From e41aae0fb673f1455bfaef4115f0eb7a9934ed6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charlie Kolb <charlie@n8n.io>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 11:46:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] ci: Show workflow_dispatch inputs in workflow run names
 (#35496)

Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build-base-image.yml                | 1 +
 .github/workflows/ci-cla-check.yml                    | 1 +
 .github/workflows/ci-instance-ai-evals.yml            | 1 +
 .github/workflows/ci-mcp-evals.yml                    | 1 +
 .github/workflows/clean-stale-branches.yml            | 1 +
 .github/workflows/community-pr-close-stale.yml        | 1 +
 .github/workflows/docker-build-push.yml               | 1 +
 .github/workflows/mutation-health-nightly.yml         | 1 +
 .github/workflows/release-build-daytona-snapshot.yml  | 1 +
 .github/workflows/release-create-experiment.yml       | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/release-create-minor-pr.yml         | 1 +
 .github/workflows/release-create-pr.yml               | 1 +
 .github/workflows/release-publish-new-package.yml     | 1 +
 .github/workflows/release-push-to-channel.yml         | 1 +
 .github/workflows/release-standalone-package.yml      | 1 +
 .github/workflows/sbom-generation-callable.yml        | 1 +
 .github/workflows/sec-sync-public-to-private.yml      | 1 +
 .github/workflows/security-trivy-scan-callable.yml    | 1 +
 .github/workflows/test-bench-reusable.yml             | 1 +
 .github/workflows/test-e2e-helm.yml                   | 6 +++++-
 .github/workflows/test-e2e-reusable.yml               | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/test-e2e-vm-expressions-nightly.yml | 1 +
 .github/workflows/test-evals-ai.yml                   | 1 +
 .github/workflows/test-evals-discovery.yml            | 1 +
 .github/workflows/test-evals-instance-ai.yml          | 1 +
 .github/workflows/test-evals-mcp.yml                  | 1 +
 .github/workflows/test-workflows-nightly.yml          | 1 +
 .github/workflows/util-claude-task.yml                | 4 ++++
 28 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml
index cb75d4fa301..257edd3af53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Build: Base Image'
+run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Build: Base Image (push={0})', inputs.push) || '' }}"
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cla-check.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cla-check.yml
index 747ef7e0383..0d9fa9432fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cla-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cla-check.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'CI: CLA Check'
+run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('CI: CLA Check (PR #{0})', inputs.pr_number) || '' }}"
 
 # In-house replacement for the GitHub App "CLA Bot".
 #
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-instance-ai-evals.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-instance-ai-evals.yml
index 0a35dff4aec..94174c1c9b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-instance-ai-evals.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-instance-ai-evals.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Instance AI Evals: PR Gate'
+run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Instance AI Evals: PR #{0} (tier={1})', inputs.pr, inputs.tier || 'pr') || '' }}"
 
 # The PR gate for Instance AI workflow evals. Auto-runs on PR open/reopen/ready
 # (non-draft, non-fork, path-filtered); manual dispatch re-runs a specific PR
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-mcp-evals.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-mcp-evals.yml
index 3946bbf2c81..c4b33b20f42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-mcp-evals.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-mcp-evals.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'CI: MCP Workflow Evals'
+run-name: "CI: MCP Workflow Evals (tier=${{ inputs.tier }}, iterations=${{ inputs.iterations }}, model=${{ inputs['build-model'] }}, filter=${{ inputs.filter || 'all' }})"
 
 # Runs the MCP workflow evals: builds workflows through the instance MCP server
 # with Claude, then scores them. Manual only (Actions tab → "Run workflow"),
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clean-stale-branches.yml b/.github/workflows/clean-stale-branches.yml
index 016a8a2a15e..6e4d8167a9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clean-stale-branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clean-stale-branches.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Util: Clean Stale Branches'
+run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Util: Clean Stale Branches (dry-run={0}, days={1}, exclude={2})', inputs['dry-run'], inputs.days, inputs.exclude) || '' }}"
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/community-pr-close-stale.yml b/.github/workflows/community-pr-close-stale.yml
index a064d555596..2b492b5f329 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/community-pr-close-stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/community-pr-close-stale.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Community: Close Stale PRs'
+run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Community: Close Stale PRs (dry-run={0})', inputs['dry-run']) || '' }}"
 
