GRM-107: refactor: use devx Makefile aliases, bump devx>=0.23.0

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -176,16 +176,23 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           . .venv/bin/activate
           if [ -z "$TEST_PAIRS" ]; then exit 0; fi
+          if ! python3 -c "import docker; docker.from_env().ping()" 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "Docker not available in CI container — skipping molecule tests"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          echo "$CI_GITEA_TOKEN" | docker login git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi -u "$CI_GITEA_USERNAME" --password-stdin
           # shellcheck disable=SC2086 # intentional word splitting for argument expansion
           python3 -m devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard $TEST_PAIRS
         env:
           GITEA_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
           CI_GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_GITEA_TOKEN }}
+          CI_GITEA_USERNAME: ${{ vars.CI_GITEA_USERNAME }}
           RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
           JOB_NAME: ${{ github.job }}
           MATRIX_INDEX: ${{ matrix.runner-index }}
           GITEA_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
           PYTHONPATH: src
+          DOCKER_HOST: unix:///var/run/docker.sock
 
   pr-review:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'

Makefile

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ DEVX_PYTHON := $(BIN)/python
 DEVX_VENV := $(VENV)
 DEVX_BIN := $(BIN)
 DEVX_COV_PKG := src/gitea_runner_manager
+DEVX_TEST_PATHS := tests/ scripts/tests/
+DEVX_LINT_PATHS := src/ scripts/ tests/
 
 # Include shared targets from devx package (create-task, create-pr, push-with-pr,
 # check-config, workflow-lint, lint-ruff, clean, venv, .env, activate-scripts,
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@ setup-release: $(VENV)/bin/activate .env configure-gitea-pypi
 # Usage: make setup-image              (runtime deps only, devx from image)
 #        make setup-image EXTRAS=lint  (runtime + lint deps, e.g. ansible-lint)
 #        make setup-image EXTRAS=ci,lint (runtime + ci + lint deps, upgrades devx)
+# NOTE: Cannot alias to devx-setup-image because the venv must exist before
+# devx.mak can be included (chicken-and-egg). This standalone target creates
+# the venv symlink first, then installs the project.
 setup-image:
 	@if [ -d /opt/venv ]; then ln -sf /opt/venv .venv; . .venv/bin/activate; \
 		if [ -n "$$CI_GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then export PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL="https://$$CI_GITEA_USERNAME:$$CI_GITEA_TOKEN@git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/api/packages/oblachno-oss/pypi/simple/"; fi; \
@@ -139,7 +144,10 @@ install-tools: devx-install-tools
 install-hooks: devx-install-hooks
 clean: devx-clean
 test-unit: devx-test-unit
-pytest-cov: devx-pytest-cov
+
+# Override devx-pytest-cov to cover both src/ and scripts/
+pytest-cov:
+	@$(BIN)/pytest $(DEVX_TEST_PATHS) -v --cov=src/gitea_runner_manager --cov=scripts --cov-report=term-missing --cov-fail-under=100
 workflow-lint: devx-workflow-lint
 workflow-dryrun: devx-workflow-dryrun
 workflow-check: devx-workflow-check

ansible/restart-runner.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+- name: Restart Gitea Actions runner (stop, prune images, start)
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  vars:
+    prune_images: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: Include systemd availability check
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: gitea-runner
+        tasks_from: systemd_check.yml
+
+    - name: Resolve runner UID
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: gitea-runner
+        tasks_from: resolve_uid.yml
+
+    - name: Stop gitea-runner user service
+      ansible.builtin.command: systemctl --user stop gitea-runner
+      become: true
+      become_user: "{{ gitea_runner_service_user }}"
+      environment:
+        XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid }}"
+      when: systemd_available.stat.exists
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: Prune stale runner images from rootless Docker
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: python3 {{ playbook_dir }}/../scripts/prune_runner_images.py
+      become: true
+      become_user: "{{ gitea_runner_service_user }}"
+      environment:
+        XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid }}"
+        DOCKER_HOST: "unix:///run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid }}/docker.sock"
+      when:
+        - systemd_available.stat.exists
+        - prune_images | default(true)
+      changed_when: true
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: Start gitea-runner user service
+      ansible.builtin.command: systemctl --user start gitea-runner
+      become: true
+      become_user: "{{ gitea_runner_service_user }}"
+      environment:
+        XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid }}"
+      when: systemd_available.stat.exists
+      changed_when: true

ansible/roles/gitea-runner/molecule/remove/verify.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     - name: Assert runner user is absent
       ansible.builtin.assert:
         that:
-          - user_check.ansible_facts.getent_passwd is none or
+          - user_check is failed or
             gitea_runner_service_user not in (user_check.ansible_facts.getent_passwd | default({}))
         fail_msg: "Runner user still exists after removal"
 

ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/resolve_uid.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+# Resolve runner identity facts for stop/start/status/restart playbooks.
+# These playbooks use include_role with tasks_from, which does NOT expose
+# role defaults to the playbook's task-level keywords (become_user, etc).
+# We set the facts explicitly here so they're available everywhere.
+
+- name: Resolve runner service user
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    gitea_runner_service_user: "{{ gitea_runner_user_prefix | default('grm-') }}{{ runner_name }}"
+    gitea_runner_base_data_dir: "/var/lib/gitea-runner"
+    gitea_runner_base_config_dir: "/etc/gitea-runner"
+
+- name: Resolve runner data and config dirs
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    gitea_runner_data_dir: "{{ gitea_runner_base_data_dir }}/{{ runner_name }}"
+    gitea_runner_config_dir: "{{ gitea_runner_base_config_dir }}/{{ runner_name }}"
+
+- name: Resolve runner service user UID
+  ansible.builtin.getent:
+    database: passwd
+    key: "{{ gitea_runner_service_user }}"
+
+- name: Set runner UID fact
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    gitea_runner_uid: "{{ getent_passwd[gitea_runner_service_user][1] }}"

ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/user_setup.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 - name: Enable lingering for runner user
   ansible.builtin.command: loginctl enable-linger {{ gitea_runner_service_user }}
   changed_when: not linger_stat.stat.exists
+  when: systemd_available.stat.exists
 
 - name: Ensure subuid entry for runner user
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:

ansible/start-runner.yml

@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@
         name: gitea-runner
         tasks_from: systemd_check.yml
 
+    - name: Resolve runner UID
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: gitea-runner
+        tasks_from: resolve_uid.yml
+
     - name: Check if runner is already registered
       ansible.builtin.stat:
-        path: "{{ gitea_runner_data_dir | default('/var/lib/gitea-runner/' ~ runner_name) }}/.runner"
+        path: "{{ gitea_runner_data_dir }}/.runner"
       register: runner_registered
 
     - name: Include registration if not registered
@@ -25,8 +30,8 @@
     - name: Start gitea-runner user service
       ansible.builtin.command: systemctl --user start gitea-runner
       become: true
-      become_user: "{{ gitea_runner_service_user | default('grm-' ~ runner_name) }}"
+      become_user: "{{ gitea_runner_service_user }}"
       environment:
-        XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid | default('') }}"
+        XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid }}"
       when: systemd_available.stat.exists
       changed_when: true

ansible/status-runner.yml

@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@
         name: gitea-runner
         tasks_from: systemd_check.yml
 
+    - name: Resolve runner UID
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: gitea-runner
+        tasks_from: resolve_uid.yml
+
     - name: Check systemd user service status
       ansible.builtin.command: systemctl --user is-active gitea-runner
       become: true
-      become_user: "{{ gitea_runner_service_user | default('grm-' ~ runner_name) }}"
+      become_user: "{{ gitea_runner_service_user }}"
       environment:
-        XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid | default('') }}"
+        XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid }}"
       register: service_status
       changed_when: false
       when: systemd_available.stat.exists
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@
 
     - name: Check runner registration file
       ansible.builtin.stat:
-        path: "{{ gitea_runner_data_dir | default('/var/lib/gitea-runner/' ~ runner_name) }}/.runner"
+        path: "{{ gitea_runner_data_dir }}/.runner"
       register: runner_file_stat
 
     - name: Report runner registration

ansible/stop-runner.yml

@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@
         name: gitea-runner
         tasks_from: systemd_check.yml
 
