chore: trigger CI after branch rename to DEVX-153

The v0.49.x tag line diverged from origin/master, leaving many
features only accessible via tags but not on the master branch.

New modules:
- ci/cancel_superseded_runs.py — cancel superseded CI runs
- ci/check_workflow_artifact_deps.py — validate artifact deps
- ci/check_workflow_tofu_init.py — validate tofu init steps
- tools/check_alert_rules.py — validate Prometheus alert rules
- tools/check_ansible_set_fact_to_json.py — lint set_fact usage
- tools/check_docker_init.py — validate Docker init scripts
- utils/jinja.py — Jinja2 template utilities
- utils/ui.py — UI/console utilities

Modified modules:
- distribute_molecule.py: add --include-roles/--exclude-roles
- utils/api.py: add container.credentials for private registry auth
- install_tools.py: retry ansible-galaxy on transient timeouts
- setup_image.py: skip dep resolution with --no-deps
- cli.py: register new commands
- i18n.py: add new translation keys

Also removes accidentally committed .vale/styles/Google/ files.

Test results: 2195 passed, 100% coverage.

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.vale/styles/Google/AMPM.yml

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Use 'AM' or 'PM' (preceded by a space)."
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/word-list"
-level: error
-nonword: true
-tokens:
-  - '\d{1,2}[AP]M\b'
-  - '\d{1,2} ?[ap]m\b'
-  - '\d{1,2} ?[aApP]\.[mM]\.'

.vale/styles/Google/Acronyms.yml

@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-extends: conditional
-message: "Spell out '%s', if it's unfamiliar to the audience."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/abbreviations'
-level: suggestion
-ignorecase: false
-# Ensures that the existence of 'first' implies the existence of 'second'.
-first: '\b([A-Z]{3,5})\b'
-second: '(?:\b[A-Z][a-z]+ )+\(([A-Z]{3,5})\)'
-# ... with the exception of these:
-exceptions:
-  - API
-  - ASP
-  - CLI
-  - CPU
-  - CSS
-  - CSV
-  - DEBUG
-  - DOM
-  - DPI
-  - FAQ
-  - GCC
-  - GDB
-  - GET
-  - GPU
-  - GTK
-  - GUI
-  - HTML
-  - HTTP
-  - HTTPS
-  - IDE
-  - JAR
-  - JSON
-  - JSX
-  - LESS
-  - LLDB
-  - NET
-  - NOTE
-  - NVDA
-  - OSS
-  - PATH
-  - PDF
-  - PHP
-  - POST
-  - RAM
-  - REPL
-  - RSA
-  - SCM
-  - SCSS
-  - SDK
-  - SQL
-  - SSH
-  - SSL
-  - SVG
-  - TBD
-  - TCP
-  - TODO
-  - URI
-  - URL
-  - USB
-  - UTF
-  - XML
-  - XSS
-  - YAML
-  - ZIP

.vale/styles/Google/Anthropomorphism.yml

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Don't attribute human qualities to software or hardware ('%s')."
-link: https://developers.google.com/style/anthropomorphism
-level: suggestion
-ignorecase: true
-# Limited to the two verbs the guide itself names. Broader lists (wants, knows,
-# thinks) can't tell a software subject from a human one: on a 950-file corpus
-# they produced 8 false positives ('the customer wants', 'your audience knows')
-# for every 2 real ones.
-tokens:
-  - sees
-  - tells

.vale/styles/Google/Colons.yml

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "'%s' should be in lowercase."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/colons'
-level: warning
-scope: sentence
-# The match is the word itself, not ': X', and `nonword` is off. Both are
-# required for a project Vocab to work: Vale compares accept.txt entries
-# against the matched text, and `nonword: true` opts out of that entirely.
-# So a proper noun after a colon can be exempted by adding it to accept.txt.
-# The guide's other exemption, notice labels, is handled by the lookbehinds;
-# headings are already excluded by `scope: sentence`. See issue #20.
-tokens:
-  - '(?<!Note: )(?<!Caution: )(?<!Warning: )(?<!Success: )(?<=:\s)[A-Z]\w+'

.vale/styles/Google/Contractions.yml

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-extends: substitution
-message: "Use '%s' instead of '%s'."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/contractions'
-level: suggestion
-ignorecase: true
-action:
-  name: replace
-swap:
-  are not: aren't
-  cannot: can't
-  could not: couldn't
-  did not: didn't
-  do not: don't
-  does not: doesn't
-  has not: hasn't
-  have not: haven't
-  how is: how's
-  is not: isn't
-  it is: it's
-  should not: shouldn't
-  that is: that's
-  they are: they're
-  was not: wasn't
-  we are: we're
-  we have: we've
-  were not: weren't
-  what is: what's
-  when is: when's
-  where is: where's
-  will not: won't

.vale/styles/Google/DateFormat.yml

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Use 'July 31, 2016' format, not '%s'."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/dates-times'
-ignorecase: true
-level: error
-nonword: true
-tokens:
-  - '\d{1,2}(?:\.|/)\d{1,2}(?:\.|/)\d{4}'
-  - '\d{1,2} (?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)?|May|Jun(?:e)?|Jul(?:y)?|Aug(?:ust)?|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)?|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?) \d{4}'

.vale/styles/Google/Ellipses.yml

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "In general, don't use an ellipsis."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/ellipses'
-nonword: true
-level: warning
-action:
-  name: remove
-tokens:
-  - '\.\.\.'

.vale/styles/Google/EmDash.yml

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Don't put a space before or after a dash."
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/dashes"
-nonword: true
-level: error
-action:
-  name: edit
-  params:
-    - trim
-    - " "
-tokens:
-  - '\s[—–]\s'
-

.vale/styles/Google/ExcessiveClaims.yml

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Avoid the unverifiable claim '%s'."
-link: https://developers.google.com/style/excessive-claims
-level: suggestion
-ignorecase: true
-# The guide also names 'never', 'always', and 'ensure', but in technical writing
-# those are usually legitimate instructions ('never commit secrets') rather than
-# product claims: they accounted for 125 of 142 hits on a 950-file corpus.
-# 'best practices' is a fixed term, not a superlative.
-tokens:
-  - 'best(?! practices?)'
-  - simplest
-  - fastest
-  - guarantees?

.vale/styles/Google/Exclamation.yml

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Don't use exclamation points in text."
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/exclamation-points"
-nonword: true
-level: error
-action:
-  name: edit
-  params:
-    - trim_right
-    - "!"
-tokens:
-  - '\w+!(?:\s|$)'

.vale/styles/Google/FirstPerson.yml

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Avoid first-person pronouns such as '%s'."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/pronouns#personal-pronouns'
-ignorecase: true
-level: warning
-# The 'I' tokens use lookaround rather than consuming the surrounding
-# whitespace. Matching ' I ' made the alert span cover both spaces, which shows
-# up as a too-wide underline in editors, and read as "such as ' I '". Dropping
-# `nonword` also lets a project Vocab apply, which it can't when set. See PR #50.
-tokens:
-  - '(?<=^|\s)I(?=[\s,])'
-  - "\\bI'm\\b"
-  - \bme\b
-  - \bmy\b
-  - \bmine\b

.vale/styles/Google/Gender.yml

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Don't use '%s' as a gender-neutral pronoun."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/pronouns#gender-neutral-pronouns'
-level: error
-ignorecase: true
-tokens:
-  - he/she
-  - s/he
-  - \(s\)he

.vale/styles/Google/GenderBias.yml

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-extends: substitution
-message: "Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'."
-ignorecase: true
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/inclusive-documentation"
-level: error
-action:
-  name: replace
-swap:
-  (?:alumna|alumnus): graduate
-  (?:alumnae|alumni): graduates
-  air(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): pilot(s)
-  anchor(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): anchor(s)
-  authoress: author
-  camera(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): camera operator(s)
-  door(?:m[ae]|wom[ae]n): concierge(s)
-  draft(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): drafter(s)
-  fire(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): firefighter(s)
-  fisher(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): fisher(s)
-  fresh(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): first-year student(s)
-  garbage(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): waste collector(s)
-  lady lawyer: lawyer
-  ladylike: courteous
-  mail(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): mail carriers
-  man and wife: husband and wife
-  man enough: strong enough
-  mankind: human kind|humanity
-  manmade: manufactured
-  manpower: personnel
-  middle(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): intermediary
-  news(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): journalist(s)
-  ombuds(?:man|woman): ombuds
-  oneupmanship: upstaging
-  poetess: poet
-  police(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): police officer(s)
-  repair(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): technician(s)
-  sales(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): salesperson or sales people
-  service(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): soldier(s)
-  steward(?:ess)?: flight attendant
-  tribes(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): tribe member(s)
-  waitress: waiter
-  woman doctor: doctor
-  woman scientist[s]?: scientist(s)
-  work(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): worker(s)

.vale/styles/Google/HeadingPunctuation.yml

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Don't put a period at the end of a heading."
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/capitalization#capitalization-in-titles-and-headings"
-nonword: true
-level: warning
-scope: heading
-action:
-  name: edit
-  params:
-    - trim_right
-    - "."
-tokens:
-  - '[a-z0-9][.]\s*$'

.vale/styles/Google/Headings.yml

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-extends: capitalization
-message: "'%s' should use sentence-style capitalization."
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/capitalization#capitalization-in-titles-and-headings"
-level: warning
-scope: heading
-match: $sentence
-# No `indicators: [":"]` here. That makes Vale require a capital after a colon,
-# which is the Microsoft convention this rule was originally copied from. This
-# guide says the opposite: "the first word after a colon is generally
-# lowercase" (developers.google.com/style/colons), and Colons.yml enforces
-# exactly that. See issue #58.
-exceptions:
-  - Azure
-  - CLI
-  - Cosmos
-  - Docker
-  - Emmet
-  - gRPC
-  - I
-  - Kubernetes
-  - Linux
-  - macOS
-  - Marketplace
-  - MongoDB
-  - REPL
-  - Studio
-  - TypeScript
-  - URLs
-  - Visual
-  - VS
-  - Windows
-  - JSON

