diff --git a/ops/ci/onboard_and_verify.sh b/ops/ci/onboard_and_verify.sh
index ca8e5a5..c688dce 100755
--- a/ops/ci/onboard_and_verify.sh
+++ b/ops/ci/onboard_and_verify.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ USAGE
 ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." && pwd)"
 cd "$ROOT_DIR"
 
+run_go() {
+  if command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    go "$@"
+    return
+  fi
+  if command -v mise >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    mise x -- go "$@"
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "ERROR: go not found (install go or mise)" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
 REPO=""
 REPO_DIR=""
 REF="main"
@@ -118,10 +131,10 @@ runner_setup_args=(--apply --repo "$REPO" --labels "$LABELS" --runner-group "$RU
 if [[ -n "$RUNNER_NAME" ]]; then
   runner_setup_args+=(--name "$RUNNER_NAME")
 fi
-go run ./cmd/runner_setup "${runner_setup_args[@]}"
+run_go run ./cmd/runner_setup "${runner_setup_args[@]}"
 
 echo "OK: runner_health_start"
-go run ./cmd/runner_health
+run_go run ./cmd/runner_health
 
 OWNER="$(gh repo view "$REPO" --json owner --jq .owner.login)"
 echo "OK: set_variable SELF_HOSTED_OWNER=$OWNER"
diff --git a/ops/ci/scaffold_verify_workflow.sh b/ops/ci/scaffold_verify_workflow.sh
index 221b495..ac185b4 100755
--- a/ops/ci/scaffold_verify_workflow.sh
+++ b/ops/ci/scaffold_verify_workflow.sh
@@ -206,8 +206,17 @@ fi
 
 mkdir -p "$WORKFLOW_DIR"
 if [[ -f "$WORKFLOW_FILE" && "$FORCE" -ne 1 ]]; then
-  echo "ERROR: $WORKFLOW_FILE already exists (use --force to overwrite)" >&2
-  exit 2
+  echo "SKIP: $WORKFLOW_FILE already exists (use --force to overwrite)"
+  if [[ "$UPDATE_GITIGNORE" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    touch "$GITIGNORE_FILE"
+    for entry in ".local/" "out/" "cache/"; do
+      if ! grep -Fxq "$entry" "$GITIGNORE_FILE"; then
+        printf '%s\n' "$entry" >>"$GITIGNORE_FILE"
+        echo "OK: added to .gitignore: $entry"
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+  exit 0
 fi
 
 cp "$TMP_FILE" "$WORKFLOW_FILE"