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+name: Runner Smoke Test
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+
+jobs:
+  runner-smoke-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check Docker client and daemon
+        run: |
+          set -eu
+          docker version
+          docker compose version
+          docker info