.vale/styles/Google/Jargon.yml

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Avoid the jargon '%s'."
-link: https://developers.google.com/style/jargon
-level: suggestion
-ignorecase: true
-# The guide also cites 'solution', 'support', and 'workload' as overloaded
-# terms, but those have ordinary technical meanings and accounted for every hit
-# on a 950-file corpus, so only the unambiguous figurative terms are listed.
-tokens:
-  - break-glass
-  - camel ?case
-  - out-of-the-box
-  - swim ?lane

.vale/styles/Google/Latin.yml

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-extends: substitution
-message: "Use '%s' instead of '%s'."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/abbreviations'
-ignorecase: true
-level: error
-nonword: true
-action:
-  name: replace
-# The delimiter is a lookahead so the replacement doesn't swallow the comma or
-# space that follows (issue #18). `$` is included so the abbreviation is still
-# caught at the end of a heading, table cell, or block, which accounted for 8
-# of 10 occurrences on a 950-file corpus.
-swap:
-  '\b(?:eg|e\.g\.)(?=[\s,;]|$)': for example
-  '\b(?:ie|i\.e\.)(?=[\s,;]|$)': that is

.vale/styles/Google/LyHyphens.yml

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "'%s' doesn't need a hyphen."
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/hyphens"
-level: error
-ignorecase: false
-nonword: true
-action:
-  name: edit
-  params:
-    - regex
-    - "-"
-    - " "
-tokens:
-  - '\b[^\s-]+ly-\w+\b'

.vale/styles/Google/OptionalPlurals.yml

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Don't use plurals in parentheses such as in '%s'."
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/plurals-parentheses"
-level: error
-nonword: true
-action:
-  name: edit
-  params:
-    - trim_right
-    - "(s)"
-tokens:
-  - '\b\w+\(s\)'

.vale/styles/Google/Ordinal.yml

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Spell out all ordinal numbers ('%s') in text."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/numbers'
-level: error
-nonword: true
-tokens:
-  - \d+(?:st|nd|rd|th)

.vale/styles/Google/OxfordComma.yml

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Use the Oxford comma in '%s'."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/commas'
-scope: sentence
-level: warning
-nonword: true
-# List items may be several words long, not just one. Four guards keep the
-# false-positive rate down:
-#
-#   1. The comma can't be the one closing a fronted subordinate clause
-#      ('When your alarm rings, you turn it off and tumble out of bed.') --
-#      that comma separates clauses, not list items. Only the first comma of
-#      such a sentence is exempt, so 'When it rains, apples, pears or bananas
-#      get wet.' is still caught.
-#   2. The item can't open with a clause-introducer (', which ...',
-#      ', specifically ...').
-#   3. The item can't open with a subject pronoun followed by a verb, which
-#      marks a compound predicate rather than a list ('..., you walk to the
-#      fridge and get a snack.'). A pronoun directly followed by 'and'/'or'
-#      is a real list item, so ', you and me.' still matches.
-#   4. Neither item may contain an auxiliary verb, which is another compound
-#      predicate signal (', it has some downsides and is officially
-#      discouraged.').
-#
-# The trailing anchor allows end-of-scope so list fragments ('Apples, pears
-# or bananas') are still caught.
-tokens:
-  - '(?<!^(?i:when|whenever|while|if|unless|until|although|though|because|since|after|before|once|whereas|whether|as)\b[^,]{0,80}),\s(?!(?:which|who|whom|whose|that|where|when|while|because|since|although|though|if|unless|so|but|and|or|however|therefore|thus|specifically|especially|namely|then|take|see|note|consider|make|use|either|neither)\b)(?!(?i:i|you|we|they|he|she|it)\s+(?!(?:and|or)\b))(?:(?!\b(?:is|are|was|were|has|have|had|be|been|being|will|would|can|could|should|may|might|must|do|does|did)\b)\w+ ){0,4}\w+ (?:and|or) (?:(?!\b(?:is|are|was|were|has|have|had|be|been|being|will|would|can|could|should|may|might|must|do|does|did)\b)\w+ ){0,4}\w+(?:[.?!]|$)'

.vale/styles/Google/Parens.yml

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Use parentheses judiciously."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/parentheses'
-nonword: true
-level: suggestion
-# `[^)]` rather than `.+`: a greedy match ran from the first '(' on a line to
-# the last ')', so 'Text (one) and more (two).' produced a single alert
-# covering everything between them. See issue #30.
-# A bare 3-5 letter acronym is skipped: Acronyms.yml requires acronyms to be
-# defined as 'Spelled Out Term (ACRONYM)', so flagging those parentheses would
-# put the two rules in direct conflict. The acronym has to be the whole
-# parenthetical — '(NASA rocket program)' is an ordinary aside and still
-# flags. Length matches the {3,5} in Acronyms.yml. See PR #59.
-tokens:
-  - '\((?![A-Z]{3,5}\))[^)]+\)'

.vale/styles/Google/Passive.yml

@@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/voice'
-message: "In general, use active voice instead of passive voice ('%s')."
-ignorecase: true
-level: suggestion
-raw:
-  - \b(am|are|were|being|is|been|was|be)\b\s*
-tokens:
-  - '[\w]+ed'
-  - awoken
-  - beat
-  - become
-  - been
-  - begun
-  - bent
-  - beset
-  - bet
-  - bid
-  - bidden
-  - bitten
-  - bled
-  - blown
-  - born
-  - bought
-  - bound
-  - bred
-  - broadcast
-  - broken
-  - brought
-  - built
-  - burnt
-  - burst
-  - cast
-  - caught
-  - chosen
-  - clung
-  - come
-  - cost
-  - crept
-  - cut
-  - dealt
-  - dived
-  - done
-  - drawn
-  - dreamt
-  - driven
-  - drunk
-  - dug
-  - eaten
-  - fallen
-  - fed
-  - felt
-  - fit
-  - fled
-  - flown
-  - flung
-  - forbidden
-  - foregone
-  - forgiven
-  - forgotten
-  - forsaken
-  - fought
-  - found
-  - frozen
-  - given
-  - gone
-  - gotten
-  - ground
-  - grown
-  - heard
-  - held
-  - hidden
-  - hit
-  - hung
-  - hurt
-  - kept
-  - knelt
-  - knit
-  - known
-  - laid
-  - lain
-  - leapt
-  - learnt
-  - led
-  - left
-  - lent
-  - let
-  - lighted
-  - lost
-  - made
-  - meant
-  - met
-  - misspelt
-  - mistaken
-  - mown
-  - overcome
-  - overdone
-  - overtaken
-  - overthrown
-  - paid
-  - pled
-  - proven
-  - put
-  - quit
-  - read
-  - rid
-  - ridden
-  - risen
-  - run
-  - rung
-  - said
-  - sat
-  - sawn
-  - seen
-  - sent
-  - set
-  - sewn
-  - shaken
-  - shaven
-  - shed
-  - shod
-  - shone
-  - shorn
-  - shot
-  - shown
-  - shrunk
-  - shut
-  - slain
-  - slept
-  - slid
-  - slit
-  - slung
-  - smitten
-  - sold
-  - sought
-  - sown
-  - sped
-  - spent
-  - spilt
-  - spit
-  - split
-  - spoken
-  - spread
-  - sprung
-  - spun
-  - stolen
-  - stood
-  - stridden
-  - striven
-  - struck
-  - strung
-  - stuck
-  - stung
-  - stunk
-  - sung
-  - sunk
-  - swept
-  - swollen
-  - sworn
-  - swum
-  - swung
-  - taken
-  - taught
-  - thought
-  - thrived
-  - thrown
-  - thrust
-  - told
-  - torn
-  - trodden
-  - understood
-  - upheld
-  - upset
-  - wed
-  - wept
-  - withheld
-  - withstood
-  - woken
-  - won
-  - worn
-  - wound
-  - woven
-  - written
-  - wrung

.vale/styles/Google/Periods.yml

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Don't use periods with acronyms or initialisms such as '%s'."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/abbreviations'
-level: error
-nonword: true
-tokens:
-  - '\b(?:[A-Z]\.){3,}'

.vale/styles/Google/Quotes.yml

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Commas and periods go inside quotation marks."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/quotation-marks'
-level: error
-nonword: true
-tokens:
-  - '"[^"]+"[.,?]'

.vale/styles/Google/Ranges.yml

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Don't add words such as 'from' or 'between' to describe a range of numbers."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/hyphens'
-nonword: true
-level: warning
-tokens:
-  - '(?:from|between)\s\d+\s?-\s?\d+'

.vale/styles/Google/Semicolons.yml

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Use semicolons judiciously."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/semicolons'
-nonword: true
-scope: sentence
-level: suggestion
-tokens:
-  - ';'

.vale/styles/Google/Slang.yml

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Don't use internet slang abbreviations such as '%s'."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/abbreviations'
-ignorecase: true
-level: error
-tokens:
-  - 'tl;dr'
-  - ymmv
-  - rtfm
-  - imo
-  - fwiw

.vale/styles/Google/Spacing.yml

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "'%s' should have one space."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/sentence-spacing'
-level: error
-nonword: true
-action:
-  name: remove
-tokens:
-  - '[a-z][.?!] {2,}[A-Z]'
-  - '[a-z][.?!][A-Z]'

.vale/styles/Google/Spelling.yml

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "In general, use American spelling instead of '%s'."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/spelling'
-ignorecase: true
-level: warning
-tokens:
-  - '(?:\w+)nised?'
-  - 'colour'
-  - 'labour'
-  - 'centre'

.vale/styles/Google/Timeless.yml

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Avoid time-based words like '%s' in product documentation."
-link: https://developers.google.com/style/timeless-documentation
-level: suggestion
-ignorecase: true
-# The guide also names 'now' and 'new', but both have common senses that aren't
-# time-anchored ('create a new project'): adding them took a 950-file corpus of
-# technical documentation from 14 hits to 117. 'recently' is left out too — every
-# hit in that corpus was the UI idiom 'recently used'.
-tokens:
-  - currently
-  - latest
-  - soon

