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@@ -124,24 +124,34 @@ from the old node. It is pinned to node2 in `oci-k8s/.../addons/tasks/main.yml`
 that reason. A dedicated PVC for the image cache would survive restarts outright, but on
 this cluster that volume faulted and blocked the runner, so it is deliberately not used.
 
-### 6. Restarting the runner orphans its in-flight jobs
+### 6. Stopping a run, and reading a restarted runner correctly
 
-Any change to the act_runner StatefulSet recreates the pod, and every job it was running is
-left `in_progress` forever with nothing behind it. At `capacity: 1` a single orphan blocks
-the whole queue: the next run sits in `waiting` indefinitely. One was still `in_progress` at
-15m45s, so do not wait for `ZOMBIE_TASK_TIMEOUT` to rescue it.
+Restarting the act_runner StatefulSet does not reliably orphan its in-flight jobs. Both
+outcomes have been observed on this cluster:
 
-Gitea 1.26 has no cancel endpoint — `POST .../actions/runs/{id}/cancel` returns 404 for both
-the run id and the run index. Delete the run instead, which does exist and takes the **run
-index** (`#14`), not the database id (`51`):
+- run #14 was left with two jobs `in_progress` and nothing behind them, still stuck at
+  15m45s, so `ZOMBIE_TASK_TIMEOUT` is not a rescue you can wait for
+- run #16 had its remaining jobs re-dispatched to the new pod and carried on normally
+
+So `in_progress` after a restart is ambiguous on its own. Check whether the runner is
+actually working before concluding anything, or you will diagnose a healthy run as a zombie:
 
 ```bash
-curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' -X DELETE -H "authorization: token $T" \
-  "$G/api/v1/repos/gitea_admin/svcforge/actions/runs/14"     # -> 204
+kubectl -n gitea logs gitea-actions-runner-0 -c runner --tail=4
 ```
 
-The queued run starts within seconds. The two ids are easy to confuse and the wrong one
-returns 404 rather than touching the wrong run, which is the safe direction.
+Recent `NewParallelExecutor` lines mean it is executing, not stuck. At `capacity: 1` a later
+run sitting in `waiting` behind a live one is correct, not a block.
+
+**Gitea 1.26 has no cancel endpoint at all** — the full swagger contains no path matching
+`cancel`. The red "Cancel workflow run" button in the web UI is a CSRF-protected web route,
+so an API token cannot drive it, and cancelling from a script is simply not available.
+
+`DELETE .../actions/runs/{index}` exists and takes the **run index** (`14`), not the database
+id (`51`). It cleared the stuck #14, but returned 204 against the live #16 without stopping
+it and then 404 on retry. Treat it as a way to remove a finished run, not a cancel.
+
+To stop a running job: click Cancel in the UI.
 
 ### 7. Verify the whole loop, not just the green checkmarks