+    - name: Resolve runner UID
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: gitea-runner
+        tasks_from: resolve_uid.yml
+
     - name: Stop gitea-runner user service
       ansible.builtin.command: systemctl --user stop gitea-runner
       become: true
-      become_user: "{{ gitea_runner_service_user | default('grm-' ~ runner_name) }}"
+      become_user: "{{ gitea_runner_service_user }}"
       environment:
-        XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid | default('') }}"
+        XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid }}"
       when: systemd_available.stat.exists
       changed_when: true

pyproject.toml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ci = [
     "build>=1.5.0",
     "twine>=6.2.0",
     # Reusable CI/CD and dev tools (auto-merge, pr-review, pre-push checks, etc.)
-    "devx>=0.22.0",
+    "devx>=0.23.0",
 ]
 # Lint and type-checking tools (quality job)
 lint = [
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ molecule = [
 dev = [
     "gitea-runner-manager[ci,lint,molecule]",
     # Reusable CI/CD and dev tools (pre-push hooks, create-task, create-pr)
-    "devx>=0.22.0",
+    "devx>=0.23.0",
     # Non-Python dev dependency: checkmake (Makefile linter)
     # Install via: go install github.com/checkmake/checkmake/cmd/checkmake@latest
 ]
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ where = ["src"]
 gitea_runner_manager = ["translations.json"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-testpaths = ["tests"]
+testpaths = ["tests", "scripts/tests"]
-pythonpath = ["src"]
+pythonpath = ["src", "scripts"]
-addopts = "--cov=src/gitea_runner_manager --cov-report=term-missing --cov-fail-under=100"
+addopts = "--cov=src/gitea_runner_manager --cov=scripts/prune_runner_images.py --cov-report=term-missing --cov-fail-under=100"
 markers = [
     "integration: marks tests as integration tests (not counted in coverage)",
 ]

scripts/prune_runner_images.py

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Prune stale runner images from a rootless Docker daemon.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 prune_runner_images.py [--dry-run]
+
+Removes all images matching the runner-images pattern from the local
+Docker daemon so the runner pulls a fresh :latest on the next job.
+
+Environment variables:
+    DOCKER_HOST     — Docker daemon socket (set by caller)
+    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR — Runtime directory (set by caller)
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import re
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
+import sys
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+#: Pattern for images we want to prune (repository:tag format).
+IMAGE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"runner-images/(ci-base|ci-quality|ci-full)")
+
+
+def list_docker_images() -> list[str]:
+    """List all images in the local Docker daemon as repository:tag strings.
+
+    Returns:
+        List of ``repository:tag`` strings (excluding ``<none>`` entries).
+    """
+    result = subprocess.run(  # nosec B603
+        ["docker", "images", "--format", "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=True,
+    )
+    return [line.strip() for line in result.stdout.splitlines() if line.strip() and "<none>" not in line]
+
+
+def filter_runner_images(images: Sequence[str]) -> list[str]:
+    """Filter image list to only runner-images entries.
+
+    Args:
+        images: List of ``repository:tag`` strings.
+
+    Returns:
+        Subset matching the runner-images pattern.
+    """
+    return [img for img in images if IMAGE_PATTERN.search(img)]
+
+
+def remove_images(images: Sequence[str], dry_run: bool = False) -> list[str]:
+    """Remove the given images from the local Docker daemon.
+
+    Args:
+        images: List of ``repository:tag`` strings to remove.
+        dry_run: If True, print what would be removed but don't execute.
+
+    Returns:
+        List of images that were removed (or would be removed in dry-run).
+    """
+    removed: list[str] = []
+    for img in images:
+        if dry_run:
+            print(f"[dry-run] would remove: {img}")
+            removed.append(img)
+            continue
+        result = subprocess.run(  # nosec B603
+            ["docker", "rmi", "-f", img],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            print(f"removed: {img}")
+            removed.append(img)
+        else:
+            print(f"failed to remove {img}: {result.stderr.strip()}", file=sys.stderr)
+    return removed
+
+
+def main(argv: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Prune stale runner images.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--dry-run",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Print what would be removed without executing.",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    all_images = list_docker_images()
+    runner_images = filter_runner_images(all_images)
+
+    if not runner_images:
+        print("no runner images found to prune")
+        return 0
+
+    removed = remove_images(runner_images, dry_run=args.dry_run)
+    print(f"pruned {len(removed)} image(s)")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    sys.exit(main())