.vale/styles/Google/Units.yml

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Put a nonbreaking space between the number and the unit in '%s'."
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/units-of-measure"
-nonword: true
-level: error
-tokens:
-  - '\b\d+(?:B|kB|MB|GB|TB)\b'
-  - '\b\d+(?:ns|ms|min|h|d)\b'
-  # Seconds are split out so a decade ('1990s') isn't read as a unit.
-  - '\b\d+s\b(?<!\b(?:19|20)\d\ds\b)'

.vale/styles/Google/We.yml

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Try to avoid using first-person plural like '%s'."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/pronouns#personal-pronouns'
-level: warning
-ignorecase: true
-tokens:
-  - we
-  - we'(?:ve|re)
-  - ours?
-  - us
-  - let's

.vale/styles/Google/Will.yml

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-extends: existence
-message: "Avoid using '%s'."
-link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/tense'
-ignorecase: true
-level: warning
-tokens:
-  - will

.vale/styles/Google/WordList.yml

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-extends: substitution
-message: "Use '%s' instead of '%s'."
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/word-list"
-level: warning
-# Case matters here: each key's own capitalization is what's being corrected,
-# so ignorecase would make these match their own replacements. The rest of the
-# word list lives in WordListCase.yml.
-ignorecase: false
-action:
-  name: replace
-swap:
-  Ajax: AJAX
-  Android device: Android-powered device
-  android: Android
-  API explorer: APIs Explorer
-  authN: authentication
-  authZ: authorization
-  CLI: command-line tool
-  Cloud: Google Cloud Platform|GCP
-  Container Engine: Kubernetes Engine
-  Developers Console: Google API Console|API Console
-  Google account: Google Account
-  Google accounts: Google Accounts
-  Googling: search with Google
-  HTTPs: HTTPS
-  k8s: Kubernetes
-  SHA1: SHA-1|HAS-SHA1
-  url: URL
-  World Wide Web: web

.vale/styles/Google/WordListCase.yml

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-extends: substitution
-message: "Use '%s' instead of '%s'."
-link: "https://developers.google.com/style/word-list"
-level: warning
-# The case-insensitive half of the word list, so sentence-initial use is caught
-# ('Touch the screen', not only 'touch the screen'). Entries that must stay
-# case-sensitive are in WordList.yml.
-ignorecase: true
-action:
-  name: replace
-swap:
-  "(?:API Console|dev|developer) key": API key
-  "(?:cell ?phone|smart ?phone)": phone|mobile phone
-  "(?:dev|developer|APIs) console": API console
-  "(?:e-mail|Email|E-mail)": email
-  "(?:file ?path|path ?name)": path
-  "(?:kill|terminate|abort)": stop|exit|cancel|end
-  # Longest form first: with the shortest alternative leading, 'OAuth 2' matched
-  # only 'OAuth', so applying the suggestion produced 'OAuth 2.0 2'. The rule is
-  # already case-insensitive, so the inline (?i) is redundant. See issue #41.
-  '\bOauth2\.0\b|\bOAuth ?2\b(?!\.0)|\bOauth\b(?! ?2)': OAuth 2.0
-  "(?:ok|Okay)": OK|okay
-  "(?:WiFi|wifi)": Wi-Fi
-  '[\.]+apk': APK
-  '3\-D': 3D
-  'Google (?:I\-O|IO)': Google I/O
-  "tap (?:&|and) hold": touch & hold
-  "un(?:check|select)": clear
-  above: preceding
-  account name: username
-  action bar: app bar
-  admin: administrator
-  a\.k\.a|aka: or|also known as
-  application: app
-  approx\.: approximately
-  autoupdate: automatically update
-  cellular data: mobile data
-  cellular network: mobile network
-  chapter: documents|pages|sections
-  check box: checkbox
-  click on: click|click in
-  content type: media type
-  curated roles: predefined roles
-  data are: data is
-  disabled?: turn off|off
-  ephemeral IP address: ephemeral external IP address
-  fewer data: less data
-  file name: filename
-  firewalls: firewall rules
-  functionality: capability|feature
-  grayed-out: unavailable
-  in order to: to
-  ingest: import|load
-  long press: touch & hold
-  network IP address: internal IP address
-  omnibox: address bar
-  open-source: open source
-  overview screen: recents screen
-  regex: regular expression
-  sign into: sign in to
-  '(?<!single )sign-?on': single sign-on
-  static IP address: static external IP address
-  stylesheet: style sheet
-  synch: sync
-  tablename: table name
-  tablet: device
-  'touch(?! ?(?:&|and) hold)': tap
-  vs\.: versus

.vale/styles/Google/meta.json

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "feed": "https://github.com/errata-ai/Google/releases.atom",
-  "vale_version": ">=1.0.0"
-}

AGENTS.md

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ src/devx/
 └── molecule/            # Optional molecule testing helpers (for Ansible projects)
     ├── discover_runners.py    # Dynamic Gitea runner discovery
     ├── distribute_molecule.py # Distribute molecule scenarios across runners (LPT scheduling, --roles-root for multi-role)
+    ├── molecule_ci_guard.py   # Run molecule with cross-runner fail-fast (--roles-root)
     ├── molecule_all.py        # Run all molecule scenarios locally
     ├── start_docker.py        # Ensure Docker daemon is running for molecule tests
     └── platforms.py           # Supported molecule platforms

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,65 +2,73 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
-## [0.48.2] - 2026-08-09
+## [0.49.5] - 2026-08-07
+
+### Performance
+
+- Skip dep resolution in setup-image with --no-deps
+
+## [0.49.4] - 2026-08-07
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-- Remove dead translation keys and add missing one
+- Add container.credentials for private registry auth
 
-## [0.48.1] - 2026-08-08
+## [0.49.3] - 2026-08-07
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-- *(setup)* Extract version from filename for mirror installs
+- Retry ansible-galaxy collection install on transient timeouts
 
-## [0.48.0] - 2026-08-08
+## [0.49.2] - 2026-08-07
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Add fallback URL for tea download
+
+## [0.49.1] - 2026-08-07
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Add container images to build-images workflow
+
+## [0.49.0] - 2026-08-07
 
 ### Features
 
-- *(setup)* Mirror Ansible collections from Gitea registry with auth
+- Add --include-roles and --exclude-roles to distribute_molecule
+## [0.48.0] - 2026-07-22
 
-## [0.47.10] - 2026-08-05
+### Features
 
-### Bug Fixes
+- Extract reusable components from infra and grm into devx
 
-- Unique molecule container names per CI runner
+## [0.48.0] - 2026-07-22
 
-## [0.47.9] - 2026-08-03
+### Features
 
-### Bug Fixes
+- Extract reusable components from infra and grm into devx
 
-- Unique molecule container names per CI runner
+## [Unreleased]
 
-## [0.47.8] - 2026-08-03
+### Features
 
-### Bug Fixes
+- Extract reusable components from infra and grm into devx:
-
+  - `devx.utils.ui.say()` — unified click.echo + logging output
-- Increase CI_SCALE_FACTOR default from 4 to 6
+  - `devx.utils.api.APIClient` — base HTTP API client class with retry logic
-
+  - `devx.utils.jinja` — Jinja2 environment helpers with Ansible-compatible filters
-## [0.47.7] - 2026-08-03
+  - `devx.i18n.configure_i18n()` — configurable `lang_env_var` and `translations_path_env_var`
-
+  - `devx.ci.cancel_superseded_runs` — cancel in-flight CI runs for the same PR branch
-### Bug Fixes
+  - `devx.ci.check_workflow_artifact_deps` — verify artifact download jobs depend on upload jobs
-
+  - `devx.ci.check_workflow_tofu_init` — verify tofu-state jobs have a tofu-init step
-- Scale check_test_speed limits on CI runners
+  - `devx.tools.check_docker_init` — check Docker Compose services with healthchecks have init: true
-
+  - `devx.tools.check_ansible_set_fact_to_json` — check set_fact tasks don't misuse to_json
-## [0.47.6] - 2026-08-03
+  - `devx.tools.check_alert_rules` — validate Prometheus alert rules with promtool
-
+- Add `jinja2` and `pyyaml` as core dependencies (previously in `deploy` extras only)
-### Bug Fixes
+- Register new CLI commands: `devx ci cancel-superseded-runs`, `devx ci check-workflow-artifact-deps`,
-
+  `devx ci check-workflow-tofu-init`, `devx tools check-docker-init`,
-- Configure git auth in setup_image for git+https deps
+  `devx tools check-ansible-set-fact-to-json`, `devx tools check-alert-rules`
-
+- Add Makefile targets for all new check tools
-## [0.47.5] - 2026-08-03
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-- Push wiki to main branch instead of master
-
-## [0.47.4] - 2026-08-03
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-- Add User-Agent header to _download in install_tools
 
 ## [0.47.3] - 2026-07-17
 

README.md

@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ python -m devx.molecule.distribute_molecule --runner-index 1 --max-runners 3
 python -m devx.molecule.distribute_molecule --list              # list all scenarios
 python -m devx.molecule.distribute_molecule --list-platforms    # list platforms
 
+# Run molecule tests with cross-runner fail-fast
+python -m devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard pair1 pair2
+python -m devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard --roles-root ansible/roles pair1 pair2
+
 # Run all molecule scenarios locally (sequential)
 python -m devx.molecule.molecule_all
 python -m devx.molecule.molecule_all --bin .venv/bin
@@ -299,6 +303,7 @@ devx --version
 | `devx molecule all` | Run all molecule scenarios on all supported platforms |
 | `devx molecule discover-runners` | Discover available Gitea Actions runners |
 | `devx molecule distribute` | Distribute molecule test pairs across parallel runners |
+| `devx molecule guard` | Run molecule tests with CI failure polling |
 
 See [CLI Commands](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/wiki/CLI-Commands)
 in the wiki for full command documentation with examples.

