GitHub checks "Re-run" button doesn't work

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
github
Domain
ci-cd

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failed-check "Re-run" behavior in the GitHub interface and review the linked reports and screenshots. The issue mentions no repository files or tests; done would mean determining whether the button can be made to work or should be removed, with the 403 behavior resolved.

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Description

ci infra priority:backlog

In GitHub, there's a "Re-run" button next to failed checks:

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However, clicking this button will add a comment to the PR/commit saying the request failed with a 403 error:

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The "official" but undocumented way to re-run failed checks is to close and reopen the PR, but this is nonobvious to many contributors (e.g., #39241, #39443). The button should either work or not exist.

cc @TalbotG

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