Hook job lifecycle into DAP debugger behind containment gate

Wires three runner-internal call sites into the DAP debugger:
  - JobRunner: notifies the debugger once Pre/Main/Post step lists
    are populated, so it can seed the execution view and predict
    Post placeholders.
  - ExecutionContext.RegisterPostJobStep: notifies the debugger when
    a post step is registered, so it can claim the predicted
    placeholder or append a new entry.
  - StepsRunner: notifies the debugger when a Main step is skipped
    by its if: condition, so predicted Post placeholders for that
    step can be marked as skipped.

Each call site gates on jobContext.Global.Debugger?.Enabled == true
before calling HostContext.GetService<IDapDebugger>(). Without the
gate, GetService<T>() auto-instantiates the default singleton for
every non-debug job, breaking the 'no debugger, no risk' containment
property.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "features": {
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2": {},
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/dotnet": {
-      "version": "8.0.421"
+      "version": "8.0.420"
     },
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node:1": {
       "version": "20"

.gitignore

@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@ TestResults
 TestLogs
 .DS_Store
 .mono
-**/*.DotSettings.user
-**/*.lscache
+**/*.DotSettings.user

docs/start/envlinux.md

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ The `installdependencies.sh` script should install all required dependencies on
 
 Debian based OS (Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint)
 
-- liblttng-ust1t64, liblttng-ust1 or liblttng-ust0
+- liblttng-ust1 or liblttng-ust0
 - libkrb5-3
 - zlib1g
 - libssl3t64, libssl3, libssl1.1, libssl1.0.2 or libssl1.0.0
-- libicu80, libicu79, ..., libicu66, libicu65, libicu63, libicu60, libicu57, libicu55, or libicu52
+- libicu76, libicu75, ..., libicu66, libicu65, libicu63, libicu60, libicu57, libicu55, or libicu52
 
 Fedora based OS (Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux 7)
 

images/Dockerfile

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG RUNNER_VERSION
 ARG RUNNER_CONTAINER_HOOKS_VERSION=0.7.0
-ARG DOCKER_VERSION=29.5.0
-ARG BUILDX_VERSION=0.34.0
+ARG DOCKER_VERSION=29.4.0
+ARG BUILDX_VERSION=0.33.0
 
 RUN apt update -y && apt install curl unzip -y
 

src/Misc/externals.sh

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NODE_ALPINE_URL=https://github.com/actions/alpine_nodejs/releases/download
 # When you update Node versions you must also create a new release of alpine_nodejs at that updated version.
 # Follow the instructions here: https://github.com/actions/alpine_nodejs?tab=readme-ov-file#getting-started
 NODE20_VERSION="20.20.2"
-NODE24_VERSION="24.16.0"
+NODE24_VERSION="24.15.0"
 
 get_abs_path() {
   # exploits the fact that pwd will print abs path when no args

src/Misc/layoutbin/installdependencies.sh

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ then
             fi
         }
 
-        apt_get_with_fallbacks liblttng-ust1t64 liblttng-ust1 liblttng-ust0
+        apt_get_with_fallbacks liblttng-ust1 liblttng-ust0
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]
         then
             echo "'$apt_get' failed with exit code '$?'"
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ then
             exit 1
         fi
 
-        apt_get_with_fallbacks libicu80 libicu79 libicu78 libicu77 libicu76 libicu75 libicu74 libicu73 libicu72 libicu71 libicu70 libicu69 libicu68 libicu67 libicu66 libicu65 libicu63 libicu60 libicu57 libicu55 libicu52
+        apt_get_with_fallbacks libicu76 libicu75 libicu74 libicu73 libicu72 libicu71 libicu70 libicu69 libicu68 libicu67 libicu66 libicu65 libicu63 libicu60 libicu57 libicu55 libicu52
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]
         then
             echo "'$apt_get' failed with exit code '$?'"

src/Runner.Common/Constants.cs

@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                 public static readonly string EmitCompositeMarkers = "actions_runner_emit_composite_markers";
                 public static readonly string BatchActionResolution = "actions_batch_action_resolution";
                 public static readonly string UseBearerTokenForCodeload = "actions_use_bearer_token_for_codeload";
-                public static readonly string OverrideDebuggerWelcomeMessage = "actions_runner_override_debugger_welcome_message";
             }
 
             // Node version migration related constants
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                 public static readonly string Node20DeprecationUrl = "https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/";
 
                 // Node 20 migration dates (hardcoded fallbacks, can be overridden via job variables)
-                public static readonly string Node24DefaultDate = "June 16th, 2026";
+                public static readonly string Node24DefaultDate = "June 2nd, 2026";
                 public static readonly string Node20RemovalDate = "September 16th, 2026";
 
                 // Variable keys for server-overridable dates

src/Runner.Worker/Dap/DapMessages.cs

@@ -545,16 +545,16 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
     public class SourceArguments
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Source descriptor. Some clients send sourceReference only here.
+        /// Source descriptor (optional, redundant with sourceReference).
         /// </summary>
         [JsonProperty("source", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
         public Source Source { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The reference to the source.
+        /// The reference to the source. Required by DAP spec.
         /// </summary>
-        [JsonProperty("sourceReference", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
-        public int? SourceReference { get; set; }
+        [JsonProperty("sourceReference")]
+        public int SourceReference { get; set; }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -577,6 +577,92 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
 
     #endregion
 
+    #region LoadedSources Request/Response
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Response body for 'loadedSources' request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class LoadedSourcesResponseBody
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("sources")]
+        public List<Source> Sources { get; set; } = new List<Source>();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Body for 'loadedSource' event.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class LoadedSourceEventBody
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "new" | "changed" | "removed"
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("reason")]
+        public string Reason { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("source")]
+        public Source Source { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region SetBreakpoints Request/Response
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Arguments for 'setBreakpoints' request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class SetBreakpointsArguments
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("source", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public Source Source { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("breakpoints")]
+        public List<SourceBreakpoint> Breakpoints { get; set; } = new List<SourceBreakpoint>();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Properties of a breakpoint passed to the setBreakpoints request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class SourceBreakpoint
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("line")]
+        public int Line { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("condition", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public string Condition { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("logMessage", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public string LogMessage { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Response body for 'setBreakpoints' request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class SetBreakpointsResponseBody
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("breakpoints")]
+        public List<Breakpoint> Breakpoints { get; set; } = new List<Breakpoint>();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Information about a breakpoint created in setBreakpoints.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Breakpoint
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("verified")]
+        public bool Verified { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("line", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public int? Line { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("source", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public Source Source { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("message", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public string Message { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
     #region Scopes Request/Response
 
     /// <summary>

src/Runner.Worker/Dap/DapReplExecutor.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines.ContextData;
 using GitHub.Runner.Common;
 using GitHub.Runner.Common.Util;
 using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
-using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Container;
 using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers;
 
 namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
         public async Task<EvaluateResponseBody> ExecuteRunCommandAsync(
             RunCommand command,
             IExecutionContext context,
-            bool isActionStep,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (context == null)
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
 
             try
             {
-                return await ExecuteScriptAsync(command, context, isActionStep, cancellationToken);
+                return await ExecuteScriptAsync(command, context, cancellationToken);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -67,17 +65,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
         private async Task<EvaluateResponseBody> ExecuteScriptAsync(
             RunCommand command,
             IExecutionContext context,
-            bool isActionStep,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            // 1. Resolve step host — container or host, same as ActionRunner.
-            //    Only action steps (user-defined run:/uses:) execute inside the
-            //    container.  Infrastructure steps (Set up job, Initialize
-            //    containers, Complete job, etc.) always run on the host.
-            var stepHost = CreateStepHost(context, isActionStep);
-            var isContainerStepHost = stepHost is IContainerStepHost;
-
-            // 2. Resolve shell — same logic as ScriptHandler
+            // 1. Resolve shell — same logic as ScriptHandler
             string shellCommand;
             string argFormat;
 
@@ -97,9 +87,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
                 argFormat = ScriptHandlerHelpers.GetScriptArgumentsFormat(shellCommand);
             }
 
-            _trace.Info($"Resolved REPL shell (container={isContainerStepHost})");
+            _trace.Info("Resolved REPL shell");
 
-            // 3. Expand ${{ }} expressions in the script body, just like
+            // 2. Expand ${{ }} expressions in the script body, just like
             //    ActionRunner evaluates step inputs before ScriptHandler sees them
             var contents = ExpandExpressions(command.Script, context);
             contents = ScriptHandlerHelpers.FixUpScriptContents(shellCommand, contents);
@@ -121,47 +111,25 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
 
             try
             {
-                // 4. Resolve script path — translate for container if needed
-                var resolvedPath = stepHost.ResolvePathForStepHost(context, scriptFilePath).Replace("\"", "\\\"");
+                // 3. Format arguments with script path
+                var resolvedPath = scriptFilePath.Replace("\"", "\\\"");
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(argFormat) || !argFormat.Contains("{0}"))
                 {
                     return ErrorResult($"Invalid shell option '{shellCommand}'. Shell must be a valid built-in (bash, sh, cmd, powershell, pwsh) or a format string containing '{{0}}'");
                 }
                 var arguments = string.Format(argFormat, resolvedPath);
 
-                // 5. Resolve shell command path — for containers, use the shell
-                //    name directly (it will be resolved inside the container);
-                //    for host execution, resolve the full path on the host.
+                // 4. Resolve shell command path
                 string prependPath = string.Join(
                     Path.PathSeparator.ToString(),
                     Enumerable.Reverse(context.Global.PrependPath));
-                var fileName = isContainerStepHost
-                    ? shellCommand
-                    : WhichUtil.Which(shellCommand, false, _trace, prependPath) ?? shellCommand;
+                var commandPath = WhichUtil.Which(shellCommand, false, _trace, prependPath)
+                    ?? shellCommand;
 
-                // 6. Build environment — merge from execution context like a real step
+                // 5. Build environment — merge from execution context like a real step
                 var environment = BuildEnvironment(context, command.Env);
 
-                // 7. Handle PrependPath — mirrors Handler.AddPrependPathToEnvironment
-                if (context.Global.PrependPath.Count > 0)
-                {
-                    if (stepHost is IContainerStepHost containerHost)
-                    {
-                        containerHost.PrependPath = prependPath;
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        string taskEnvPATH;
-                        environment.TryGetValue(Constants.PathVariable, out taskEnvPATH);
-                        string originalPath = context.Global.Variables?.Get(Constants.PathVariable) ?? // Prefer a job variable.
-                            taskEnvPATH ?? // Then a task-environment variable.
-                            System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(Constants.PathVariable) ?? // Then an environment variable.
-                            string.Empty;
-                        environment[Constants.PathVariable] = PathUtil.PrependPath(prependPath, originalPath);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                // 8. Resolve working directory — translate for container
+                // 6. Resolve working directory
                 var workingDirectory = command.WorkingDirectory;
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(workingDirectory))
                 {
@@ -173,60 +141,48 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
                         : null;
                     workingDirectory = workspace ?? _hostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Work);
                 }
-                workingDirectory = stepHost.ResolvePathForStepHost(context, workingDirectory);
 
                 _trace.Info("Executing REPL command");
 
                 // Stream execution info to debugger
                 SendOutput("console", $"$ {shellCommand} {command.Script.Substring(0, Math.Min(command.Script.Length, 80))}{(command.Script.Length > 80 ? "..." : "")}\n");
 
-                // NOTE: When container hooks are enabled, ContainerStepHost routes
-                // execution through IContainerHookManager which does not raise
-                // OutputDataReceived/ErrorDataReceived events. Output will not be
-                // streamed to the debug console in that mode.
-                if (isContainerStepHost && FeatureManager.IsContainerHooksEnabled(context.Global?.Variables))
+                // 7. Execute via IProcessInvoker (same as DefaultStepHost)
+                int exitCode;
+                using (var processInvoker = _hostContext.CreateService<IProcessInvoker>())
                 {
-                    const string hookWarning = "Container hooks are enabled. REPL output will not be streamed to the debug console for this command.";
-                    _trace.Warning(hookWarning);
-                    SendOutput("stderr", hookWarning + "\n");
+                    processInvoker.OutputDataReceived += (sender, args) =>
+                    {
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(args.Data))
+                        {
+                            var masked = _hostContext.SecretMasker.MaskSecrets(args.Data);
+                            SendOutput("stdout", masked + "\n");
+                        }
+                    };
+
+                    processInvoker.ErrorDataReceived += (sender, args) =>
+                    {
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(args.Data))
+                        {
+                            var masked = _hostContext.SecretMasker.MaskSecrets(args.Data);
+                            SendOutput("stderr", masked + "\n");
+                        }
+                    };
+
+                    exitCode = await processInvoker.ExecuteAsync(
+                        workingDirectory: workingDirectory,
+                        fileName: commandPath,
+                        arguments: arguments,
+                        environment: environment,
+                        requireExitCodeZero: false,
+                        outputEncoding: null,
+                        killProcessOnCancel: true,
+                        cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
                 }
 
-                // 9. Execute via IStepHost — handles docker exec for containers,
-                //    direct process execution for host, and container hooks
-                stepHost.OutputDataReceived += (sender, args) =>
-                {
-                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(args.Data))
-                    {
-                        var masked = _hostContext.SecretMasker.MaskSecrets(args.Data);
-                        SendOutput("stdout", masked + "\n");
-                    }
-                };
-
-                stepHost.ErrorDataReceived += (sender, args) =>
-                {
-                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(args.Data))
-                    {
-                        var masked = _hostContext.SecretMasker.MaskSecrets(args.Data);
-                        SendOutput("stderr", masked + "\n");
-                    }
-                };
-
-                int exitCode = await stepHost.ExecuteAsync(
-                    context: context,
-                    workingDirectory: workingDirectory,
-                    fileName: fileName,
-                    arguments: arguments,
-                    environment: environment,
-                    requireExitCodeZero: false,
-                    outputEncoding: null,
-                    killProcessOnCancel: true,
-                    inheritConsoleHandler: false,
-                    standardInInput: null,
-                    cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
-
                 _trace.Info($"REPL command exited with code {exitCode}");
 
-                // 10. Return only the exit code summary (output was already streamed)
+                // 8. Return only the exit code summary (output was already streamed)
                 return new EvaluateResponseBody
                 {
                     Result = exitCode == 0 ? $"(exit code: {exitCode})" : $"Process completed with exit code {exitCode}.",
@@ -242,43 +198,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates the appropriate <see cref="IStepHost"/> for the current
-        /// execution context, mirroring how <see cref="ActionRunner"/> decides
-        /// between host and container execution.
-        ///
-        /// Only action steps (user-defined run:/uses: steps) run inside the
-        /// job container.  Infrastructure steps like "Set up job", "Initialize
-        /// containers", "Stop containers", and "Complete job" always execute
-        /// on the host regardless of whether a container is configured.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal IStepHost CreateStepHost(IExecutionContext context, bool isActionStep)
-        {
-            if (!isActionStep)
-            {
-                _trace.Info("Creating DefaultStepHost for REPL execution (infrastructure step)");
-                return _hostContext.CreateService<IDefaultStepHost>();
-            }
-
-            var container = context?.Global?.Container;
-            if (container != null)
-            {
-                // Container hooks don't always set ContainerId, but the container
-                // step host handles that internally
-                var hooksEnabled = FeatureManager.IsContainerHooksEnabled(context.Global?.Variables);
-                if (hooksEnabled || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(container.ContainerId))
-                {
-                    _trace.Info("Creating ContainerStepHost for REPL execution");
-                    var containerStepHost = _hostContext.CreateService<IContainerStepHost>();
-                    containerStepHost.Container = container;
-                    return containerStepHost;
-                }
-            }
-
-            _trace.Info("Creating DefaultStepHost for REPL execution");
-            return _hostContext.CreateService<IDefaultStepHost>();
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Expands <c>${{ }}</c> expressions in the input string using the
         /// runner's template evaluator — the same evaluation path that processes

src/Runner.Worker/Dap/DebuggerConfig.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
 
 namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
 {
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
     /// </summary>
     public sealed class DebuggerConfig
     {
-        public DebuggerConfig(bool enabled, DebuggerTunnelInfo tunnel, bool overrideWelcomeMessage = false, string welcomeMessage = null)
+        public DebuggerConfig(bool enabled, DebuggerTunnelInfo tunnel)
         {
             Enabled = enabled;
             Tunnel = tunnel;
-            OverrideWelcomeMessage = overrideWelcomeMessage;
-            WelcomeMessage = welcomeMessage;
         }
 
