diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/smoke.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/smoke.yaml
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+name: runner-smoke
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+jobs:
+  smoke:
+    runs-on: [k8s]
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo "hello from $(uname -m) runner"
+          docker info 2>/dev/null | head -3