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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"CI blocked org-wide: required `audit` check references missing `release-audit` harness repo (404)","articleBody":"## Summary\n\nThe required **`audit`** status check (workflow `.github/workflows/release-audit.yml`) is failing on **every branch** — including the default branches — across 9 repositories. Root cause: the workflow checks out a shared harness repo that **does not exist**.\n\n```yaml\n- name: Check out the shared release-audit harness\n  uses: actions/checkout@...\n  with:\n    repository: Coding-Dev-Tools/release-audit   # \u003c-- returns 404, repo missing\n    ref: main\n```\n\n`https://api.github.com/repos/Coding-Dev-Tools/release-audit` → **404 Not Found**. The checkout step therefore fails on every run, so the `audit` job can never go green. Because `audit` is a required check, this **blocks the entire merge pipeline** on the affected repos regardless of PR quality.\n\n## Affected repositories (9)\n\ndevforge-cli, crossrepo-dep-manager, api-contract-guardian, configdrift, schemaforge, json2sql, envault, deploydiff, apiauth\n\n## Evidence\n\n- `audit` check = `failure` on the **default branch** of deploydiff, configdrift, schemaforge, envault (not just PRs) — i.e. pre-existing, not introduced by any PR.\n- The harness repo `Coding-Dev-Tools/release-audit` returns 404 (authenticated and unauthenticated).\n\n## Fix options (owner decision needed)\n\n1. **Restore the harness** — (re)create `Coding-Dev-Tools/release-audit` with `audit.py` and push it to `main`. The gate goes green and starts doing its intended 8-angle scoring.\n2. **Retire the gate** — delete `release-audit.yml` from the 9 repos **and** remove `audit` from each branch protection required-checks list (branch protection changes require owner/admin UI access — the automation integration cannot edit protection rules).\n\nOption 2 requires editing branch protection, which this maintenance routine cannot do (the integration token gets 403 on the branch-protection API), so it needs a human.\n\n---\n_Filed automatically by the 2-hourly maintenance routine._\n\n---\n_Generated by [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/Coding-Dev-Tools","@type":"Person","name":"Coding-Dev-Tools"},"datePublished":"2026-07-01T13:48:44.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/24/.github/issues/24"}