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+name: AI model availability tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/test-ai-model-availability.yml'
+      - 'AppImage/config/verified_ai_models.json'
+      - 'AppImage/scripts/ai_providers/**'
+      - 'AppImage/scripts/tests/test_groq_model_recommendations.py'
+  push:
+    branches: [main, develop]
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/test-ai-model-availability.yml'
+      - 'AppImage/config/verified_ai_models.json'
+      - 'AppImage/scripts/ai_providers/**'
+      - 'AppImage/scripts/tests/test_groq_model_recommendations.py'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  model-availability:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 3
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - name: Test model ordering and curated availability without network or credentials
+        run: python -B -m unittest discover -s AppImage/scripts/tests -p test_groq_model_recommendations.py -v