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+name: update-flake-lock
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * 0' # runs weekly on Sunday at 00:00
+
+jobs:
+  lockfile:
+    runs-on: nix
+    steps:
+      - run: echo ${{gitea}}
+      - run: echo ${{env}}
+