From 88c62da08b0c8f900ab6d5e5bf7b123a95969d87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike McCready <66998419+MikeMcC399@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:49:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] test: use native pnpm install for pnpm workspace example

---
 .../example-start-and-pnpm-workspaces.yml     | 22 +++++--------------
 README.md                                     | 10 ++++-----
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-start-and-pnpm-workspaces.yml b/.github/workflows/example-start-and-pnpm-workspaces.yml
index 9d34a7e7c..7d19326f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-start-and-pnpm-workspaces.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-start-and-pnpm-workspaces.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ jobs:
   single-ws:
     # This job installs pnpm,
     # installs all dependencies,
-    # caches the Cypress binary cache,
     # then runs Cypress tests in the single workspace
     # of the subfolder "packages/workspace-1".
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -32,15 +31,9 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install -g pnpm@10
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        # with Cypress GitHub Action.
-        # Calling the Cypress GitHub Action causes all dependencies from
-        # the root of the pnpm workspace examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces
-        # to be installed
-        # AND it automatically caches the Cypress binary.
-        uses: ./
-        with:
-          working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces
-          runTests: false
+        # All dependencies including workspaces are installed
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+        working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces
 
       - name: Cypress test Single
         # Run Cypress in examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces/packages/workspace-1 only
@@ -49,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           # Do not attempt to install dependencies in the workspace using the action.
           # There is no pnpm-lock.yaml file in a workspace for
           # Cypress GitHub Action to use.
-          # We already installed dependencies when we called the action previously.
+          # We already installed dependencies previously.
           install: false
           working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces/packages/workspace-1
           build: pnpm run build
@@ -59,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
   multiple-ws:
     # This job installs pnpm,
     # installs all dependencies,
-    # caches the Cypress binary cache,
     # then runs Cypress tests in each of the workspaces.
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
@@ -77,10 +69,8 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install -g pnpm@10
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        uses: ./
-        with:
-          working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces
-          runTests: false
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+        working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces
 
       - name: Cypress test Multiple
         # Run Cypress in
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49ef50793..87b7a9147 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1200,22 +1200,20 @@ jobs:
 
 ### pnpm workspaces
 
-If you are using [pnpm workspaces](https://pnpm.io/workspaces) you need to install dependencies and run Cypress tests in a workspace in separate steps. The snippet below shows this principle.
+The action does not directly support using [pnpm workspaces](https://pnpm.io/workspaces) (see feature request [#1144](https://github.com/cypress-io/github-action/issues/1144)). As a workaround, you can install dependencies and run Cypress tests in a workspace in separate steps. The snippet below shows this principle.
 
 ```yml
       ...
       - name: Install dependencies
-        uses: cypress-io/github-action@v6
-        with:
-          working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces
-          runTests: false
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+        working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces
 
       - name: Cypress test
         uses: cypress-io/github-action@v6
         with:
           install: false
           working-directory: examples/start-and-pnpm-workspaces/packages/workspace-1
-        ...
+      ...
 ```
 
 [![pnpm workspaces example](https://github.com/cypress-io/github-action/actions/workflows/example-start-and-pnpm-workspaces.yml/badge.svg)](.github/workflows/example-start-and-pnpm-workspaces.yml)