 # Closes community PRs that were sent back to the contributor
 # (triage:needs-info / triage:tests-needed / Needs Feedback) and have been
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push.yml
index bd1e284c689..13cd3ca04d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-push.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # - Uses docker-tags.mjs for tag generation, this generates the tags for the images
 
 name: 'Docker: Build and Push'
+run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Docker: Build and Push {0} (push={1}, arm64={2})', github.ref_name, inputs.push_enabled, inputs.include_arm64) || '' }}"
 
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=7168'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mutation-health-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/mutation-health-nightly.yml
index a097fb2e035..120bb555897 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mutation-health-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mutation-health-nightly.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Mutation Health (nightly)'
+run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Mutation Health (mode={0}, top_n={1}, source_file={2})', inputs.mode, inputs.top_n, inputs.source_file) || '' }}"
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build-daytona-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build-daytona-snapshot.yml
index 23499ae8492..4737d2d5df7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build-daytona-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build-daytona-snapshot.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Release: Build Daytona snapshot'
+run-name: 'Build Daytona snapshot for n8n@${{ inputs.n8n_version }}'
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-create-experiment.yml b/.github/workflows/release-create-experiment.yml
index 17326eb0b0e..a8a1ae0f416 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-create-experiment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-create-experiment.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Release: Create Experiment PR'
-run-name: 'Release: Create Experiment Release PR'
+run-name: 'Release: Create Experiment Release PR (${{ inputs.commits }})'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-create-minor-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-create-minor-pr.yml
index d8530beb537..89f7bea27e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-create-minor-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-create-minor-pr.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Release: Create Minor Release PR'
+run-name: 'Release: Create Minor Release PR (force=${{ inputs.force }})'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-create-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-create-pr.yml
index 9eaf3660f16..28460ae5209 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-create-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-create-pr.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Release: Create Pull Request'
+run-name: "Release: Create ${{ inputs['release-type'] }} PR from ${{ inputs['base-branch'] }}"
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-publish-new-package.yml b/.github/workflows/release-publish-new-package.yml
index c2f0c28f8a6..39259a3bf97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-publish-new-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-publish-new-package.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Release: Publish New Package'
+run-name: "Release: Publish New Package (${{ inputs['package-path'] }})"
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-push-to-channel.yml b/.github/workflows/release-push-to-channel.yml
index 66c81e212db..b433aad49c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-push-to-channel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-push-to-channel.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Release: Push to Channel'
+run-name: "Release: Push n8n@${{ inputs.version }} to ${{ inputs['release-channel'] }}"
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-standalone-package.yml b/.github/workflows/release-standalone-package.yml
index 186575f0db2..a1a53b67919 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-standalone-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-standalone-package.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Release: Standalone Package'
+run-name: 'Release: ${{ inputs.package }} (${{ inputs.bump }})'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sbom-generation-callable.yml b/.github/workflows/sbom-generation-callable.yml
index 2ac911c2c11..0205cdbc5f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sbom-generation-callable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sbom-generation-callable.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Release: Attach SBOM'
+run-name: 'Release: Attach SBOM for n8n@${{ inputs.n8n_version }}'
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sec-sync-public-to-private.yml b/.github/workflows/sec-sync-public-to-private.yml
index ab66a32c4a7..297d766decd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sec-sync-public-to-private.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sec-sync-public-to-private.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 # Manual runs always sync (for conflict recovery after failed cherry-pick).
 