         /// <summary>Whether the debugger is enabled for this job.</summary>
@@ -25,19 +23,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
         /// </summary>
         public DebuggerTunnelInfo Tunnel { get; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// When true, the runner overrides the default welcome message with
-        /// <see cref="WelcomeMessage"/>. A null or empty <see cref="WelcomeMessage"/>
-        /// suppresses the message entirely. When false, the default help text is shown.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool OverrideWelcomeMessage { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Optional welcome message content for the debugger console. Only used when
-        /// <see cref="OverrideWelcomeMessage"/> is true.
-        /// </summary>
-        public string WelcomeMessage { get; }
-
         /// <summary>Whether the tunnel configuration is complete and valid.</summary>
         public bool HasValidTunnel => Tunnel != null
             && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Tunnel.TunnelId)

src/Runner.Worker/Dap/IDapDebugger.cs

@@ -20,10 +20,25 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
     {
         Task StartAsync(IExecutionContext jobContext);
         Task WaitUntilReadyAsync();
-        Task OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(IEnumerable<IStep> steps, IEnumerable<IStep> initialPostSteps);
-        void OnPostStepRegistered(IStep step);
         Task OnStepStartingAsync(IStep step);
         void OnStepCompleted(IStep step);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called after JobExtension.InitializeJob has returned and the initial
+        /// step queue + post-step stack have been populated. The debugger uses
+        /// these snapshots to build the synthesized job execution view served
+        /// via the DAP source request.
+        /// </summary>
+        Task OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(IEnumerable<IStep> mainQueue, IEnumerable<IStep> initialPostStack);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called from ExecutionContext.RegisterPostJobStep after a post-step
+        /// is pushed onto the post-job stack. The debugger appends the step
+        /// to the running execution view so the rendered YAML reflects the
+        /// newly-known post-step.
+        /// </summary>
+        void OnPostStepRegistered(IStep step);
+
         Task OnJobCompletedAsync();
         Task StopAsync();
     }

src/Runner.Worker/Dap/JobExecutionView.cs

@@ -1,99 +1,99 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.Text;
+using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
 
 namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Stateful, append-only container that wraps <see cref="JobExecutionViewRenderer"/>
+    /// for runtime use. Maintains a mutable list of entries, caches the rendered YAML,
+    /// and provides O(1) lookup from <see cref="IStep"/> identity to the current line
+    /// in the rendered YAML where that step's <c>- step:</c> key appears.
+    ///
+    /// Append-only growth model: post-steps are discovered lazily during execution
+    /// and appended. Setup/pre/main entry line numbers are stable across appends —
+    /// only the synthetic Cleanup boundary (which is not tracked here) shifts.
+    /// </summary>
     internal sealed class JobExecutionView
     {
-        private const string _sourceFileName = "execution.yml";
+        private readonly object _lock = new();
+        private readonly string _jobId;
+        private readonly List<JobExecutionViewEntry> _entries = new();
+        private readonly List<IStep> _stepIdentities = new();
+        private readonly Dictionary<IStep, int> _lineByStep =
+            new(ReferenceEqualityComparer.Instance);
+        // Map matchKey -> entry index for placeholders awaiting a future
+        // TryClaim. Removed when claimed.
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, int> _unclaimedByKey =
+            new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        private string _yaml;
+        private IReadOnlyList<int> _entryStartLines = Array.Empty<int>();
 
-        private readonly object _lock = new object();
-        private readonly List<SourceEntry> _preEntries = new List<SourceEntry>();
-        private readonly List<SourceEntry> _mainEntries = new List<SourceEntry>();
-        private readonly List<SourceEntry> _postEntries = new List<SourceEntry>();
-        private readonly List<StepLine> _lineByStep = new List<StepLine>();
-        private string _content;
-        private int _completeJobLine;
-
-        public JobExecutionView(
-            string jobId,
-            IEnumerable<IStep> steps,
-            IEnumerable<IStep> initialPostSteps,
-            IEnumerable<PredictedPostStep> predictedPostSteps = null)
+        public JobExecutionView(string jobId)
         {
-            JobId = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(jobId) ? "job" : jobId;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(jobId))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("jobId must not be null or whitespace.", nameof(jobId));
+            }
 
-            _preEntries.Add(new SourceEntry("Setup job"));
-            AddSteps(steps);
-            AddPredictedPostSteps(predictedPostSteps);
-            AddSteps(initialPostSteps);
-            _postEntries.Add(SourceEntry.CreateSyntheticCompleteJob());
+            _jobId = jobId;
             Render();
         }
 
-        public string JobId { get; }
-        public string SourceFileName => _sourceFileName;
+        public string JobId
+        {
+            get { return _jobId; }
+        }
 
-        public string Content
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Currently rendered YAML. Always reflects all entries appended so far,
+        /// plus the synthetic Setup header and Cleanup footer emitted by the renderer.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Yaml
         {
             get
             {
                 lock (_lock)
                 {
-                    return _content;
+                    return _yaml;
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public int CompleteJobLine
+        /// <summary>Number of entries (excludes synthetic Setup/Cleanup boundaries).</summary>
+        public int EntryCount
         {
             get
             {
                 lock (_lock)
                 {
-                    return _completeJobLine;
+                    return _entries.Count;
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public int? TryClaimPredictedStep(string matchKey, IStep step)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 1-based line where entry <paramref name="entryIndex"/>'s <c>- step:</c> key
+        /// currently appears in <see cref="Yaml"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int GetLine(int entryIndex)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(matchKey) || step == null)
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-
             lock (_lock)
             {
-                var existingLine = TryGetLineForStepNoLock(step);
-                if (existingLine.HasValue)
+                if (entryIndex < 0 || entryIndex >= _entries.Count)
                 {
-                    return existingLine;
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(entryIndex));
                 }
 
-                foreach (var entry in _postEntries)
-                {
-                    if (!string.Equals(entry.MatchKey, matchKey, StringComparison.Ordinal))
-                    {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    if (entry.Step != null && !ReferenceEquals(entry.Step, step))
-                    {
-                        return null;
-                    }
-
-                    entry.Step = step;
-                    Render();
-                    return TryGetLineForStepNoLock(step);
-                }
-
-                return null;
+                return _entryStartLines[entryIndex];
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 1-based line for the entry whose <see cref="IStep"/> reference identity
+        /// matches <paramref name="step"/>. Returns null if <paramref name="step"/>
+        /// is null or has not been registered.
+        /// </summary>
         public int? TryGetLineForStep(IStep step)
         {
             if (step == null)
@@ -103,256 +103,197 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
 
             lock (_lock)
             {
-                return TryGetLineForStepNoLock(step);
+                if (_lineByStep.TryGetValue(step, out var line))
+                {
+                    return line;
+                }
+
+                return null;
             }
         }
 
-        private int? TryGetLineForStepNoLock(IStep step)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Append a new entry. If <paramref name="stepIdentity"/> is non-null,
+        /// registers the IStep -> line mapping for later lookup. If
+        /// <paramref name="matchKey"/> is non-null, the entry is registered
+        /// as an unclaimed placeholder that a future
+        /// <see cref="TryClaim(string, IStep)"/> call can bind to a real
+        /// IStep (used by the predictive Post-step path). Re-renders the
+        /// YAML and updates the start-line table.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>1-based line number of the newly-appended entry's <c>- step:</c> key.</returns>
+        public int Append(JobExecutionViewEntry entry, IStep stepIdentity = null, string matchKey = null)
         {
-            foreach (var stepLine in _lineByStep)
+            if (entry == null)
             {
-                if (ReferenceEquals(stepLine.Step, step))
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(entry));
+            }
+
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                if (stepIdentity != null && _lineByStep.ContainsKey(stepIdentity))
                 {
-                    return stepLine.Line;
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("step already registered in execution view");
+                }
+                if (matchKey != null && _unclaimedByKey.ContainsKey(matchKey))
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"matchKey already registered: {matchKey}");
+                }
+
+                _entries.Add(entry);
+                _stepIdentities.Add(stepIdentity);
+                Render();
+
+                int index = _entries.Count - 1;
+                if (matchKey != null)
+                {
+                    _unclaimedByKey[matchKey] = index;
+                }
+                return _entryStartLines[index];
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Bind a previously-appended placeholder entry (registered via
+        /// <see cref="Append(JobExecutionViewEntry, IStep, string)"/> with
+        /// a non-null <c>matchKey</c>) to a real <see cref="IStep"/>.
+        /// Returns the 1-based line of the now-claimed entry on success.
+        /// Returns null when no unclaimed placeholder exists for
+        /// <paramref name="matchKey"/>, OR when <paramref name="stepIdentity"/>
+        /// is already registered for a different entry (defensive).
+        /// Does not re-render: claim only updates the IStep -> line index.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int? TryClaim(string matchKey, IStep stepIdentity)
+        {
+            if (matchKey == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(matchKey));
+            }
+            if (stepIdentity == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stepIdentity));
+            }
+
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                if (!_unclaimedByKey.TryGetValue(matchKey, out int index))
+                {
+                    return null;
+                }
+                if (_lineByStep.ContainsKey(stepIdentity))
+                {
+                    // Bail rather than double-register the step.
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                _unclaimedByKey.Remove(matchKey);
+                _stepIdentities[index] = stepIdentity;
+                _lineByStep[stepIdentity] = _entryStartLines[index];
+                return _entryStartLines[index];
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Mark a previously-appended unclaimed placeholder as skipped. Used
+        /// when the predicting Main step never runs (skipped by <c>if:</c>),
+        /// so its predicted Post-step placeholder should not appear as a
+        /// step that will execute. Re-renders the view (inline comment only
+        /// — subsequent entry line numbers stay stable).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// true if a matching unclaimed placeholder was marked; false when
+        /// no placeholder exists for <paramref name="matchKey"/>, or the
+        /// placeholder has already been claimed (claim wins).
+        /// </returns>
+        public bool TryMarkSkipped(string matchKey)
+        {
+            ArgUtil.NotNull(matchKey, nameof(matchKey));
+
+            lock (_lock)
+            {
+                if (!_unclaimedByKey.TryGetValue(matchKey, out int index))
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                // Defensive: only mark if it's still an unclaimed placeholder.
+                if (_stepIdentities[index] != null)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                if (_entries[index].IsSkipped)
+                {
+                    // Idempotent — already marked.
+                    return true;
+                }
+                _entries[index].IsSkipped = true;
+                _unclaimedByKey.Remove(matchKey);
+                Render();
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Bulk-append for the initial population. Equivalent to calling
+        /// <see cref="Append"/> once per pair, but renders only once at the end.
+        /// State is left unchanged if any input is invalid.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void AppendRange(IEnumerable<(JobExecutionViewEntry entry, IStep stepIdentity)> items)
+        {
+            ArgUtil.NotNull(items, nameof(items));
+
+            // Materialize first so we don't enumerate twice.
+            var materialized = new List<(JobExecutionViewEntry entry, IStep stepIdentity)>(items);
+            for (int i = 0; i < materialized.Count; i++)
+            {
+                if (materialized[i].entry == null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentException($"items[{i}].entry is null.", nameof(items));
                 }
             }
 
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        private void AddSteps(IEnumerable<IStep> steps)
-        {
-            if (steps == null)
+            lock (_lock)
             {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            foreach (var step in steps)
-            {
-                if (step == null)
+                // Validate no duplicates within the input or with existing identities,
+                // before mutating state.
+                var seen = new HashSet<IStep>(ReferenceEqualityComparer.Instance);
+                foreach (var (_, stepIdentity) in materialized)
                 {
-                    continue;
+                    if (stepIdentity == null)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (_lineByStep.ContainsKey(stepIdentity) || !seen.Add(stepIdentity))
+                    {
+                        throw new InvalidOperationException("step already registered in execution view");
+                    }
                 }
 
-                GetEntries(GetSection(step)).Add(new SourceEntry(step));
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void AddPredictedPostSteps(IEnumerable<PredictedPostStep> steps)
-        {
-            if (steps == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            foreach (var step in steps)
-            {
-                if (step == null)
+                foreach (var (entry, stepIdentity) in materialized)
                 {
-                    continue;
+                    _entries.Add(entry);
+                    _stepIdentities.Add(stepIdentity);
                 }
-
-                _postEntries.Add(new SourceEntry(step.DisplayName, step.MatchKey));
-            }
-        }
-
-        private List<SourceEntry> GetEntries(SourceSection section)
-        {
-            switch (section)
-            {
-                case SourceSection.Pre:
-                    return _preEntries;
-                case SourceSection.Post:
-                    return _postEntries;
-                default:
-                    return _mainEntries;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static SourceSection GetSection(IStep step)
-        {
-            if (step is IActionRunner actionRunner)
-            {
-                return GetSection(actionRunner.Stage);
-            }
-
-            if (step.ExecutionContext != null)
-            {
-                return GetSection(step.ExecutionContext.Stage);
-            }
-
-            return SourceSection.Main;
-        }
-
-        private static SourceSection GetSection(ActionRunStage stage)
-        {
-            switch (stage)
-            {
-                case ActionRunStage.Pre:
-                    return SourceSection.Pre;
-                case ActionRunStage.Post:
-                    return SourceSection.Post;
-                default:
-                    return SourceSection.Main;
+                Render();
             }
         }
 
+        // Caller MUST hold _lock (constructor's call is safe — no concurrent access yet).
         private void Render()
         {
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render(_jobId, _entries.AsReadOnly());
+            _yaml = result.Yaml;
+            _entryStartLines = result.EntryStartLines;
+
             _lineByStep.Clear();
-            _completeJobLine = 0;
-
-            var sb = new StringBuilder();
-            var line = 1;
-
-            AppendSection(sb, "pre", _preEntries, ref line, appendSeparatorLine: true);
-            AppendSection(sb, "main", _mainEntries, ref line, appendSeparatorLine: true);
-            AppendSection(sb, "post", _postEntries, ref line, appendSeparatorLine: false);
-
-            _content = sb.ToString();
-        }
-
-        private void AppendSection(
-            StringBuilder sb,
-            string sectionName,
-            IReadOnlyList<SourceEntry> entries,
-            ref int line,
-            bool appendSeparatorLine)
-        {
-            sb.Append(sectionName).Append(":\n");
-            line++;
-
-            foreach (var entry in entries)
+            for (int i = 0; i < _stepIdentities.Count; i++)
             {
-                if (entry.Step != null && TryGetLineForStepNoLock(entry.Step) == null)
+                var step = _stepIdentities[i];
+                if (step != null)
                 {
-                    _lineByStep.Add(new StepLine(entry.Step, line));
-                }
-
-                sb.Append("  - step: ");
-                sb.Append(FormatYamlString(entry.DisplayName));
-                sb.Append('\n');
-                if (entry.IsSyntheticCompleteJob)
-                {
-                    _completeJobLine = line;
-                }
-
-                line++;
-            }
-
-            if (appendSeparatorLine)
-            {
-                sb.Append('\n');
-                line++;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static string FormatYamlString(string value)
-        {
-            var sb = new StringBuilder();
-            sb.Append('"');
-            foreach (var c in value)
-            {
-                switch (c)
-                {
-                    case '\\':
-                        sb.Append(@"\\");
-                        break;
-                    case '"':
-                        sb.Append("\\\"");
-                        break;
-                    case '\r':
-                        sb.Append(@"\r");
-                        break;
-                    case '\n':
-                        sb.Append(@"\n");
-                        break;
-                    case '\t':
-                        sb.Append(@"\t");
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        if (char.IsControl(c))
-                        {
-                            sb.Append(@"\u");
-                            sb.Append(((int)c).ToString("x4", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            sb.Append(c);
-                        }
-                        break;
+                    _lineByStep[step] = _entryStartLines[i];
                 }
             }
-
-            sb.Append('"');
-            return sb.ToString();
-        }
-
-        internal sealed class PredictedPostStep
-        {
-            public PredictedPostStep(string displayName, string matchKey)
-            {
-                DisplayName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(displayName) ? "step" : displayName;
-                MatchKey = matchKey;
-            }
-
-            public string DisplayName { get; }
-            public string MatchKey { get; }
-        }
-
-        private sealed class StepLine
-        {
-            public StepLine(IStep step, int line)
-            {
-                Step = step;
-                Line = line;
-            }
-
-            public IStep Step { get; }
-            public int Line { get; }
-        }
-
-        private sealed class SourceEntry
-        {
-            public SourceEntry(string displayName)
-            {
-                DisplayName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(displayName) ? "step" : displayName;
-            }
-
-            public SourceEntry(string displayName, string matchKey)
-                : this(displayName)
-            {
-                MatchKey = matchKey;
-            }
-
-            public SourceEntry(IStep step)
-            {
-                Step = step;
-                DisplayName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(step.DisplayName) ? "step" : step.DisplayName;
-            }
-
-            private SourceEntry(string displayName, bool isSyntheticCompleteJob)
-                : this(displayName)
-            {
-                IsSyntheticCompleteJob = isSyntheticCompleteJob;
-            }
-
-            public static SourceEntry CreateSyntheticCompleteJob()
-            {
-                return new SourceEntry("Complete job", isSyntheticCompleteJob: true);
-            }
-
-            public IStep Step { get; set; }
-            public string DisplayName { get; }
-            public string MatchKey { get; }
-            public bool IsSyntheticCompleteJob { get; }
-        }
-
-        private enum SourceSection
-        {
-            Pre,
-            Main,
-            Post
         }
     }
 }

