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+name: Docker Runtime Probe
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - .gitea/workflows/docker-probe.yml
+
+jobs:
+  socket-probe:
+    name: Runner Docker socket
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Docker client and daemon versions
+        run: docker version
+
+      - name: Docker daemon information
+        run: docker info
+
+  dind-probe:
+    name: Docker-in-Docker service
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      docker:
+        image: docker:dind
+        env:
+          DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ''
+        options: --privileged
+    env:
+      DOCKER_HOST: tcp://docker:2375
+      DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ''
+    steps:
+      - name: Wait for Docker-in-Docker
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          for attempt in $(seq 1 30); do
+            if docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            sleep 2
+          done
+          echo 'Docker-in-Docker did not become ready' >&2
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Docker client and daemon versions
+        run: docker version
+
+      - name: Docker daemon information
+        run: docker info