The world if you could re-run a failed GitHub Actions job before all the jobs are complete
1:54 PM · Jun 26, 2026 · 5.1K Views
Charlie Marsh, Astral founder, requests a GitHub Actions feature to rerun failed jobs without waiting for the entire workflow to finish
The current limitation delays continuous integration feedback loops.
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Users criticized GitHub Actions for lacking an early rerun option on failed jobs, calling it a persistent oversight despite Copilot access and deeming Azure DevOps and GitLab superior in design.
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Kevin Zakka@kevin_zakka
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Charlie Marsh@charliermarsh
The world if you could re-run a failed GitHub Actions job before all the jobs are complete
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eli@_seemethere
@charliermarsh lol the amount of times I’d tell the PM in charge of actions about this.
Still a pipe dream.
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NaN goto@nmnvzr
@charliermarsh GitHub has full access to Copilot and they still can't make it happen.
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eli@_seemethere
@charliermarsh Buildkite does this btw. 👀
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@charliermarsh Azure DevOps and GitLab are so superior in design, it’s crazy. They just lack the ecosystem
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