src/Runner.Worker/Dap/JobExecutionViewRenderer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,391 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
+using YamlDotNet.Core;
+using YamlDotNet.Core.Events;
+
+namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Phase a step occupies in the runner's flat execution sequence.
+    /// Setup and Cleanup are NOT modeled here — they are synthetic
+    /// boundaries hard-coded by <see cref="JobExecutionViewRenderer"/>
+    /// and cannot be constructed by callers.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal enum JobExecutionPhase
+    {
+        Pre,
+        Main,
+        Post,
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// One step in the rendered execution view. Pure data; no link to
+    /// any worker type. Phase 2 will translate runner step objects
+    /// into instances of this record.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal sealed class JobExecutionViewEntry
+    {
+        public JobExecutionViewEntry(
+            JobExecutionPhase phase,
+            string displayName,
+            string uses = null,
+            string run = null,
+            string sourcePath = null,
+            int sourceLine = 0,
+            string id = null,
+            string @if = null,
+            string continueOnError = null,
+            string timeoutMinutes = null,
+            string envYaml = null,
+            string withYaml = null,
+            string shell = null,
+            string workingDirectory = null)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(displayName))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("displayName must not be null or whitespace.", nameof(displayName));
+            }
+            if (sourcePath != null && sourceLine < 1)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(
+                    "sourceLine must be >= 1 when sourcePath is provided.",
+                    nameof(sourceLine));
+            }
+
+            Phase = phase;
+            DisplayName = displayName;
+            Uses = uses;
+            Run = run;
+            SourcePath = sourcePath;
+            SourceLine = sourceLine;
+            Id = id;
+            If = @if;
+            ContinueOnError = continueOnError;
+            TimeoutMinutes = timeoutMinutes;
+            EnvYaml = envYaml;
+            WithYaml = withYaml;
+            Shell = shell;
+            WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
+        }
+
+        public JobExecutionPhase Phase { get; }
+        public string DisplayName { get; }
+        public string Uses { get; }
+        public string Run { get; }
+        public string SourcePath { get; }
+        public int SourceLine { get; }
+        public string Id { get; }
+        public string If { get; }
+        public string ContinueOnError { get; }
+        public string TimeoutMinutes { get; }
+        // Pre-serialized YAML fragment, already indented for embedding
+        // under the entry's `env:` key (6-space child indent).
+        public string EnvYaml { get; }
+        public string WithYaml { get; }
+        public string Shell { get; }
+        public string WorkingDirectory { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set when the corresponding step was skipped (e.g. predicted Post
+        /// placeholder for a Main step that never executed because its
+        /// <c>if:</c> evaluated false). Rendered as an inline YAML comment
+        /// on the entry's <c>- step:</c> line so subsequent entry line
+        /// numbers stay stable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsSkipped { get; internal set; }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Output of <see cref="JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render"/>: the YAML
+    /// document plus a parallel array of 1-based line numbers, one per
+    /// input entry, where each entry's <c>- step:</c> key appears.
+    /// Synthetic Setup/Cleanup boundaries are not tracked here.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal readonly struct RenderResult
+    {
+        public RenderResult(string yaml, IReadOnlyList<int> entryStartLines)
+        {
+            Yaml = yaml;
+            EntryStartLines = entryStartLines;
+        }
+
+        public string Yaml { get; }
+        public IReadOnlyList<int> EntryStartLines { get; }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Renders a job's execution-view YAML. Pure function; no I/O,
+    /// no logging, no static state. Output format and Setup/Cleanup
+    /// boundaries are fixed; callers cannot influence them.
+    ///
+    /// Output is structured as phase-keyed top-level sections:
+    /// <c>setup:</c>, <c>pre:</c>, <c>main:</c>, <c>post:</c>, <c>cleanup:</c>.
+    /// <c>setup:</c> and <c>cleanup:</c> always render; <c>pre:</c>,
+    /// <c>main:</c>, <c>post:</c> only render when they contain at least
+    /// one entry.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class JobExecutionViewRenderer
+    {
+        public static RenderResult Render(string jobId, IReadOnlyList<JobExecutionViewEntry> entries)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(jobId))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("jobId must not be null or whitespace.", nameof(jobId));
+            }
+            ArgUtil.NotNull(entries, nameof(entries));
+
+            // Pre-validate non-null entries before any output, so partial
+            // state is never observed by callers.
+            for (int i = 0; i < entries.Count; i++)
+            {
+                if (entries[i] == null)
+                {
+                    throw new ArgumentException($"entries[{i}] is null.", nameof(entries));
+                }
+            }
+
+            var sb = new StringBuilder();
+            var startLines = new int[entries.Count];
+            int newlinesEmitted = 0;
+
+            // Header (3 lines).
+            sb.Append("# Job: ").Append(FormatScalar(jobId)).Append('\n');
+            sb.Append("# Runner execution plan — read-only.\n");
+            sb.Append('\n');
+            newlinesEmitted += 3;
+
+            // setup: section — always present.
+            sb.Append("setup:\n");
+            sb.Append("  - step: Setup job\n");
+            newlinesEmitted += 2;
+
+            // Render phase sections in fixed order. Each emits a leading
+            // blank line separator before its header.
+            EmitPhaseSection(sb, "pre", JobExecutionPhase.Pre, entries, startLines, ref newlinesEmitted);
+            EmitPhaseSection(sb, "main", JobExecutionPhase.Main, entries, startLines, ref newlinesEmitted);
+            EmitPhaseSection(sb, "post", JobExecutionPhase.Post, entries, startLines, ref newlinesEmitted);
+
+            // cleanup: section — always present, preceded by a blank line.
+            sb.Append('\n');
+            sb.Append("cleanup:\n");
+            sb.Append("  - step: Complete job\n");
+
+            return new RenderResult(sb.ToString(), Array.AsReadOnly(startLines));
+        }
+
+        private static void EmitPhaseSection(
+            StringBuilder sb,
+            string sectionName,
+            JobExecutionPhase phase,
+            IReadOnlyList<JobExecutionViewEntry> entries,
+            int[] startLines,
+            ref int newlinesEmitted)
+        {
+            // Skip the section entirely if no entries belong to this phase.
+            bool any = false;
+            for (int i = 0; i < entries.Count; i++)
+            {
+                if (entries[i].Phase == phase) { any = true; break; }
+            }
+            if (!any)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Blank line separator + section header.
+            sb.Append('\n');
+            sb.Append(sectionName).Append(":\n");
+            newlinesEmitted += 2;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < entries.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var entry = entries[i];
+                if (entry.Phase != phase)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // 1-based line of the `- step:` key for this entry.
+                startLines[i] = newlinesEmitted + 1;
+
+                sb.Append("  - step: ").Append(FormatScalar(entry.DisplayName));
+                if (entry.IsSkipped)
+                {
+                    // Inline comment — keeps following entry line numbers stable.
+                    sb.Append("  # (skipped — main step did not execute)");
+                }
+                sb.Append('\n');
+                newlinesEmitted++;
+
+                switch (phase)
+                {
+                    case JobExecutionPhase.Pre:
+                    case JobExecutionPhase.Post:
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.Uses))
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    action: ").Append(FormatScalar(entry.Uses)).Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                        }
+                        // No source: annotation for pre/post.
+                        break;
+
+                    case JobExecutionPhase.Main:
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.Id))
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    id: ").Append(FormatScalar(entry.Id)).Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                        }
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.Uses))
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    uses: ").Append(FormatScalar(entry.Uses)).Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                        }
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.Run))
+                        {
+                            if (entry.Run.IndexOf('\n') < 0)
+                            {
+                                sb.Append("    run: ").Append(FormatScalar(entry.Run)).Append('\n');
+                                newlinesEmitted++;
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                sb.Append("    run: |\n");
+                                newlinesEmitted++;
+                                newlinesEmitted += AppendIndentedBlock(sb, entry.Run, "      ");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.If))
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    if: ").Append(FormatScalar(entry.If)).Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                        }
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.ContinueOnError))
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    continue-on-error: ").Append(entry.ContinueOnError).Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                        }
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.TimeoutMinutes))
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    timeout-minutes: ").Append(entry.TimeoutMinutes).Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                        }
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.EnvYaml))
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    env:\n");
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                            sb.Append(entry.EnvYaml).Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted += CountChar(entry.EnvYaml, '\n') + 1;
+                        }
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.WithYaml))
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    with:\n");
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                            sb.Append(entry.WithYaml).Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted += CountChar(entry.WithYaml, '\n') + 1;
+                        }
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.Shell))
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    shell: ").Append(FormatScalar(entry.Shell)).Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                        }
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.WorkingDirectory))
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    working-directory: ").Append(FormatScalar(entry.WorkingDirectory)).Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                        }
+                        if (entry.SourcePath != null)
+                        {
+                            sb.Append("    source: ")
+                              .Append(entry.SourcePath)
+                              .Append(':')
+                              .Append(entry.SourceLine.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
+                              .Append('\n');
+                            newlinesEmitted++;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static int AppendIndentedBlock(StringBuilder sb, string text, string indent)
+        {
+            int newlines = 0;
+            int i = 0;
+            while (i < text.Length)
+            {
+                int end = text.IndexOf('\n', i);
+                int lineEnd = end < 0 ? text.Length : end;
+                int trimEnd = lineEnd;
+                if (trimEnd > i && text[trimEnd - 1] == '\r')
+                {
+                    trimEnd--;
+                }
+                if (trimEnd > i)
+                {
+                    sb.Append(indent);
+                    sb.Append(text, i, trimEnd - i);
+                }
+                sb.Append('\n');
+                newlines++;
+                if (end < 0)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+                i = end + 1;
+            }
+            return newlines;
+        }
+
+        private static int CountChar(string s, char c)
+        {
+            int n = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < s.Length; i++)
+            {
+                if (s[i] == c) n++;
+            }
+            return n;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Formats a single string as a YAML 1.x flow scalar, delegating
+        /// quoting/escaping decisions to YamlDotNet. This avoids maintaining
+        /// our own escape table for every YAML-significant character: we
+        /// just emit the value through the YAML library and use whichever
+        /// scalar style (plain, single-quoted, double-quoted) it picks.
+        /// A new <see cref="Emitter"/> is created per call, so the helper
+        /// is safe to invoke concurrently.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string FormatScalar(string value)
+        {
+            if (value == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
+            }
+
+            using var sw = new StringWriter(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            var emitter = new Emitter(sw);
+            emitter.Emit(new StreamStart());
+            emitter.Emit(new DocumentStart(null, null, true));
+            emitter.Emit(new Scalar(null, null, value, ScalarStyle.Any, true, true));
+            emitter.Emit(new DocumentEnd(true));
+            emitter.Emit(new StreamEnd());
+
+            string raw = sw.ToString();
+            if (raw.StartsWith("--- ", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                raw = raw.Substring(4);
+            }
+            raw = raw.TrimEnd('\n');
+            const string DocEndMarker = "\n...";
+            if (raw.EndsWith(DocEndMarker, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                raw = raw.Substring(0, raw.Length - DocEndMarker.Length);
+            }
+            return raw.TrimEnd('\n');
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner.Worker/Dap/StepEntryTranslator.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
+using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
+
+namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Translates runner <see cref="IStep"/> instances into pure-data
+    /// <see cref="JobExecutionViewEntry"/> records used by the DAP debugger
+    /// execution view. Filters out runner-internal steps (e.g.
+    /// <see cref="JobExtensionRunner"/>) so the rendered view only shows
+    /// user-visible workflow steps.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class StepEntryTranslator
+    {
+        // Run-step internals carried on ActionStep.Inputs that are NOT
+        // user-authored `with:` entries.
+        private static readonly HashSet<string> RunStepInternalKeys = new(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+        {
+            "script",
+            "shell",
+            "working-directory",
+        };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Translate an IStep into a JobExecutionViewEntry.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="step">The IStep to translate. Must not be null.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A JobExecutionViewEntry, or null if the step is not user-visible
+        /// (JobExtensionRunner and any other non-IActionRunner IStep impls).
+        /// </returns>
+        public static JobExecutionViewEntry TryTranslate(IStep step)
+        {
+            ArgUtil.NotNull(step, nameof(step));
+
+            if (step is JobExtensionRunner)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            if (step is not IActionRunner actionRunner)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var phase = actionRunner.Stage switch
+            {
+                ActionRunStage.Pre => JobExecutionPhase.Pre,
+                ActionRunStage.Post => JobExecutionPhase.Post,
+                _ => JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+            };
+
+            string displayName = actionRunner.DisplayName;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(displayName))
+            {
+                displayName = "run";
+            }
+
+            string uses = null;
+            string run = null;
+            string id = null;
+            string ifCond = null;
+            string continueOnError = null;
+            string timeoutMinutes = null;
+            string envYaml = null;
+            string withYaml = null;
+            string shell = null;
+            string workingDirectory = null;
+
+            var action = actionRunner.Action;
+            var reference = action?.Reference;
+            bool isScript = reference?.Type == ActionSourceType.Script;
+
+            if (reference != null && !isScript)
+            {
+                uses = FormatActionReference(reference);
+            }
+
+            // Only the user-visible Main entry surfaces authored params.
+            // Pre/Post stay minimal (step + action) — they reference the
+            // same Action as the Main entry, and duplicating params adds
+            // noise without information.
+            if (phase == JobExecutionPhase.Main && action != null)
+            {
+                id = FilterAuthoredId(action.ContextName);
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(action.Condition))
+                {
+                    ifCond = action.Condition;
+                }
+
+                if (action.ContinueOnError != null)
+                {
+                    continueOnError = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(action.ContinueOnError, indentSpaces: 0);
+                }
+                if (action.TimeoutInMinutes != null)
+                {
+                    timeoutMinutes = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(action.TimeoutInMinutes, indentSpaces: 0);
+                }
+
+                if (action.Environment is MappingToken envMap && envMap.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    envYaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(envMap, indentSpaces: 6);
+                }
+                else if (action.Environment != null && !(action.Environment is MappingToken))
+                {
+                    // Unusual but possible: env: ${{ ... }} expression form.
+                    envYaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(action.Environment, indentSpaces: 6);
+                }
+
+                if (isScript)
+                {
+                    var inputs = action.Inputs as MappingToken;
+                    if (inputs != null)
+                    {
+                        if (TryGetMapValue(inputs, "script", out var scriptTok) && scriptTok != null)
+                        {
+                            run = scriptTok.ToString();
+                        }
+                        if (TryGetMapValue(inputs, "shell", out var shellTok) && shellTok != null)
+                        {
+                            string shellText = shellTok.ToString();
+                            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(shellText))
+                            {
+                                shell = shellText;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (TryGetMapValue(inputs, "working-directory", out var wdTok) && wdTok != null)
+                        {
+                            string wdText = wdTok.ToString();
+                            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(wdText))
+                            {
+                                workingDirectory = wdText;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Action step: surface `with:` entries, filtering any
+                    // run-step internal keys defensively.
+                    if (action.Inputs is MappingToken withMap && withMap.Count > 0)
+                    {
+                        var filtered = FilterMapping(withMap, RunStepInternalKeys);
+                        if (filtered != null && filtered.Count > 0)
+                        {
+                            withYaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(filtered, indentSpaces: 6);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Source annotation (SourcePath/SourceLine) requires a public
+            // seam onto TemplateToken position info — not wired yet.
+            return new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                phase: phase,
+                displayName: displayName,
+                uses: uses,
+                run: run,
+                sourcePath: null,
+                sourceLine: 0,
+                id: id,
+                @if: ifCond,
+                continueOnError: continueOnError,
+                timeoutMinutes: timeoutMinutes,
+                envYaml: envYaml,
+                withYaml: withYaml,
+                shell: shell,
+                workingDirectory: workingDirectory);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Auto-generated step IDs are noise in the view: filter them out.
+        /// The runner's convention (see ExecutionContext) is that auto-
+        /// generated context names start with <c>__</c>. Only user-authored
+        /// IDs survive the filter.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string FilterAuthoredId(string contextName)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(contextName))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+            if (contextName.StartsWith("__", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+            return contextName;
+        }
+
+        private static bool TryGetMapValue(MappingToken map, string key, out TemplateToken value)
+        {
+            foreach (var pair in map)
+            {
+                if (pair.Key is StringToken s && string.Equals(s.Value, key, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                {
+                    value = pair.Value;
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            value = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        private static MappingToken FilterMapping(MappingToken source, HashSet<string> excludeKeys)
+        {
+            var copy = new MappingToken(source.FileId, source.Line, source.Column);
+            foreach (var pair in source)
+            {
+                if (pair.Key is StringToken sk && excludeKeys.Contains(sk.Value))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                copy.Add(pair);
+            }
+            return copy;
+        }
+
+        internal static string FormatActionReference(ActionStepDefinitionReference reference)
+        {
+            switch (reference)
+            {
+                case RepositoryPathReference repo:
+                    var path = string.IsNullOrEmpty(repo.Path) ? string.Empty : $"/{repo.Path}";
+                    return string.IsNullOrEmpty(repo.Ref)
+                        ? $"{repo.Name}{path}"
+                        : $"{repo.Name}{path}@{repo.Ref}";
+                case ContainerRegistryReference container:
+                    return container.Image;
+                default:
+                    return reference.ToString();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner.Worker/Dap/TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens;
+using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
+using YamlDotNet.Core;
+using YamlDotNet.Core.Events;
+
+namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adapts a YamlDotNet <see cref="IEmitter"/> as a DT
+    /// <see cref="IObjectWriter"/> so a <see cref="TemplateToken"/> DOM
+    /// can be serialized back to YAML preserving its pre-evaluation form
+    /// (basic <c>${{ }}</c> expressions are written through verbatim).
+    ///
+    /// Used by the DAP execution view to surface user-authored step
+    /// parameters (<c>env:</c>, <c>with:</c>, <c>run:</c>, ...) without
+    /// any expression substitution.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal sealed class TemplateTokenYamlAdapter : IObjectWriter
+    {
+        private readonly IEmitter _emitter;
+
+        public TemplateTokenYamlAdapter(IEmitter emitter)
+        {
+            ArgUtil.NotNull(emitter, nameof(emitter));
+            _emitter = emitter;
+        }
+
+        public void WriteStart()
+        {
+            _emitter.Emit(new StreamStart());
+            _emitter.Emit(new DocumentStart(null, null, true));
+        }
+
+        public void WriteEnd()
+        {
+            _emitter.Emit(new DocumentEnd(true));
+            _emitter.Emit(new StreamEnd());
+        }
+
+        public void WriteNull() =>
+            _emitter.Emit(new Scalar(null, null, "null", ScalarStyle.Plain, true, false));
+
+        public void WriteBoolean(bool value) =>
+            _emitter.Emit(new Scalar(null, null, value ? "true" : "false", ScalarStyle.Plain, true, false));
+
+        public void WriteNumber(double value) =>
+            _emitter.Emit(new Scalar(null, null, value.ToString("R", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), ScalarStyle.Plain, true, false));
+
+        public void WriteString(string value)
+        {
+            if (value == null)
+            {
+                WriteNull();
+                return;
+            }
+            // Multi-line strings render as block literal so embedded
+            // newlines survive the YAML round trip.
+            var style = value.IndexOf('\n') >= 0 ? ScalarStyle.Literal : ScalarStyle.Any;
+            _emitter.Emit(new Scalar(null, null, value, style, true, true));
+        }
+
+        public void WriteSequenceStart() =>
+            _emitter.Emit(new SequenceStart(null, null, true, SequenceStyle.Any));
+
+        public void WriteSequenceEnd() =>
+            _emitter.Emit(new SequenceEnd());
+
+        public void WriteMappingStart() =>
+            _emitter.Emit(new MappingStart(null, null, true, MappingStyle.Any));
+
+        public void WriteMappingEnd() =>
+            _emitter.Emit(new MappingEnd());
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serialize a TemplateToken to a YAML fragment ready to embed
+        /// under a parent key. Each non-empty line is prefixed by
+        /// <paramref name="indentSpaces"/> spaces. Trailing newlines and
+        /// the YAML stream start/document markers are stripped, so the
+        /// caller controls line breaks.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Empty mappings render as <c>{}</c> and empty sequences as
+        /// <c>[]</c> via YamlDotNet's flow style fallback for empty
+        /// collections.
+        /// </remarks>
+        internal static string Serialize(TemplateToken token, int indentSpaces)
+        {
+            if (indentSpaces < 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(indentSpaces));
+            }
+
+            using var sw = new StringWriter(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            var emitter = new Emitter(sw);
+            var adapter = new TemplateTokenYamlAdapter(emitter);
+            TemplateWriter.Write(adapter, token);
+
+            string raw = sw.ToString();
+            // Strip YAML document markers ("--- " prefix and "\n..." suffix).
+            if (raw.StartsWith("--- ", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                raw = raw.Substring(4);
+            }
+            const string DocEndMarker = "\n...";
+            if (raw.EndsWith(DocEndMarker + "\n", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                raw = raw.Substring(0, raw.Length - DocEndMarker.Length - 1);
+            }
+            else if (raw.EndsWith(DocEndMarker, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                raw = raw.Substring(0, raw.Length - DocEndMarker.Length);
+            }
+            raw = raw.TrimEnd('\n');
+
+            if (indentSpaces == 0)
+            {
+                return raw;
+            }
+
+            // Re-indent every non-empty line. Empty lines remain empty
+            // so YAML block-literal blank lines stay valid.
+            var pad = new string(' ', indentSpaces);
+            var sb = new System.Text.StringBuilder(raw.Length + indentSpaces * 4);
+            int i = 0;
+            while (i < raw.Length)
+            {
+                int end = raw.IndexOf('\n', i);
+                int lineEnd = end < 0 ? raw.Length : end;
+                if (lineEnd > i)
+                {
+                    sb.Append(pad);
+                    sb.Append(raw, i, lineEnd - i);
+                }
+                if (end < 0)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+                sb.Append('\n');
+                i = end + 1;
+            }
+            return sb.ToString();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner.Worker/ExecutionContext.cs

