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+name: Runner Probe
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - ci/runner-probe-20261001
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  probe:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Confirm runner dispatch
+        run: |
+          echo "runner reached"
+          uname -a