# GRM-169: Fix auto-merge timeout — molecule wait exceeds 10-min job cap ## Problem The `auto-merge` job in `ci.yml` polls molecule-tests status with `MAX_WAIT=600` (10 minutes) inside a job capped at `timeout-minutes: 10`. The molecule suite takes ~25 minutes under the 4-runner distribution. Result: every `pull_request` synchronize run of auto-merge exhausts MAX_WAIT, prints `Timed out waiting for molecule tests`, and fails — observed on PR #275 (run 5988) where all molecule jobs were green but auto-merge died before they finished. The merge only completed via a manual rerun-failed-jobs call after molecule was already green. ## Approach REQ-1: Raise the molecule wait budget in `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` so it exceeds the observed suite duration: `MAX_WAIT=2400` (40 minutes — ~1.6x the observed 25-minute suite) and the job `timeout-minutes` to `50` (wait budget plus setup/post overhead). REQ-2: No other behavior changes — the wait loop, success/failure/skipped classification, and merge semantics stay identical. The job still runs on every pull_request event; it simply no longer aborts early. ## Test Plan - `make workflow-lint` (actionlint) passes on the edited file. - `make workflow-dryrun` where available. - Next PR's auto-merge run waits past the 10-minute mark and merges after molecule turns green (verified on a subsequent PR). ## Deploy Plan Merge via auto-merge — ironically exercised by this very PR's auto-merge run: it must wait for this PR's own molecule jobs, demonstrating the fix in production immediately. ## Rollback Plan Revert the two changed lines. Risk of keeping the fix: none — a longer wait can only extend a job that was previously guaranteed to fail. ## Acceptance Criteria - [x] `MAX_WAIT` raised to 2400 in the auto-merge wait loop. - [x] `timeout-minutes` raised to 50 on the auto-merge job. - [x] `make workflow-lint` passes.