Git Push to Run CI/CD is a Terrible Developer Experience

Traditional CI/CD systems generally tie workflow execution to version-control events such as commits and pull request updates, forcing developers to push changes repeatedly to test new pipelines. RWX proposes decoupling task definitions from these events through init parameters, allowing required metadata such as commit SHAs and branch names to be supplied either by GitHub events or directly through a local CLI command. This approach supports local testing while retaining features such as branch-based concurrency controls, with runs on the same branch able to cancel earlier in-progress runs. For workflows using protected secrets, RWX bases vault access on the identity of the user initiating a run rather than trusting user-supplied branch parameters, enabling authorized developers to test protected workflows locally. The platform also recommends replacing branch-dependent logic with explicit boolean parameters, making workflow behavior more flexible and easier to test without pretending a local run originates from a particular branch.

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