docs/index.md

@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ devx is a self-contained Python package under `src/devx/`:
 - **Dev tools** (`devx.tools`) — setup, install_tools, check_test_speed,
   configure_repo, generate_badges, generate_cliff_config, install_checkmake
 - **Molecule tools** (`devx.molecule`) — Optional, for projects with Ansible
-  roles: distribute_molecule, molecule_all, discover_runners, start_docker,
+  roles: distribute_molecule, molecule_ci_guard, molecule_all, discover_runners,
-  platforms
+  start_docker, platforms
 
 See [Architecture](Architecture) for the full package structure, module
 descriptions, design principles, and data flow diagrams.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ devx provides a `devx` CLI with three command groups:
 
 - `devx ci <command>` — CI/CD automation (17 commands)
 - `devx tools <command>` — Developer tools (9 commands)
-- `devx molecule <command>` — Molecule testing (3 commands, optional)
+- `devx molecule <command>` — Molecule testing (4 commands, optional)
 
 See [CLI Commands](CLI-Commands) for full command documentation with examples.
 

docs/tech/architecture.md

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ src/devx/
     ├── __init__.py
     ├── discover_runners.py      # Dynamic Gitea runner discovery
     ├── distribute_molecule.py   # Distribute scenarios across runners
+    ├── molecule_ci_guard.py     # Run molecule with cross-runner fail-fast
     ├── molecule_all.py          # Run all molecule scenarios locally
     ├── start_docker.py          # Ensure Docker is available for molecule
     └── platforms.py             # Supported molecule platforms
@@ -299,9 +300,9 @@ Distributes files matching a glob pattern across N parallel runners
 
 ### `integration_guard.py`
 
-Runs pytest with cross-runner failure detection. A background thread polls
+Runs pytest with the same cross-runner failure detection mechanism used by
-the Gitea API. If any other integration-tests matrix runner reports failure,
+`molecule_ci_guard`. If any other integration-tests matrix runner reports
-the current pytest subprocess is killed and this runner exits early.
+failure, the current pytest subprocess is killed and this runner exits early.
 
 ## Developer tools (`devx.tools`)
 
@@ -381,6 +382,13 @@ the supported OS platform matrix. Supports `--roles-root` for multi-role
 repositories, `--list` to list scenarios, and `--list-platforms` to list
 platforms.
 
+### `molecule_ci_guard.py`
+
+Runs molecule tests sequentially while polling the Gitea API for other runner
+failures. If any other molecule matrix runner reports failure, the current
+molecule subprocess is killed and this runner exits early. Supports both
+single-role (4-part) and multi-role (5-part) pair encoding.
+
 ### `molecule_all.py`
 
 Runs all molecule scenarios on all supported OS platforms sequentially.