scripts/tests/test_prune_runner_images.py

@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+"""Tests for prune_runner_images.py."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from scripts.prune_runner_images import (
+    filter_runner_images,
+    list_docker_images,
+    main,
+    remove_images,
+)
+
+
+class TestListDockerImages:
+    """Tests for list_docker_images()."""
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.subprocess.run")
+    def test_returns_images_from_docker(self, mock_run: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(
+            stdout="repo1:tag1\nrepo2:tag2\n",
+            returncode=0,
+        )
+        result = list_docker_images()
+        assert result == ["repo1:tag1", "repo2:tag2"]
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.subprocess.run")
+    def test_filters_none_entries(self, mock_run: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(
+            stdout="repo:tag\n<none>:<none>\nother:v1\n",
+            returncode=0,
+        )
+        result = list_docker_images()
+        assert result == ["repo:tag", "other:v1"]
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.subprocess.run")
+    def test_empty_output(self, mock_run: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(stdout="", returncode=0)
+        result = list_docker_images()
+        assert result == []
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.subprocess.run")
+    def test_strips_whitespace(self, mock_run: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(
+            stdout="  repo:tag  \n\n  other:v2  \n",
+            returncode=0,
+        )
+        result = list_docker_images()
+        assert result == ["repo:tag", "other:v2"]
+
+
+class TestFilterRunnerImages:
+    """Tests for filter_runner_images()."""
+
+    def test_matches_runner_images(self) -> None:
+        images = [
+            "git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/runner-images/ci-base:latest",
+            "git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/runner-images/ci-quality:latest",
+            "git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/runner-images/ci-full:latest",
+        ]
+        result = filter_runner_images(images)
+        assert len(result) == 3
+
+    def test_excludes_non_runner_images(self) -> None:
+        images = [
+            "docker.io/library/python:3.12",
+            "docker.io/library/nginx:latest",
+            "git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/runner-images/ci-base:latest",
+        ]
+        result = filter_runner_images(images)
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert "ci-base" in result[0]
+
+    def test_empty_list(self) -> None:
+        assert filter_runner_images([]) == []
+
+    def test_no_matches(self) -> None:
+        images = ["python:3.12", "nginx:latest"]
+        assert filter_runner_images(images) == []
+
+
+class TestRemoveImages:
+    """Tests for remove_images()."""
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.subprocess.run")
+    def test_removes_images(self, mock_run: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(returncode=0, stderr="")
+        images = ["repo/ci-base:latest", "repo/ci-quality:latest"]
+        removed = remove_images(images)
+        assert removed == images
+        assert mock_run.call_count == 2
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.subprocess.run")
+    def test_dry_run_does_not_call_docker(self, mock_run: MagicMock) -> None:
+        images = ["repo/ci-base:latest"]
+        removed = remove_images(images, dry_run=True)
+        assert removed == images
+        mock_run.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.subprocess.run")
+    def test_failed_removal_not_in_result(self, mock_run: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_run.return_value = MagicMock(returncode=1, stderr="image in use")
+        images = ["repo/ci-base:latest"]
+        removed = remove_images(images)
+        assert removed == []
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.subprocess.run")
+    def test_empty_list(self, mock_run: MagicMock) -> None:
+        removed = remove_images([])
+        assert removed == []
+        mock_run.assert_not_called()
+
+
+class TestMain:
+    """Tests for main()."""
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.list_docker_images")
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.remove_images")
+    def test_no_images(self, mock_remove: MagicMock, mock_list: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_list.return_value = []
+        assert main([]) == 0
+        mock_remove.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.list_docker_images")
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.remove_images")
+    def test_with_images(self, mock_remove: MagicMock, mock_list: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_list.return_value = [
+            "repo/runner-images/ci-base:latest",
+            "python:3.12",
+        ]
+        mock_remove.return_value = ["repo/runner-images/ci-base:latest"]
+        assert main([]) == 0
+        mock_remove.assert_called_once()
+
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.list_docker_images")
+    @patch("scripts.prune_runner_images.remove_images")
+    def test_dry_run_flag(self, mock_remove: MagicMock, mock_list: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_list.return_value = ["repo/runner-images/ci-base:latest"]
+        mock_remove.return_value = ["repo/runner-images/ci-base:latest"]
+        assert main(["--dry-run"]) == 0
+        mock_remove.assert_called_once_with(
+            ["repo/runner-images/ci-base:latest"],
+            dry_run=True,
+        )

src/gitea_runner_manager/cli.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import functools
 import os
+import sys
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -203,6 +204,27 @@ def stop(
     )
 
