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+name: Ping (runner check)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '.gitea/workflows/ping.yml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  ping:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Say hello
+        run: |
+          echo "Runner is alive."
+          echo "OS: $(uname -a)"
+          echo "Node: $(node --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'not installed')"