🩺 Caretaker self-heal: Config error in caretaker: Process completed with exit code 1.

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⚙️ Config error

A configuration validation error caused the caretaker run to fail.

Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

Job: maintain

Log snippet

12.13/x64
2026-04-26T08:23:39.0220934Z   Python3_ROOT_DIR: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.12.13/x64
2026-04-26T08:23:39.0221338Z   LD_LIBRARY_PATH: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.12.13/x64/lib
2026-04-26T08:23:39.0221651Z ##[endgroup]
2026-04-26T08:23:39.2352840Z No files were found with the provided path: .caretaker-memory-snapshot.json. No artifacts will be uploaded.
2026-04-26T08:23:39.2517565Z Post job cleanup.
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3491843Z [command]/usr/bin/git version
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3528658Z git version 2.53.0
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3572913Z Temporarily overriding HOME='/home/runner/work/_temp/49fe9e26-4df6-4ef8-95f4-33132c548a5a' before making global git config changes
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3574448Z Adding repository directory to the temporary git global config as a safe directory
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3579681Z [command]/usr/bin/git config --global --add safe.directory /home/runner/work/python_dsa/python_dsa
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3620105Z [command]/usr/bin/git config --local --name-only --get-regexp core\.sshCommand
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3651806Z [command]/usr/bin/git submodule foreach --recursive sh -c "git config --local --name-only --get-regexp 'core\.sshCommand' && git config --local --unset-all 'core.sshCommand' || :"
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3879240Z [command]/usr/bin/git config --local --name-only --get-regexp http\.https\:\/\/github\.com\/\.extraheader
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3899491Z http.https://github.com/.extraheader
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3911626Z [command]/usr/bin/git config --local --unset-all http.https://github.com/.extraheader
2026-04-26T08:23:39.3944749Z [command]/usr/bin/git submodule foreach --recursive sh -c "git config --local --name-only --get-regexp 'http\.https\:\/\/github\.com\/\.extraheader' && git config --local --unset-all 'http.https://github.com/.extraheader' || :"
2026-04-26T08:23:39.4161723Z [command]/usr/bin/git config --local --name-only --get-regexp ^includeIf\.gitdir:
2026-04-26T08:23:39.4191458Z [command]/usr/bin/git submodule foreach --recursive git config --local --show-origin --name-only --get-regexp remote.origin.url
2026-04-26T08:23:39.4515505Z Cleaning up orphan processes
2026-04-26T08:23:39.4782411Z ##[warning]Node.js 20 actions are deprecated. The following actions are running on Node.js 20 and may not work as expected: actions/cache@v4, actions/checkout@v4, actions/setup-python@v5, actions/upload-artifact@v4. Actions will be forced to run with Node.js 24 by default starting June 2nd, 2026. Node.js 20 will be removed from the runner on September 16th, 2026. Please check if updated versions of these actions are available that support Node.js 24. To opt into Node.js 24 now, set the FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24=true environment variable on the runner or in your workflow file. Once Node.js 24 becomes the default, you can temporarily opt out by setting ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION=true. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/

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TYPE: BUG_SIMPLE
KIND: config_error

Root cause:
A configuration validation error caused the caretaker run to fail.

Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

Acceptance criteria:

• Caretaker workflow runs successfully on this repo
• The root cause identified above is resolved
• Add a test or config guard to prevent regression