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View details’ on PR checks opens the wrong CI workflow

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Description

Describe the bug

When viewing CI checks on a pull request, clicking “View details” for a specific CI check does not navigate to the corresponding workflow/check run.

Instead, it consistently opens the first/default CI workflow listed for the pull request, regardless of which check's “View details” link was clicked.

This behavior appears to be a regression. Previously, clicking “View details” correctly opened the specific CI workflow/check associated with that button.

To Reproduce

  1. Open a pull request that has multiple GitHub Actions CI checks/workflows.
  2. Wait for multiple CI checks to appear in the PR checks section.
  3. Click “View details” for a CI check that is not the first/default one.
  4. Observe the workflow/check page that is opened.
  5. The page opens the first/default CI workflow instead of the CI check that was selected.

Expected behavior

Clicking “View details” for a specific CI check should navigate directly to the corresponding workflow run / job / check details page.

For example, if the PR has:

  • CI A
  • CI B
  • CI C

clicking “View details” next to CI B should open the details for CI B, not CI A.

This was the behavior previously.

Runner Version and Platform

This issue does not appear to be related to the runner version or runner operating system.

It occurs in the GitHub web UI when navigating from a pull request's CI/checks section.

What's not working?

The “View details” links for individual CI checks appear to resolve to the same/default CI workflow instead of their respective check runs.

In other words:

Current behavior:

CI A → View details → CI A

CI B → View details → CI A

CI C → View details → CI A

Expected behavior:

CI A → View details → CI A

CI B → View details → CI B

CI C → View details → CI C

This makes it difficult to inspect a specific failed or pending CI check directly from the pull request page.

The issue appears to have started recently; the same interaction previously navigated to the correct individual CI workflow/check.

Screenshots or a screen recording can be provided if needed.

Job Log Output

Not applicable. The workflows themselves can run normally; the issue is with navigation from the pull request UI to the selected CI/check details page.

Runner and Worker's Diagnostic Logs

Not applicable. This appears to be a GitHub web UI / check navigation issue rather than a runner execution issue.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the problem from a pull request's checks section, using the “View details” links for several GitHub Actions checks. The payload names no source file or test in this repository, so confirm where the web UI navigation is implemented before proceeding; done means each link opens its selected check run rather than the first workflow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions
Domain
ci-cd
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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