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+name: Runner smoke
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+jobs:
+  hello:
+    runs-on: arc-runner-set
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: |
+          echo "runner: $RUNNER_NAME  os: $RUNNER_OS"
+          python3 --version || echo "no python3 on PATH"
+          node --version   || echo "no node on PATH"
+          bash --version | head -1