@@ -337,24 +337,14 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             }
 
             step.ExecutionContext = Root.CreatePostChild(step.DisplayName, IntraActionState, siblingScopeName);
-            if (step is JobExtensionRunner)
-            {
-                step.ExecutionContext.StepTelemetry.Type = "runner";
-                step.ExecutionContext.StepTelemetry.Action = step.DisplayName.ToLowerInvariant().Replace(' ', '_');
-            }
             Root.PostJobSteps.Push(step);
-
-            if (Root.Global.Debugger?.Enabled == true)
+            // Only consult the DAP debugger when it was actually enabled for this job.
+            // Without this guard, HostContext.GetService<IDapDebugger>() would auto-
+            // instantiate the default singleton for every non-debug job, violating the
+            // "no debugger, no risk" containment property.
+            if (Global.Debugger?.Enabled == true)
             {
-                try
-                {
-                    HostContext.GetService<Dap.IDapDebugger>().OnPostStepRegistered(step);
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    Trace.Warning("Failed to notify DAP debugger about registered post job step.");
-                    Trace.Error(ex);
-                }
+                HostContext.GetService<Dap.IDapDebugger>().OnPostStepRegistered(step);
             }
         }
 
@@ -988,8 +978,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             Global.WriteDebug = Global.Variables.Step_Debug ?? false;
 
             // Debugger enabled flag (from acquire response).
-            var overrideDebuggerWelcomeMessage = Global.Variables.GetBoolean(Constants.Runner.Features.OverrideDebuggerWelcomeMessage) ?? false;
-            Global.Debugger = new Dap.DebuggerConfig(message.EnableDebugger, message.DebuggerTunnel, overrideDebuggerWelcomeMessage, message.DebuggerWelcomeMessage);
+            Global.Debugger = new Dap.DebuggerConfig(message.EnableDebugger, message.DebuggerTunnel);
 
             // Hook up JobServerQueueThrottling event, we will log warning on server tarpit.
             _jobServerQueue.JobServerQueueThrottling += JobServerQueueThrottling_EventReceived;

src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/NodeScriptActionHandler.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using GitHub.Runner.Common.Util;
 using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
 using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Container;
 using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Container.ContainerHooks;
-using GitHub.Services.Common;
 
 namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers
 {
@@ -129,15 +128,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers
             // file name character on Linux.
             string arguments = StepHost.ResolvePathForStepHost(ExecutionContext, StringUtil.Format(@"""{0}""", target.Replace(@"""", @"\""")));
 
-            // Disable maglev jit compiler in node.js 24.x.x on x64 Windows until the node.js bug is fixed.
-            // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/62260
-            if (nodeRuntimeVersion.StartsWith("node24", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
-                (StringUtil.ConvertToBoolean(System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ACTIONS_RUNNER_DISABLE_NODE_MAGLEV")) || StringUtil.ConvertToBoolean(Environment.GetValueOrDefault("ACTIONS_RUNNER_DISABLE_NODE_MAGLEV"))))
-            {
-                Trace.Info("Disable maglev jit compiler in node.js");
-                arguments = $"--no-maglev {arguments}";
-            }
-
 #if OS_WINDOWS
             // It appears that node.exe outputs UTF8 when not in TTY mode.
             Encoding outputEncoding = Encoding.UTF8;

src/Runner.Worker/JobRunner.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ using GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi;
 using GitHub.Runner.Common;
 using GitHub.Runner.Common.Util;
 using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
-using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap;
 using GitHub.Services.Common;
 using GitHub.Services.WebApi;
 using Sdk.RSWebApi.Contracts;
@@ -233,8 +232,20 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
 
                     if (jobContext.Global.Debugger?.Enabled == true)
                     {
-                        var dapDebugger = HostContext.GetService<IDapDebugger>();
-                        await dapDebugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(jobContext.JobSteps, jobContext.PostJobSteps);
+                        // Only consult the DAP debugger when it was actually enabled for this job.
+                        // Without this guard, HostContext.GetService<IDapDebugger>() would auto-
+                        // instantiate the default singleton for every non-debug job, violating the
+                        // "no debugger, no risk" containment property.
+                        var dapDebugger = HostContext.GetService<Dap.IDapDebugger>();
+                        try
+                        {
+                            await dapDebugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(jobContext.JobSteps, jobContext.PostJobSteps);
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            Trace.Warning("DAP OnJobStepsInitialized error; continuing without DAP view.");
+                            Trace.Error(ex);
+                        }
                     }
 
                     await stepsRunner.RunAsync(jobContext);

src/Runner.Worker/StepsRunner.cs

@@ -219,12 +219,18 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                             // Condition is false
                             Trace.Info("Skipping step due to condition evaluation.");
                             CompleteStep(step, TaskResult.Skipped, resultCode: conditionTraceWriter.Trace);
+                            // Notify the DAP debugger so any predicted Post-step
+                            // placeholder for this Main step can be marked as
+                            // skipped — otherwise the rendered view leaves a
+                            // stale "Post X" entry for a step that never ran.
+                            dapDebugger?.OnStepCompleted(step);
                         }
                         else if (conditionEvaluateError != null)
                         {
                             // Condition error
                             step.ExecutionContext.Error(conditionEvaluateError);
                             CompleteStep(step, TaskResult.Failed);
+                            dapDebugger?.OnStepCompleted(step);
                         }
                         else
                         {

src/Sdk/DTPipelines/Pipelines/AgentJobRequestMessage.cs

@@ -267,21 +267,6 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines
             set;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Optional welcome message shown in the debugger console when a client connects.
-        /// Only used when the <c>actions_runner_override_debugger_welcome_message</c>
-        /// feature flag is set to <c>true</c> in the job variables. With the flag set,
-        /// a non-empty value is shown as-is and a null or empty value suppresses the
-        /// default welcome message. When the flag is not set, the runner shows its
-        /// built-in help text and this field is ignored.
-        /// </summary>
-        [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
-        public string DebuggerWelcomeMessage
-        {
-            get;
-            set;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the workflow-level action dependencies (lockfile entries)
         /// </summary>

src/Sdk/DTPipelines/workflow-v1.0.json

@@ -186,16 +186,7 @@
         "vars",
         "needs",
         "strategy",
-        "matrix",
-        "steps",
-        "job",
-        "runner",
-        "env",
-        "always(0,0)",
-        "failure(0,0)",
-        "cancelled(0,0)",
-        "success(0,0)",
-        "hashFiles(1,255)"
+        "matrix"
       ],
       "string": {}
     },

src/Sdk/WorkflowParser/Conversion/WorkflowTemplateConverter.cs

@@ -2291,10 +2291,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.Conversion
             new NamedValueInfo<NoOperationNamedValue>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Needs),
             new NamedValueInfo<NoOperationNamedValue>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Strategy),
             new NamedValueInfo<NoOperationNamedValue>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Matrix),
-            new NamedValueInfo<NoOperationNamedValue>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Steps),
-            new NamedValueInfo<NoOperationNamedValue>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Job),
-            new NamedValueInfo<NoOperationNamedValue>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Runner),
-            new NamedValueInfo<NoOperationNamedValue>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Env),
         };
         private static readonly IFunctionInfo[] s_jobConditionFunctions = new IFunctionInfo[]
         {
@@ -2311,13 +2307,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Actions.WorkflowParser.Conversion
             new FunctionInfo<NoOperation>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Success, 0, 0),
             new FunctionInfo<NoOperation>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.HashFiles, 1, Byte.MaxValue),
         };
-        private static readonly IFunctionInfo[] s_snapshotConditionFunctions = new IFunctionInfo[]
-        {
-            new FunctionInfo<NoOperation>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Always, 0, 0),
-            new FunctionInfo<NoOperation>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Cancelled, 0, 0),
-            new FunctionInfo<NoOperation>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Failure, 0, 0),
-            new FunctionInfo<NoOperation>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.Success, 0, 0),
-            new FunctionInfo<NoOperation>(WorkflowTemplateConstants.HashFiles, 1, Byte.MaxValue),
-        };
+        private static readonly IFunctionInfo[] s_snapshotConditionFunctions = null;
     }
 }

src/Sdk/WorkflowParser/workflow-v1.0.json

@@ -2196,16 +2196,7 @@
         "vars",
         "needs",
         "strategy",
-        "matrix",
-        "steps",
-        "job",
-        "runner",
-        "env",
-        "always(0,0)",
-        "failure(0,0)",
-        "cancelled(0,0)",
-        "success(0,0)",
-        "hashFiles(1,255)"
+        "matrix"
       ],
       "description": "Use the if conditional to prevent a snapshot from being taken unless a condition is met. Any supported context and expression can be used to create a conditional. Expressions in an `if` conditional do not require the bracketed expression syntax. When you use expressions in an `if` conditional, you may omit the expression syntax because GitHub automatically evaluates the `if` conditional as an expression.",
       "string": {

src/Test/L0/Sdk/RSWebApi/AgentJobRequestMessageL0.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization.Json;
 using System.Text;
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ public sealed class AgentJobRequestMessageL0
         // Arrange
         var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(AgentJobRequestMessage));
         string jsonWithEnabledDebugger = DoubleQuotify("{'EnableDebugger': true}");
-
+        
         // Act
         using var stream = new MemoryStream();
         stream.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(jsonWithEnabledDebugger));
         stream.Position = 0;
         var recoveredMessage = serializer.ReadObject(stream) as AgentJobRequestMessage;
-
+        
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(recoveredMessage);
         Assert.True(recoveredMessage.EnableDebugger, "EnableDebugger should be true when JSON contains 'EnableDebugger': true");
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ public sealed class AgentJobRequestMessageL0
         // Arrange
         var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(AgentJobRequestMessage));
         string jsonWithoutDebugger = DoubleQuotify("{'messageType': 'PipelineAgentJobRequest'}");
-
+        
         // Act
         using var stream = new MemoryStream();
         stream.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(jsonWithoutDebugger));
         stream.Position = 0;
         var recoveredMessage = serializer.ReadObject(stream) as AgentJobRequestMessage;
-
+        
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(recoveredMessage);
         Assert.False(recoveredMessage.EnableDebugger, "EnableDebugger should default to false when JSON field is absent");
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ public sealed class AgentJobRequestMessageL0
         // Arrange
         var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(AgentJobRequestMessage));
         string jsonWithDisabledDebugger = DoubleQuotify("{'EnableDebugger': false}");
-
+        
         // Act
         using var stream = new MemoryStream();
         stream.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(jsonWithDisabledDebugger));
         stream.Position = 0;
         var recoveredMessage = serializer.ReadObject(stream) as AgentJobRequestMessage;
-
+        
         // Assert
         Assert.NotNull(recoveredMessage);
         Assert.False(recoveredMessage.EnableDebugger, "EnableDebugger should be false when JSON contains 'EnableDebugger': false");
@@ -161,26 +161,6 @@ public sealed class AgentJobRequestMessageL0
         Assert.Empty(recoveredMessage.ActionsDependencies);
     }
 
-    [Fact]
-    [Trait("Level", "L0")]
-    [Trait("Category", "Common")]
-    public void VerifyDebuggerWelcomeMessageRoundTrips()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(AgentJobRequestMessage));
-        string json = DoubleQuotify("{'DebuggerWelcomeMessage': 'Welcome to debugging!'}");
-
-        // Act
-        using var stream = new MemoryStream();
-        stream.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(json));
-        stream.Position = 0;
-        var recoveredMessage = serializer.ReadObject(stream) as AgentJobRequestMessage;
-
-        // Assert
-        Assert.NotNull(recoveredMessage);
-        Assert.Equal("Welcome to debugging!", recoveredMessage.DebuggerWelcomeMessage);
-    }
-
     private static string DoubleQuotify(string text)
     {
         return text.Replace('\'', '"');

src/Test/L0/Worker/DapMessagesL0.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Xunit;
@@ -171,36 +171,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
             Assert.Equal("normal", deserialized.PresentationHint);
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
-        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
-        public void SourceRequestAndResponseSerialization()
-        {
-            var args = new SourceArguments
-            {
-                Source = new Source
-                {
-                    SourceReference = 1
-                }
-            };
-
-            var argsJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(args);
-            var deserializedArgs = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SourceArguments>(argsJson);
-
-            Assert.Equal(1, deserializedArgs.Source.SourceReference);
-
-            var body = new SourceResponseBody
-            {
-                Content = "pre:\n  - step: \"Setup job\"\n\nmain:\n  - step: \"Checkout\"\n\npost:\n  - step: \"Complete job\"\n"
-            };
-
-            var bodyJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(body);
-            var deserializedBody = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SourceResponseBody>(bodyJson);
-
-            Assert.Equal("pre:\n  - step: \"Setup job\"\n\nmain:\n  - step: \"Checkout\"\n\npost:\n  - step: \"Complete job\"\n", deserializedBody.Content);
-            Assert.Null(deserializedBody.MimeType);
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         [Trait("Level", "L0")]
         [Trait("Category", "Worker")]

src/Test/L0/Worker/DapReplExecutorL0.cs

@@ -5,12 +5,9 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using GitHub.DistributedTask.Expressions2;
 using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines.ContextData;
-using GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi;
 using GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests;
 using GitHub.Runner.Worker;
-using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Container;
 using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap;
-using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -43,8 +40,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
 
         private Mock<IExecutionContext> CreateMockContext(
             DictionaryContextData exprValues = null,
-            IDictionary<string, IDictionary<string, string>> jobDefaults = null,
-            ContainerInfo container = null)
+            IDictionary<string, IDictionary<string, string>> jobDefaults = null)
         {
             var mock = new Mock<IExecutionContext>();
             mock.Setup(x => x.ExpressionValues).Returns(exprValues ?? new DictionaryContextData());
@@ -55,7 +51,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
                 PrependPath = new List<string>(),
                 JobDefaults = jobDefaults
                     ?? new Dictionary<string, IDictionary<string, string>>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
-                Container = container,
             };
             mock.Setup(x => x.Global).Returns(global);
 
@@ -70,7 +65,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
             using (CreateTestContext())
             {
                 var command = new RunCommand { Script = "echo hello" };
-                var result = await _executor.ExecuteRunCommandAsync(command, null, false, CancellationToken.None);
+                var result = await _executor.ExecuteRunCommandAsync(command, null, CancellationToken.None);
 
