diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-eval.yml b/.github/workflows/basic-eval.yml
index f3c67533fb82..fc7df3a1aa8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-eval.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-eval.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   tests:
+    name: basic-eval-checks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # we don't limit this action to only NixOS repo since the checks are cheap and useful developer feedback
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-by-name.yml b/.github/workflows/check-by-name.yml
index f9d1846c8798..34c9e0632b5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-by-name.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-by-name.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   check:
+    name: pkgs-by-name-check
     # This needs to be x86_64-linux, because we depend on the tooling being pre-built in the GitHub releases
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # This should take 1 minute at most, but let's be generous.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-cherry-picks.yml b/.github/workflows/check-cherry-picks.yml
index eb93d3f98d8f..15fc04034612 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-cherry-picks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-cherry-picks.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   check:
+    name: cherry-pick-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository_owner == 'NixOS'
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-maintainers-sorted.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-maintainers-sorted.yaml
index e9883d313b2c..f9e744a6a0c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-maintainers-sorted.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-maintainers-sorted.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   nixos:
+    name: maintainer-list-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository_owner == 'NixOS'
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-nix-format.yml b/.github/workflows/check-nix-format.yml
index eed685946c3b..614de43832a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-nix-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-nix-format.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   nixos:
+    name: nixfmt-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[skip treewide]')"
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-nixf-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/check-nixf-tidy.yml
index 5a8fdbc96248..a3f37d8131c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-nixf-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-nixf-tidy.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   nixos:
+    name: exp-nixf-tidy-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[skip treewide]')"
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml b/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml
index b20c7581cf39..0ecc3b0c7baf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   x86_64-linux:
+    name: shell-check-x86_64-linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         run: nix-build shell.nix
 
   aarch64-darwin:
+    name: shell-check-aarch64-darwin
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml b/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml
index a7a0f81dbc09..26530f30f468 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   tests:
+    name: editorconfig-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: "github.repository_owner == 'NixOS' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[skip treewide]')"
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labels.yml b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
index 2912e64c115b..724164bebdfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   labels:
+    name: label-pr
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: "github.repository_owner == 'NixOS' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[skip treewide]')"
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-nixos.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-nixos.yml
index fa433f36e2c9..002d44c8797d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-nixos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-nixos.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   nixos:
+    name: nixos-manual-build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository_owner == 'NixOS'
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-nixpkgs.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-nixpkgs.yml
index 8e245ad3d05a..00e84854495a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-nixpkgs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-nixpkgs.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   nixpkgs:
+    name: nixpkgs-manual-build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository_owner == 'NixOS'
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix-parse.yml b/.github/workflows/nix-parse.yml
index 5842d72c8f6a..7f55322d85e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nix-parse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix-parse.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   tests:
+    name: nix-files-parseable-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: "github.repository_owner == 'NixOS' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[skip treewide]')"
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ofborg-pending.yml b/.github/workflows/ofborg-pending.yml
index b5e0a7c46c8c..2eba88598d7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ofborg-pending.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ofborg-pending.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   action:
+    name: set-ofborg-pending
     if: github.repository_owner == 'NixOS'
     permissions:
       statuses: write