docs/tech/ci-cd-workflow.md

@@ -478,6 +478,15 @@ python -m devx.molecule.distribute_molecule --list
 python -m devx.molecule.distribute_molecule --list-platforms
 ```
 
+### `molecule_ci_guard.py`
+
+Runs molecule tests sequentially while polling the Gitea API for other runner
+failures. Aborts early if another runner fails the same job.
+
+```bash
+python -m devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard [--roles-root <dir>] pair1 pair2 ...
+```
+
 ### `validate_commit_msg.py`
 
 Validates commit messages. On feature branches: conventional commits only

docs/user/cli-commands.md

@@ -631,3 +631,29 @@ Options:
 - `--list-platforms` — list all platforms, one per line
 - `--roles-root <dir>` — roles root directory for multi-role repos (default:
   `ansible/roles`)
+
+### `devx molecule guard`
+
+Run molecule tests sequentially with CI failure polling. A background thread
+polls the Gitea API. If any other molecule matrix runner reports failure, the
+current molecule subprocess is killed and this runner exits early with code 1.
+
+```bash
+devx molecule guard pair1 pair2 pair3
+devx molecule guard --roles-root ansible/roles pair1 pair2
+```
+
+Each pair is encoded as:
+- **Single-role (4-part):** `scenario|platform_name|platform_image|platform_command`
+- **Multi-role (5-part):** `role|scenario|platform_name|platform_image|platform_command`
+
+Options:
+- `--roles-root <dir>` — roles root directory for multi-role repos
+
+Environment variables:
+- `GITEA_URL` — base URL of the Gitea instance
+- `CI_GITEA_TOKEN` — API token with repo access
+- `RUN_ID` — workflow run ID (`GITHUB_RUN_ID`)
+- `JOB_NAME` — base job name (`GITHUB_JOB`)
+- `MATRIX_INDEX` — current matrix index (runner-index)
+- `GITEA_REPOSITORY` — repository in `owner/repo` format

src/devx/ci/doc_coverage.py

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ REQUIRED_SCRIPTS = [
     "detect_release_commit.py",
     "push_badges.py",
     "distribute_molecule.py",
+    "molecule_ci_guard.py",
     "validate_commit_msg.py",
 ]
 

src/devx/ci/integration_guard.py

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 """Run integration tests with cross-runner failure detection.
 
-Wraps ``pytest`` with Gitea API polling. If any other integration-tests
+Wraps ``pytest`` with the same Gitea API polling mechanism used by
-matrix runner reports failure, the current pytest subprocess is killed
+``molecule_ci_guard``. If any other integration-tests matrix runner
-and this runner exits early with code 1.
+reports failure, the current pytest subprocess is killed and this runner
+exits early with code 1.
 
 Usage::
 
@@ -34,62 +35,17 @@ import threading
 import time
 
 import click
-import requests
 
 from devx.config import REPO_NAME, REPO_OWNER
 from devx.i18n import _
+from devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard import (
+    poll_for_other_failures,
+)
 from devx.tokens import get_ci_token
 
 POLL_INTERVAL = 10
 
 
-def get_running_jobs(gitea_url: str, owner: str, repo: str, token: str, run_id: int) -> list[dict]:
-    """Return jobs for the given workflow run."""
-    url = f"{gitea_url}/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/jobs"
-    headers = {"Authorization": f"token {token}"}
-    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=30)
-    response.raise_for_status()
-    data = response.json()
-    return data.get("jobs", [])
-
-
-def any_other_runner_failed(jobs: list[dict], current_job_name: str, current_index: int) -> bool:
-    """Return True if any other matrix job has failed."""
-    for job in jobs:
-        name = job.get("name", "")
-        if not name.startswith(current_job_name):
-            continue
-        if name == f"{current_job_name} ({current_index})" or name == current_job_name:
-            continue
-        if job.get("conclusion") == "failure":
-            return True
-    return False
-
-
-def poll_for_other_failures(
-    gitea_url: str,
-    owner: str,
-    repo: str,
-    token: str,
-    run_id: int,
-    job_name: str,
-    current_index: int,
-    stop_event: threading.Event,
-    failed_event: threading.Event,
-) -> None:
-    """Background thread: poll API and signal if another runner fails."""
-    while not stop_event.is_set():
-        try:
-            jobs = get_running_jobs(gitea_url, owner, repo, token, run_id)
-            if any_other_runner_failed(jobs, job_name, current_index):
-                click.echo(_("Another runner failed. Stopping this runner early."))
-                failed_event.set()
-                return
-        except requests.RequestException as exc:
-            click.echo(_("API poll warning: {exc}", exc=exc))
-        stop_event.wait(POLL_INTERVAL)
-
-
 @click.command(context_settings={"ignore_unknown_options": True})
 @click.argument("pytest_args", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED, required=True)
 def cli(pytest_args: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:

src/devx/cli.py

@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ def molecule_discover_runners(args: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
     _run_module("devx.molecule.discover_runners", list(args))
 
 
+@molecule.command("guard")
+@click.argument("args", nargs=-1)
+def molecule_guard(args: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+    """Run molecule tests sequentially with CI failure polling."""
+    _run_module("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard", list(args))
+
+
 @molecule.command("all")
 @click.argument("args", nargs=-1)
 def molecule_all(args: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:

src/devx/molecule/molecule_ci_guard.py

@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Run molecule tests sequentially while polling Gitea for other runner failures.
+
+Each pair is encoded as one of:
+
+- **Single-role (4-part):** ``scenario|platform_name|platform_image|platform_command``
+- **Multi-role (5-part):** ``role|scenario|platform_name|platform_image|platform_command``
+
+Pairs are executed one at a time (molecule scenarios share temp directories and
+Docker networks, so parallel execution within a single runner is unsafe).
+
+A background thread polls the Gitea API. If any other molecule matrix runner
+reports failure, the current molecule subprocess is killed and this runner
+exits early with code 1.
+
+Usage::
+
+    # Single-role
+    python3 -m devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard pair1 pair2 ...
+    # Multi-role
+    python3 -m devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard --roles-root ansible/roles pair1 pair2 ...
+
+Environment variables:
+    GITEA_URL           Base URL of the Gitea instance.
+    CI_GITEA_API_TOKEN  API token with repo access (CI_GITEA_TOKEN accepted for legacy).
+    RUN_ID              Workflow run ID (GITHUB_RUN_ID).
+    JOB_NAME            Base job name (GITHUB_JOB), e.g. "molecule-tests".
+    MATRIX_INDEX        Current matrix index (runner-index).
+    GITEA_REPOSITORY    Repository in "owner/repo" format.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import contextlib
+import os
+import signal
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
+import sys
+import threading
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import click
+import requests
+
+from devx.config import REPO_NAME, REPO_OWNER
+from devx.i18n import _
+from devx.tokens import get_ci_token
+
+POLL_INTERVAL = 10
+
+
+def get_running_jobs(gitea_url: str, owner: str, repo: str, token: str, run_id: int) -> list[dict]:
+    """Return jobs for the given workflow run."""
+    url = f"{gitea_url}/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/jobs"
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"token {token}"}
+    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=30)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    data = response.json()
+    return data.get("jobs", [])
+
+
+def any_other_runner_failed(jobs: list[dict], current_job_name: str, current_index: int) -> bool:
+    """Return True if any other molecule matrix job has failed."""
+    for job in jobs:
+        name = job.get("name", "")
+        if not name.startswith(current_job_name):
+            continue
+        if name == f"{current_job_name} ({current_index})" or name == current_job_name:
+            continue
+        if job.get("conclusion") == "failure":
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def poll_for_other_failures(
+    gitea_url: str,
+    owner: str,
+    repo: str,
+    token: str,
+    run_id: int,
+    job_name: str,
+    current_index: int,
+    stop_event: threading.Event,
+    failed_event: threading.Event,
+) -> None:
+    """Background thread: poll API and signal if another runner fails."""
+    while not stop_event.is_set():
+        try:
+            jobs = get_running_jobs(gitea_url, owner, repo, token, run_id)
+            if any_other_runner_failed(jobs, job_name, current_index):
+                click.echo(_("Another molecule runner failed. Stopping this runner early."))
+                failed_event.set()
+                return
+        except requests.RequestException as exc:
+            click.echo(_("API poll warning: {exc}", exc=exc))
+        stop_event.wait(POLL_INTERVAL)
+
+
+def build_molecule_cmd(scenario: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Build the molecule command for a scenario."""
+    cmd = ["molecule", "test"]
+    if scenario != "default":
+        cmd.extend(["-s", scenario])
+    return cmd
+
+
+def parse_pair(pair: str) -> tuple[str, str, str, str, str]:
+    """Parse a pair string into (role, scenario, platform_name, platform_image, platform_command).
+
+    Supports both 4-part (single-role) and 5-part (multi-role) formats.
+    For 4-part pairs, role is empty (caller uses default role dir).
+    Spaces in the command field are encoded as ``__SPACE__`` to survive
+    shell word-splitting when ``$TEST_PAIRS`` is expanded unquoted.
+    """
+    parts = pair.split("|")
+    if len(parts) == 4:
+        return "", parts[0], parts[1], parts[2], parts[3].replace("__SPACE__", " ")
+    if len(parts) == 5:
+        return parts[0], parts[1], parts[2], parts[3], parts[4].replace("__SPACE__", " ")
+    raise click.ClickException(f"Invalid pair format: {pair!r} (expected 4 or 5 pipe-delimited parts)")
+
+
+def build_env_for_pair(pair: str, base_env: dict[str, str]) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Build environment for a single molecule pair."""
+    _role, _scenario, platform_name, platform_image, platform_command = parse_pair(pair)
+    env = base_env.copy()
+    # Append runner index to platform name when running in CI matrix to avoid
+    # Docker container name conflicts when multiple runners share the same Docker host.
+    matrix_index = env.get("MATRIX_INDEX")
+    if matrix_index:
+        platform_name = f"{platform_name}-r{matrix_index}"
+    env["MOLECULE_PLATFORM_NAME"] = platform_name
+    env["MOLECULE_PLATFORM_IMAGE"] = platform_image
+    if platform_command:
+        env["MOLECULE_PLATFORM_COMMAND"] = platform_command
+    elif "MOLECULE_PLATFORM_COMMAND" in env:
+        del env["MOLECULE_PLATFORM_COMMAND"]
+    env["ANSIBLE_ALLOW_BROKEN_CONDITIONALS"] = "true"
+    # Use a fresh MOLECULE_HOME per pair to avoid stale config cache
+    # from previous CI runs (causes "Instances missing" errors).
+    if "MOLECULE_HOME" not in env:
+        import tempfile
+
+        env["MOLECULE_HOME"] = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="molecule-ci-")
+    return env
+
+
+def resolve_role_dir(role: str, roles_root: Path | None, repo_root: Path) -> Path:
+    """Resolve the working directory for a molecule pair.
+
+    For multi-role pairs (role non-empty), uses ``roles_root/role``.
+    For single-role pairs, auto-discovers the first role with a molecule/
+    subdirectory under ``repo_root/ansible/roles/``.
+    """
+    if role:
+        if roles_root is None:
+            roles_root = repo_root / "ansible" / "roles"
+        return roles_root / role
+    roles_dir = repo_root / "ansible" / "roles"
+    if roles_dir.is_dir():
+        role_dirs = sorted(d for d in roles_dir.iterdir() if (d / "molecule").is_dir())
+        if role_dirs:
+            return role_dirs[0]
+    return roles_dir / "role"  # will produce a clear "not found" error
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.argument("pairs", nargs=-1, required=True)
+@click.option(
+    "--roles-root",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False, path_type=Path),
+    default=None,
+    help="Root directory for multi-role pairs (e.g. ansible/roles). Required when pairs use 5-part format.",
+)
+def cli(pairs: tuple[str, ...], roles_root: Path | None) -> None:
+    """Run molecule pairs sequentially, stop if another CI runner fails."""
+    gitea_url = os.environ.get("GITEA_URL", "")
+    try:
+        token = get_ci_token()
+    except click.ClickException:
+        token = None
+    run_id = int(os.environ.get("RUN_ID", "0"))
+    job_name = os.environ.get("JOB_NAME", "molecule-tests")
+    current_index = int(os.environ.get("MATRIX_INDEX", "0"))
+    repository = os.environ.get("GITEA_REPOSITORY", "")
+    owner, _sep, repo = repository.partition("/")
+    if not owner or not repo:
+        owner, repo = REPO_OWNER, REPO_NAME
+
+    if not all([gitea_url, token, run_id]):
+        click.echo(_("GITEA_URL/CI_GITEA_TOKEN/RUN_ID not set; running without cross-runner cancellation."))
+
+    # When devx is installed as a pip package, __file__ resolves to the
