diff --git a/.github/scripts/get-matrix.ts b/.github/scripts/get-matrix.ts
index 5bcf3a8d..8363a356 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/get-matrix.ts
+++ b/.github/scripts/get-matrix.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function get_matrix(platform: string) {
         container: "debian:buster-slim",
         "test-os": [os],
         "test-container": ["debian:buster-slim", "ubuntu", "archlinux"],
-        tinyname: "Lnx·x64"
+        tinyname: "*nix64"
       }}
     case 'linux/aarch64': {
       const os = ["self-hosted", "linux", "ARM64"]
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ function get_matrix(platform: string) {
         os, name,
         "test-os": [os],
         "test-container": [null],
-        tinyname: "Lnx·ARM64"
+        tinyname: "*nix·ARM64"
   }}}
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 0cb7a0ca..e6bae5df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  get-projects:
+  ingest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       projects: ${{ steps.diff.outputs.diff }}
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ jobs:
           done
           echo "diff=$RESULT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-  pkgit:
+  pkg:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
-    needs: get-projects
+    needs: ingest
     permissions:
       issues: write
     uses: ./.github/workflows/new-version.yml
     with:
-      projects: ${{ needs.get-projects.outputs.projects }}
+      projects: ${{ needs.ingest.outputs.projects }}
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-squared.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-squared.yml
index 2336e28f..bdc60ea9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-squared.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-squared.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ jobs:
         pkg:
           - r-wos.org/gti
           - github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp  # has platform restrictions
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
     with:
       pkg: ${{ matrix.pkg }}
       dry-run: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/new-version.yml b/.github/workflows/new-version.yml
index 215df470..2e5afe72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/new-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/new-version.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
         type: string
 
 jobs:
-  divide:
+  ingest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       pkgs: ${{ steps.divide.outputs.pkgs }}
@@ -26,26 +26,15 @@ jobs:
           echo "pkgs=$var" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         id: divide
 
-  pkgit:
-    needs: divide
+  pkg:
+    needs: ingest
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        pkg: ${{ fromJSON(needs.divide.outputs.pkgs) }}
+        pkg: ${{ fromJSON(needs.ingest.outputs.pkgs) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/pkg.yml
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
     with:
       pkg: ${{ matrix.pkg }}
     secrets: inherit
-
-  complain:
-    needs: pkgit
-    if: failure()
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-    permissions:
-      issues: write
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/complain
-        with:
-          pkg: ${{ inputs.projects }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkg-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/pkg-platform.yml
index 71ec0d22..82cc2e47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkg-platform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkg-platform.yml
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       name:
-        description: >
-          pretty name for the workflow to make GitHub Actions matrix output
-          more legible
-        required: false
+        description: brewkit platform unique ID
         type: string
+      tinyname:
+        description: >
+          GitHub Actions has a non resizable sidebar so we need a shorter name
+          or it’s much harder to differentiate the different jobs.
+        type: string
+        default: ${{ inputs.name }}
       os:
-        required: true
         type: string
       container:
         required: false
         type: string
       pkg:
         description: eg. `example.com@1.2.3`
-        required: true
         type: string
       dry-run:
         description: dry runs do not modify bottle storage
@@ -26,14 +27,12 @@ on:
         default: false
       test-os:
         description: a JSON array of runner-names
-        required: true
         type: string
       test-container:
         description: >
           A JSON array of docker image names or `[null]`.
           Indeed! You cannot leave this as `null` or undefined.
           Sorry, GHA is not flexible enough to efficiently work around this.
-        required: true
         type: string
     secrets:
       APPLE_CERTIFICATE_P12: { required: false }
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: build (${{inputs.name}})
+    name: build ${{inputs.tinyname}}
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.os) }}
     container: ${{ inputs.container }}
     outputs:
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pkgxdev/brewkit/upload-build-artifact@v1
 
   test:
-    name: test (${{inputs.name}}) ${{ matrix.container || ''}} ${{ join(matrix.os) }}
+    name: test ${{inputs.tinyname}} ${{ matrix.container || ''}} ${{ matrix.container || '' }} ${{ join(matrix.os, '+') }}
     needs: build
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           pkg: ${{ needs.build.outputs.pkg }}
 
   bottle:
-    name: bottle (${{inputs.name}}+${{matrix.compression}})
+    name: bottle (${{inputs.tinyname}}.${{matrix.compression}})
     needs: [build, test]
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -168,7 +167,8 @@ jobs:
         id: put
         if: ${{ ! inputs.dry-run }}
 
-  versions:
+  publish:
+    name: publish ${{inputs.tinyname}} ${{ inputs.dry-run && '(dry-run)' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [bottle, build]
     env:
@@ -208,3 +208,16 @@ jobs:
                  /$DIRNAME/versions.txt
                 ${{ needs.bottle.outputs.paths }}
         if: ${{ ! inputs.dry-run }}
+
+  complain:
+    needs: [build, test, bottle]
+    if: failure() && !inputs.dry-run
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/complain
+        with:
+          pkg: ${{ inputs.pkg }}
+          platform: ${{ inputs.name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/pkg.yml
index b3bb4e6b..29545d7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkg.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
         default: false
 
 jobs:
-  get-matrix:
+  plan:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.matrix.outputs.matrix }}
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ jobs:
       - run: .github/scripts/get-matrix.ts ${{ inputs.pkg }}
         id: matrix
 
-  pkgit:
-    needs: get-matrix
+  pkg:
+    needs: plan
     name: ${{matrix.platform.tinyname}}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        platform: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+        platform: ${{ fromJSON(needs.plan.outputs.matrix) }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/pkg-platform.yml
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
     with:
       pkg: ${{ inputs.pkg }}
       name: ${{ matrix.platform.name }}
@@ -38,4 +40,5 @@ jobs:
       test-os: ${{ toJSON(matrix.platform.test-os) }}
       test-container: ${{ toJSON(matrix.platform.test-container) }}
       dry-run: ${{ inputs.dry-run }}
+      tinyname: ${{ matrix.platform.tinyname }}
     secrets: inherit