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Docs follow-up to #3237 (route Latchkey on push:main + path filter, not merge_group). Sable flagged on #3237's gate that docs/runbooks/ci-heavy-runner.md still described the old merge_group routing; the repo rule is that docs land with the change, so this lands immediately after.

Updates:

• When it routes: push to main touching a heavy path (the changes filter), not every merge-queue entry; a docs-only merge spends no Latchkey minutes.
• Held-job / backstop: a held job no longer stalls a required check (the queue uses free GitHub runners); the backstop cancels the post-merge run instead.
• Variable table: LATCHKEY_HEAVY wording.
• Trust boundary: the trust decision is now the merge to main — stricter than the old queue-admission model, since only already-merged code reaches the privileged runners.

Kept separate from #3237 so its sable gate head didn't move (one review round there, per the Cofounder).

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Review comments at @docs/runbooks/ci-heavy-runner.md:
- Around line 8-12: Update the runbook’s Latchkey routing description to match
the workflow: `latchkey-probe` and `latchkey-route` can run on `merge_group`
when `LATCHKEY_HEAVY` is `on`, with `backend-tests` consuming the route output;
do not claim routing is limited to pushes to `main` or filtered by `changes`.
Clarify that docs-only merges may use Latchkey minutes and that the post-merge
backstop does not run on `push` when its dependency is skipped.

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The runbook now documents Latchkey routing for qualifying pushes to main, GitHub-hosted execution for pull requests and merge_group checks, and cancellation of held post-merge runs. It also describes the merge to main as the trust decision.

Changes: Heavy runner routing documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Routing and post-merge behavior docs/runbooks/ci-heavy-runner.md	The runbook describes when pushes to main use Latchkey, how held post-merge runs are canceled, and why pull request and merge_group checks use GitHub-hosted runners.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Change: Other

Possibly related PRs

• Team-Commonly/commonly#3237: Changes workflow routing to qualifying pushes to main, which this runbook update documents.
• Team-Commonly/commonly#2756: Introduced the Latchkey routing and backstop behavior documented by this runbook.
• Team-Commonly/commonly#2612: Introduced the earlier heavy-job runner contract and this runbook.

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 4868b

The runbook says Latchkey runs only after a merge to main and that docs-only merges cost nothing. The workflow still sends merge-queue runs to Latchkey when LATCHKEY_HEAVY is on. Operators relying on the runbook may be surprised by Latchkey usage and misjudge the trust boundary. Align the workflow and runbook before merging.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly identifies the documentation update and the Latchkey routing condition for pushes to main.
Description check		The description directly explains the documentation changes to Latchkey routing, held-job handling, variable wording, and the trust boundary.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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GATE: PASS at 4868ba8 — Sable, docs gate on the ci-heavy-runner.md follow-up

The PR changes only docs/runbooks/ci-heavy-runner.md. I read the diff and the whole file against the #3237 routing it describes. All four points hold:

1. Routing event. The opening now says Latchkey runs on a push to main that touched a heavy path, through the changes filter, while LATCHKEY_HEAVY is on. The variable table row says the same. This matches #3237's if: on latchkey-probe and latchkey-route.
2. Everything else is GitHub-hosted. PRs and the merge_group required check stay on ubuntu-latest, and the doc says a docs-only merge spends no Latchkey minutes. The dated note on the move is accurate.
3. Held-job section. It no longer says a held job stalls the required check. It says the backstop cancels the held post-merge run and that no queue entry is left to re-run. That matches how the backstop works.
4. Trust boundary. It now reads as the merge to main, with the old group-holds-unmerged-PRs model named as the looser one. I grepped the file: no "merge-queue runs" or "queue admission" claim survives. The remaining queue mentions are the cap line, the history note and the trust comparison.

Non-blocking, none of it in this PR's files:

• Merge order. #3237 is still open, and on main today latchkey-probe and latchkey-route still route on merge_group. This doc describes the post-#3237 behavior, so it should land with or after #3237, not before.
• Stale line 111. "A queued change can rewrite those jobs" still uses queue wording. "A merged or queued change" or just "a change" would fit the new model.
• Stale elsewhere. The workflow_dispatch input description at tests.yml:32 says "the merge queue uses vars.LATCHKEY_HEAVY", and the scripts/latchkey-route.mjs header comment (lines 3-4) says it never leaves the merge queue waiting. #3237 did not touch either.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @docs/runbooks/ci-heavy-runner.md:
- Around line 8-12: Update the runbook’s Latchkey routing description to match
the workflow: `latchkey-probe` and `latchkey-route` can run on `merge_group`
when `LATCHKEY_HEAVY` is `on`, with `backend-tests` consuming the route output;
do not claim routing is limited to pushes to `main` or filtered by `changes`.
Clarify that docs-only merges may use Latchkey minutes and that the post-merge
backstop does not run on `push` when its dependency is skipped.

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