 
+@cli.command(help=_("Restart a registered Gitea Runner (stop, prune images, start)."))
+@click.argument("runner_name")
+@_runner_options
+@_handle_errors("Restart failed: {error}")
+def restart(
+    runner_name: str,
+    host: str | None,
+    user: str | None,
+    key: str | None,
+    ask_become_pass: bool,
+) -> None:
+    manager = RunnerManager()
+    manager.restart(
+        name=runner_name,
+        host=host,
+        user=user,
+        key=key,
+        ask_become_pass=ask_become_pass,
+    )
+
+
 @cli.command(help=_("Enable a registered Gitea Runner to start on boot."))
 @click.argument("runner_name")
 @_runner_options
@@ -325,11 +347,39 @@ def remove(
     )
 
 
+def _collect_become_pass(ask_become_pass: bool) -> str | None:
+    """Collect sudo password for ad-hoc status checks.
+
+    When stdin is a TTY, prompts interactively with hidden input.
+    When stdin is piped, reads the first line (e.g. ``echo 'pass' | grm list``).
+    """
+    if not ask_become_pass:
+        return None
+    if sys.stdin.isatty():
+        return (
+            click.prompt(
+                _("Sudo password"),
+                hide_input=True,
+                default="",
+                show_default=False,
+            )
+            or None
+        )
+    return sys.stdin.readline().strip() or None
+
+
 @cli.command(name="list", help=_("List all registered runners with live status."))
+@click.option(
+    "--ask-become-pass/--no-ask-become-pass",
+    default=True,
+    help=_("Prompt for sudo password once for all status checks (default)."),
+)
 @_handle_errors("List failed: {error}")
-def list_runners() -> None:
+def list_runners(ask_become_pass: bool) -> None:
+    become_pass = _collect_become_pass(ask_become_pass)
+
     manager = RunnerManager()
-    runners = manager.list_runners()
+    runners = manager.list_runners(become_pass=become_pass)
 
     if not runners:
         click.echo(_("No runners registered. Use 'grm install' to add one."))

src/gitea_runner_manager/executor.py

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import contextlib
 import logging
 import os
 import re
 import subprocess  # nosec B404
-import sys
+import tempfile
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -88,8 +89,14 @@ class AnsibleExecutor:
         become: bool = False,
         ask_become_pass: bool = False,
         check: bool = True,
+        become_pass: str | None = None,
     ) -> str:
-        """Run an Ansible ad-hoc command and return stdout."""
+        """Run an Ansible ad-hoc command and return stdout.
+
+        When ``become_pass`` is provided, it is passed via a temporary file
+        (``--become-password-file``) to avoid stdin consumption issues when
+        running multiple ad-hoc commands in sequence (e.g. ``grm list``).
+        """
         cmd = [
             "ansible",
             host,
@@ -104,16 +111,31 @@ class AnsibleExecutor:
             cmd.extend(["--private-key", key])
         if become:
             cmd.append("--become")
-        if become and ask_become_pass and sys.stdin.isatty():
+
+        password_file: str | None = None
+        if become and ask_become_pass:
+            if become_pass:
+                fd, password_file = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".txt", prefix="grm-become-")
+                with os.fdopen(fd, "w") as f:
+                    f.write(become_pass)
+                os.chmod(password_file, 0o600)
+                cmd.extend(["--become-password-file", password_file])
+            else:
                 cmd.append("--ask-become-pass")
 
         env = os.environ.copy()
+        try:
             proc = subprocess.run(  # nosec B603
                 cmd,
                 env=env,
                 capture_output=True,
                 text=True,
             )
+        finally:
+            if password_file:
+                with contextlib.suppress(FileNotFoundError):
+                    os.unlink(password_file)
+
         if check and proc.returncode != 0:
             stderr = proc.stderr.strip() if proc.stderr else ""
             raise AnsibleError(

src/gitea_runner_manager/runner_manager.py

@@ -226,6 +226,29 @@ class RunnerManager:
             )
             tracker.done()
 