                 Assert.Equal("error", result.Type);
                 Assert.Contains("No execution context available", result.Result);
@@ -238,101 +233,5 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
                 Assert.False(result.ContainsKey("BAZ"));
             }
         }
-
-        [Fact]
-        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
-        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
-        public void CreateStepHost_NoContainer_ReturnsDefaultStepHost()
-        {
-            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
-            {
-                hc.EnqueueInstance<IDefaultStepHost>(new DefaultStepHost());
-                var context = CreateMockContext();
-                var result = _executor.CreateStepHost(context.Object, isActionStep: true);
-
-                Assert.IsType<DefaultStepHost>(result);
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
-        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
-        public void CreateStepHost_WithContainer_ActionStep_ReturnsContainerStepHost()
-        {
-            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
-            {
-                hc.EnqueueInstance<IContainerStepHost>(new ContainerStepHost());
-                var container = new ContainerInfo { ContainerId = "abc123" };
-                var context = CreateMockContext(container: container);
-                var result = _executor.CreateStepHost(context.Object, isActionStep: true);
-
-                Assert.IsType<ContainerStepHost>(result);
-                var containerHost = (ContainerStepHost)result;
-                Assert.Same(container, containerHost.Container);
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
-        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
-        public void CreateStepHost_WithContainer_InfrastructureStep_ReturnsDefaultStepHost()
-        {
-            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
-            {
-                hc.EnqueueInstance<IDefaultStepHost>(new DefaultStepHost());
-                var container = new ContainerInfo { ContainerId = "abc123" };
-                var context = CreateMockContext(container: container);
-                var result = _executor.CreateStepHost(context.Object, isActionStep: false);
-
-                Assert.IsType<DefaultStepHost>(result);
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
-        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
-        public void CreateStepHost_ContainerWithoutId_NoHooks_ReturnsDefaultStepHost()
-        {
-            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
-            {
-                hc.EnqueueInstance<IDefaultStepHost>(new DefaultStepHost());
-                // Container exists but hasn't been started yet (no ContainerId)
-                var container = new ContainerInfo();
-                var context = CreateMockContext(container: container);
-                var result = _executor.CreateStepHost(context.Object, isActionStep: true);
-
-                Assert.IsType<DefaultStepHost>(result);
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
-        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
-        public void CreateStepHost_ContainerWithoutId_HooksEnabled_ReturnsContainerStepHost()
-        {
-            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
-            {
-                hc.EnqueueInstance<IContainerStepHost>(new ContainerStepHost());
-                // Container hooks need both the feature flag and the env var
-                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("ACTIONS_RUNNER_CONTAINER_HOOKS", "/some/hook/path");
-                try
-                {
-                    var container = new ContainerInfo();
-                    var context = CreateMockContext(container: container);
-                    context.Object.Global.Variables = new Variables(
-                        hc,
-                        new Dictionary<string, VariableValue>
-                        {
-                            { Constants.Runner.Features.AllowRunnerContainerHooks, new VariableValue("true") }
-                        });
-                    var result = _executor.CreateStepHost(context.Object, isActionStep: true);
-                    Assert.IsAssignableFrom<IContainerStepHost>(result);
-                }
-                finally
-                {
-                    Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("ACTIONS_RUNNER_CONTAINER_HOOKS", null);
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

src/Test/L0/Worker/ExecutionContextL0.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines.ContextData;
 using GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi;
 using GitHub.Runner.Worker;
 using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Container;
+using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap;
 using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
@@ -361,119 +362,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
             }
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
-        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
-        public void RegisterPostJobStep_JobExtensionRunner_DefaultsRunnerTelemetry()
-        {
-            using (TestHostContext hc = CreateTestContext())
-            {
-                // Arrange: Create a job request message.
-                TaskOrchestrationPlanReference plan = new();
-                TimelineReference timeline = new();
-                Guid jobId = Guid.NewGuid();
-                string jobName = "some job name";
-                var jobRequest = new Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage(plan, timeline, jobId, jobName, jobName, null, null, null, new Dictionary<string, VariableValue>(), new List<MaskHint>(), new Pipelines.JobResources(), new Pipelines.ContextData.DictionaryContextData(), new Pipelines.WorkspaceOptions(), new List<Pipelines.ActionStep>(), null, null, null, null, null);
-                jobRequest.Resources.Repositories.Add(new Pipelines.RepositoryResource()
-                {
-                    Alias = Pipelines.PipelineConstants.SelfAlias,
-                    Id = "github",
-                    Version = "sha1"
-                });
-                jobRequest.ContextData["github"] = new Pipelines.ContextData.DictionaryContextData();
-
-                var pagingLogger1 = new Mock<IPagingLogger>();
-                var pagingLogger2 = new Mock<IPagingLogger>();
-                var jobServerQueue = new Mock<IJobServerQueue>();
-                jobServerQueue.Setup(x => x.QueueTimelineRecordUpdate(It.IsAny<Guid>(), It.IsAny<TimelineRecord>()));
-
-                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger1.Object);
-                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger2.Object);
-                hc.SetSingleton(jobServerQueue.Object);
-
-                var jobContext = new Runner.Worker.ExecutionContext();
-                jobContext.Initialize(hc);
-
-                // Act.
-                jobContext.InitializeJob(jobRequest, CancellationToken.None);
-
-                var extensionStep = new JobExtensionRunner(
-                    runAsync: (_, _) => System.Threading.Tasks.Task.CompletedTask,
-                    condition: "always()",
-                    displayName: "Create Custom Image",
-                    data: null);
-
-                jobContext.RegisterPostJobStep(extensionStep);
-
-                // Assert: telemetry defaults are populated for non-action post-job steps.
-                Assert.NotNull(extensionStep.ExecutionContext);
-                Assert.Equal("runner", extensionStep.ExecutionContext.StepTelemetry.Type);
-                Assert.Equal("create_custom_image", extensionStep.ExecutionContext.StepTelemetry.Action);
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
-        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
-        public void RegisterPostJobStep_ActionRunner_DoesNotOverrideTelemetry()
-        {
-            using (TestHostContext hc = CreateTestContext())
-            {
-                // Arrange: Create a job request message.
-                TaskOrchestrationPlanReference plan = new();
-                TimelineReference timeline = new();
-                Guid jobId = Guid.NewGuid();
-                string jobName = "some job name";
-                var jobRequest = new Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage(plan, timeline, jobId, jobName, jobName, null, null, null, new Dictionary<string, VariableValue>(), new List<MaskHint>(), new Pipelines.JobResources(), new Pipelines.ContextData.DictionaryContextData(), new Pipelines.WorkspaceOptions(), new List<Pipelines.ActionStep>(), null, null, null, null, null);
-                jobRequest.Resources.Repositories.Add(new Pipelines.RepositoryResource()
-                {
-                    Alias = Pipelines.PipelineConstants.SelfAlias,
-                    Id = "github",
-                    Version = "sha1"
-                });
-                jobRequest.ContextData["github"] = new Pipelines.ContextData.DictionaryContextData();
-
-                var pagingLogger1 = new Mock<IPagingLogger>();
-                var pagingLogger2 = new Mock<IPagingLogger>();
-                var pagingLogger3 = new Mock<IPagingLogger>();
-                var pagingLogger4 = new Mock<IPagingLogger>();
-                var jobServerQueue = new Mock<IJobServerQueue>();
-                jobServerQueue.Setup(x => x.QueueTimelineRecordUpdate(It.IsAny<Guid>(), It.IsAny<TimelineRecord>()));
-
-                var actionRunner = new ActionRunner();
-                actionRunner.Initialize(hc);
-
-                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger1.Object);
-                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger2.Object);
-                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger3.Object);
-                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger4.Object);
-                hc.EnqueueInstance(actionRunner as IActionRunner);
-                hc.SetSingleton(jobServerQueue.Object);
-
-                var jobContext = new Runner.Worker.ExecutionContext();
-                jobContext.Initialize(hc);
-
-                // Act.
-                jobContext.InitializeJob(jobRequest, CancellationToken.None);
-
-                var action = jobContext.CreateChild(Guid.NewGuid(), "action", "action", null, null, 0);
-
-                var postRunner = hc.CreateService<IActionRunner>();
-                postRunner.Action = new Pipelines.ActionStep() { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), Name = "post", DisplayName = "Post Action", Reference = new Pipelines.RepositoryPathReference() { Name = "actions/action" } };
-                postRunner.Stage = ActionRunStage.Post;
-                postRunner.Condition = "always()";
-                postRunner.DisplayName = "Post Action";
-
-                action.RegisterPostJobStep(postRunner);
-
-                // Assert: action post-step telemetry is left for the handler to fill in,
-                // so RegisterPostJobStep should NOT pre-populate runner-owned defaults.
-                Assert.NotNull(postRunner.ExecutionContext);
-                Assert.Null(postRunner.ExecutionContext.StepTelemetry.Type);
-                Assert.Null(postRunner.ExecutionContext.StepTelemetry.Action);
-            }
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         [Trait("Level", "L0")]
         [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
@@ -518,6 +406,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
                 hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger5.Object);
                 hc.EnqueueInstance(actionRunner1 as IActionRunner);
                 hc.EnqueueInstance(actionRunner2 as IActionRunner);
+                hc.SetSingleton(new Mock<IDapDebugger>().Object);
                 hc.SetSingleton(jobServerQueue.Object);
 
                 var jobContext = new Runner.Worker.ExecutionContext();
@@ -616,6 +505,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
                 hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger5.Object);
                 hc.EnqueueInstance(actionRunner1 as IActionRunner);
                 hc.EnqueueInstance(actionRunner2 as IActionRunner);
+                hc.SetSingleton(new Mock<IDapDebugger>().Object);
                 hc.SetSingleton(jobServerQueue.Object);
 
                 var jobContext = new Runner.Worker.ExecutionContext();
@@ -657,6 +547,75 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void RegisterPostJobAction_DebuggerDisabled_DoesNotInvokeDapDebugger()
+        {
+            using (TestHostContext hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                // Arrange: Create a job request message with EnableDebugger left at the default (false).
+                TaskOrchestrationPlanReference plan = new();
+                TimelineReference timeline = new();
+                Guid jobId = Guid.NewGuid();
+                string jobName = "some job name";
+                var jobRequest = new Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage(plan, timeline, jobId, jobName, jobName, null, null, null, new Dictionary<string, VariableValue>(), new List<MaskHint>(), new Pipelines.JobResources(), new Pipelines.ContextData.DictionaryContextData(), new Pipelines.WorkspaceOptions(), new List<Pipelines.ActionStep>(), null, null, null, null, null);
+                jobRequest.Resources.Repositories.Add(new Pipelines.RepositoryResource()
+                {
+                    Alias = Pipelines.PipelineConstants.SelfAlias,
+                    Id = "github",
+                    Version = "sha1"
+                });
+                jobRequest.ContextData["github"] = new Pipelines.ContextData.DictionaryContextData();
+
+                var pagingLogger = new Mock<IPagingLogger>();
+                var jobServerQueue = new Mock<IJobServerQueue>();
+                jobServerQueue.Setup(x => x.QueueTimelineRecordUpdate(It.IsAny<Guid>(), It.IsAny<TimelineRecord>()));
+                jobServerQueue.Setup(x => x.QueueWebConsoleLine(It.IsAny<Guid>(), It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<long?>()));
+
+                var actionRunner = new ActionRunner();
+                actionRunner.Initialize(hc);
+
+                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger.Object);
+                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger.Object);
+                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger.Object);
+                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger.Object);
+                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger.Object);
+                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger.Object);
+                hc.EnqueueInstance(pagingLogger.Object);
+                hc.EnqueueInstance(actionRunner as IActionRunner);
+
+                // Register a strict mock IDapDebugger. If the production code calls
+                // ANY method on it, the test fails — proving the containment guard
+                // short-circuited before HostContext.GetService<IDapDebugger>().
+                var dapMock = new Mock<IDapDebugger>(MockBehavior.Strict);
+                hc.SetSingleton(dapMock.Object);
+                hc.SetSingleton(jobServerQueue.Object);
+
+                var jobContext = new Runner.Worker.ExecutionContext();
+                jobContext.Initialize(hc);
+                jobContext.InitializeJob(jobRequest, CancellationToken.None);
+
+                var action = jobContext.CreateChild(Guid.NewGuid(), "action_1", "action_1", null, null, 0);
+
+                var postRunner = hc.CreateService<IActionRunner>();
+                postRunner.Action = new Pipelines.ActionStep() { Id = Guid.NewGuid(), Name = "post", DisplayName = "Post", Reference = new Pipelines.RepositoryPathReference() { Name = "actions/action" } };
+                postRunner.Stage = ActionRunStage.Post;
+                postRunner.Condition = "always()";
+                postRunner.DisplayName = "post";
+
+                // Sanity: ensure the production code path actually believes the debugger is disabled.
+                Assert.True(jobContext.Global.Debugger == null || jobContext.Global.Debugger.Enabled == false);
+
+                // Act.
+                action.RegisterPostJobStep(postRunner);
+
+                // Assert: the debugger was never consulted on the non-debug path.
+                dapMock.VerifyNoOtherCalls();
+                Assert.Equal(1, jobContext.PostJobSteps.Count);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         [Trait("Level", "L0")]
         [Trait("Category", "Worker")]

