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Setting to limit number of workflow runs displayed in the sidebar

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
github-actions, typescript, vscode

Research direction

The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the workflow-run sidebar rendering and the extension configuration declarations, then trace how runs are fetched and displayed. Done means a setting such as github-actions.workflows.limit restricts each workflow to its latest configured number of runs.

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Description

enhancement

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The current list of workflow runs in the sidebar can be very long and cluttered. I often only care about the most recent runs (e.g., the last 3) to check their status quickly.

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like a configuration setting (e.g., github-actions.workflows.limit) that allows me to define the number of latest runs shown per workflow in the sidebar. For example, setting it to 3 would only show the 3 most recent runs.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Currently, I have to scroll through a long list of history which is distracting.

Additional context
This would help keep the UI clean and focused on immediate feedback.

Dominant language
TypeScript
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Forks
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