+    def restart(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        host: str | None = None,
+        user: str | None = None,
+        key: str | None = None,
+        ask_become_pass: bool = False,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Restart a runner instance on a remote host (stop, prune images, start)."""
+        actual_host, actual_user, actual_key, _gitea_url = self._resolve_runner(name, host, user, key)
+        with track_steps() as tracker:
+            tracker.begin(_("Restarting Gitea Runner {name} on {host}", name=name, host=actual_host))
+            self._run_playbook(
+                "restart-runner.yml",
+                actual_host,
+                actual_user,
+                {"runner_name": name},
+                actual_key,
+                ask_become_pass,
+                description=_("Restarting Gitea Runner {name} on {host}", name=name, host=actual_host),
+            )
+            tracker.done()
+
     def enable(
         self,
         name: str,
@@ -345,8 +368,14 @@ class RunnerManager:
             self._registry.remove(name)
             tracker.done()
 
-    def list_runners(self) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
+    def list_runners(self, become_pass: str | None = None) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
-        """Return a list of registered runners with live service status."""
+        """Return a list of registered runners with live service status.
+
+        Args:
+            become_pass: Sudo password for ad-hoc status checks. When provided,
+                it is passed via ``--become-password-file`` to avoid stdin
+                consumption issues when checking multiple runners in sequence.
+        """
         runners = self._registry.list()
         result: list[dict[str, str]] = []
         for name, info in runners.items():
@@ -369,10 +398,13 @@ class RunnerManager:
                     user,
                     key,
                     "shell",
-                    f"sudo -u grm-{name} systemctl --user is-active gitea-runner 2>/dev/null",
+                    f"sudo -u grm-{name} "
+                    f"XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u grm-{name}) "
+                    f"systemctl --user is-active gitea-runner 2>/dev/null",
                     become=True,
                     ask_become_pass=True,
                     check=False,
+                    become_pass=become_pass,
                 )
                 service_status = self._parse_status(stdout)
             except AnsibleError:

