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Cron jobs running at minute 0 create resource contention when systems share infrastructure.

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  • .github/workflows/release-unreleased-digest.yml: Schedule changed from 0 4 * * 2-6 to 17 4 * * 2-6
schedule:
  # Daily at 8pm PT / 4am UTC (Mon-Fri PT = Tue-Sat UTC)
  # Using minute 17 to avoid thundering herd problem
  - cron: "17 4 * * 2-6"

Workflow still runs daily at 4am UTC, now offset by 17 minutes to reduce simultaneous execution with other processes.

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Update the cron configuration in the repository to avoid the thundering herd problem. Adjust the cron execution schedule to off-minutes so the processes avoid excessive simultaneous execution when sharing limited resources.

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sarinali marked this pull request as ready for review February 17, 2026 23:18
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Update cron configuration to avoid thundering herd problem Adjust cron schedule to off-minute to avoid thundering herd Feb 17, 2026
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