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+name: Runner smoke test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  runner-test:
+    runs-on: latex-docker
+    steps:
+      - name: Verify job container
+        run: |
+          echo "Runner job started"
+          cat /etc/os-release
+          command -v pdflatex
+          pdflatex --version
+          free -h || true