 name: 'Security: Sync from Public'
+run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Security: Sync from Public (force={0})', inputs.force) || '' }}"
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-trivy-scan-callable.yml b/.github/workflows/security-trivy-scan-callable.yml
index 3deab7429cd..396ee5d8231 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-trivy-scan-callable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-trivy-scan-callable.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: Security - Scan Docker Image With Trivy
+run-name: 'Trivy scan of ${{ inputs.image_ref }}'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-bench-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/test-bench-reusable.yml
index 39e0f78493e..f41628ec0bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-bench-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-bench-reusable.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Test: Benchmarks'
+run-name: "Test: Benchmarks (${{ inputs.ref || github.ref_name }})"
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-helm.yml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-helm.yml
index 1596fe422ae..61bf480aae1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-helm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-helm.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Test: E2E Helm Chart'
+run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Test: E2E Helm Chart (mode={0}, branch={1}, chart={2})', inputs.mode, inputs.branch || 'default', inputs['helm-chart-ref']) || '' }}"
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -94,7 +95,10 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED: 'true'
         run: |
-          npx tsx packages/testing/containers/helm-start-stack.ts \
+          # tsx is a devDependency of n8n-containers, not the repo root, so it
+          # must run via that package (root `npx tsx` stopped resolving when
+          # shamefully-hoist was removed).
+          pnpm --filter n8n-containers exec tsx helm-start-stack.ts \
             --env E2E_TESTS=true --env NODE_ENV=development \
             --mode "${{ inputs.mode || 'queue' }}" \
             --image "${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-reusable.yml
index 8672ebccc1d..9f1ffd53867 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-reusable.yml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pre-pull Test Container Images
         if: ${{ !contains(inputs.test-command, 'test:local') }}
-        run: npx tsx packages/testing/containers/pull-test-images.ts ${{ matrix.images }} || true
+        run: pnpm --filter n8n-containers exec tsx pull-test-images.ts ${{ matrix.images }} || true
 
       - name: Filter specs to previous-attempt failures
         if: github.run_attempt > 1 && matrix.specs != ''
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-vm-expressions-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-vm-expressions-nightly.yml
index 7f48ac612fd..2d0f51c977c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-vm-expressions-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-vm-expressions-nightly.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Test: E2E VM Expressions Nightly'
+run-name: "Test: E2E VM Expressions (${{ inputs.branch || 'nightly' }})"
 
 on:
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-evals-ai.yml b/.github/workflows/test-evals-ai.yml
index c1176dc8529..df13780d35a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-evals-ai.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-evals-ai.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Test: Evals AI'
+run-name: "${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && format('Test: Evals AI on {0} (eval_type={1}, spec_repetitions={2}, spec_judges={3})', inputs.branch, inputs.eval_type, inputs.spec_repetitions, inputs.spec_judges) || '' }}"
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-evals-discovery.yml b/.github/workflows/test-evals-discovery.yml
index a7fe2a7970b..3d5292bac26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-evals-discovery.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-evals-discovery.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Test: Instance AI Discovery Evals'
+run-name: "Test: Instance AI Discovery Evals (branch=${{ inputs.branch || 'master' }}, filter=${{ inputs.filter || 'all' }}, trials=${{ inputs.trials }})"
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-evals-instance-ai.yml b/.github/workflows/test-evals-instance-ai.yml
index 458a672b969..2128aefd043 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-evals-instance-ai.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-evals-instance-ai.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Instance AI Evals: Experiments'
+run-name: "Instance AI Evals: ${{ inputs.branch || 'master' }} (tier=${{ inputs.tier || 'all' }}, iterations=${{ inputs.iterations }}, model=${{ inputs.model || 'default' }}, experiment=${{ inputs['experiment-name'] || '-' }})"
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-evals-mcp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-evals-mcp.yml
index 058f853e780..4db888c873c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-evals-mcp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-evals-mcp.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Test: MCP Workflow Evals'
+run-name: "Test: MCP Workflow Evals (branch=${{ inputs.branch || github.ref_name }}, tier=${{ inputs.tier }}, iterations=${{ inputs.iterations }}, model=${{ inputs['build-model'] }})"
 
 # Scores workflows built through the instance MCP server (packages/cli/src/modules/mcp)
 # with the Instance AI verifier, using the fused `--build-via-mcp` lane model:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-workflows-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/test-workflows-nightly.yml
index b30dd16fd0c..1292e872341 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-workflows-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-workflows-nightly.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: 'Test: Workflows Nightly'
+run-name: 'Test: Workflows Nightly (${{ inputs.git_ref_to_test }})'
 
 # Nightly schedule disabled (DEVP-544): the "Run Workflow Tests with Snapshots"
 # job fails the majority of its runs due to host-level port contention on shared
diff --git a/.github/workflows/util-claude-task.yml b/.github/workflows/util-claude-task.yml
index ee510181400..3f9c67c2305 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/util-claude-task.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/util-claude-task.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 name: 'Util: Claude Task Runner'
+# The `task` input is deliberately not in the run name: dispatchers pass large
+# multiline payloads (e.g. a full Linear issue as JSON) that must not appear in
+# the publicly visible run list.
+run-name: 'Util: Claude Task Runner (model=${{ inputs.model }}, ref=${{ inputs.ref }})'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: