From 6784b85f46eb6b20a50ba3cd1d0e67026ffa6c7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:37:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] add `LOCALNET_IMAGE_NAME` local env variable

---
 tests/e2e_tests/conftest.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/e2e_tests/conftest.py b/tests/e2e_tests/conftest.py
index 863e9c3210..c79446be26 100644
--- a/tests/e2e_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/e2e_tests/conftest.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     setup_wallet,
 )
 
-LOCALNET_IMAGE_NAME = "ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:devnet-ready"
+LOCALNET_IMAGE_NAME = os.getenv("LOCALNET_IMAGE_NAME") or "ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:devnet-ready"
 CONTAINER_NAME_PREFIX = "test_local_chain_"
 
 

From dc489207d13d7797d6aa896d53f0ee070f74ccb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:38:15 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] add nightly tests

---
 .../nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml      | 358 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 358 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf5cfba0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+name: Nightly E2E Subtensor tests (main)
+
+concurrency:
+  group: e2e-subtensor-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 9 * * *'  # Run every night at 2:00 PST
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      verbose:
+        description: "Output more information when triggered manually"
+        required: false
+        default: ""
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  VERBOSE: ${{ github.event.inputs.verbose }}
+
+# job to run tests in parallel
+jobs:
+  # Looking for e2e tests
+  find-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.draft == false }}
+    outputs:
+      test-files: ${{ steps.get-tests.outputs.test-files }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check-out repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Find test files
+        id: get-tests
+        run: |
+          test_files=$(find tests/e2e_tests -name "test*.py" | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n") | map(select(. != ""))')
+          # keep it here for future debug
+          # test_files=$(find tests/e2e_tests -type f -name "test*.py" | grep -E 'test_(hotkeys|staking)\.py$' | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n") | map(select(. != ""))')
+          echo "test-files=$test_files" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        shell: bash
+  # Pull docker images (devnet-ready and main)
+  pull-docker-images:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+        run: echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | docker login ghcr.io -u $GITHUB_ACTOR --password-stdin
+
+      - name: Pull Docker Image
+        run: |
+          docker pull ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:main
+          docker pull ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:devnet-ready
+
+      - name: List pulled images
+        run: docker images
+
+      - name: Save Docker Images to Cache
+        run: |
+          docker save -o subtensor-localnet-main.tar ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:main
+          docker save -o subtensor-localnet-devnet-ready.tar ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:devnet-ready
+
+      - name: Upload main Docker Image as Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: subtensor-localnet-main
+          path: subtensor-localnet-main.tar
+
+      - name: Upload devnet-ready Docker Image as Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: subtensor-localnet-devnet-ready
+          path: subtensor-localnet-devnet-ready.tar
+  # Determine the day for non-fast-blocks run
+  check-if-saturday:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      is-saturday: ${{ steps.check.outputs.is-saturday }}
+    steps:
+      - id: check
+        run: |
+          day=$(date -u +%u)
+          echo "Today is weekday $day"
+          if [ "$day" -ne 6 ]; then
+            echo "⏭️ Skipping: not Saturday"
+            echo "is-saturday=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "is-saturday=true"
+          echo "is-saturday=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  # Daily run of fast-blocks tests from `bittensor:master` based on `subtensor:main docker` image
+  run-fast-blocks-e2e-test-master:
+    name: "FB master: ${{ matrix.test-file }} / Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+    needs:
+      - find-tests
+      - pull-docker-images
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 25
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false  # Allow other matrix jobs to run even if this job fails
+      max-parallel: 32  # Set the maximum number of parallel jobs (same as we have cores in ubuntu-latest runner)
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+        test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+    steps:
+      - name: Check-out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: master
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+
+      - name: install dependencies
+        run: uv sync --extra dev --dev
+
+      - name: Download Cached Docker Image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: subtensor-localnet-main
+
+      - name: Load Docker Image
+        run: docker load -i subtensor-localnet-main.tar
+
+      - name: Run tests with retry
+        env:
+          FAST_BLOCKS: "1"
+          LOCALNET_IMAGE_NAME: "ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:main"
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          for i in 1 2 3; do
+            echo "🔁 Attempt $i: Running tests"
+            uv run pytest ${{ matrix.test-file }} -s
+            status=$?
+            if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
+              echo "✅ Tests passed on attempt $i"
+              break
+            else
+              echo "❌ Tests failed on attempt $i"
+              if [ $i -eq 3 ]; then
+                echo "Tests failed after 3 attempts"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              echo "Retrying..."
+              sleep 5
+            fi
+          done
+
+  # Daily run of fast-blocks tests from `bittensor:staging` based on `subtensor:devnet-ready` docker image
+  run-fast-blocks-e2e-test-staging:
+    name: "FB staging: ${{ matrix.test-file }} / Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+    needs:
+      - find-tests
+      - pull-docker-images
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 25
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false  # Allow other matrix jobs to run even if this job fails
+      max-parallel: 32  # Set the maximum number of parallel jobs (same as we have cores in ubuntu-latest runner)
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+        test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+    steps:
+      - name: Check-out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: staging
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+
+      - name: install dependencies
+        run: uv sync --extra dev --dev
+
+      - name: Download Cached Docker Image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: subtensor-localnet-devnet-ready
+
+      - name: Load Docker Image
+        run: docker load -i subtensor-localnet-devnet-ready.tar
+
+      - name: Run tests with retry
+        env:
+          FAST_BLOCKS: "1"
+          LOCALNET_IMAGE_NAME: "ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:devnet-ready"
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          for i in 1 2 3; do
+            echo "🔁 Attempt $i: Running tests"
+            uv run pytest ${{ matrix.test-file }} -s
+            status=$?
+            if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
+              echo "✅ Tests passed on attempt $i"
+              break
+            else
+              echo "❌ Tests failed on attempt $i"
+              if [ $i -eq 3 ]; then
+                echo "Tests failed after 3 attempts"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              echo "Retrying..."
+              sleep 5
+            fi
+          done
+
+  # Saturday run of non-fast-blocks tests from `bittensor:master` based on `subtensor:main` docker image
+  run-non-fast-blocks-e2e-test-master:
+    if: needs.check-if-saturday.outputs.is-saturday == 'true'
+    name: "NFB master: ${{ matrix.test-file }} / Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+    needs:
+      - check-if-saturday
+      - find-tests
+      - pull-docker-images
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 1440
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false  # Allow other matrix jobs to run even if this job fails
+      max-parallel: 32  # Set the maximum number of parallel jobs (same as we have cores in ubuntu-latest runner)
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+        test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check-out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: master
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+
+      - name: install dependencies
+        run: uv sync --extra dev --dev
+
+      - name: Download Cached Docker Image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: subtensor-localnet-main
+
+      - name: Load Docker Image
+        run: docker load -i subtensor-localnet-main.tar
+
+      - name: Run patched E2E tests
+        env:
+          FAST_BLOCKS: "0"
+          LOCALNET_IMAGE_NAME: "ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:main"
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          for i in 1 2 3; do
+            echo "🔁 Attempt $i: Running tests"
+            uv run pytest ${{ matrix.test-file }} -s
+            status=$?
+            if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
+              echo "✅ Tests passed on attempt $i"
+              break
+            else
+              echo "❌ Tests failed on attempt $i"
+              if [ $i -eq 3 ]; then
+                echo "Tests failed after 3 attempts"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              echo "Retrying..."
+              sleep 5
+            fi
+          done
+
+  # Saturday run of non-fast-blocks tests from `bittensor:staging` based on `subtensor:devnet-ready` docker image
+  run-non-fast-blocks-e2e-test-staging:
+    if: needs.check-if-saturday.outputs.is-saturday == 'true'
+    name: "NFB staging: ${{ matrix.test-file }} / Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
+    needs:
+      - check-if-saturday
+      - find-tests
+      - pull-docker-images
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 1440
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false  # Allow other matrix jobs to run even if this job fails
+      max-parallel: 32  # Set the maximum number of parallel jobs (same as we have cores in ubuntu-latest runner)
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+        test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check-out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: staging
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+
+      - name: install dependencies
+        run: uv sync --extra dev --dev
+
+      - name: Download Cached Docker Image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: subtensor-localnet-devnet-ready
+
+      - name: Load Docker Image
+        run: docker load -i subtensor-localnet-devnet-ready.tar
+
+      - name: Run patched E2E tests
+        env:
+          FAST_BLOCKS: "0"
+          LOCALNET_IMAGE_NAME: "ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:devnet-ready"
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          for i in 1 2 3; do
+            echo "🔁 Attempt $i: Running tests"
+            uv run pytest ${{ matrix.test-file }} -s
+            status=$?
+            if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
+              echo "✅ Tests passed on attempt $i"
+              break
+            else
+              echo "❌ Tests failed on attempt $i"
+              if [ $i -eq 3 ]; then
+                echo "Tests failed after 3 attempts"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              echo "Retrying..."
+              sleep 5
+            fi
+          done
+

From 07952fcf4512d07e3f82d64df49646f446a2edbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:38:36 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] cleanup and improve regular e2e tests workflow

---
 .github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml | 118 ++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 95 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
index 364b96698b..7c8fcc017b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
@@ -6,15 +6,12 @@ concurrency:
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master, development, staging]
+    branches: *
 
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master, development, staging]
+    branches: *
     types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review ]
 
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 9 * * *'  # Run every night at 2:00 PST
-
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       verbose:
@@ -28,7 +25,7 @@ env:
 
 # job to run tests in parallel
 jobs:
-
+  # Looking for e2e tests
   find-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.draft == false }}
@@ -44,20 +41,36 @@ jobs:
           test_files=$(find tests/e2e_tests -name "test*.py" | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n") | map(select(. != ""))')
           # keep it here for future debug
           # test_files=$(find tests/e2e_tests -type f -name "test*.py" | grep -E 'test_(hotkeys|staking)\.py$' | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n") | map(select(. != ""))')
+          echo "Found test files: $test_files"
           echo "test-files=$test_files" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         shell: bash
 
+  # Pull docker image
   pull-docker-image:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      image-name: ${{ steps.set-output.outputs.image-name }}
     steps:
+      - name: Set Docker image tag based on branch
+        id: set-output
+        run: |
+          ref="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          if [[ "$ref" == "master" ]]; then
+            image="ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:main"
+          else
+            image="ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:devnet-ready"
+          fi
+          echo "Using image: $image"
+          echo "image-name=$image" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
         run: echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | docker login ghcr.io -u $GITHUB_ACTOR --password-stdin
 
       - name: Pull Docker Image
-        run: docker pull ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:devnet-ready
+        run: docker pull ${{ steps.set-output.outputs.image-name }}
 
       - name: Save Docker Image to Cache
-        run: docker save -o subtensor-localnet.tar ghcr.io/opentensor/subtensor-localnet:devnet-ready
+        run: docker save -o subtensor-localnet.tar ${{ steps.set-output.outputs.image-name }}
 
       - name: Upload Docker Image as Artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -104,95 +117,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load Docker Image
         run: docker load -i subtensor-localnet.tar
 
-#      - name: Run tests
-#        run: uv run pytest ${{ matrix.test-file }} -s
-
       - name: Run tests with retry
-        run: |
-          set +e
-          for i in 1 2 3; do
-            echo "🔁 Attempt $i: Running tests"
-            uv run pytest ${{ matrix.test-file }} -s
-            status=$?
-            if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
-              echo "✅ Tests passed on attempt $i"
-              break
-            else
-              echo "❌ Tests failed on attempt $i"
-              if [ $i -eq 3 ]; then
-                echo "Tests failed after 3 attempts"
-                exit 1
-              fi
-              echo "Retrying..."
-              sleep 5
-            fi
-          done
-
-  # run non-fast-blocks only on Saturday and by cron schedule
-  check-if-saturday:
-    if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      is-saturday: ${{ steps.check.outputs.is-saturday }}
-    steps:
-      - id: check
-        run: |
-          day=$(date -u +%u)
-          echo "Today is weekday $day"
-          if [ "$day" -ne 6 ]; then
-            echo "⏭️ Skipping: not Saturday"
-            echo "is-saturday=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          echo "is-saturday=true"
-          echo "is-saturday=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-
-  cron-run-non-fast-blocks-e2e-test:
-    if: github.event_name == 'schedule' && needs.check-if-saturday.outputs.is-saturday == 'true'
-    name: "NFB: ${{ matrix.test-file }} / Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
-    needs:
-      - check-if-saturday
-      - find-tests
-      - pull-docker-image
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 1440
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false  # Allow other matrix jobs to run even if this job fails
-      max-parallel: 32  # Set the maximum number of parallel jobs (same as we have cores in ubuntu-latest runner)
-      matrix:
-        os:
-          - ubuntu-latest
-        test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Check-out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-      - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
-
-      - name: install dependencies
-        run: uv sync --extra dev --dev
-
-      - name: Download Cached Docker Image
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: subtensor-localnet
-
-      - name: Load Docker Image
-        run: docker load -i subtensor-localnet.tar
-
-      - name: Run patched E2E tests
         env:
-          FAST_BLOCKS: "0"
+          LOCALNET_IMAGE_NAME: ${{ needs.pull-docker-image.outputs.image-name }}
         run: |
           set +e
           for i in 1 2 3; do
@@ -212,3 +139,4 @@ jobs:
               sleep 5
             fi
           done
+

From 320afde386c2f11b2e50f549bf15e6d0e4363449 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:56:53 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] improve

---
 .github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml         |  3 ++-
 .../workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml | 14 ++++++++------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
index 7c8fcc017b..72ad5fa799 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ on:
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   VERBOSE: ${{ github.event.inputs.verbose }}
+  PYTHON_VERSIONS: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
 
 # job to run tests in parallel
 jobs:
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ${{ fromJson(env.PYTHON_VERSIONS) }}
     steps:
       - name: Check-out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
index bf5cfba0eb..b2b2acd0cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Nightly E2E Subtensor tests (main)
+name: Nightly E2E Subtensor tests
 
 concurrency:
   group: e2e-subtensor-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   VERBOSE: ${{ github.event.inputs.verbose }}
+  PYTHON_VERSIONS: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
 
 # job to run tests in parallel
 jobs:
@@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ jobs:
           test_files=$(find tests/e2e_tests -name "test*.py" | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n") | map(select(. != ""))')
           # keep it here for future debug
           # test_files=$(find tests/e2e_tests -type f -name "test*.py" | grep -E 'test_(hotkeys|staking)\.py$' | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n") | map(select(. != ""))')
+          echo "Found test files: $test_files"
           echo "test-files=$test_files" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         shell: bash
+
   # Pull docker images (devnet-ready and main)
   pull-docker-images:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ${{ fromJson(env.PYTHON_VERSIONS) }}
     steps:
       - name: Check-out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ${{ fromJson(env.PYTHON_VERSIONS) }}
     steps:
       - name: Check-out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ${{ fromJson(env.PYTHON_VERSIONS) }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Check-out repository
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ${{ fromJson(env.PYTHON_VERSIONS) }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Check-out repository
@@ -355,4 +358,3 @@ jobs:
               sleep 5
             fi
           done
-

From fcc6a359f8c16d24a23ce71d1e70c1b37467f1d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:59:41 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] fix `- '**'`

---
 .github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
index 72ad5fa799..d0b74eb4e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ concurrency:
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: *
-
+    branches:
+      - '**'
   pull_request:
-    branches: *
+    branches:
+      - '**'
     types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review ]
 
   workflow_dispatch:

From 183d65c85764dd416cd486d28757147be1904445 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:02:14 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] fix python version

---
 .github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml             | 3 +--
 .github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml | 9 ++++-----
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
index d0b74eb4e3..b8e672ef8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-subtensor-tests.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ on:
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   VERBOSE: ${{ github.event.inputs.verbose }}
-  PYTHON_VERSIONS: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
 
 # job to run tests in parallel
 jobs:
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ${{ fromJson(env.PYTHON_VERSIONS) }}
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - name: Check-out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
index b2b2acd0cc..3ef9434382 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ on:
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   VERBOSE: ${{ github.event.inputs.verbose }}
-  PYTHON_VERSIONS: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
 
 # job to run tests in parallel
 jobs:
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ${{ fromJson(env.PYTHON_VERSIONS) }}
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - name: Check-out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ${{ fromJson(env.PYTHON_VERSIONS) }}
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - name: Check-out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ${{ fromJson(env.PYTHON_VERSIONS) }}
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Check-out repository
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         test-file: ${{ fromJson(needs.find-tests.outputs.test-files) }}
-        python-version: ${{ fromJson(env.PYTHON_VERSIONS) }}
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Check-out repository

From 21821b8468dd57631fbcc3544970dcd7a5d4de06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roman <roman@opentensor.dev>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:03:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] add permissions

---
 .github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
index 3ef9434382..589141ec1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e-tests-subtensor-main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: Nightly E2E Subtensor tests
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: write
+
 concurrency:
   group: e2e-subtensor-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true