src/Test/L0/Worker/JobExecutionViewL0.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,467 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using GitHub.Runner.Worker;
+using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
+{
+    public sealed class JobExecutionViewL0
+    {
+        private static JobExecutionViewEntry MainEntry(string name)
+        {
+            return new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Main, name, run: name);
+        }
+
+        private static IStep NewStep(string displayName = "step")
+        {
+            var mock = new Mock<IStep>();
+            mock.Setup(s => s.DisplayName).Returns(displayName);
+            return mock.Object;
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Constructor_RendersEmptyView()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("my-job");
+
+            Assert.Equal(0, view.EntryCount);
+            Assert.Contains("# Job: my-job", view.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("- step: Setup job", view.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("- step: Complete job", view.Yaml);
+
+            // Only the two synthetic boundaries appear.
+            int stepCount = view.Yaml.Split("- step: ").Length - 1;
+            Assert.Equal(2, stepCount);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        [InlineData(null)]
+        [InlineData("")]
+        [InlineData("   ")]
+        public void Constructor_ThrowsOnInvalidJobId(string jobId)
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => new JobExecutionView(jobId));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Append_IncrementsEntryCount()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+
+            int line0 = view.Append(MainEntry("a"));
+            int line1 = view.Append(MainEntry("b"));
+            int line2 = view.Append(MainEntry("c"));
+
+            Assert.Equal(3, view.EntryCount);
+            Assert.True(line0 < line1);
+            Assert.True(line1 < line2);
+            Assert.Equal(line0, view.GetLine(0));
+            Assert.Equal(line1, view.GetLine(1));
+            Assert.Equal(line2, view.GetLine(2));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Append_PreservesPriorEntryLines()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+
+            int l0 = view.Append(MainEntry("a"));
+            int l1 = view.Append(MainEntry("b"));
+            int l2 = view.Append(MainEntry("c"));
+
+            view.Append(MainEntry("d"));
+            Assert.Equal(l0, view.GetLine(0));
+            Assert.Equal(l1, view.GetLine(1));
+            Assert.Equal(l2, view.GetLine(2));
+
+            view.Append(MainEntry("e"));
+            Assert.Equal(l0, view.GetLine(0));
+            Assert.Equal(l1, view.GetLine(1));
+            Assert.Equal(l2, view.GetLine(2));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Append_RegistersStepIdentity()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            var step = NewStep();
+
+            int line = view.Append(MainEntry("a"), step);
+
+            Assert.Equal(line, view.GetLine(0));
+            Assert.Equal(line, view.TryGetLineForStep(step));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Append_NullStepIdentity_StillAppends()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+
+            view.Append(MainEntry("a"), stepIdentity: null);
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, view.EntryCount);
+            Assert.Null(view.TryGetLineForStep(null));
+            Assert.Contains("- step: a", view.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Append_DuplicateStepIdentity_Throws()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            var step = NewStep();
+
+            view.Append(MainEntry("a"), step);
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => view.Append(MainEntry("b"), step));
+
+            // State preserved: only the first entry is present.
+            Assert.Equal(1, view.EntryCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Append_NullEntry_Throws()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => view.Append(null));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void AppendRange_AppendsAllAndRendersOnce()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            var steps = Enumerable.Range(0, 5).Select(i => NewStep("s" + i)).ToList();
+            var items = steps
+                .Select((s, i) => (entry: MainEntry("e" + i), stepIdentity: s))
+                .ToList();
+
+            view.AppendRange(items);
+
+            Assert.Equal(5, view.EntryCount);
+            for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+            {
+                int line = view.GetLine(i);
+                Assert.Equal(line, view.TryGetLineForStep(steps[i]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void AppendRange_RejectsDuplicateInInput()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            var dup = NewStep();
+            var items = new List<(JobExecutionViewEntry, IStep)>
+            {
+                (MainEntry("a"), dup),
+                (MainEntry("b"), dup),
+            };
+
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => view.AppendRange(items));
+            Assert.Equal(0, view.EntryCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void AppendRange_RejectsOverlapWithExisting()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            var step = NewStep();
+            view.Append(MainEntry("a"), step);
+
+            var items = new List<(JobExecutionViewEntry, IStep)>
+            {
+                (MainEntry("b"), step),
+            };
+
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => view.AppendRange(items));
+            Assert.Equal(1, view.EntryCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void AppendRange_NullItems_Throws()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => view.AppendRange(null));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void TryGetLineForStep_NullStep_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            Assert.Null(view.TryGetLineForStep(null));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void TryGetLineForStep_UnknownStep_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            var step = NewStep();
+            Assert.Null(view.TryGetLineForStep(step));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        [InlineData(-1)]
+        [InlineData(2)]
+        public void GetLine_OutOfRange_Throws(int index)
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            view.Append(MainEntry("a"));
+            view.Append(MainEntry("b"));
+
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => view.GetLine(index));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Yaml_UpdatesAfterAppend()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            view.Append(MainEntry("first"));
+            string before = view.Yaml;
+            Assert.Contains("- step: first", before);
+
+            view.Append(MainEntry("second"));
+            string after = view.Yaml;
+
+            Assert.Contains("- step: first", after);
+            Assert.Contains("- step: second", after);
+            Assert.NotEqual(before, after);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Yaml_AlwaysEndsWithCleanupBoundary()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            Assert.EndsWith("cleanup:\n  - step: Complete job\n", view.Yaml);
+
+            view.Append(MainEntry("a"));
+            Assert.EndsWith("cleanup:\n  - step: Complete job\n", view.Yaml);
+
+            view.Append(MainEntry("b"));
+            view.Append(MainEntry("c"));
+            Assert.EndsWith("cleanup:\n  - step: Complete job\n", view.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Append_WithMatchKey_TracksUnclaimed()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+
+            int line = view.Append(MainEntry("placeholder"), stepIdentity: null, matchKey: "k1");
+
+            var step = NewStep("real");
+            int? claimed = view.TryClaim("k1", step);
+            Assert.Equal(line, claimed);
+            Assert.Equal(line, view.TryGetLineForStep(step));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void TryClaim_UnknownKey_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            view.Append(MainEntry("a"), stepIdentity: null, matchKey: "k1");
+
+            Assert.Null(view.TryClaim("nope", NewStep()));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void TryClaim_AlreadyClaimed_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            view.Append(MainEntry("a"), stepIdentity: null, matchKey: "k1");
+
+            var first = NewStep("first");
+            Assert.NotNull(view.TryClaim("k1", first));
+
+            var second = NewStep("second");
+            Assert.Null(view.TryClaim("k1", second));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void TryClaim_StepAlreadyRegistered_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            var step = NewStep();
+            // Step is registered for the first entry.
+            view.Append(MainEntry("a"), step);
+            // A placeholder is registered for the second entry.
+            view.Append(MainEntry("b"), stepIdentity: null, matchKey: "k1");
+
+            // Trying to claim the placeholder with the already-registered
+            // step must return null (defensive — would otherwise double-bind).
+            Assert.Null(view.TryClaim("k1", step));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Append_DuplicateMatchKey_Throws()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            view.Append(MainEntry("a"), stepIdentity: null, matchKey: "k1");
+
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(
+                () => view.Append(MainEntry("b"), stepIdentity: null, matchKey: "k1"));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Append_MatchKeyNull_BehavesLikeOldOverload()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            var step = NewStep();
+
+            int line = view.Append(MainEntry("a"), step);
+
+            Assert.Equal(line, view.GetLine(0));
+            Assert.Equal(line, view.TryGetLineForStep(step));
+            // TryClaim with any key must return null since no matchKey was registered.
+            Assert.Null(view.TryClaim("anything", NewStep()));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void TryClaim_AfterClaim_TryGetLineForStepResolves()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            int line = view.Append(MainEntry("placeholder"), stepIdentity: null, matchKey: "k1");
+
+            var step = NewStep();
+            Assert.Equal(line, view.TryClaim("k1", step));
+            Assert.Equal(line, view.TryGetLineForStep(step));
+
+            // And a later Append doesn't lose the claim (Render rebuilds
+            // the IStep -> line map from the persisted identities).
+            view.Append(MainEntry("b"));
+            Assert.Equal(line, view.TryGetLineForStep(step));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void TryClaim_NullArgs_Throws()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => view.TryClaim(null, NewStep()));
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => view.TryClaim("k", null));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task ConcurrentAppends_DontCorruptState()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            const int N = 50;
+            var steps = Enumerable.Range(0, N).Select(i => NewStep("s" + i)).ToList();
+            var returnedLines = new ConcurrentBag<int>();
+
+            var tasks = Enumerable.Range(0, N).Select(i => Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                int line = view.Append(MainEntry("e" + i), steps[i]);
+                returnedLines.Add(line);
+            })).ToArray();
+
+            await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
+
+            Assert.Equal(N, view.EntryCount);
+            Assert.Equal(N, returnedLines.Distinct().Count());
+
+            // Every step identity resolves to some line in [0, N).
+            var entryLines = Enumerable.Range(0, N).Select(view.GetLine).ToHashSet();
+            Assert.Equal(N, entryLines.Count);
+            foreach (var step in steps)
+            {
+                int? line = view.TryGetLineForStep(step);
+                Assert.NotNull(line);
+                Assert.Contains(line.Value, entryLines);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void TryMarkSkipped_MarksUnclaimedPlaceholder()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            var postEntry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Post, "Post X", uses: "actions/x@v1");
+            view.Append(postEntry, stepIdentity: null, matchKey: "k1");
+
+            Assert.True(view.TryMarkSkipped("k1"));
+            Assert.True(postEntry.IsSkipped);
+            Assert.Contains("(skipped — main step did not execute)", view.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void TryMarkSkipped_ReturnsFalseForUnknownKey()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            Assert.False(view.TryMarkSkipped("nope"));
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("(skipped", view.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void TryMarkSkipped_ReturnsFalseForClaimedPlaceholder()
+        {
+            var view = new JobExecutionView("j");
+            var postEntry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Post, "Post X", uses: "actions/x@v1");
+            view.Append(postEntry, stepIdentity: null, matchKey: "k1");
+
+            var step = NewStep("real-post");
+            Assert.NotNull(view.TryClaim("k1", step));
+
+            // Already claimed — must not mark as skipped.
+            Assert.False(view.TryMarkSkipped("k1"));
+            Assert.False(postEntry.IsSkipped);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Test/L0/Worker/JobExecutionViewLifecycleL0.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi;
+using GitHub.Runner.Worker;
+using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap;
+using Moq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
+{
+    public sealed class JobExecutionViewLifecycleL0
+    {
+        private DapDebugger _debugger;
+
+        private TestHostContext CreateTestContext([CallerMemberName] string testName = "")
+        {
+            var hc = new TestHostContext(this, testName);
+            _debugger = new DapDebugger();
+            _debugger.Initialize(hc);
+            _debugger.SkipTunnelRelay = true;
+            _debugger.SkipWebSocketBridge = true;
+            return hc;
+        }
+
+        private static ushort GetFreePort()
+        {
+            using var listener = new TcpListener(IPAddress.Loopback, 0);
+            listener.Start();
+            return (ushort)((IPEndPoint)listener.LocalEndpoint).Port;
+        }
+
+        private static Mock<IExecutionContext> CreateJobContextWithTunnel(CancellationToken cancellationToken, ushort port, string jobName = "ci-job")
+        {
+            var tunnel = new GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines.DebuggerTunnelInfo
+            {
+                TunnelId = "test-tunnel",
+                ClusterId = "test-cluster",
+                HostToken = "test-token",
+                Port = port
+            };
+            var debuggerConfig = new DebuggerConfig(true, tunnel);
+            var jobContext = new Mock<IExecutionContext>();
+            jobContext.Setup(x => x.CancellationToken).Returns(cancellationToken);
+            jobContext.Setup(x => x.Global).Returns(new GlobalContext { Debugger = debuggerConfig });
+            jobContext
+                .Setup(x => x.GetGitHubContext(It.IsAny<string>()))
+                .Returns((string contextName) => string.Equals(contextName, "job", StringComparison.Ordinal) ? jobName : null);
+            return jobContext;
+        }
+
+        private static async Task DriveToReadyAsync(DapDebugger debugger, int port)
+        {
+            var waitTask = debugger.WaitUntilReadyAsync();
+            var client = new TcpClient();
+            await client.ConnectAsync(IPAddress.Loopback, port);
+            var stream = client.GetStream();
+            var request = new Request { Seq = 1, Type = "request", Command = "configurationDone" };
+            var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(request);
+            var body = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(json);
+            var header = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes($"Content-Length: {body.Length}\r\n\r\n");
+            await stream.WriteAsync(header, 0, header.Length);
+            await stream.WriteAsync(body, 0, body.Length);
+            await stream.FlushAsync();
+            await waitTask;
+            // Keep client alive by holding a reference via GC root in caller scope.
+            // We deliberately don't dispose here; tests dispose the context.
+            _ = client;
+        }
+
+        private static Mock<IActionRunner> NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage stage, string displayName, string actionName = "actions/checkout", string actionRef = "v4", Guid actionId = default)
+        {
+            var mock = new Mock<IActionRunner>();
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.Stage).Returns(stage);
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.DisplayName).Returns(displayName);
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.Action).Returns(new ActionStep
+            {
+                Id = actionId,
+                Reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = actionName, Ref = actionRef },
+            });
+            return mock;
+        }
+
+        private static Mock<IActionRunner> NewSelfActionRunner(ActionRunStage stage, string displayName, Guid actionId = default)
+        {
+            // RepositoryType = "self" — the predictor must skip these.
+            var mock = new Mock<IActionRunner>();
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.Stage).Returns(stage);
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.DisplayName).Returns(displayName);
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.Action).Returns(new ActionStep
+            {
+                Id = actionId,
+                Reference = new RepositoryPathReference
+                {
+                    RepositoryType = GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines.PipelineConstants.SelfAlias,
+                    Path = "./.github/actions/local",
+                },
+            });
+            return mock;
+        }
+
+        private static Mock<IActionRunner> NewScriptActionRunner(ActionRunStage stage, string displayName, Guid actionId = default)
+        {
+            // ScriptReference — a `run:` step. Not a RepositoryPathReference,
+            // so the predictor's pattern match falls through.
+            var mock = new Mock<IActionRunner>();
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.Stage).Returns(stage);
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.DisplayName).Returns(displayName);
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.Action).Returns(new ActionStep
+            {
+                Id = actionId,
+                Reference = new ScriptReference(),
+            });
+            return mock;
+        }
+
+        // IActionManager mock that returns specific Definitions per action by
+        // matching on the action's reference Name. Actions whose name is not
+        // in the map get a Definition with HasPost = false.
+        private static Mock<IActionManager> NewActionManagerWithPost(params string[] actionNamesWithPost)
+        {
+            var withPost = new HashSet<string>(actionNamesWithPost, StringComparer.Ordinal);
+            var mock = new Mock<IActionManager>();
+            mock.Setup(x => x.LoadAction(It.IsAny<IExecutionContext>(), It.IsAny<ActionStep>()))
+                .Returns((IExecutionContext _, ActionStep step) =>
+                {
+                    var name = (step.Reference as RepositoryPathReference)?.Name ?? "";
+                    return new Definition
+                    {
+                        Data = new ActionDefinitionData
+                        {
+                            Execution = withPost.Contains(name)
+                                ? new NodeJSActionExecutionData { Post = "post.js" }
+                                : new NodeJSActionExecutionData(),
+                        },
+                    };
+                });
+            return mock;
+        }
+
+        private static IStep NewJobExtensionRunner(string displayName)
+        {
+            return new JobExtensionRunner(
+                runAsync: (_, __) => Task.CompletedTask,
+                condition: null,
+                displayName: displayName,
+                data: null);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnJobStepsInitialized_NotActive_NoOps()
+        {
+            using (CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                var step = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run").Object;
+
+                await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { step }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                Assert.Null(_debugger.ExecutionView);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnPostStepRegistered_NotActive_NoOps()
+        {
+            using (CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                var step = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Post, "Post Run").Object;
+                _debugger.OnPostStepRegistered(step); // must not throw
+                Assert.Null(_debugger.ExecutionView);
+                await Task.CompletedTask;
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnJobStepsInitialized_Active_BuildsView()
+        {
+            using (CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var main1 = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/checkout@v4").Object;
+                    var main2 = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/setup-node@v3", "actions/setup-node", "v3").Object;
+                    var jobExt = NewJobExtensionRunner("Set up job");
+                    var post1 = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Post, "Post Run actions/checkout@v4").Object;
+
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(
+                        new IStep[] { main1, jobExt, main2 },
+                        new IStep[] { post1 });
+
+                    var view = _debugger.ExecutionView;
+                    Assert.NotNull(view);
+                    Assert.Equal(3, view.EntryCount); // jobExt filtered out
+                    Assert.Contains("Run actions/checkout@v4", view.Yaml);
+                    Assert.Contains("Run actions/setup-node@v3", view.Yaml);
+                    Assert.Contains("Post Run actions/checkout@v4", view.Yaml);
+                    Assert.NotNull(view.TryGetLineForStep(main1));
+                    Assert.NotNull(view.TryGetLineForStep(main2));
+                    Assert.NotNull(view.TryGetLineForStep(post1));
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnJobStepsInitialized_PreservesQueueOrder()
+        {
+            using (CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var s1 = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Step 1", "a/b", "v1").Object;
+                    var s2 = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Step 2", "c/d", "v2").Object;
+                    var s3 = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Step 3", "e/f", "v3").Object;
+
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { s1, s2, s3 }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                    var view = _debugger.ExecutionView;
+                    Assert.Equal(3, view.EntryCount);
+                    var l1 = view.TryGetLineForStep(s1);
+                    var l2 = view.TryGetLineForStep(s2);
+                    var l3 = view.TryGetLineForStep(s3);
+                    Assert.NotNull(l1);
+                    Assert.NotNull(l2);
+                    Assert.NotNull(l3);
+                    Assert.True(l1 < l2);
+                    Assert.True(l2 < l3);
+                    Assert.Equal(view.GetLine(0), l1);
+                    Assert.Equal(view.GetLine(1), l2);
+                    Assert.Equal(view.GetLine(2), l3);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnPostStepRegistered_AppendsToView()
+        {
+            using (CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var main1 = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/checkout@v4").Object;
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { main1 }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+                    Assert.Equal(1, _debugger.ExecutionView.EntryCount);
+
+                    var post1 = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Post, "Post Run actions/cache@v3", "actions/cache", "v3").Object;
+                    _debugger.OnPostStepRegistered(post1);
+
+                    var view = _debugger.ExecutionView;
+                    Assert.Equal(2, view.EntryCount);
+                    Assert.Contains("Post Run actions/cache@v3", view.Yaml);
+                    Assert.NotNull(view.TryGetLineForStep(post1));
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnPostStepRegistered_BeforeViewBuilt_NoOps()
+        {
+            using (CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var post = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Post, "Post Run").Object;
+                    _debugger.OnPostStepRegistered(post); // must not throw
+
+                    Assert.Null(_debugger.ExecutionView);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnPostStepRegistered_DuplicateStep_DoesNotThrow()
+        {
+            using (CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(Array.Empty<IStep>(), Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                    var post = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Post, "Post Run").Object;
+                    _debugger.OnPostStepRegistered(post);
+                    _debugger.OnPostStepRegistered(post); // duplicate, must be silently ignored
+
+                    Assert.Equal(1, _debugger.ExecutionView.EntryCount);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnPostStepRegistered_FilteredStep_NoOps()
+        {
+            using (CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(Array.Empty<IStep>(), Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                    var before = _debugger.ExecutionView.EntryCount;
+                    _debugger.OnPostStepRegistered(NewJobExtensionRunner("Cleanup"));
+                    Assert.Equal(before, _debugger.ExecutionView.EntryCount);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ---- Predictive Post-step synthesis ----
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnJobStepsInitialized_PredictsPostForActionsWithHasPost()
+        {
+            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                hc.SetSingleton<IActionManager>(NewActionManagerWithPost("actions/has-post").Object);
+
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var withPost = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/has-post@v1", "actions/has-post", "v1", actionId: Guid.NewGuid()).Object;
+                    var noPost = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/no-post@v1", "actions/no-post", "v1", actionId: Guid.NewGuid()).Object;
+
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { withPost, noPost }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                    var view = _debugger.ExecutionView;
+                    Assert.NotNull(view);
+                    // 2 main entries + 1 predicted post placeholder.
+                    Assert.Equal(3, view.EntryCount);
+                    Assert.Contains("post:\n", view.Yaml);
+                    Assert.Contains("Post Run actions/has-post@v1", view.Yaml);
+                    Assert.DoesNotContain("Post Run actions/no-post@v1", view.Yaml);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnJobStepsInitialized_PostPredictionsInReverseOrder()
+        {
+            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                // Both actions have post — predictions must render in
+                // reverse declaration order to mirror the runner's LIFO
+                // post-execution order.
+                hc.SetSingleton<IActionManager>(NewActionManagerWithPost("actions/a", "actions/b").Object);
+
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var aMain = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/a@v1", "actions/a", "v1", actionId: Guid.NewGuid()).Object;
+                    var bMain = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/b@v1", "actions/b", "v1", actionId: Guid.NewGuid()).Object;
+
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { aMain, bMain }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                    string yaml = _debugger.ExecutionView.Yaml;
+                    int idxPostB = yaml.IndexOf("Post Run actions/b@v1", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+                    int idxPostA = yaml.IndexOf("Post Run actions/a@v1", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+                    Assert.True(idxPostB > 0 && idxPostA > 0, "both post placeholders expected");
+                    // Reverse declaration order: Post B appears BEFORE Post A.
+                    Assert.True(idxPostB < idxPostA, $"expected Post B before Post A (b={idxPostB} a={idxPostA})");
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnJobStepsInitialized_SkipsScriptSteps()
+        {
+            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                // Even if the action manager would say HasPost, the predictor
+                // must skip script run-steps because their reference is not
+                // a RepositoryPathReference.
+                hc.SetSingleton<IActionManager>(NewActionManagerWithPost(/* nothing */).Object);
+
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var script = NewScriptActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run script", Guid.NewGuid()).Object;
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { script }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                    var view = _debugger.ExecutionView;
+                    Assert.NotNull(view);
+                    Assert.DoesNotContain("post:\n", view.Yaml);
+                    Assert.DoesNotContain("Post ", view.Yaml);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnJobStepsInitialized_SkipsSelfActions()
+        {
+            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                // Self-action: ActionRunner.cs:106 guards against creating a
+                // Post for self-repository references. The predictor mirrors
+                // that, regardless of what the manifest reports.
+                hc.SetSingleton<IActionManager>(NewActionManagerWithPost("anything").Object);
+
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var selfRunner = NewSelfActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run ./local-action", Guid.NewGuid()).Object;
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { selfRunner }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                    Assert.DoesNotContain("post:\n", _debugger.ExecutionView.Yaml);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnPostStepRegistered_ClaimsExistingPlaceholder()
+        {
