diff --git a/.github/actions/workflow-info/action.yml b/.github/actions/workflow-info/action.yml
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--- a/.github/actions/workflow-info/action.yml
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-name: workflow info
-description: 'give a brief summary of workflow parameters'
-inputs:
-  label:
-    description: "requested runner label (specifies instance)"
-    required: true
-  timeout:
-    description: "time limit for run in minutes "
-    required: true
-  gitref:
-    description: "git commit hash or branch name"
-    required: true
-runs:
-  using: composite
-  steps:
-    - run: |
-        echo "workflow started ..."
-        echo "label: '${{ inputs.label }}'"
-        echo "github actor: '${{ github.actor }}'"
-        echo "repository: '${{ github.repository }}'"
-        echo "gitref: '${{ inputs.gitref }}'"
-        echo "branch name: '${{ github.ref_name }}'"
-        echo "user on instance: $(whoami)"
-        echo "workflow timeout: ${{ inputs.timeout }} (min)"
-      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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-SUMMARY:
-"please provide a brief summary"
-
-TEST PLAN:
-"please outline how the changes were tested"
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nm_debug.yml b/.github/workflows/nm_debug.yml
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-name: nm debug instance
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      label:
-        description: "requested runner label (specifies instance)"
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      timeout:
-        description: "approximate number of minutes to keep instance up (should be at least 20)."
-        type: string
-        required: true
-      gitref:
-        description: "git commit hash or branch name"
-        type: string
-        required: true
-
-jobs:
-
-  DEBUG:
-
-    runs-on: ${{ inputs.label }}
-    timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.timeout) }}
-
-    steps:
-
-      - name: checkout repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ inputs.gitref }}
-          submodules: recursive
-
-      - name: workflow info
-        uses: ./.github/actions/workflow-info/
-        with:
-          gitref: ${{ inputs.gitref }}
-          label: ${{ inputs.label }}
-          timeout: ${{ inputs.timeout }}
-
-      #######################################################
-      - name: announce pause
-        run: |
-          M=${{ inputs.timeout }}
-          R=$((M - 15))
-          S=$((R * 60))
-          echo "pausing for, ${R} minutes"
-
-      - name: pause workflow
-        run: |
-          M=${{ inputs.timeout }}
-          R=$((M - 15))
-          S=$((R * 60))
-          sleep $S