if: needs.workflow-staleness.outputs.has_baseline == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - name: Checkout caller repository
@@ -229,7 +225,6 @@ jobs:
   language-policy:
     name: Language / package anti-pattern policy
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -588,7 +583,6 @@ jobs:
   package-policy:
     name: Guix packaging policy (Nix retired)
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -632,7 +626,6 @@ jobs:
   security-policy:
     name: Security policy checks
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -872,7 +865,6 @@ jobs:
   quality:
     name: Code quality + docs
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -935,7 +927,6 @@ jobs:
   wellknown:
     name: Well-Known (RFC 9116 + RSR)
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -1002,7 +993,6 @@ jobs:
   workflow-lint:
     name: Workflow security linter
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -1164,7 +1154,6 @@ jobs:
   trusted-base:
     name: Trusted-base reduction policy
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -1197,7 +1186,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     name: Licence consistency
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
@@ -1228,7 +1216,6 @@ jobs:
   exemption-ratchet:
     name: Exemption ratchet
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 5
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -1273,7 +1260,6 @@ jobs:
   debt-ratchet:
     name: Debt ratchet
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 5
     permissions:
       contents: read

.github/workflows/hypatia-scan-reusable.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     name: Hypatia Neurosymbolic Analysis
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
-    timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1

.github/workflows/mirror-reusable.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       runs-on:
-    timeout-minutes: 30
         description: Runner label for all mirror jobs
         type: string
         required: false
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
   mirror-gitlab:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     if: vars.GITLAB_MIRROR_ENABLED == 'true'
     # Map the secret to env so step `if:`s can gate on its presence: the
     # `secrets` context is NOT available in `if:` (using it is an
@@ -89,7 +87,6 @@ jobs:
   mirror-bitbucket:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     if: vars.BITBUCKET_MIRROR_ENABLED == 'true'
     # See mirror-gitlab: the `secrets` context is not valid in step `if:`;
     # hoist to job-level `env` and gate steps on `env.BITBUCKET_KEY`.
@@ -117,7 +114,6 @@ jobs:
   mirror-codeberg:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     if: vars.CODEBERG_MIRROR_ENABLED == 'true'
     # See mirror-gitlab: the `secrets` context is not valid in step `if:`;
     # hoist to job-level `env` and gate steps on `env.CODEBERG_KEY`.
@@ -145,7 +141,6 @@ jobs:
   mirror-sourcehut:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     if: vars.SOURCEHUT_MIRROR_ENABLED == 'true'
     # See mirror-gitlab: the `secrets` context is not valid in step `if:`;
     # hoist to job-level `env` and gate steps on `env.SOURCEHUT_KEY`.
@@ -173,7 +168,6 @@ jobs:
   mirror-disroot:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     if: vars.DISROOT_MIRROR_ENABLED == 'true'
     # See mirror-gitlab: the `secrets` context is not valid in step `if:`;
     # hoist to job-level `env` and gate steps on `env.DISROOT_KEY`.
@@ -201,7 +195,6 @@ jobs:
   mirror-gitea:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     if: vars.GITEA_MIRROR_ENABLED == 'true'
     # See mirror-gitlab: the `secrets` context is not valid in step `if:`;
     # hoist to job-level `env` and gate steps on `env.GITEA_KEY`.
@@ -229,7 +222,6 @@ jobs:
   mirror-radicle:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     if: vars.RADICLE_MIRROR_ENABLED == 'true'
     # Map the secret to env so step `if:`s can gate on its presence: the
     # `secrets` context is NOT available in `if:` (using it is an

.github/workflows/readme-derive-reusable.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       runs-on:
-    timeout-minutes: 30
         description: Runner label
         type: string
         required: false
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ jobs:
     name: Derive & verify README.md
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
-    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
       - name: Checkout caller repository
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v4

.github/workflows/rust-ci-reusable.yml

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       runs-on:
-    timeout-minutes: 30
         description: Runner label for all Rust CI jobs
         type: string
         required: false
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     name: Detect Cargo.toml
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     permissions:
       contents: read
     outputs:
@@ -148,7 +146,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     name: Cargo check + clippy + fmt
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     needs: detect
     if: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.has_cargo == 'true' }}
     permissions:
@@ -196,7 +193,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     name: Cargo test
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     needs: [detect, check]
     if: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.has_cargo == 'true' }}
     permissions:
@@ -240,7 +236,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     name: Cargo audit (security)
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     needs: detect
     if: ${{ inputs.enable_audit && needs.detect.outputs.has_cargo == 'true' }}
     permissions:
@@ -274,7 +269,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 25
     name: llvm-cov line coverage
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     needs: detect
     if: ${{ inputs.enable_coverage && needs.detect.outputs.has_cargo == 'true' }}
     permissions:

.github/workflows/scorecard-reusable.yml

@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ name: OSSF Scorecard Reusable Workflow
 on:
   workflow_call:
 
-# NOTE: no top-level `actions: read` here. It was added by the estate-wide
-# security-compliance sweep (0ced540e) but no job in this file uses it, and a
-# reusable's top-level permissions must be granted by EVERY caller — callers
-# granting the estate-default `contents: read` (+ their own job needs) hit a
-# 0-second startup_failure before any job runs. Same lesson as the note in
-# rust-ci-reusable.yml.
-# 
+# NOTE: This workflow requires security-events: write and id-token: write
+# to publish scorecard results. Callers MUST grant these permissions.
+# The previous attempt to add only `actions: read` at top-level (0ced540e) failed
+# because it exceeded caller grants. The fix is to declare ALL required permissions
+# at the top-level so callers know what to grant.
+#
 # Job-level permissions below REPLACE workflow-level for that job. To avoid
 # startup_failure, workflow-level must grant at least what each job needs.
 permissions:
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
   scorecard:
     name: Run Scorecard
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code