+            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                hc.SetSingleton<IActionManager>(NewActionManagerWithPost("actions/has-post").Object);
+
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var actionId = Guid.NewGuid();
+                    var mainRunner = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/has-post@v1", "actions/has-post", "v1", actionId: actionId).Object;
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { mainRunner }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                    var view = _debugger.ExecutionView;
+                    int before = view.EntryCount;
+                    Assert.Equal(2, before); // main + predicted post placeholder
+
+                    // The real Post IActionRunner shares the same Action.Id
+                    // as the Main runner (ActionRunner.cs:131).
+                    var postRunner = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Post, "Post actions/has-post@v1", "actions/has-post", "v1", actionId: actionId).Object;
+                    _debugger.OnPostStepRegistered(postRunner);
+
+                    // No new entry: the placeholder was claimed.
+                    Assert.Equal(before, view.EntryCount);
+                    Assert.NotNull(view.TryGetLineForStep(postRunner));
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnPostStepRegistered_UnpredictedFallsBackToAppend()
+        {
+            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                // Manager returns no HasPost — no predictions made.
+                hc.SetSingleton<IActionManager>(NewActionManagerWithPost(/* nothing */).Object);
+
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var mainRunner = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/a@v1", "actions/a", "v1", actionId: Guid.NewGuid()).Object;
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { mainRunner }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                    var view = _debugger.ExecutionView;
+                    int before = view.EntryCount;
+                    Assert.Equal(1, before); // just main, no predicted post
+
+                    var unpredictedPost = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Post, "Post Surprise", "actions/surprise", "v1", actionId: Guid.NewGuid()).Object;
+                    _debugger.OnPostStepRegistered(unpredictedPost);
+
+                    // Falls back to Append.
+                    Assert.Equal(before + 1, view.EntryCount);
+                    Assert.NotNull(view.TryGetLineForStep(unpredictedPost));
+                    Assert.Contains("Post Surprise", view.Yaml);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnPostStepRegistered_DuplicateClaim_NoDoubleEntry()
+        {
+            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                hc.SetSingleton<IActionManager>(NewActionManagerWithPost("actions/has-post").Object);
+
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var actionId = Guid.NewGuid();
+                    var mainRunner = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/has-post@v1", "actions/has-post", "v1", actionId: actionId).Object;
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { mainRunner }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+                    Assert.Equal(2, _debugger.ExecutionView.EntryCount);
+
+                    // First registration claims the placeholder.
+                    var post1 = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Post, "Post actions/has-post@v1", "actions/has-post", "v1", actionId: actionId).Object;
+                    _debugger.OnPostStepRegistered(post1);
+                    Assert.Equal(2, _debugger.ExecutionView.EntryCount);
+
+                    // Second registration with the same Action.Id but a
+                    // different IStep: TryClaim returns null (already
+                    // claimed). Falls through to Append. But the entry
+                    // it builds matches no existing step, so a new entry
+                    // would be added — UNLESS we constructed the second
+                    // post as a duplicate IStep registration of the same
+                    // step. Here we intentionally pass the same `post1`
+                    // step a second time — Append will reject the
+                    // already-registered step, the handler swallows it.
+                    _debugger.OnPostStepRegistered(post1);
+
+                    Assert.Equal(2, _debugger.ExecutionView.EntryCount);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task OnStepCompleted_SkippedMainStep_MarksPostPlaceholder()
+        {
+            using (var hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                hc.SetSingleton<IActionManager>(NewActionManagerWithPost("actions/has-post").Object);
+
+                var port = GetFreePort();
+                using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+                var jobContext = CreateJobContextWithTunnel(cts.Token, port);
+                await _debugger.StartAsync(jobContext.Object);
+                try
+                {
+                    await DriveToReadyAsync(_debugger, port);
+
+                    var actionId = Guid.NewGuid();
+                    var mainMock = NewActionRunner(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/has-post@v1", "actions/has-post", "v1", actionId: actionId);
+                    var execCtx = new Mock<IExecutionContext>();
+                    execCtx.SetupGet(x => x.Result).Returns(TaskResult.Skipped);
+                    mainMock.SetupGet(x => x.ExecutionContext).Returns(execCtx.Object);
+
+                    await _debugger.OnJobStepsInitializedAsync(new[] { mainMock.Object }, Array.Empty<IStep>());
+
+                    var view = _debugger.ExecutionView;
+                    Assert.Equal(2, view.EntryCount); // main + predicted post placeholder
+                    Assert.DoesNotContain("(skipped", view.Yaml);
+
+                    _debugger.OnStepCompleted(mainMock.Object);
+
+                    Assert.Equal(2, _debugger.ExecutionView.EntryCount);
+                    Assert.Contains("(skipped — main step did not execute)", _debugger.ExecutionView.Yaml);
+                    // Inline annotation must not have introduced a new line.
+                    Assert.Equal(view.Yaml.Split('\n').Length, _debugger.ExecutionView.Yaml.Split('\n').Length);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    await _debugger.StopAsync();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Test/L0/Worker/JobExecutionViewRendererL0.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
+{
+    public sealed class JobExecutionViewRendererL0
+    {
+        // Verbatim expected YAML for the design doc's "Worked example".
+        // The render output is structured as phase-keyed top-level sections;
+        // there is no per-entry `phase:` field. The setup: and cleanup:
+        // sections always render; pre:/main:/post: render only when
+        // they contain at least one entry. The Main entries surface
+        // user-authored step parameters pre-evaluation (no expression
+        // substitution); Pre/Post entries stay minimal.
+        private const string ExpectedWorkedExampleYaml =
+            "# Job: build\n" +
+            "# Runner execution plan — read-only.\n" +
+            "\n" +
+            "setup:\n" +
+            "  - step: Setup job\n" +
+            "\n" +
+            "pre:\n" +
+            "  - step: Pre actions/checkout@v4\n" +
+            "    action: actions/checkout@v4\n" +
+            "  - step: Pre actions/cache@v5\n" +
+            "    action: actions/cache@v5\n" +
+            "\n" +
+            "main:\n" +
+            "  - step: actions/checkout@v4\n" +
+            "    uses: actions/checkout@v4\n" +
+            "    source: .github/workflows/ci.yml:10\n" +
+            "  - step: Cache Primes\n" +
+            "    id: cache-primes\n" +
+            "    uses: actions/cache@v5\n" +
+            "    with:\n" +
+            "      path: prime-numbers\n" +
+            "      key: ${{ runner.os }}-primes\n" +
+            "    source: .github/workflows/ci.yml:12\n" +
+            "  - step: Run tests\n" +
+            "    id: test\n" +
+            "    run: |\n" +
+            "      echo starting\n" +
+            "      npm test\n" +
+            "    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}\n" +
+            "    env:\n" +
+            "      NODE_ENV: production\n" +
+            "    shell: bash\n" +
+            "    working-directory: ./api\n" +
+            "    source: .github/workflows/ci.yml:18\n" +
+            "  - step: npm ci\n" +
+            "    run: npm ci\n" +
+            "    source: .github/workflows/ci.yml:28\n" +
+            "\n" +
+            "post:\n" +
+            "  - step: Post actions/cache@v5\n" +
+            "    action: actions/cache@v5\n" +
+            "  - step: Post actions/checkout@v4\n" +
+            "    action: actions/checkout@v4\n" +
+            "\n" +
+            "cleanup:\n" +
+            "  - step: Complete job\n";
+
+        private static List<JobExecutionViewEntry> WorkedExampleEntries()
+        {
+            return new List<JobExecutionViewEntry>
+            {
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Pre, "Pre actions/checkout@v4", uses: "actions/checkout@v4"),
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Pre, "Pre actions/cache@v5", uses: "actions/cache@v5"),
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Main, "actions/checkout@v4", uses: "actions/checkout@v4", sourcePath: ".github/workflows/ci.yml", sourceLine: 10),
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                    JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+                    "Cache Primes",
+                    uses: "actions/cache@v5",
+                    id: "cache-primes",
+                    withYaml: "      path: prime-numbers\n      key: ${{ runner.os }}-primes",
+                    sourcePath: ".github/workflows/ci.yml",
+                    sourceLine: 12),
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                    JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+                    "Run tests",
+                    run: "echo starting\nnpm test",
+                    id: "test",
+                    @if: "${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}",
+                    envYaml: "      NODE_ENV: production",
+                    shell: "bash",
+                    workingDirectory: "./api",
+                    sourcePath: ".github/workflows/ci.yml",
+                    sourceLine: 18),
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Main, "npm ci", run: "npm ci", sourcePath: ".github/workflows/ci.yml", sourceLine: 28),
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Post, "Post actions/cache@v5", uses: "actions/cache@v5"),
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Post, "Post actions/checkout@v4", uses: "actions/checkout@v4"),
+            };
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_MatchesDesignDocWorkedExample()
+        {
+            var entries = WorkedExampleEntries();
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("build", entries);
+
+            Assert.Equal(ExpectedWorkedExampleYaml, result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Equal(8, result.EntryStartLines.Count);
+            var lines = result.Yaml.Split('\n');
+            for (int i = 0; i < entries.Count; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.StartsWith("  - step: ", lines[result.EntryStartLines[i] - 1]);
+                Assert.Contains(entries[i].DisplayName, lines[result.EntryStartLines[i] - 1]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_AlwaysEmitsSetupAndCleanup()
+        {
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("job-1", new List<JobExecutionViewEntry>());
+
+            const string expected =
+                "# Job: job-1\n" +
+                "# Runner execution plan — read-only.\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "setup:\n" +
+                "  - step: Setup job\n" +
+                "\n" +
+                "cleanup:\n" +
+                "  - step: Complete job\n";
+            Assert.Equal(expected, result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Empty(result.EntryStartLines);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_OmitsEmptyOptionalSections()
+        {
+            // Only a Main entry — pre:/post: must not appear.
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[]
+            {
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Main, "echo", run: "echo hello"),
+            });
+
+            Assert.Contains("setup:\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("main:\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("cleanup:\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("\npre:\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("\npost:\n", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_EmitsPhaseSectionsInFixedOrder()
+        {
+            // Input order [Post, Pre, Main] should still render as setup → pre → main → post → cleanup.
+            var entries = new[]
+            {
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Post, "post-a", uses: "a/b@v1"),
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Pre, "pre-a", uses: "a/b@v1"),
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Main, "main-a", uses: "a/b@v1"),
+            };
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", entries);
+            string yaml = result.Yaml;
+
+            int setupIdx = yaml.IndexOf("setup:\n", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int preIdx = yaml.IndexOf("\npre:\n", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int mainIdx = yaml.IndexOf("\nmain:\n", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int postIdx = yaml.IndexOf("\npost:\n", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int cleanupIdx = yaml.IndexOf("\ncleanup:\n", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            Assert.True(setupIdx >= 0 && preIdx > setupIdx && mainIdx > preIdx && postIdx > mainIdx && cleanupIdx > postIdx,
+                $"section ordering wrong: setup={setupIdx} pre={preIdx} main={mainIdx} post={postIdx} cleanup={cleanupIdx}");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_StartLinesAlignWithInputOrder()
+        {
+            // Input order is [Pre, Main, Post]; output order is also pre/main/post,
+            // but startLines must be indexed by INPUT position, not by section.
+            var entries = new[]
+            {
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Pre, "pre-x", uses: "x/y@v1"),     // index 0
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Main, "main-x", uses: "x/y@v1"),    // index 1
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Post, "post-x", uses: "x/y@v1"),    // index 2
+            };
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", entries);
+            var lines = result.Yaml.Split('\n');
+
+            Assert.StartsWith("  - step: pre-x", lines[result.EntryStartLines[0] - 1]);
+            Assert.StartsWith("  - step: main-x", lines[result.EntryStartLines[1] - 1]);
+            Assert.StartsWith("  - step: post-x", lines[result.EntryStartLines[2] - 1]);
+            // And input-order ordering of start lines is strictly increasing
+            // when phases are in declaration order matching the section order.
+            Assert.True(result.EntryStartLines[0] < result.EntryStartLines[1]);
+            Assert.True(result.EntryStartLines[1] < result.EntryStartLines[2]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_StartLinesFollowInputOrderEvenWhenPhasesAreInterleaved()
+        {
+            // Input order is [Main A, Pre B, Main C]: pre section will render
+            // first (Pre B) and main second (Main A then Main C). startLines
+            // must still be indexed by input order.
+            var entries = new[]
+            {
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Main, "main-a", uses: "a@v1"),  // index 0 — renders in main section
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Pre, "pre-b", uses: "b@v1"),    // index 1 — renders in pre section
+                new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Main, "main-c", uses: "c@v1"),  // index 2 — renders in main section
+            };
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", entries);
+            var lines = result.Yaml.Split('\n');
+
+            Assert.StartsWith("  - step: main-a", lines[result.EntryStartLines[0] - 1]);
+            Assert.StartsWith("  - step: pre-b", lines[result.EntryStartLines[1] - 1]);
+            Assert.StartsWith("  - step: main-c", lines[result.EntryStartLines[2] - 1]);
+            // The pre section comes before main: input-index-1 entry's line is
+            // before input-index-0 entry's line.
+            Assert.True(result.EntryStartLines[1] < result.EntryStartLines[0]);
+            Assert.True(result.EntryStartLines[0] < result.EntryStartLines[2]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_EntryStartLinesPointAtStepKeys()
+        {
+            var entries = WorkedExampleEntries();
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("build", entries);
+            var lines = result.Yaml.Split('\n');
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < result.EntryStartLines.Count; i++)
+            {
+                int oneBased = result.EntryStartLines[i];
+                Assert.True(oneBased >= 1 && oneBased <= lines.Length, $"start line {oneBased} out of range");
+                Assert.StartsWith("  - step: ", lines[oneBased - 1]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_EntryStartLinesExcludeSetupAndCleanup()
+        {
+            var entries = WorkedExampleEntries();
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("build", entries);
+            var lines = result.Yaml.Split('\n');
+
+            int setupLine = -1, cleanupLine = -1;
+            for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++)
+            {
+                if (lines[i] == "  - step: Setup job") setupLine = i + 1;
+                if (lines[i] == "  - step: Complete job") cleanupLine = i + 1;
+            }
+            Assert.True(setupLine > 0 && cleanupLine > 0, "Setup/Cleanup lines must exist");
+            Assert.DoesNotContain(setupLine, result.EntryStartLines);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain(cleanupLine, result.EntryStartLines);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        [InlineData("hello")]
+        [InlineData("with: colon")]
+        [InlineData("with#hash")]
+        [InlineData(" leading")]
+        [InlineData("trailing ")]
+        [InlineData("a\"b")]
+        [InlineData("a\\b")]
+        [InlineData("@at")]
+        [InlineData("*star")]
+        public void Render_QuotesSpecialChars(string displayName)
+        {
+            // Round-trip the rendered YAML through YamlDotNet's deserializer
+            // and assert the parsed step's display name matches the input.
+            // This decouples the test from any specific quoting style.
+            var entry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Main, displayName);
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { entry });
+
+            var deserializer = new YamlDotNet.Serialization.DeserializerBuilder().Build();
+            var doc = deserializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, List<Dictionary<string, object>>>>(result.Yaml);
+            Assert.NotNull(doc);
+            Assert.True(doc.ContainsKey("main"), "rendered YAML missing top-level 'main' key");
+            var mainSteps = doc["main"];
+            Assert.Single(mainSteps);
+            Assert.Equal(displayName, mainSteps[0]["step"] as string);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_EmitsSourceAnnotationForMainStep()
+        {
+            var entry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+                "npm ci",
+                run: "npm ci",
+                sourcePath: ".github/workflows/ci.yml",
+                sourceLine: 42);
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { entry });
+
+            Assert.Contains("    source: .github/workflows/ci.yml:42\n", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_OmitsSourceAnnotationForPreAndPost()
+        {
+            var pre = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Pre,
+                "Pre actions/checkout@v4",
+                uses: "actions/checkout@v4",
+                sourcePath: ".github/workflows/ci.yml",
+                sourceLine: 9);
+            var post = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Post,
+                "Post actions/checkout@v4",
+                uses: "actions/checkout@v4",
+                sourcePath: ".github/workflows/ci.yml",
+                sourceLine: 9);
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { pre, post });
+
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("source:", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_EmitsMultilineRunAsBlockScalar()
+        {
+            var entry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+                "multi",
+                run: "echo a\necho b\necho c");
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { entry });
+
+            Assert.Contains("    run: |\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("      echo a\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("      echo b\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("      echo c\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("truncated", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_EmitsAllUserAuthoredParamsForActionStep()
+        {
+            var entry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+                "Run action",
+                uses: "actions/cache@v5",
+                id: "cache-primes",
+                @if: "${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}",
+                continueOnError: "true",
+                timeoutMinutes: "10",
+                envYaml: "      NODE_ENV: production",
+                withYaml: "      path: prime-numbers\n      key: ${{ runner.os }}-primes",
+                sourcePath: "ci.yml",
+                sourceLine: 5);
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { entry });
+
+            Assert.Contains("    id: cache-primes\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("    uses: actions/cache@v5\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("    continue-on-error: true\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("    timeout-minutes: 10\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("    env:\n      NODE_ENV: production\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("    with:\n      path: prime-numbers\n      key: ${{ runner.os }}-primes\n", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_EmitsRunStepWithShellAndWorkingDirectory()
+        {
+            var entry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+                "Run tests",
+                run: "echo starting\nnpm test",
+                id: "test",
+                shell: "bash",
+                workingDirectory: "./api");
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { entry });
+
+            Assert.Contains("    run: |\n      echo starting\n      npm test\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("    shell: bash\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("    working-directory: ./api\n", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_PreservesExpressionsInRenderedYaml()
+        {
+            var entry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+                "Cache",
+                uses: "actions/cache@v5",
+                withYaml: "      key: ${{ runner.os }}-primes");
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { entry });
+
+            // Expressions render exactly as authored — no evaluation.
+            Assert.Contains("${{ runner.os }}-primes", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_PrePostStepsRemainMinimal()
+        {
+            // Even if a pre/post entry carries user-param fields (it shouldn't
+            // in production, but the renderer must defensively drop them),
+            // only step: + action: render for these phases.
+            var pre = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Pre,
+                "Pre actions/cache@v5",
+                uses: "actions/cache@v5",
+                id: "should-not-appear",
+                envYaml: "      X: y",
+                withYaml: "      key: nope");
+            var post = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Post,
+                "Post actions/cache@v5",
+                uses: "actions/cache@v5",
+                id: "should-not-appear",
+                envYaml: "      X: y");
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { pre, post });
+
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("id:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("env:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("with:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("should-not-appear", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_FieldOrderIsStable()
+        {
+            var entry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+                "Everything",
+                uses: "actions/cache@v5",
+                id: "x",
+                @if: "always()",
+                continueOnError: "false",
+                timeoutMinutes: "5",
+                envYaml: "      A: 1",
+                withYaml: "      key: k",
+                sourcePath: "ci.yml",
+                sourceLine: 1);
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { entry });
+            var y = result.Yaml;
+            int iStep = y.IndexOf("    - step: ", StringComparison.Ordinal) >= 0
+                ? y.IndexOf("- step:", StringComparison.Ordinal) : y.IndexOf("- step:", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int iId = y.IndexOf("    id:", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int iUses = y.IndexOf("    uses:", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int iIf = y.IndexOf("    if:", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int iCoe = y.IndexOf("    continue-on-error:", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int iTm = y.IndexOf("    timeout-minutes:", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int iEnv = y.IndexOf("    env:", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int iWith = y.IndexOf("    with:", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            int iSrc = y.IndexOf("    source:", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            Assert.True(iId < iUses && iUses < iIf && iIf < iCoe && iCoe < iTm && iTm < iEnv && iEnv < iWith && iWith < iSrc,
+                $"order wrong: id={iId} uses={iUses} if={iIf} coe={iCoe} tm={iTm} env={iEnv} with={iWith} src={iSrc}");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_OmitsEmptyOptionalFields()
+        {
+            var entry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+                "bare",
+                uses: "a/b@v1");
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { entry });
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("    id:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("    if:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("    continue-on-error:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("    timeout-minutes:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("    env:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("    with:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("    shell:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("    working-directory:", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("    source:", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_HandlesEmptyEntries()
+        {
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new List<JobExecutionViewEntry>());
+
+            Assert.Empty(result.EntryStartLines);
+            Assert.Contains("  - step: Setup job\n", result.Yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("  - step: Complete job\n", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_NoPerEntryPhaseField()
+        {
+            // The phase: <value> per-entry field is gone — the section
+            // header is the phase indicator. Guard against accidental
+            // regressions.
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("build", WorkedExampleEntries());
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("phase:", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_ThrowsOnNullJobId()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(
+                () => JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render(null, new List<JobExecutionViewEntry>()));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_ThrowsOnWhitespaceJobId()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(
+                () => JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("   ", new List<JobExecutionViewEntry>()));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_ThrowsOnNullEntries()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(
+                () => JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", null));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        [InlineData(null, 1)]
+        [InlineData("", 1)]
+        [InlineData("   ", 1)]
+        public void Entry_Constructor_RejectsBadDisplayName(string displayName, int sourceLine)
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(
+                () => new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Main, displayName, sourceLine: sourceLine));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Entry_Constructor_RejectsZeroLineWhenSourcePathSet()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(
+                () => new JobExecutionViewEntry(
+                    JobExecutionPhase.Main,
+                    "ok",
+                    sourcePath: "ci.yml",
+                    sourceLine: 0));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_EmitsSkippedAnnotationForMarkedEntry()
+        {
+            var entry = new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Post, "Post X", uses: "actions/x@v1");
+            entry.IsSkipped = true;
+
+            var result = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { entry });
+
+            // Annotation is inline on the `- step:` line so subsequent
+            // entry line numbers stay stable.
+            Assert.Contains("- step: Post X  # (skipped — main step did not execute)\n", result.Yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Render_SkippedAnnotation_DoesNotShiftSubsequentLines()
+        {
+            var skipped = new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Post, "Post A", uses: "actions/a@v1");
+            var following = new JobExecutionViewEntry(JobExecutionPhase.Post, "Post B", uses: "actions/b@v1");
+
+            var unmarked = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { skipped, following });
+            skipped.IsSkipped = true;
+            var marked = JobExecutionViewRenderer.Render("j", new[] { skipped, following });
+
+            // Following entry's start line must not move when the prior
+            // entry gets an inline skipped annotation.
+            Assert.Equal(unmarked.EntryStartLines[1], marked.EntryStartLines[1]);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Test/L0/Worker/JobExtensionL0.cs

