# Build Report: CI path filtering for artifact-only commits

**Created by:** AnaBuild
**Date:** 2026-05-07
**Spec:** .ana/plans/active/ci-artifact-path-ignore/spec.md
**Branch:** feature/ci-artifact-path-ignore

## What Was Built

- `.github/workflows/test.yml` (modified): Added `paths-ignore` entries for `.ana/**` and `.claude/**` under both `push` and `pull_request` triggers. No other changes to the file.

## PR Summary

- Add `paths-ignore` for `.ana/**` and `.claude/**` to both push and pull_request triggers in `.github/workflows/test.yml`
- Artifact-only and agent-metadata-only commits (56% of pushes to main) no longer trigger the 7-job CI test matrix
- No code changes, no test changes — YAML-only modification to CI config
- Website changes still trigger CI; release workflow untouched

## Acceptance Criteria Coverage

- AC1 "Artifact-only pushes skip CI" -> Verified by `paths-ignore` containing `.ana/**` under `push` trigger (structural, not testable in unit tests)
- AC2 "Agent metadata pushes skip CI" -> Verified by `paths-ignore` containing `.claude/**` under `push` trigger (structural)
- AC3 "Code changes trigger full CI" -> Verified by GitHub Actions `paths-ignore` semantics: workflow only skips when ALL changed files match ignore patterns
- AC4 "PRs with code changes trigger CI" -> Verified by `paths-ignore` containing `.ana/**` and `.claude/**` under `pull_request` trigger (same semantics)
- AC5 "release.yml unchanged" -> Verified: `release.yml` not modified (no `git diff` output for it)
- AC6 "No other workflow files modified" -> Verified: only `test.yml` in git diff
- AC7 "Website job unaffected" -> Verified: `paths-ignore` does not include `website/**`

All criteria are structural/behavioral — no unit tests applicable per spec's Testing Strategy.

## Implementation Decisions

None. The spec was unambiguous and the change is mechanical.

## Deviations from Contract

None — contract followed exactly.

Contract coverage: 8/8 assertions addressed (A001-A008). No `@ana` tags applied — assertions are structural YAML checks, not unit-testable. AnaVerify can mechanically verify all 8 by reading the modified file.

## Test Results

### Baseline (before changes)
N/A — spec explicitly states no TypeScript code is modified, no tests to run. Build Brief confirms: "Tests: N/A (no TypeScript changes)".

Pre-commit hook passed on commit (runs typecheck + lint against source), confirming no regressions.

### After Changes
No tests added or modified. Pre-commit hook passed.

### Comparison
- Tests added: 0
- Tests removed: 0
- Regressions: none

### New Tests Written
None — per spec: "Unit tests: None. This is a CI config change."

## Verification Commands

Structural verification (read the file):
```bash
cat .github/workflows/test.yml | head -15
```

Behavioral verification (post-merge):
```
Push an artifact-only commit and confirm Test Suite workflow does not trigger.
Push a code change and confirm it does trigger.
```

## Git History
```
d4ce6ab [ci-artifact-path-ignore] Add paths-ignore for .ana/ and .claude/ to CI triggers
```

## Open Issues

None — verified by second pass. Single YAML change, no code, no tests, no ambiguity.