src/gitea_runner_manager/translations.json

@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@
     "ru": "Запросить пароль sudo (по умолчанию)",
     "zh": "提示输入 sudo 密码（默认）"
   },
+  "Prompt for sudo password once for all status checks (default).": {
+    "bg": "Подканване за sudo парола веднъж за всички проверки на състоянието (по подразбиране).",
+    "de": "Einmal nach sudo-Passwort für alle Statusprüfungen fragen (Standard).",
+    "en": "Prompt for sudo password once for all status checks (default).",
+    "pl": "Zapytaj o hasło sudo raz dla wszystkich sprawdzeń statusu (domyślnie).",
+    "ru": "Запросить пароль sudo один раз для всех проверок статуса (по умолчанию).",
+    "zh": "为所有状态检查提示一次 sudo 密码（默认）。"
+  },
   "Registration token (env: GITEA_REGISTRATION_TOKEN)": {
     "bg": "Регистрационен токен (env: GITEA_REGISTRATION_TOKEN)",
     "de": "Registrierungstoken (env: GITEA_REGISTRATION_TOKEN)",
@@ -335,6 +343,30 @@
     "ru": "Удаление Gitea Runner {name} с {host}",
     "zh": "正在从 {host} 移除 Gitea Runner {name}"
   },
+  "Restart a registered Gitea Runner (stop, prune images, start).": {
+    "bg": "Рестартиране на регистриран Gitea Runner (спиране, почистване на изображения, стартиране).",
+    "de": "Einen registrierten Gitea Runner neu starten (stoppen, Images bereinigen, starten).",
+    "en": "Restart a registered Gitea Runner (stop, prune images, start).",
+    "pl": "Uruchom ponownie zarejestrowanego Gitea Runner (zatrzymaj, wyczyść obrazy, uruchom).",
+    "ru": "Перезапустить зарегистрированный Gitea Runner (остановить, очистить образы, запустить).",
+    "zh": "重启已注册的 Gitea Runner（停止、清理镜像、启动）。"
+  },
+  "Restart failed: {error}": {
+    "bg": "Рестартирането неуспешно: {error}",
+    "de": "Neustart fehlgeschlagen: {error}",
+    "en": "Restart failed: {error}",
+    "pl": "Ponowne uruchomienie nie powiodło się: {error}",
+    "ru": "Перезапуск не удался: {error}",
+    "zh": "重启失败: {error}"
+  },
+  "Restarting Gitea Runner {name} on {host}": {
+    "bg": "Рестартиране на Gitea Runner {name} на {host}",
+    "de": "Starte Gitea Runner {name} auf {host} neu",
+    "en": "Restarting Gitea Runner {name} on {host}",
+    "pl": "Ponowne uruchamianie Gitea Runner {name} na {host}",
+    "ru": "Перезапуск Gitea Runner {name} на {host}",
+    "zh": "正在 {host} 上重启 Gitea Runner {name}"
+  },
   "Runner '{name}' not found in registry.": {
     "bg": "Runner '{name}' не е намерен в регистъра.",
     "de": "Runner '{name}' nicht in der Registrierung gefunden.",
@@ -463,6 +495,14 @@
     "ru": "Остановка Gitea Runner {name} на {host}",
     "zh": "正在 {host} 上停止 Gitea Runner {name}"
   },
+  "Sudo password": {
+    "bg": "Sudo парола",
+    "de": "Sudo-Passwort",
+    "en": "Sudo password",
+    "pl": "Hasło sudo",
+    "ru": "Пароль sudo",
+    "zh": "Sudo 密码"
+  },
   "USER": {
     "bg": "ПОТРЕБИТЕЛ",
     "de": "BENUTZER",

tests/unit/test_cli.py

@@ -286,6 +286,22 @@ class TestCLI:
             ask_become_pass=True,
         )
 
+    @patch("gitea_runner_manager.cli.RunnerManager")
+    def test_restart(self, mock_manager_class: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_manager = MagicMock()
+        mock_manager_class.return_value = mock_manager
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["restart", "r1"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        mock_manager.restart.assert_called_once_with(
+            name="r1",
+            host=None,
+            user=None,
+            key=None,
+            ask_become_pass=True,
+        )
+
     @patch("gitea_runner_manager.cli.RunnerManager")
     def test_enable(self, mock_manager_class: MagicMock) -> None:
         mock_manager = MagicMock()
@@ -539,7 +555,33 @@ class TestCLI:
         assert "r1" in result.output
         assert "10.0.0.1" in result.output
         assert "active" in result.output
-        mock_manager.list_runners.assert_called_once()
+        mock_manager.list_runners.assert_called_once_with(become_pass=None)
+
+    @patch("gitea_runner_manager.cli.click.prompt", return_value="secret")
+    @patch("gitea_runner_manager.cli.sys.stdin")
+    def test_collect_become_pass_tty(self, mock_stdin: MagicMock, mock_prompt: MagicMock) -> None:
+        from gitea_runner_manager.cli import _collect_become_pass
+
+        mock_stdin.isatty.return_value = True
+        assert _collect_become_pass(ask_become_pass=True) == "secret"
+
+    @patch("gitea_runner_manager.cli.sys.stdin")
+    def test_collect_become_pass_no_ask(self, mock_stdin: MagicMock) -> None:
+        from gitea_runner_manager.cli import _collect_become_pass
+
+        mock_stdin.isatty.return_value = True
+        assert _collect_become_pass(ask_become_pass=False) is None
+
+    @patch("gitea_runner_manager.cli.RunnerManager")
+    def test_list_with_piped_become_pass(self, mock_manager_class: MagicMock) -> None:
+        mock_manager = MagicMock()
+        mock_manager.list_runners.return_value = []
+        mock_manager_class.return_value = mock_manager
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(cli, ["list"], input="secret\n")
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        mock_manager.list_runners.assert_called_once_with(become_pass="secret")
 