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
             hc.SetSingleton(_diagnosticLogManager.Object);
             hc.SetSingleton(_jobHookProvider.Object);
             hc.SetSingleton(_snapshotOperationProvider.Object);
+            hc.SetSingleton(new Mock<IDapDebugger>().Object);
             hc.EnqueueInstance<IPagingLogger>(_logger.Object); // JobExecutionContext
             hc.EnqueueInstance<IPagingLogger>(_logger.Object); // job start hook
             hc.EnqueueInstance<IPagingLogger>(_logger.Object); // Initial Job

src/Test/L0/Worker/JobRunnerL0.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi;
 using GitHub.Runner.Worker;
+using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap;
 using Moq;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
             hc.SetSingleton(_extensions.Object);
             hc.SetSingleton(_temp.Object);
             hc.SetSingleton(_diagnosticLogManager.Object);
+            hc.SetSingleton(new Mock<IDapDebugger>().Object);
             hc.EnqueueInstance<IExecutionContext>(_jobEc);
             hc.EnqueueInstance<IPagingLogger>(_logger.Object);
             hc.EnqueueInstance<IJobExtension>(_jobExtension.Object);
@@ -175,5 +177,29 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
                 Assert.Equal(TaskResult.Succeeded, _jobEc.Result);
             }
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public async Task DebuggerDisabled_DoesNotInvokeDapDebugger()
+        {
+            using (TestHostContext hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                // Override the lenient IDapDebugger singleton from CreateTestContext
+                // with a strict mock. If the containment guard fails, the production
+                // code will call OnJobStepsInitializedAsync and the strict mock will throw.
+                var dapMock = new Mock<IDapDebugger>(MockBehavior.Strict);
+                hc.SetSingleton(dapMock.Object);
+
+                var message = GetMessage();
+                // EnableDebugger defaults to false on AgentJobRequestMessage.
+                Assert.False(message.EnableDebugger);
+
+                await _jobRunner.RunAsync(message, _tokenSource.Token);
+
+                Assert.Equal(TaskResult.Succeeded, _jobEc.Result);
+                dapMock.VerifyNoOtherCalls();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

src/Test/L0/Worker/StepEntryTranslatorL0.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,425 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens;
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.Pipelines;
+using GitHub.Runner.Worker;
+using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
+{
+    public sealed class StepEntryTranslatorL0
+    {
+        private static StringToken Str(string s) => new(null, null, null, s);
+
+        private static MappingToken Map(params (string Key, TemplateToken Value)[] pairs)
+        {
+            var m = new MappingToken(null, null, null);
+            foreach (var (k, v) in pairs)
+            {
+                m.Add(Str(k), v);
+            }
+            return m;
+        }
+
+        private static Mock<IActionRunner> NewActionRunnerMock(
+            ActionRunStage stage,
+            string displayName,
+            ActionStepDefinitionReference reference,
+            ActionStep actionOverride = null)
+        {
+            var mock = new Mock<IActionRunner>();
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.Stage).Returns(stage);
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.DisplayName).Returns(displayName);
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.Action).Returns(actionOverride ?? new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = reference,
+            });
+            return mock;
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_NullStep_Throws()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() =>
+                StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(null));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_JobExtensionRunner_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            var step = new JobExtensionRunner(
+                runAsync: (_, __) => System.Threading.Tasks.Task.CompletedTask,
+                condition: null,
+                displayName: "Set up job",
+                data: null);
+
+            Assert.Null(StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(step));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_OtherIStepType_ReturnsNull()
+        {
+            var mock = new Mock<IStep>();
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.DisplayName).Returns("custom");
+
+            Assert.Null(StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionRunnerPre_ReturnsPreEntry()
+        {
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference
+            {
+                Name = "actions/checkout",
+                Ref = "v4",
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Pre, "Pre Run actions/checkout@v4", reference);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal(JobExecutionPhase.Pre, entry.Phase);
+            Assert.Equal("Pre Run actions/checkout@v4", entry.DisplayName);
+            Assert.Equal("actions/checkout@v4", entry.Uses);
+            Assert.Null(entry.Run);
+            Assert.Null(entry.SourcePath);
+            Assert.Equal(0, entry.SourceLine);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionRunnerMain_ReturnsMainEntryWithUses()
+        {
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference
+            {
+                Name = "actions/setup-node",
+                Path = "subdir",
+                Ref = "v3",
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run actions/setup-node@v3", reference);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal(JobExecutionPhase.Main, entry.Phase);
+            Assert.Equal("actions/setup-node/subdir@v3", entry.Uses);
+            Assert.Null(entry.Run);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionRunnerMain_ScriptReference_LeavesUsesNull()
+        {
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run echo hi", new ScriptReference());
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal(JobExecutionPhase.Main, entry.Phase);
+            Assert.Null(entry.Uses);
+            Assert.Null(entry.Run);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionRunnerMain_ContainerReference_UsesImage()
+        {
+            var reference = new ContainerRegistryReference { Image = "alpine:3.18" };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run alpine", reference);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal("alpine:3.18", entry.Uses);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionRunnerPost_ReturnsPostEntry()
+        {
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = "actions/cache", Ref = "v3" };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Post, "Post Run actions/cache@v3", reference);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal(JobExecutionPhase.Post, entry.Phase);
+            Assert.Equal("Post Run actions/cache@v3", entry.DisplayName);
+            Assert.Equal("actions/cache@v3", entry.Uses);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionRunner_NullAction_LeavesUsesNull()
+        {
+            var mock = new Mock<IActionRunner>();
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.Stage).Returns(ActionRunStage.Main);
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.DisplayName).Returns("anonymous");
+            mock.SetupGet(x => x.Action).Returns((ActionStep)null);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal("anonymous", entry.DisplayName);
+            Assert.Null(entry.Uses);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionStep_ExtractsWith()
+        {
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = "actions/cache", Ref = "v5" };
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = reference,
+                Inputs = Map(("path", Str("prime-numbers")), ("key", Str("k"))),
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Cache", reference, action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.NotNull(entry.WithYaml);
+            Assert.Contains("path: prime-numbers", entry.WithYaml);
+            Assert.Contains("key: k", entry.WithYaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionStep_PreservesExpressionInWith()
+        {
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = "actions/cache", Ref = "v5" };
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = reference,
+                Inputs = Map(("key", Str("${{ runner.os }}-primes"))),
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Cache", reference, action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Contains("${{ runner.os }}-primes", entry.WithYaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("Linux", entry.WithYaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_RunStep_ExtractsScript()
+        {
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = new ScriptReference(),
+                Inputs = Map(("script", Str("echo hi"))),
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run echo", new ScriptReference(), action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Null(entry.Uses);
+            Assert.Equal("echo hi", entry.Run);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_RunStep_ExtractsShellAndWorkingDirectory()
+        {
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = new ScriptReference(),
+                Inputs = Map(
+                    ("script", Str("npm test")),
+                    ("shell", Str("bash")),
+                    ("working-directory", Str("./api"))),
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run", new ScriptReference(), action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal("npm test", entry.Run);
+            Assert.Equal("bash", entry.Shell);
+            Assert.Equal("./api", entry.WorkingDirectory);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionStep_FiltersRunStepKeysFromWith()
+        {
+            // Defensive: an action step's Inputs should not contain
+            // run-step internal keys, but if it did, they must not
+            // surface in the with: rendering.
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = "a/b", Ref = "v1" };
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = reference,
+                Inputs = Map(
+                    ("mode", Str("ci")),
+                    ("script", Str("leak")),
+                    ("shell", Str("leak")),
+                    ("working-directory", Str("leak"))),
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run", reference, action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.NotNull(entry.WithYaml);
+            Assert.Contains("mode: ci", entry.WithYaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("leak", entry.WithYaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("script", entry.WithYaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("shell", entry.WithYaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("working-directory", entry.WithYaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionStep_OmitsEmptyEnv()
+        {
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = "a/b", Ref = "v1" };
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = reference,
+                Environment = new MappingToken(null, null, null),
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run", reference, action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Null(entry.EnvYaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionStep_ExtractsEnv()
+        {
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = "a/b", Ref = "v1" };
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = reference,
+                Environment = Map(("NODE_ENV", Str("production"))),
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run", reference, action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.NotNull(entry.EnvYaml);
+            Assert.Contains("NODE_ENV: production", entry.EnvYaml);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        [InlineData(null)]
+        [InlineData("")]
+        [InlineData("   ")]
+        [InlineData("__1")]
+        [InlineData("__123")]
+        public void Translate_FiltersAutoGeneratedId(string contextName)
+        {
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = "a/b", Ref = "v1" };
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = reference,
+                ContextName = contextName,
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run", reference, action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Null(entry.Id);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_PreservesUserId()
+        {
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = "a/b", Ref = "v1" };
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = reference,
+                ContextName = "cache-primes",
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Cache", reference, action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal("cache-primes", entry.Id);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_ActionStep_ExtractsCondition()
+        {
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = "a/b", Ref = "v1" };
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = reference,
+                Condition = "always()",
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Main, "Run", reference, action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal("always()", entry.If);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Translate_PreEntry_OmitsUserParams()
+        {
+            // Pre entries stay minimal — they reference the same Action as
+            // Main, and duplicating params adds noise.
+            var reference = new RepositoryPathReference { Name = "a/b", Ref = "v1" };
+            var action = new ActionStep
+            {
+                Reference = reference,
+                ContextName = "user-id",
+                Condition = "always()",
+                Environment = Map(("X", Str("y"))),
+                Inputs = Map(("k", Str("v"))),
+            };
+            var mock = NewActionRunnerMock(ActionRunStage.Pre, "Pre a/b@v1", reference, action);
+
+            var entry = StepEntryTranslator.TryTranslate(mock.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(entry);
+            Assert.Equal(JobExecutionPhase.Pre, entry.Phase);
+            Assert.Null(entry.Id);
+            Assert.Null(entry.If);
+            Assert.Null(entry.EnvYaml);
+            Assert.Null(entry.WithYaml);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Test/L0/Worker/TemplateTokenYamlAdapterL0.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+using GitHub.DistributedTask.ObjectTemplating.Tokens;
+using GitHub.Runner.Worker.Dap;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Worker
+{
+    public sealed class TemplateTokenYamlAdapterL0
+    {
+        private static StringToken Str(string s) => new(null, null, null, s);
+        private static BooleanToken Bool(bool b) => new(null, null, null, b);
+        private static NumberToken Num(double n) => new(null, null, null, n);
+        private static BasicExpressionToken Expr(string s) => new(null, null, null, s);
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_StringScalar()
+        {
+            Assert.Equal("hello", TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(Str("hello"), 0));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_BooleanScalar()
+        {
+            Assert.Equal("true", TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(Bool(true), 0));
+            Assert.Equal("false", TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(Bool(false), 0));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_NumberScalar()
+        {
+            Assert.Equal("10", TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(Num(10), 0));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_NullToken_RendersAsNull()
+        {
+            Assert.Equal("null", TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(null, 0));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_PreservesBasicExpression()
+        {
+            var token = Expr("runner.os");
+            string yaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(token, 0);
+            Assert.Contains("${{ runner.os }}", yaml);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("Linux", yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_PreservesCompositeExpressionInStringToken()
+        {
+            // Composite strings like `${{ runner.os }}-primes` are parsed
+            // as a StringToken whose value is exactly that literal. The
+            // adapter must round-trip the literal unchanged.
+            var token = Str("${{ runner.os }}-primes");
+            string yaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(token, 0);
+            Assert.Contains("${{ runner.os }}-primes", yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_NestedMapping()
+        {
+            var inner = new MappingToken(null, null, null);
+            inner.Add(Str("b"), Num(1));
+            inner.Add(Str("c"), Expr("x"));
+            var outer = new MappingToken(null, null, null);
+            outer.Add(Str("a"), inner);
+
+            string yaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(outer, 0);
+
+            Assert.Contains("a:", yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("b: 1", yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("c: ${{ x }}", yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_EmptyMapping()
+        {
+            var token = new MappingToken(null, null, null);
+            string yaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(token, 0);
+            Assert.Equal("{}", yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_EmptySequence()
+        {
+            var token = new SequenceToken(null, null, null);
+            string yaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(token, 0);
+            Assert.Equal("[]", yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_MultilineString_UsesBlockScalar()
+        {
+            var token = Str("line1\nline2\nline3");
+            string yaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(token, 0);
+            // Block-literal indicator `|` appears for multi-line scalars.
+            Assert.Contains("|", yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("line1", yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("line2", yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("line3", yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_IndentLevel_PrefixesNonEmptyLines()
+        {
+            var map = new MappingToken(null, null, null);
+            map.Add(Str("k1"), Str("v1"));
+            map.Add(Str("k2"), Str("v2"));
+
+            string yaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(map, indentSpaces: 4);
+
+            foreach (var line in yaml.Split('\n'))
+            {
+                if (line.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    Assert.StartsWith("    ", line);
+                }
+            }
+            Assert.Contains("k1: v1", yaml);
+            Assert.Contains("k2: v2", yaml);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", "Worker")]
+        public void Serialize_NoTrailingNewline()
+        {
+            var token = Str("hello");
+            string yaml = TemplateTokenYamlAdapter.Serialize(token, 0);
+            Assert.False(yaml.EndsWith("\n"));
+        }
+    }
+}

src/dev.sh

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LAYOUT_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../_layout"
 DOWNLOAD_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../_downloads/netcore2x"
 PACKAGE_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../_package"
 DOTNETSDK_ROOT="$SCRIPT_DIR/../_dotnetsdk"
-DOTNETSDK_VERSION="8.0.421"
+DOTNETSDK_VERSION="8.0.420"
 DOTNETSDK_INSTALLDIR="$DOTNETSDK_ROOT/$DOTNETSDK_VERSION"
 RUNNER_VERSION=$(cat runnerversion)
 

src/global.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "8.0.421"
+    "version": "8.0.420"
   }
 }