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fix(ci): codeql-action v4.38.1 -> v4.38.0 SHA pin + dependabot hold (estate-wide startup_failure) - #80

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Estate-wide incident: github/codeql-action v4.38.1 fails GitHub workflow startup on every repo that took it — CodeQL/Hypatia runs die with startup_failure, zero jobs dispatched, no error text via the API. Full investigation + evidence chain: nexia-list#100.

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  • codeql-action/* refs (tag @v4.38.1 or SHA 1c5b675…) re-pinned to the v4.38.0 commit b96794f015dfd88f77b49b1c93e0fa7110f94c63 (green on deed-ecosystem; satisfies SHA-pin policy).
  • actions.lock re-keyed where present (dependabot bumps uses: without regenerating the lock → governance linter failure).
  • dependabot.yml: full hold on github/codeql-action — scoped versions: ignores do NOT hold on this path (nexia-list#101 re-raised the bump in SHA form within an hour, copying the inline warning comment verbatim while swapping the SHA).

Canonical fix at the estate origin: standards#973. Batch-mates: nexia-list#100 (merged), hypatia#828, vexometer#90, rsr-template-repo#191, empty-linter#99, modshells#119, plasma-parser-writer#98, robodog-defensive-systems-lab#145, twingate-helm-deploy#138, wokelang#147, laniakea#91, maa-framework#198, methodologies#92, rpa-elysium#134, scripts#136, universal-chat-extractor#165, verisimdb#280. Lift the hold once upstream clears 4.38.1 or a canary verifies green.

v4.38.1 (tag AND commit SHA 1c5b675) fails GitHub workflow-startup
validation estate-wide: codeql/hypatia runs die with startup_failure,
zero jobs, no API error text. Full investigation: nexia-list#100.
Rollback to the v4.38.0 commit b96794f015dfd88f77b49b1c93e0fa7110f94c63
(green on deed-ecosystem; satisfies repo SHA-pin policy). actions.lock
re-keyed; dependabot held unconditionally (versions-scoped ignores were
bypassed in SHA form - nexia-list#101).

Canonical fix: metadatastician/standards#973.
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  • Chores
    • CodeQL security scanning now uses a fixed, validated action version for greater consistency.
    • Automatic updates for the CodeQL action are currently held at the validated version.

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The CodeQL workflow now uses a pinned commit for both CodeQL action steps. Dependabot ignores updates for github/codeql-action. The workflow inputs remain unchanged.

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CodeQL version control

Layer / File(s) Summary
Pin and hold CodeQL actions
.github/workflows/codeql.yml, .github/dependabot.yml
The workflow pins CodeQL actions to commit b96794f015dfd88f77b49b1c93e0fa7110f94c63 (v4.38.0). Dependabot ignores github/codeql-action.

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Change: Bug fix

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The workflow is pinned to the intended CodeQL commit and automatic updates are held, with no remaining merge-blocking risk identified.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the CodeQL action rollback to a SHA pin and the Dependabot hold caused by the estate-wide startup_failure issue.
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