+    # site-packages directory, not the repo root. Use GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+    # (set by Gitea Actions) or cwd as the repo root.
+    repo_root = Path(os.environ.get("GITHUB_WORKSPACE", os.getcwd())).resolve()
+
+    base_env = os.environ.copy()
+    base_env.setdefault("DOCKER_HOST", f"unix:///run/user/{os.getuid()}/docker.sock")
+    base_env.setdefault("ANSIBLE_INJECT_INVOCATION", "1")
+
+    stop_event = threading.Event()
+    failed_event = threading.Event()
+
+    if gitea_url and token and run_id:
+        poller = threading.Thread(
+            target=poll_for_other_failures,
+            args=(
+                gitea_url,
+                owner,
+                repo,
+                token,
+                run_id,
+                job_name,
+                current_index,
+                stop_event,
+                failed_event,
+            ),
+            daemon=True,
+        )
+        poller.start()
+
+    try:
+        for pair in pairs:
+            if failed_event.is_set():
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+            role, scenario, platform_name, _img, _cmd = parse_pair(pair)
+            click.echo(_("Running: {scenario} on {platform}", scenario=scenario, platform=platform_name))
+
+            cmd = build_molecule_cmd(scenario)
+            env = build_env_for_pair(pair, base_env)
+            cwd = resolve_role_dir(role, roles_root, repo_root)
+
+            process = subprocess.Popen(  # nosec B603
+                cmd,
+                cwd=str(cwd),
+                env=env,
+                preexec_fn=os.setsid,
+            )
+
+            try:
+                while process.poll() is None:
+                    if failed_event.is_set():
+                        with contextlib.suppress(ProcessLookupError):
+                            os.killpg(os.getpgid(process.pid), signal.SIGTERM)
+                        try:
+                            process.wait(timeout=10)
+                        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                            with contextlib.suppress(ProcessLookupError):
+                                os.killpg(os.getpgid(process.pid), signal.SIGKILL)
+                            process.wait()
+                        # Clean up containers left behind by the killed test.
+                        click.echo(_("Cleaning up: running molecule destroy for {scenario}", scenario=scenario))
+                        destroy_cmd = ["molecule", "destroy"]
+                        if scenario != "default":
+                            destroy_cmd.extend(["-s", scenario])
+                        with contextlib.suppress(subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError):
+                            subprocess.run(  # nosec B603, B607
+                                destroy_cmd,
+                                cwd=str(cwd),
+                                env=env,
+                                check=False,
+                                capture_output=True,
+                                timeout=120,
+                            )
+                        sys.exit(1)
+                    time.sleep(1)
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                with contextlib.suppress(ProcessLookupError):
+                    os.killpg(os.getpgid(process.pid), signal.SIGTERM)
+                process.wait()
+                # Clean up containers left behind by the interrupted test.
+                click.echo(_("Cleaning up: running molecule destroy for {scenario}", scenario=scenario))
+                destroy_cmd = ["molecule", "destroy"]
+                if scenario != "default":
+                    destroy_cmd.extend(["-s", scenario])
+                with contextlib.suppress(subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError):
+                    subprocess.run(  # nosec B603, B607
+                        destroy_cmd,
+                        cwd=str(cwd),
+                        env=env,
+                        check=False,
+                        capture_output=True,
+                        timeout=120,
+                    )
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+            rc = process.returncode
+
+            if rc != 0:
+                click.echo(_("FAILED: {pair} exited with code {code}", pair=pair, code=rc))
+                # Run molecule destroy to clean up containers left behind by the
+                # failed test. Without this, containers stay running and accumulate
+                # on the runner, consuming disk/memory and degrading CI performance.
+                click.echo(_("Cleaning up: running molecule destroy for {scenario}", scenario=scenario))
+                destroy_cmd = ["molecule", "destroy"]
+                if scenario != "default":
+                    destroy_cmd.extend(["-s", scenario])
+                with contextlib.suppress(subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError):
+                    subprocess.run(  # nosec B603, B607
+                        destroy_cmd,
+                        cwd=str(cwd),
+                        env=env,
+                        check=False,
+                        capture_output=True,
+                        timeout=120,
+                    )
+                sys.exit(rc)
+
+            click.echo(_("PASSED: {pair}", pair=pair))
+
+            # Prune Docker data between scenarios to prevent disk exhaustion
+            # in Docker-in-Docker molecule containers (each scenario pulls
+            # hundreds of MB of images that accumulate across pairs).
+            with contextlib.suppress(subprocess.SubprocessError, OSError):
+                subprocess.run(  # nosec B603, B607
+                    ["docker", "system", "prune", "-af", "--volumes"],
+                    check=False,
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    timeout=60,
+                )
+
+        click.echo(_("All molecule tests passed."))
+    finally:
+        stop_event.set()
+
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    cli()

src/devx/translations.json

@@ -783,6 +783,14 @@
     "ru": "Additional directory to scan (default: scripts, tests). Can be repeated.",
     "zh": "Additional directory to scan (default: scripts, tests). Can be repeated."
   },
+  "All molecule tests passed.": {
+    "bg": "All molecule tests passed.",
+    "de": "All molecule tests passed.",
+    "en": "All molecule tests passed.",
+    "pl": "Wszystkie testy molecule zakończone pomyślnie.",
+    "ru": "All molecule tests passed.",
+    "zh": "All molecule tests passed."
+  },
   "Allow empty tag (PR mode where SHA is concrete).": {
     "bg": "Позволи празен таг (PR режим, където SHA е конкретен).",
     "de": "Leeren Tag zulassen (PR-Modus, in dem SHA konkret ist).",
@@ -791,13 +799,13 @@
     "ru": "Разрешить пустой тег (режим PR, где SHA конкретен).",
     "zh": "允许空标签（SHA 为具体值的 PR 模式）。"
   },
-  "Another runner failed. Stopping this runner early.": {
+  "Another molecule runner failed. Stopping this runner early.": {
-    "bg": "Друг runner се провали. Спиране на този runner по-рано.",
+    "bg": "Another molecule runner failed. Stopping this runner early.",
-    "de": "Ein anderer Runner ist fehlgeschlagen. Dieser Runner wird vorzeitig gestoppt.",
+    "de": "Another molecule runner failed. Stopping this runner early.",
-    "en": "Another runner failed. Stopping this runner early.",
+    "en": "Another molecule runner failed. Stopping this runner early.",
-    "pl": "Inny runner zakończył się niepowodzeniem. Wczesne zatrzymanie tego runnera.",
+    "pl": "Inny runner molecule zakończył się niepowodzeniem. Wczesne zatrzymanie tego runnera.",
-    "ru": "Другой runner завершился с ошибкой. Останавливаю этот runner досрочно.",
+    "ru": "Another molecule runner failed. Stopping this runner early.",
-    "zh": "另一个 runner 失败。提前停止此 runner。"
+    "zh": "Another molecule runner failed. Stopping this runner early."
   },
   "Assigned {count} files to runner {runner_index}": {
     "bg": "Assigned {count} files to runner {runner_index}",
@@ -1487,6 +1495,14 @@
     "ru": "FAILED: {count} undocumented dependency/ies",
     "zh": "FAILED: {count} undocumented dependency/ies"
   },
+  "FAILED: {pair} exited with code {code}": {
+    "bg": "FAILED: {pair} exited with code {code}",
+    "de": "FAILED: {pair} exited with code {code}",
+    "en": "FAILED: {pair} exited with code {code}",
+    "pl": "NIEUDANE: {pair} zakończone kodem {code}",
+    "ru": "FAILED: {pair} exited with code {code}",
+    "zh": "FAILED: {pair} exited with code {code}"
+  },
   "Failed images: {names}": {
     "bg": "Failed images: {names}",
     "de": "Failed images: {names}",
@@ -2247,6 +2263,14 @@
     "ru": "PASS: All documentation checks passed!",
     "zh": "PASS: All documentation checks passed!"
   },
+  "PASSED: {pair}": {
+    "bg": "PASSED: {pair}",
+    "de": "PASSED: {pair}",
+    "en": "PASSED: {pair}",
+    "pl": "UDANE: {pair}",
+    "ru": "PASSED: {pair}",
+    "zh": "PASSED: {pair}"
+  },
   "PR #{pr} rebased successfully. A new CI run will start automatically.\nIf auto-merge is enabled (ready-to-merge label), the next CI run\nwill attempt to merge this PR.": {
     "bg": "PR #{pr} rebased successfully. A new CI run will start automatically.\nIf auto-merge is enabled (ready-to-merge label), the next CI run\nwill attempt to merge this PR.",
     "de": "PR #{pr} rebased successfully. A new CI run will start automatically.\nIf auto-merge is enabled (ready-to-merge label), the next CI run\nwill attempt to merge this PR.",
@@ -2719,6 +2743,14 @@
     "ru": "Running: {cmd}",
     "zh": "Running: {cmd}"
   },
+  "Running: {scenario} on {platform}": {
+    "bg": "Running: {scenario} on {platform}",
+    "de": "Running: {scenario} on {platform}",
+    "en": "Running: {scenario} on {platform}",
+    "pl": "Uruchamianie: {scenario} na {platform}",
+    "ru": "Running: {scenario} on {platform}",
+    "zh": "Running: {scenario} on {platform}"
+  },
   "SSH key set up successfully": {
     "bg": "SSH ключът е настроен успешно",
     "de": "SSH-Schlüssel erfolgreich eingerichtet",
@@ -3798,5 +3830,13 @@
     "pl": "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x (total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)",
     "ru": "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x (total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)",
     "zh": "[check-test-speed] CI environment detected — scaling limits by {factor}x (total: {orig}s → {eff}s, per-test: {orig_s}s → {eff_s}s)"
+  },
+  "Cleaning up: running molecule destroy for {scenario}": {
+    "en": "Cleaning up: running molecule destroy for {scenario}",
+    "bg": "Изчистване: изпълнение на molecule destroy за {scenario}",
+    "de": "Aufräumen: molecule destroy wird ausgeführt für {scenario}",
+    "pl": "Czyszczenie: uruchamianie molecule destroy dla {scenario}",
+    "ru": "Очистка: запуск molecule destroy для {scenario}",
+    "zh": "清理：正在为 {scenario} 运行 molecule destroy"
   }
 }

tests/unit/test_cli.py

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class TestCliGroups:
         result = runner.invoke(cli, ["molecule", "--help"])
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         assert "distribute" in result.output
+        assert "guard" in result.output
         assert "all" in result.output
 
 
@@ -230,6 +231,13 @@ class TestMoleculeCommands:
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         mock_run.assert_called_once_with("devx.molecule.discover_runners", [])
 
+    @patch("devx.cli._run_module")
+    def test_molecule_guard(self, mock_run: MagicMock) -> None:
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["molecule", "guard"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard", [])
+
     @patch("devx.cli._run_module")
     def test_molecule_all(self, mock_run: MagicMock) -> None:
         runner = CliRunner()

tests/unit/test_integration_guard.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import subprocess  # nosec B404
 import time
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
-import pytest
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 
 from devx.ci.integration_guard import cli
@@ -112,8 +111,9 @@ class TestCli:
                 clear=True,
             ),
             patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
             patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
-            patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.get_running_jobs", side_effect=get_jobs_side_effect),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_running_jobs", side_effect=get_jobs_side_effect),
             patch("os.killpg") as mock_killpg,
             patch("os.getpgid") as mock_getpgid,
             patch("time.sleep", side_effect=lambda x: real_sleep(0)),
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ class TestCli:
                 clear=True,
             ),
             patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
             patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
-            patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.get_running_jobs", side_effect=get_jobs_side_effect),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_running_jobs", side_effect=get_jobs_side_effect),
             patch("os.killpg", side_effect=ProcessLookupError("no such process")),
             patch("os.getpgid") as mock_getpgid,
             patch("time.sleep", side_effect=lambda x: real_sleep(0)),
@@ -202,8 +203,9 @@ class TestCli:
                 clear=True,
             ),
             patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
             patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
-            patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.get_running_jobs", side_effect=get_jobs_side_effect),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_running_jobs", side_effect=get_jobs_side_effect),
             patch("os.killpg") as mock_killpg,
             patch("os.getpgid") as mock_getpgid,
             patch("time.sleep", side_effect=lambda x: real_sleep(0)),
@@ -287,125 +289,3 @@ def test_main_module_block() -> None:
     namespace = dict(ig.__dict__)
     exec(compile(source, ig.__file__, "exec"), namespace)
     assert callable(namespace["cli"])
-
-
-class TestGetRunningJobs:
-    def test_returns_jobs(self) -> None:
-        with patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.requests.get") as mock_get:
-            mock_response = MagicMock()
-            mock_response.json.return_value = {
-                "jobs": [
-                    {"name": "integration-tests (0)", "conclusion": "success"},
-                    {"name": "integration-tests (1)", "conclusion": "failure"},
-                ]
-            }
-            mock_response.raise_for_status.return_value = None
-            mock_get.return_value = mock_response
-
-            from devx.ci.integration_guard import get_running_jobs
-
-            jobs = get_running_jobs("https://gitea.example", "owner", "repo", "token", 123)
-            assert len(jobs) == 2
-            mock_get.assert_called_once()
-
-    def test_raises_on_request_error(self) -> None:
-        import requests
-
-        with patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.requests.get") as mock_get:
-            mock_get.side_effect = requests.RequestException("boom")
-            with pytest.raises(requests.RequestException):
-                from devx.ci.integration_guard import get_running_jobs
-
-                get_running_jobs("https://gitea.example", "owner", "repo", "token", 123)
-
-
-class TestAnyOtherRunnerFailed:
-    def test_detects_other_failure(self) -> None:
-        from devx.ci.integration_guard import any_other_runner_failed
-
-        jobs = [
-            {"name": "integration-tests (0)", "conclusion": "success"},
-            {"name": "integration-tests (1)", "conclusion": "failure"},
-            {"name": "integration-tests (2)", "conclusion": "running"},
-        ]
-        assert any_other_runner_failed(jobs, "integration-tests", 0) is True
-
-    def test_ignores_current_runner(self) -> None:
-        from devx.ci.integration_guard import any_other_runner_failed
-
-        jobs = [
-            {"name": "integration-tests (0)", "conclusion": "failure"},
-            {"name": "integration-tests (1)", "conclusion": "success"},
-        ]
-        assert any_other_runner_failed(jobs, "integration-tests", 0) is False
-
-    def test_ignores_non_matching_jobs(self) -> None:
-        from devx.ci.integration_guard import any_other_runner_failed
-
-        jobs = [
-            {"name": "quality", "conclusion": "failure"},
-            {"name": "integration-tests (1)", "conclusion": "success"},
-        ]
-        assert any_other_runner_failed(jobs, "integration-tests", 0) is False
-
-
-class TestPollForOtherFailures:
-    def test_sets_failed_event_when_other_runner_fails(self) -> None:
-        from devx.ci.integration_guard import poll_for_other_failures
-
-        stop_event = MagicMock()
-        failed_event = MagicMock()
-
-        def side_effect(*args, **kwargs):
-            if stop_event.wait.call_count < 1:
-                return [
-                    {"name": "integration-tests (0)", "conclusion": "success"},
-                    {"name": "integration-tests (1)", "conclusion": "failure"},
-                ]
-            return []
-
-        with patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.get_running_jobs") as mock_get_jobs:
-            mock_get_jobs.side_effect = side_effect
-            stop_event.is_set.side_effect = [False, False]
-            stop_event.wait.return_value = True
-
-            poll_for_other_failures(
-                "https://gitea.example",
-                "owner",
-                "repo",
-                "token",
-                123,
-                "integration-tests",
-                0,
-                stop_event,
-                failed_event,
-            )
-
-            failed_event.set.assert_called_once()
-
-    def test_poll_warns_on_api_error(self) -> None:
-        import requests
-
-        from devx.ci.integration_guard import poll_for_other_failures
-
-        stop_event = MagicMock()
-        failed_event = MagicMock()
-
-        with patch("devx.ci.integration_guard.get_running_jobs") as mock_get_jobs:
-            mock_get_jobs.side_effect = requests.RequestException("boom")
-            stop_event.is_set.side_effect = [False, True]
-            stop_event.wait.return_value = True
-
-            poll_for_other_failures(
-                "https://gitea.example",
-                "owner",
-                "repo",
-                "token",
-                123,
-                "integration-tests",
-                0,
-                stop_event,
-                failed_event,
-            )
-
-            failed_event.set.assert_not_called()

tests/unit/test_molecule_ci_guard.py

@@ -0,0 +1,591 @@
+"""Unit tests for scripts/ci/molecule_ci_guard.py."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import click
+import pytest
+import requests
+
+from devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard import (
+    any_other_runner_failed,
+    build_env_for_pair,
+    build_molecule_cmd,
+    cli,
+    get_running_jobs,
+    parse_pair,
+    poll_for_other_failures,
+    resolve_role_dir,
+)
+
+
+class TestGetRunningJobs:
+    def test_returns_jobs(self) -> None:
+        with patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.requests.get") as mock_get:
+            mock_response = MagicMock()
+            mock_response.json.return_value = {
+                "jobs": [
+                    {"name": "molecule-tests (0)", "conclusion": "success"},
+                    {"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "failure"},
+                ]
+            }
+            mock_response.raise_for_status.return_value = None
+            mock_get.return_value = mock_response
+
+            jobs = get_running_jobs("https://gitea.example", "owner", "repo", "token", 123)
+            assert len(jobs) == 2
+            mock_get.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_raises_on_request_error(self) -> None:
+        with patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.requests.get") as mock_get:
+            mock_get.side_effect = requests.RequestException("boom")
+            with pytest.raises(requests.RequestException):
+                get_running_jobs("https://gitea.example", "owner", "repo", "token", 123)
+
+
+class TestAnyOtherRunnerFailed:
+    def test_detects_other_failure(self) -> None:
+        jobs = [
+            {"name": "molecule-tests (0)", "conclusion": "success"},
+            {"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "failure"},
+            {"name": "molecule-tests (2)", "conclusion": "running"},
+        ]
+        assert any_other_runner_failed(jobs, "molecule-tests", 0) is True
+
+    def test_ignores_current_runner(self) -> None:
+        jobs = [
+            {"name": "molecule-tests (0)", "conclusion": "failure"},
+            {"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "success"},
+        ]
+        assert any_other_runner_failed(jobs, "molecule-tests", 0) is False
+
+    def test_ignores_non_molecule_jobs(self) -> None:
+        jobs = [
+            {"name": "quality", "conclusion": "failure"},
+            {"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "success"},
+        ]
+        assert any_other_runner_failed(jobs, "molecule-tests", 0) is False
+
+
+class TestBuildMoleculeCmd:
+    def test_default_scenario(self) -> None:
+        assert build_molecule_cmd("default") == ["molecule", "test"]
+
+    def test_named_scenario(self) -> None:
+        assert build_molecule_cmd("lifecycle") == ["molecule", "test", "-s", "lifecycle"]
+
+
+class TestBuildEnvForPair:
+    def test_with_command(self) -> None:
+        env = build_env_for_pair("default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|/lib/systemd/systemd", {})
+        assert env["MOLECULE_PLATFORM_NAME"] == "ubuntu-2204"
+        assert env["MOLECULE_PLATFORM_IMAGE"] == "img:latest"
+        assert env["MOLECULE_PLATFORM_COMMAND"] == "/lib/systemd/systemd"
+        assert env["ANSIBLE_ALLOW_BROKEN_CONDITIONALS"] == "true"
+
+    def test_without_command(self) -> None:
+        env = build_env_for_pair("default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|", {})
+        assert env["MOLECULE_PLATFORM_NAME"] == "ubuntu-2204"
+        assert "MOLECULE_PLATFORM_COMMAND" not in env
+
+    def test_without_command_removes_existing(self) -> None:
+        env = build_env_for_pair("default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|", {"MOLECULE_PLATFORM_COMMAND": "old"})
+        assert "MOLECULE_PLATFORM_COMMAND" not in env
+
+    def test_preserves_existing_molecule_home(self) -> None:
+        """When MOLECULE_HOME is already set, it is not overridden."""
+        env = build_env_for_pair("default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|", {"MOLECULE_HOME": "/custom/home"})
+        assert env["MOLECULE_HOME"] == "/custom/home"
+
+    def test_appends_matrix_index_to_platform_name(self) -> None:
+        """When MATRIX_INDEX is set, platform name gets a unique suffix."""
+        env = build_env_for_pair("default|ubuntu-2604|img:latest|sleep infinity", {"MATRIX_INDEX": "3"})
+        assert env["MOLECULE_PLATFORM_NAME"] == "ubuntu-2604-r3"
+
+    def test_no_matrix_index_keeps_platform_name(self) -> None:
+        """Without MATRIX_INDEX, platform name is unchanged."""
+        env = build_env_for_pair("default|ubuntu-2604|img:latest|sleep infinity", {})
+        assert env["MOLECULE_PLATFORM_NAME"] == "ubuntu-2604"
+
+
+class TestPollForOtherFailures:
+    def test_sets_failed_event_when_other_runner_fails(self) -> None:
+        stop_event = MagicMock()
+        failed_event = MagicMock()
+
+        def side_effect(*args, **kwargs):
+            if stop_event.wait.call_count < 1:
+                return [
+                    {"name": "molecule-tests (0)", "conclusion": "success"},
+                    {"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "failure"},
+                ]
+            return []
+
+        with patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_running_jobs") as mock_get_jobs:
+            mock_get_jobs.side_effect = side_effect
+            stop_event.is_set.side_effect = [False, False]
+            stop_event.wait.return_value = True
+
+            poll_for_other_failures(
+                "https://gitea.example",
+                "owner",
+                "repo",
+                "token",
+                123,
+                "molecule-tests",
+                0,
+                stop_event,
+                failed_event,
+            )
+
+            failed_event.set.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_poll_warns_on_api_error(self) -> None:
+        stop_event = MagicMock()
+        failed_event = MagicMock()
+
+        with patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_running_jobs") as mock_get_jobs:
+            mock_get_jobs.side_effect = requests.RequestException("boom")
+            stop_event.is_set.side_effect = [False, True]
+            stop_event.wait.return_value = True
+
+            poll_for_other_failures(
+                "https://gitea.example",
+                "owner",
+                "repo",
+                "token",
+                123,
+                "molecule-tests",
+                0,
+                stop_event,
+                failed_event,
+            )
+
+            failed_event.set.assert_not_called()
+
+
+class TestCli:
+    def test_all_pass(self) -> None:
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        with (
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run") as mock_run,
+            patch("time.sleep"),
+        ):
+            proc = MagicMock()
+            proc.poll.return_value = 0
+            proc.returncode = 0
+            mock_popen.return_value = proc
+            mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(returncode=0)
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert "All molecule tests passed" in result.output
+            # Verify Docker prune was called between scenarios
+            mock_run.assert_called_once_with(
+                ["docker", "system", "prune", "-af", "--volumes"],
+                check=False,
+                capture_output=True,
+                timeout=60,
+            )
+
+    @patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_ci_token", side_effect=click.ClickException("no token"))
+    def test_missing_token_runs_without_polling(self, mock_token: MagicMock) -> None:
+        """When no token is available, cross-runner polling is skipped."""
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        with (
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run") as mock_run,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.poll_for_other_failures") as mock_poll,
+            patch("time.sleep"),
+        ):
+            proc = MagicMock()
+            proc.poll.return_value = 0
+            proc.returncode = 0
