cd /news/ai-agents/latchkey-ci-keep-running-ci-even-whe… · home › topics › ai-agents › article
[ARTICLE · art-153133] src=latchkey.dev ↗ pub= topic=ai-agents verified=true sentiment=· neutral

Latchkey CI: Keep Running CI Even When GitHub Is Down (Which It Is)

Latchkey CI, a continuous integration service from Latchkey, is being promoted as a way to keep CI running when GitHub is down, with setup instructions that have developers install the @latchkeydev/cli npm package, register the Latchkey MCP server at https://latchkey.dev/mcp with a bearer token, and commit a .latchkey/workflows/ci.yml file that runs on push and pull_request with a single job on runs-on: small. Latchkey retries failing steps with backoff when it matches a known failure pattern, such as a dependency install timeout, so the job passes and the agent never sees the failure.

read1 min views2 publishedOct 19, 2026
Latchkey CI: Keep Running CI Even When GitHub Is Down (Which It Is)
Image: source

Set up Latchkey CI for this repo. 1) Install the CLI: npm install -g @latchkeydev/cli. 2) Add the Latchkey MCP server: claude mcp add --transport http latchkey https://latchkey.dev/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $LATCHKEY_TOKEN" (in the Latchkey dashboard, enable this repo, then create a key under Settings, API keys and agents, with Allow running CLI jobs on, and export it as LATCHKEY_TOKEN). 3) Write .latchkey/workflows/ci.yml that runs on push and pull_request, with one job on runs-on: small whose steps are this repo's install, lint and test commands as run: steps (no uses: steps; checkout is automatic). 4) Commit and push, then watch the Latchkey check on that commit; if it fails, reproduce the failing step with latchkey run, fix it and push again. A dependency install times out and the job goes red.

Latchkey matches the failure pattern and retries the step with backoff.

The step passes and the job carries on. Your agent never sees the failure.

── more in #ai-agents 4 stories · sorted by recency
── more on @latchkey 3 stories trending now
sponsored brought to you by zahid.host 4,200+ EU-deployed projects
reading about agents? ship yours in a single git push.

Run your AI side-project on zahid.host

EU-based hosting, git-push deploys, automatic HTTPS, no cold starts. Free tier with a custom domain — perfect for shipping the agent you just read about.

$git push zahid main
→ Live at https://your-agent.zahid.host ✓
Get free account → Pricing
from €0/mo · no card required
LIVE [news/latchkey-ci-keep-run…] indexed:0 read:1min 2026-10-19 · —