Stateless GitHub Actions prevent efficient caching and computation reuse

6/10 Medium

GitHub Actions are stateless, making it difficult to reuse computation within VMs without relying on external tools like Make or Just. Even with caching layers, developers cannot reliably persist state between runs, forcing redundant rebuilds and slowing feedback loops.

GitHub ActionsMakeJust
Category
performance
Workaround
hack
Stage
build
Freshness
persistent
Scope
single_lib
Upstream
wontfix
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
team
Maintainer
slow

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Query: “What are the most common pain points with GitHub Actions in 2025?”3/27/2026

Especially for Github Actions, which is stateless. If you want to reuse computation within their VMs (i.e. not do a fresh build / test / whatever), you can't rely on Just or Make

Created: 3/27/2026Updated: 3/27/2026