Dockerfile

@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@ COPY . .
 # Tells script/lint it is inside a container, so it runs the linter.
 ENV container=docker
 
-# Run formatting check and linter
+# Run formatting check and linter. script/cibuild and script/docker pass
-RUN make fmt-check
+# a new CHECK_EPOCH on every run, and each check step names it in its
-RUN make lint
+# command, so a new value reruns the step instead of reusing a cached
+# success that checked nothing. A plain `docker build .` leaves it empty
+# and reuses the check steps only for an identical build context.
+ARG CHECK_EPOCH
+RUN echo "check epoch: ${CHECK_EPOCH}" && make fmt-check
+RUN echo "check epoch: ${CHECK_EPOCH}" && make lint
 
 # Build stage
 # golang:1.25.4-alpine, 2026-02-25
@@ -39,8 +44,9 @@ RUN script/bootstrap
 # Copy source code
 COPY . .
 
-# Run tests
+# Run tests; a new CHECK_EPOCH reruns them, as in the lint stage.
-RUN make test
+ARG CHECK_EPOCH
+RUN echo "check epoch: ${CHECK_EPOCH}" && make test
 
 # VERSION is declared here, not earlier: a new value reruns only the
 # build, not script/bootstrap or the tests. Given none, the version is

README.md

@@ -353,8 +353,9 @@ them. We provide:
 - `script/check` — run test, lint, and fmt-check
 - `script/docker` — build the Docker image tagged via `script/projectname`
 - `script/docker-smoke` — build the image, start it, wait for it to be healthy
-- `script/cibuild` — CI entrypoint: `docker build .` (the Dockerfile
+- `script/cibuild` — CI entrypoint: `docker build .` with a new
-  runs the checks, so a green build implies a green repo)
+  `CHECK_EPOCH` on every run, so the Dockerfile's checks run instead of
+  coming from the build cache, and a green run implies a green repo
 - `script/precommit` — pre-commit checks (`go mod tidy` guard, then
   `script/check`)
 - `script/install-precommit` — install the git pre-commit hook that

TODO.md

@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ P2: security: referer blacklist
 
 # Completed Steps
 
+- 2026-10-03 every `script/cibuild` and `script/docker` run executes the checks
+  (closes #101): the `Dockerfile` declares `CHECK_EPOCH` above `make fmt-check`
+  and `make lint` in the lint stage and above `make test` in the build stage,
+  and each of those steps names it in its command; both scripts pass a new value
+  on every run, so Docker runs the checks instead of reusing cached results,
+  while the `script/bootstrap` steps stay cached; a plain `docker build .` still
+  works, leaves it empty, and reuses the check steps only for an identical build
+  context; the `script/cibuild` comment and `README.md` no longer say that any
+  successful build implies a green repo.
 - 2026-09-29 share concurrent misses (closes #65): requests that miss the same
   variant at once (the same cache key, so quality and fit included) share one
   upstream fetch or cached source read and one transcode through

script/cibuild

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # script/cibuild: run the CI build. The Dockerfile runs the checks
-# (make fmt-check, lint, test), so a successful build implies a green
+# (make fmt-check, lint, test) as build steps. This script passes a new
-# repo. Generic: needs no adaptation. The Gitea workflow runs this on
+# CHECK_EPOCH on every run, so Docker runs those steps instead of
-# push.
+# reusing cached results: a successful run means the checks ran and
+# passed on this tree. Generic: needs no adaptation. The Gitea workflow
+# runs this on push.
 set -eu
 
 ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd -P)"
 
 main() {
     cd "$ROOT"
-    docker build .
+    epoch="$(date +%s)$$"
+    docker build --build-arg CHECK_EPOCH="$epoch" .
 }
 
 main "$@"

script/docker

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # script/docker: build the Docker image tagged with the project name.
-# Identical in all repos; the tag comes from script/projectname.
+# Identical in all repos; the tag comes from script/projectname. Like
-# Generic: needs no adaptation.
+# script/cibuild, it passes a new CHECK_EPOCH, so the build runs the
+# checks instead of reusing cached results. Generic: needs no
+# adaptation.
 set -eu
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd -P)"
@@ -9,7 +11,9 @@ ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd -P)"
 
 main() {
     cd "$ROOT"
-    docker build -t "$("$SCRIPT_DIR/projectname")" .
+    epoch="$(date +%s)$$"
+    docker build --build-arg CHECK_EPOCH="$epoch" \
+        -t "$("$SCRIPT_DIR/projectname")" .
 }
 
 main "$@"