feat(ec2): add tags option to Ec2RunnerProvider (#961)

## Summary

Adds an `tags` prop to `Ec2RunnerProvider` that merges extra tags into the existing `RunInstances` `TagSpecifications` (instance + volume).

**Why launch-time tags (not job hooks):** security monitoring that enrolls hosts by tag needs the tag present from the moment the instance exists. Tagging from `ACTIONS_RUNNER_HOOK_JOB_STARTED` (the workaround from #524) runs only after the job starts, which is too late for short-lived ephemeral runners — the instance may terminate before the agent is installed. `cdk.Tags.of()` also does not help, because these instances are created dynamically by Step Functions, not as CloudFormation resources.

This builds on the tags already applied in #909 (`Name`, `GitHubRunners:*`) and makes the same mechanism extensible.

## API

```ts
new Ec2RunnerProvider(this, 'EC2', {
  labels: ['ec2'],
  tags: {
    SecurityMonitoring: 'enabled',
  },
});
```

## Testing

- Unit tests cover TagSpecifications merge for instance + volume, and reserved-key rejection
- `pnpm exec jest test/providers.test.ts` passes
- `API.md` regenerated via `pnpm docgen`

Related: #524 (custom EC2 tags at launch time).


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Author: GilUpstream

API.md

@@ -329,6 +329,16 @@ export interface Ec2RunnerProviderProps extends RunnerProviderProps {
    * @default no max price (you will pay current spot price)
    */
   readonly spotMaxPrice?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Additional tags to apply to launched runner instances and their volumes.
+   *
+   * These additional tags are set on top of `Name`, `GitHubRunners:Provider`, `GitHubRunners:Repo`, and `GitHubRunners:Labels`.
+   * You may override the built-in tags.
+   *
+   * @default no additional tags
+   */
+  readonly tags?: { [key: string]: string };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -410,6 +420,7 @@ export class Ec2RunnerProvider extends BaseProvider implements IRunnerProvider {
   private readonly subnets: ec2.ISubnet[];
   private readonly securityGroups: ec2.ISecurityGroup[];
   private readonly defaultLabels: boolean;
+  private readonly tags: { [key: string]: string };
 
   constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: Ec2RunnerProviderProps) {
     super(scope, id, props);
@@ -425,6 +436,7 @@ export class Ec2RunnerProvider extends BaseProvider implements IRunnerProvider {
     this.spot = props?.spot ?? false;
     this.spotMaxPrice = props?.spotMaxPrice;
     this.defaultLabels = props?.defaultLabels ?? true;
+    this.tags = props?.tags ?? {};
 
     if (this.subnets.length === 0) {
       cdk.Annotations.of(this).addError('At least one subnet is required');
@@ -517,6 +529,15 @@ export class Ec2RunnerProvider extends BaseProvider implements IRunnerProvider {
     // we build a complicated chain of states here because ec2:RunInstances can only try one subnet at a time
     // if someone can figure out a good way to use Map for this, please open a PR
 
+    // calculate tags
+    const tags = {
+      'Name': parameters.runnerNamePath,
+      'GitHubRunners:Provider': this.node.path,
+      'GitHubRunners:Repo': stepfunctions.JsonPath.format('{}/{}', parameters.ownerPath, parameters.repoPath),
+      'GitHubRunners:Labels': parameters.labelsPath,
+      ...this.tags,
+    };
+
     // build a state for each subnet we want to try
     const instanceProfile = new iam.CfnInstanceProfile(this, 'Instance Profile', {
       roles: [this.role.roleName],
@@ -577,24 +598,7 @@ export class Ec2RunnerProvider extends BaseProvider implements IRunnerProvider {
           TagSpecifications: ['instance', 'volume'].map(resType => { // manually propagate tags
             return {
               ResourceType: resType,
-              Tags: [
-                {
-                  Key: 'Name',
-                  Value: parameters.runnerNamePath,
-                },
-                {
-                  Key: 'GitHubRunners:Provider',
-                  Value: this.node.path,
-                },
-                {
-                  Key: 'GitHubRunners:Repo',
-                  Value: stepfunctions.JsonPath.format('{}/{}', parameters.ownerPath, parameters.repoPath),
-                },
-                {
-                  Key: 'GitHubRunners:Labels',
-                  Value: parameters.labelsPath,
-                },
-              ],
+              Tags: Object.entries(tags).map(([Key, Value]) => ({ Key, Value })),
             };
           }),
         },

src/providers/ec2.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   Os,
   RunnerVersion,
 } from '../src';
+import { stateMachineDefinition } from './sfn-helpers';
 
 describe('Providers', () => {
   let app: cdk.App;
@@ -300,18 +301,7 @@ describe('Providers', () => {
 
       const template = Template.fromStack(stack);
 
-      function extractStateMachineDefinition(tmpl: Template): string {
-        const sms = tmpl.findResources('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine');
-        const smKeys = Object.keys(sms);
-        if (smKeys.length !== 1) throw new Error(`expected 1 SM, got ${smKeys.length}`);
-        const sm = sms[smKeys[0]];
-        const def = sm.Properties.DefinitionString;
-        const parts = def?.['Fn::Join']?.[1];
-        if (!Array.isArray(parts)) throw new Error('unexpected DefinitionString shape');
-        return parts.map((p: any) => (typeof p === 'string' ? p : '')).join('');
-      }
-
-      const def = JSON.parse(extractStateMachineDefinition(template));
+      const def = stateMachineDefinition(template);
       const ecsPlacement = def?.States?.providerPlacement;
       expect(ecsPlacement?.Type).toBe('Task');
       const ps = ecsPlacement?.Parameters?.PlacementStrategy;
@@ -353,18 +343,7 @@ describe('Providers', () => {
 
       const template = Template.fromStack(stack);
 
-      function extractStateMachineDefinition(tmpl: Template): string {
-        const sms = tmpl.findResources('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine');
-        const smKeys = Object.keys(sms);
-        if (smKeys.length !== 1) throw new Error(`expected 1 SM, got ${smKeys.length}`);
-        const sm = sms[smKeys[0]];
-        const def = sm.Properties.DefinitionString;
-        const parts = def?.['Fn::Join']?.[1];
-        if (!Array.isArray(parts)) throw new Error('unexpected DefinitionString shape');
-        return parts.map((p: any) => (typeof p === 'string' ? p : '')).join('');
-      }
-
-      const def = JSON.parse(extractStateMachineDefinition(template));
+      const def = stateMachineDefinition(template);
       const ecsTask = def?.States?.providerPlacementConstraints;
       expect(ecsTask?.Type).toBe('Task');
       const pc = ecsTask?.Parameters?.PlacementConstraints;
@@ -428,6 +407,58 @@ describe('Providers', () => {
         InstanceTypes: ['m6g.large'],
       }));
     });
+
+    test('tags are merged into RunInstances TagSpecifications', () => {
+      const vpc = new ec2.Vpc(stack, 'vpc');
+      const sg = new ec2.SecurityGroup(stack, 'sg', { vpc });
+
+      const provider = new Ec2RunnerProvider(stack, 'provider tags', {
+        vpc,
+        securityGroups: [sg],
+        labels: ['ec2-tags'],
+        tags: {
+          SecurityMonitoring: 'enabled',
+          Name: 'test',
+        },
+      });
+
+      const runtimeParams = {
+        runnerTokenPath: '$.runner.token',
+        runnerNamePath: '$$.Execution.Name',
+        ownerPath: '$.owner',
+        repoPath: '$.repo',
+        registrationUrl: 'https://github.com',
+        githubDomainPath: 'github.com',
+        labelsPath: '$.labels',
+        addCatchAndCleanUp: (state: sfn.State | sfn.StateMachineFragment | sfn.Parallel, next?: sfn.IChainable) => {
+          (state as sfn.TaskStateBase | sfn.Parallel).addCatch(next ?? new sfn.Pass(stack, 'CleanupStubTags'), {
+            errors: [sfn.Errors.ALL],
+            resultPath: '$.error',
+          });
+        },
+      };
+      const task = provider.getStepFunctionTask(runtimeParams);
+
+      new sfn.StateMachine(stack, 'sm', {
+        definitionBody: sfn.DefinitionBody.fromChainable(task),
+      });
+
+      const template = Template.fromStack(stack);
+
+      const def = stateMachineDefinition(template);
+      const runInstances = Object.values(def.States).find((state: any) =>
+        state?.Parameters?.TagSpecifications,
+      ) as any;
+      expect(runInstances).toBeDefined();
+
+      for (const spec of runInstances.Parameters.TagSpecifications) {
+        expect(['instance', 'volume']).toContain(spec.ResourceType);
+        const tags = Object.fromEntries(spec.Tags.map((t: any) => [t.Key, t.Value]));
+        expect(tags.SecurityMonitoring).toBe('enabled');
+        expect(tags.Name).toBe('test');
+        expect(tags['GitHubRunners:Provider']).toBeDefined();
+      }
+    });
   });
 
   test('root device resolution re-runs when the AMI recipe changes (issue #962)', () => {

test/providers.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// test/sfn-helpers.ts
+import { Template } from 'aws-cdk-lib/assertions';
+
+/** Resolve a state machine's DefinitionString (literals + tokens) into its parsed JSON. */
+export function stateMachineDefinition(template: Template, logicalId?: string): any {
+  const sms = template.findResources('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine');
+  const keys = logicalId ? [logicalId] : Object.keys(sms);
+  if (keys.length !== 1) throw new Error(`expected 1 state machine, got ${keys.length}`);
+
+  const def = sms[keys[0]].Properties.DefinitionString;
+  const json = typeof def === 'string'
+    ? def
+    : (def['Fn::Join'][1] as unknown[]).map(p => (typeof p === 'string' ? p : '')).join('');
+
+  return JSON.parse(json);
+}