@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ on:
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
   push:
     # PR events cover draft and fork PRs without also checking copy-pr-bot's
-    # pull-request/N mirrors. Only main needs a push check.
+    # pull-request/N mirrors. Only the default branch needs a push check, and
+    # it is the only ref that refreshes the saved cache (see the save step).
     branches:
       - "main"
+      - "ctk-next"
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
 concurrency:
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
       # Link checks have their own Linux workflow. The installation reminder
       # is for developer machines; CI does not install a Git commit hook.
       SKIP: lychee,check-precommit-installed
+      # Minor version used by setup-python and as the cache restore-key prefix.
+      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.14"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
@@ -53,19 +57,40 @@ jobs:
         id: python
         uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97  # v7.0.0
         with:
-          python-version: '3.14'
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Set pre-commit cache location
         run: echo "PRE_COMMIT_HOME=${RUNNER_TEMP}/pre-commit" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
 
-      - name: Cache pre-commit environments
-        uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9  # v6.1.0
+      - name: Restore pre-commit cache
+        id: precommit-cache
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9  # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ env.PRE_COMMIT_HOME }}
-          key: pre-commit-${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
+          # The full patch version keeps the key exact, so a patch bump misses
+          # and re-saves. The minor-version restore-key still partially hits on
+          # that bump, so hooks rebuild from a warm cache instead of cold. The
+          # prefix stops at the minor with no trailing separator, so it is a
+          # prefix of "py3.14.<patch>-..." regardless of the separator that
+          # follows the resolved version.
+          key: pre-commit-${{ runner.os }}-py${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            pre-commit-${{ runner.os }}-py${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Install pre-commit
         run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip pre-commit
 
       - name: Run pre-commit
         run: pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+
+      - name: Save pre-commit cache
+        # Only the default branch saves, so per-PR merge refs don't store their
+        # own duplicate copies. !cancelled() keeps a push that fails lint from
+        # discarding the valid hook environments. Skipping on an exact key hit
+        # avoids re-saving identical content; a patch-bump partial hit still
+        # saves because cache-hit is only 'true' on an exact match.
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch && steps.precommit-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
+        uses: actions/cache/save@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9  # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.PRE_COMMIT_HOME }}
+          key: pre-commit-${{ runner.os }}-py${{ steps.python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}