ci: demo-URL watchdog workflow#252
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Schedules an HTTP probe of http://demo-thinkbooster.nlpresearch.group/ every 10 min (with manual workflow_dispatch). On failure (3 attempts with 5 s back-off), it opens a labelled `demo-down` issue or appends a "still down" comment if one is already open. On recovery it adds a recovery comment and closes the issue. Addresses the camera-ready ask raised by Reviewer paXg / the Area Chair (Submission #191): the demo URL was unreachable during ACL 2026 review. This gives us a public audit trail of demo uptime alongside the paper. Pair with an external monitor (UptimeRobot or similar) to cover GitHub Actions cron drift and Actions outages — covered separately.
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Adds a single GitHub Actions workflow under
.github/workflows/demo-watchdog.ymlthat pollshttp://demo-thinkbooster.nlpresearch.group/every 10 minutes (with 3 retries on failure) and:demo-downGitHub issue when the URL is unreachable,This addresses the camera-ready feedback raised by Reviewer paXg / Area Chair in PR #251 (Submission #191) — the demo URL was unreachable during the ACL 2026 review window.
Why a separate PR (not part of #251)?
GitHub Actions only registers
workflow_dispatch/scheduletriggers from the default branch. Landing this onmainahead of the broader camera-ready work means the watchdog actually runs and gives us a public uptime audit trail through camera-ready prep.Scope
contents: read,issues: write— no secrets needed for the basic HTTP probe.ubuntu-latestruntime per check; well under the free tier.After merge
I'll trigger one manual
workflow_dispatchrun to confirm the probe works end-to-end against the live demo. Demo is currently up (HTTP 200, 2.6 s round-trip).