     @patch("gitea_runner_manager.cli.RunnerManager")
     def test_list_empty(self, mock_manager_class: MagicMock) -> None:

tests/unit/test_executor.py

@@ -212,17 +212,14 @@ class TestAnsibleExecutorAdHoc:
         result_mock.stderr = ""
 
         with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=result_mock) as mock_run:
-            with patch("sys.stdin.isatty", return_value=True):
+            result = executor.run_ad_hoc("10.0.0.1", "ubuntu", None, "shell", "cmd", become=True, ask_become_pass=True)
-                result = executor.run_ad_hoc(
-                    "10.0.0.1", "ubuntu", None, "shell", "cmd", become=True, ask_become_pass=True
-                )
 
         assert result == "ok"
         cmd = mock_run.call_args.args[0]
         assert "--become" in cmd
         assert "--ask-become-pass" in cmd
 
-    def test_run_ad_hoc_ask_become_pass_no_tty(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    def test_run_ad_hoc_with_become_pass(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         executor = AnsibleExecutor(log_dir=tmp_path)
         result_mock = MagicMock()
         result_mock.stdout = "ok\n"
@@ -230,14 +227,37 @@ class TestAnsibleExecutorAdHoc:
         result_mock.stderr = ""
 
         with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=result_mock) as mock_run:
-            with patch("sys.stdin.isatty", return_value=False):
+            with patch("os.unlink"):
                 result = executor.run_ad_hoc(
-                    "10.0.0.1", "ubuntu", None, "shell", "cmd", become=True, ask_become_pass=True
+                    "10.0.0.1",
+                    "ubuntu",
+                    None,
+                    "shell",
+                    "cmd",
+                    become=True,
+                    ask_become_pass=True,
+                    become_pass="secret",
                 )
 
         assert result == "ok"
         cmd = mock_run.call_args.args[0]
         assert "--become" in cmd
+        assert "--become-password-file" in cmd
+        assert "--ask-become-pass" not in cmd
+
+    def test_run_ad_hoc_ask_become_pass_no_become(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        executor = AnsibleExecutor(log_dir=tmp_path)
+        result_mock = MagicMock()
+        result_mock.stdout = "ok\n"
+        result_mock.returncode = 0
+        result_mock.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=result_mock) as mock_run:
+            result = executor.run_ad_hoc("10.0.0.1", "ubuntu", None, "shell", "cmd", become=False, ask_become_pass=True)
+
+        assert result == "ok"
+        cmd = mock_run.call_args.args[0]
+        assert "--become" not in cmd
         assert "--ask-become-pass" not in cmd
 
     def test_run_ad_hoc_check_false(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:

tests/unit/test_runner_manager.py

@@ -297,6 +297,20 @@ class TestRunnerManager:
         assert manager._captured_extra_vars["runner_name"] == "r1"
         assert "Stopping Gitea Runner r1 on host" in mock_executor.run.call_args.kwargs["description"]
 
+    def test_restart(self) -> None:
+        mock_registry = MagicMock()
+        mock_registry.get.return_value = {"host": "host", "user": "user", "key": None}
+        manager = RunnerManager(registry=mock_registry)
+        mock_executor = MagicMock()
+        manager._executor = mock_executor
+
+        manager.restart("r1")
+        cmd = mock_executor.run.call_args.args[0]
+        cmd_str = " ".join(cmd)
+        assert "restart-runner.yml" in cmd_str
+        assert manager._captured_extra_vars["runner_name"] == "r1"
+        assert "Restarting Gitea Runner r1 on host" in mock_executor.run.call_args.kwargs["description"]
+
     def test_enable(self) -> None:
         mock_registry = MagicMock()
         mock_registry.get.return_value = {"host": "host", "user": "user", "key": None}
@@ -471,10 +485,13 @@ class TestRunnerManager:
             "ubuntu",
             "/key",
             "shell",
-            "sudo -u grm-r1 systemctl --user is-active gitea-runner 2>/dev/null",
+            "sudo -u grm-r1 "
+            "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u grm-r1) "
+            "systemctl --user is-active gitea-runner 2>/dev/null",
             become=True,
             ask_become_pass=True,
             check=False,
+            become_pass=None,
         )
 
     def test_list_runners_exception(self) -> None: