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+name: Polaris runner smoke test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - .gitea/workflows/polaris-runner-smoke.yml
+
+jobs:
+  smoke:
+    runs-on: polaris-ci
+    steps:
+      - name: Confirm runner can execute a job
+        run: |
+          echo "Polaris runner is working"
+          uname -m