+            mock_popen.return_value = proc
+            mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(returncode=0)
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            mock_poll.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_invalid_pair_format_raises(self) -> None:
+        """Pair with fewer than 2 parts should raise."""
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        with (
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+        ):
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["invalid_no_pipe"])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert "Invalid pair format" in result.output
+
+    def test_failure_exits_nonzero(self) -> None:
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        with (
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("time.sleep"),
+        ):
+            proc = MagicMock()
+            proc.poll.return_value = 1
+            proc.returncode = 1
+            mock_popen.return_value = proc
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 1
+            assert "FAILED" in result.output
+
+    def test_exits_before_starting_when_already_failed(self) -> None:
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        with (
+            patch.dict(
+                os.environ,
+                {
+                    "GITEA_URL": "https://gitea.example",
+                    "CI_GITEA_TOKEN": "token",
+                    "RUN_ID": "123",
+                    "JOB_NAME": "molecule-tests",
+                    "MATRIX_INDEX": "0",
+                    "GITEA_REPOSITORY": "my-org/my-repo",
+                    "PATH": os.environ.get("PATH", ""),
+                },
+                clear=True,
+            ),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_running_jobs") as mock_get_jobs,
+            patch("time.sleep"),
+        ):
+            mock_get_jobs.return_value = [
+                {"name": "molecule-tests (0)", "conclusion": "running"},
+                {"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "failure"},
+            ]
+            proc = MagicMock()
+            proc.poll.return_value = 0
+            proc.returncode = 0
+            mock_popen.return_value = proc
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 1
+            assert "Another molecule runner failed" in result.output
+
+    def test_keyboard_interrupt_kills_process(self) -> None:
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        with (
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("time.sleep", side_effect=KeyboardInterrupt),
+            patch("os.killpg") as mock_killpg,
+            patch("os.getpgid") as mock_getpgid,
+        ):
+            mock_getpgid.return_value = 123
+            proc = MagicMock()
+            proc.poll.return_value = None
+            proc.wait.return_value = 0
+            mock_popen.return_value = proc
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 1
+            mock_killpg.assert_called()
+
+    def test_exits_when_other_runner_fails(self) -> None:
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        real_sleep = time.sleep
+        call_count = [0]
+
+        def get_jobs_side_effect(*args, **kwargs):
+            call_count[0] += 1
+            if call_count[0] < 2:
+                return [{"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "running"}]
+            return [
+                {"name": "molecule-tests (0)", "conclusion": "running"},
+                {"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "failure"},
+            ]
+
+        with (
+            patch.dict(
+                os.environ,
+                {
+                    "GITEA_URL": "https://gitea.example",
+                    "CI_GITEA_TOKEN": "token",
+                    "RUN_ID": "123",
+                    "JOB_NAME": "molecule-tests",
+                    "MATRIX_INDEX": "0",
+                    "GITEA_REPOSITORY": "my-org/my-repo",
+                    "PATH": os.environ.get("PATH", ""),
+                },
+                clear=True,
+            ),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_running_jobs", side_effect=get_jobs_side_effect),
+            patch("os.killpg") as mock_killpg,
+            patch("os.getpgid") as mock_getpgid,
+            patch("time.sleep", side_effect=lambda x: real_sleep(0)),
+        ):
+            mock_getpgid.return_value = 123
+            proc = MagicMock()
+            proc.poll.return_value = None
+            proc.wait.return_value = 0
+            mock_popen.return_value = proc
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 1
+            mock_killpg.assert_called()
+
+    def test_default_owner_repo_fallback(self) -> None:
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        real_sleep = time.sleep
+
+        with (
+            patch.dict(
+                os.environ,
+                {
+                    "GITEA_URL": "https://gitea.example",
+                    "CI_GITEA_TOKEN": "token",
+                    "RUN_ID": "123",
+                    "JOB_NAME": "molecule-tests",
+                    "MATRIX_INDEX": "0",
+                    "GITEA_REPOSITORY": "invalid",
+                    "PATH": os.environ.get("PATH", ""),
+                },
+                clear=True,
+            ),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run") as mock_run,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_running_jobs") as mock_get_jobs,
+            patch("time.sleep", side_effect=lambda x: real_sleep(0)),
+        ):
+            mock_get_jobs.return_value = [{"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "success"}]
+            proc = MagicMock()
+            proc.poll.return_value = 0
+            proc.returncode = 0
+            mock_popen.return_value = proc
+            mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(returncode=0)
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    def test_exits_when_other_runner_fails_with_process_lookup_error(self) -> None:
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        real_sleep = time.sleep
+        call_count = [0]
+
+        def get_jobs_side_effect(*args, **kwargs):
+            call_count[0] += 1
+            if call_count[0] < 2:
+                return [{"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "running"}]
+            return [
+                {"name": "molecule-tests (0)", "conclusion": "running"},
+                {"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "failure"},
+            ]
+
+        with (
+            patch.dict(
+                os.environ,
+                {
+                    "GITEA_URL": "https://gitea.example",
+                    "CI_GITEA_TOKEN": "token",
+                    "RUN_ID": "123",
+                    "JOB_NAME": "molecule-tests",
+                    "MATRIX_INDEX": "0",
+                    "GITEA_REPOSITORY": "my-org/my-repo",
+                    "PATH": os.environ.get("PATH", ""),
+                },
+                clear=True,
+            ),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_running_jobs", side_effect=get_jobs_side_effect),
+            patch("os.killpg") as mock_killpg,
+            patch("os.getpgid") as mock_getpgid,
+            patch("time.sleep", side_effect=lambda x: real_sleep(0)),
+        ):
+            mock_getpgid.return_value = 123
+            mock_killpg.side_effect = ProcessLookupError("no such process")
+            proc = MagicMock()
+            proc.poll.return_value = None
+            proc.wait.return_value = 0
+            mock_popen.return_value = proc
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 1
+
+    def test_exits_when_other_runner_fails_with_timeout(self) -> None:
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        real_sleep = time.sleep
+        call_count = [0]
+
+        def get_jobs_side_effect(*args, **kwargs):
+            call_count[0] += 1
+            if call_count[0] < 2:
+                return [{"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "running"}]
+            return [
+                {"name": "molecule-tests (0)", "conclusion": "running"},
+                {"name": "molecule-tests (1)", "conclusion": "failure"},
+            ]
+
+        with (
+            patch.dict(
+                os.environ,
+                {
+                    "GITEA_URL": "https://gitea.example",
+                    "CI_GITEA_TOKEN": "token",
+                    "RUN_ID": "123",
+                    "JOB_NAME": "molecule-tests",
+                    "MATRIX_INDEX": "0",
+                    "GITEA_REPOSITORY": "my-org/my-repo",
+                    "PATH": os.environ.get("PATH", ""),
+                },
+                clear=True,
+            ),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.POLL_INTERVAL", 0.01),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.get_running_jobs", side_effect=get_jobs_side_effect),
+            patch("os.killpg") as mock_killpg,
+            patch("os.getpgid") as mock_getpgid,
+            patch("time.sleep", side_effect=lambda x: real_sleep(0)),
+        ):
+            mock_getpgid.return_value = 123
+            mock_killpg.side_effect = [None, ProcessLookupError("no such process")]
+            proc = MagicMock()
+            proc.poll.return_value = None
+            proc.wait.side_effect = [subprocess.TimeoutExpired("cmd", 10)]
+            mock_popen.return_value = proc
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(cli, ["default|ubuntu-2204|img:latest|"])
+            assert result.exit_code == 1
+
+
+def test_main_module_block() -> None:
+    import devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard as mg
+
+    with open(mg.__file__) as f:
+        source = f.read()
+    source = source.replace('if __name__ == "__main__":\n    cli()\n', "")
+    namespace = dict(mg.__dict__)
+    exec(compile(source, mg.__file__, "exec"), namespace)
+    assert callable(namespace["cli"])
+
+
+class TestParsePair:
+    def test_single_role_4_part(self) -> None:
+        role, scenario, name, image, cmd = parse_pair("default|ubuntu-2204|ubuntu:22.04|")
+        assert role == ""
+        assert scenario == "default"
+        assert name == "ubuntu-2204"
+        assert image == "ubuntu:22.04"
+        assert cmd == ""
+
+    def test_multi_role_5_part(self) -> None:
+        role, scenario, name, image, cmd = parse_pair("gitea-runner|default|ubuntu-2204|ubuntu:22.04|")
+        assert role == "gitea-runner"
+        assert scenario == "default"
+        assert name == "ubuntu-2204"
+        assert image == "ubuntu:22.04"
+        assert cmd == ""
+
+    def test_multi_role_with_command(self) -> None:
+        role, scenario, name, image, cmd = parse_pair(
+            "docker-base|lifecycle|archlinux|archlinux:latest|/usr/lib/systemd/systemd"
+        )
+        assert role == "docker-base"
+        assert scenario == "lifecycle"
+        assert cmd == "/usr/lib/systemd/systemd"
+
+    def test_invalid_pair_raises(self) -> None:
+        with pytest.raises(click.ClickException, match="Invalid pair format"):
+            parse_pair("only|two|parts")
+
+    def test_too_many_parts_raises(self) -> None:
+        with pytest.raises(click.ClickException, match="Invalid pair format"):
+            parse_pair("a|b|c|d|e|f")
+
+
+class TestResolveRoleDir:
+    def test_multi_role_with_roles_root(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        roles_root = tmp_path / "ansible" / "roles"
+        roles_root.mkdir(parents=True)
+        result = resolve_role_dir("gitea-runner", roles_root, tmp_path)
+        assert result == roles_root / "gitea-runner"
+
+    def test_multi_role_default_roles_root(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        result = resolve_role_dir("docker-base", None, tmp_path)
+        assert result == tmp_path / "ansible" / "roles" / "docker-base"
+
+    def test_single_role_auto_discovers(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Single-role mode auto-discovers first role with molecule/ dir."""
+        roles_dir = tmp_path / "ansible" / "roles"
+        (roles_dir / "my_role" / "molecule").mkdir(parents=True)
+        result = resolve_role_dir("", None, tmp_path)
+        assert result == roles_dir / "my_role"
+
+    def test_single_role_no_roles_returns_fallback(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """When no roles exist, returns a fallback path (will error at runtime)."""
+        result = resolve_role_dir("", None, tmp_path)
+        assert "roles" in str(result)
+
+
+class TestCliMultiRole:
+    def test_multi_role_pair_passes(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+        roles_root = tmp_path / "ansible" / "roles"
+        (roles_root / "gitea-runner").mkdir(parents=True)
+
+        with (
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.Popen") as mock_popen,
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run"),
+            patch("devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard.subprocess.run") as mock_run,
+            patch("time.sleep"),
+        ):
+            proc = MagicMock()
+            proc.poll.return_value = 0
+            proc.returncode = 0
+            mock_popen.return_value = proc
+            mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(returncode=0)
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                cli,
+                ["--roles-root", str(roles_root), "gitea-runner|default|ubuntu-2204|ubuntu:22.04|"],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert "All molecule tests passed" in result.output