diff --git a/act/runner/job_executor.go b/act/runner/job_executor.go
index bd281d65..354bf246 100644
--- a/act/runner/job_executor.go
+++ b/act/runner/job_executor.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func printPrepareActions(rc *RunContext, preparers []actionPreparer) common.Exec
 			if err := preparer.prepareActionExecutor()(ctx); err != nil {
 				// No step has run yet, so the failure belongs to the job.
 				reportStepError(ctx, rc, err)
-				return err
+				return setupError{err}
 			}
 			reference, sha, ok := preparer.actionDownloadInfo()
 			if !ok {
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ func printPrepareActions(rc *RunContext, preparers []actionPreparer) common.Exec
 	}
 }
 
+// setupError is a failure of the job setup, such as an action that cannot be downloaded.
+type setupError struct{ error }
+
+func (e setupError) Unwrap() error { return e.error }
+
 // printCompleteJobName closes the setup section the way actions/runner ends its "Set up job" step.
 func printCompleteJobName(rc *RunContext) common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -139,20 +144,18 @@ func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executo
 	preparers := make([]actionPreparer, 0)
 	var postExecutor common.Executor
 
-	steps = append(steps, func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		logger := common.Logger(ctx)
-		if len(info.matrix()) > 0 {
-			logger.Infof("Matrix: %v", info.matrix())
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-
 	infoSteps := info.steps()
 
 	if len(infoSteps) == 0 {
 		return common.NewDebugExecutor("No steps found")
 	}
 
+	preSteps = append(preSteps, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		if len(info.matrix()) > 0 {
+			common.Logger(ctx).Infof("Matrix: %v", info.matrix())
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
 	preSteps = append(preSteps, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		// Have to be skipped for some Tests
 		if rc.Run == nil {
@@ -231,14 +234,15 @@ func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executo
 
 	// The setup section of the job log. The started hook goes first, so what it sets up is
 	// in place for the first action download and the first step.
+	// The pre steps come after it, as steps of their own.
 	preSteps = append(preSteps, rc.runJobStartedHook)
 	preSteps = append(preSteps, printPrepareActions(rc, preparers))
-	preSteps = append(preSteps, stepPreSteps...)
 	preSteps = append(preSteps, printCompleteJobName(rc))
+	preSteps = append(preSteps, stepPreSteps...)
 
 	// Ahead of the teardown below, while the job environment is still up.
-	postExecutor = postExecutor.Finally(rc.runJobCompletedHook)
-	postExecutor = postExecutor.Finally(func(ctx context.Context) error {
+	postExecutor = postExecutor.Finally(useJobStageLogger(StageComplete, rc.runJobCompletedHook))
+	postExecutor = postExecutor.Finally(useJobStageLogger(StageComplete, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		// swallowed: a bad output fails this job, it must not abandon the rest of the plan
 		if err := info.interpolateOutputs()(ctx); err != nil {
 			reportStepError(ctx, rc, err)
@@ -246,9 +250,9 @@ func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executo
 			reportStepError(ctx, rc, err)
 		}
 		return nil
-	})
+	}))
 
-	postExecutor = postExecutor.Finally(func(ctx context.Context) error {
+	postExecutor = postExecutor.Finally(useJobStageLogger(StageComplete, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		jobError := common.JobError(ctx)
 		var err error
 		// always allow 1 min for stopping and removing the runner, even if we were cancelled
@@ -265,7 +269,7 @@ func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executo
 		rc.removeDockerActionImages(ctx)
 
 		return err
-	})
+	}))
 
 	return common.Executor(func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err := info.startContainer()(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -319,6 +323,9 @@ func newStepsExecutor(rc *RunContext, preSteps, steps []common.Executor) common.
 	mainExecutor := newMainStepsExecutor(rc, steps)
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		preErr := preExecutor(ctx)
+		if errors.As(preErr, new(setupError)) {
+			return preErr // as on GitHub, no step runs after the job setup failed
+		}
 		mainErr := mainExecutor(ctx)
 		if preErr != nil {
 			return preErr
@@ -684,6 +691,13 @@ func archiveEntryMatchesPath(entryName, requestedPath string) bool {
 	return entryName == requestedPath || entryName == path.Base(requestedPath)
 }
 
+// useJobStageLogger tags the log entries of a job level executor with the stage they belong to.
+func useJobStageLogger(stage string, executor common.Executor) common.Executor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		return executor(common.WithLogger(ctx, common.Logger(ctx).With("stage", stage)))
+	}
+}
+
 func useStepLogger(rc *RunContext, stepModel *model.Step, stage stepStage, executor common.Executor) common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		ctx = withStepLogger(ctx, stepModel.Number, stepModel.ID, rc.ExprEval.InterpolateName(ctx, stepModel.String()), stage.String())
diff --git a/act/runner/job_executor_test.go b/act/runner/job_executor_test.go
index b24ba4c9..83e477d8 100644
--- a/act/runner/job_executor_test.go
+++ b/act/runner/job_executor_test.go
@@ -187,6 +187,27 @@ func TestPrintPrepareActionsFailsJobOnDownloadError(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Zero(t, remaining.prepared)
 }
 
+func TestNewStepsExecutorSkipsStepsAfterSetupFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	for name, tt := range map[string]struct {
+		preErr  error
+		mainRan bool
+	}{
+		"setup failure":    {preErr: setupError{assert.AnError}},
+		"pre step failure": {preErr: assert.AnError, mainRan: true}, // always() steps still run, as on GitHub
+	} {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx := common.WithJobErrorContainer(common.WithLogger(context.Background(), logging.New(logtest.New())))
+			mainRan := false
+			err := newStepsExecutor(&RunContext{},
+				[]common.Executor{func(context.Context) error { return tt.preErr }},
+				[]common.Executor{func(context.Context) error { mainRan = true; return nil }},
+			)(ctx)
+			require.ErrorIs(t, err, assert.AnError)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.mainRan, mainRan)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPrintCompleteJobName(t *testing.T) {
 	for name, tt := range map[string]struct {
 		rc   *RunContext
@@ -249,8 +270,9 @@ func TestNewJobExecutorDownloadsAllActionsBeforeTheFirstStep(t *testing.T) {
 		apm := &actionPreparerMock{reference: "actions/checkout@v" + stepModel.ID, ok: true}
 		sfm.On("newStep", stepModel, rc).Return(&actionStepMock{stepMock: sm, actionPreparerMock: apm}, nil)
 
-		sm.On("pre").Return(func(context.Context) error {
+		sm.On("pre").Return(func(ctx context.Context) error {
 			executorOrder = append(executorOrder, "pre"+stepModel.ID)
+			common.Logger(ctx).Infof("Run Pre %s", stepModel.ID)
 			return nil
 		})
 		sm.On("main").Return(func(context.Context) error {
@@ -268,18 +290,25 @@ func TestNewJobExecutorDownloadsAllActionsBeforeTheFirstStep(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"pre1", "pre2", "step1", "step2"}, executorOrder)
 
+	// the setup is logged ahead of the pre steps and the cleanup is tagged, so the reporter can show both as steps of their own
 	setup := make([]string, 0)
 	for _, entry := range hook.AllRecords() {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(entry.Message, "Prepare all required actions") || strings.HasPrefix(entry.Message, "Download action") ||
-			strings.HasPrefix(entry.Message, "Complete job name") {
+			strings.HasPrefix(entry.Message, "Complete job name") || strings.HasPrefix(entry.Message, "Run Pre") {
 			setup = append(setup, entry.Message)
 		}
+		if _, ok := entry.Attr("jobResult"); ok || strings.HasPrefix(entry.Message, "Cleaning up container") {
+			stage, _ := entry.Attr("stage")
+			assert.Equal(t, StageComplete, stage, entry.Message)
+		}
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{
 		"Prepare all required actions",
 		"Download action repository 'actions/checkout@v1'",
 		"Download action repository 'actions/checkout@v2'",
 		"Complete job name: test",
+		"Run Pre 1",
+		"Run Pre 2",
 	}, setup)
 }
 
diff --git a/act/runner/logger.go b/act/runner/logger.go
index 9195562a..16a67526 100644
--- a/act/runner/logger.go
+++ b/act/runner/logger.go
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ const (
 	gray    = 37
 )
 
+const (
+	// The "stage" of the log entries of a step, and of the job level entries that finalize the job after its steps.
+	StagePre      = "Pre"
+	StageMain     = "Main"
+	StagePost     = "Post"
+	StageComplete = "Complete"
+	// StepStartedField marks the log entry of a step that is about to run, unlike one that is skipped.
+	StepStartedField = "stepStarted"
+)
+
 const (
 	rawOutputField      = "raw_output"
 	scriptLineCyanField = "script_line_cyan"
diff --git a/act/runner/step.go b/act/runner/step.go
index adad9c83..9d84c779 100644
--- a/act/runner/step.go
+++ b/act/runner/step.go
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ const maxSymlinkDepth = 10
 func (s stepStage) String() string {
 	switch s {
 	case stepStagePre:
-		return "Pre"
+		return StagePre
 	case stepStageMain:
-		return "Main"
+		return StageMain
 	case stepStagePost:
-		return "Post"
+		return StagePost
 	}
 	return "Unknown"
 }
@@ -112,12 +112,13 @@ func runStepExecutor(step step, stage stepStage, executor common.Executor) commo
 		if strings.Contains(stepString, "::add-mask::") {
 			stepString = "add-mask command"
 		}
+		startLogger := logger.With(StepStartedField, true)
 		if stage == stepStageMain {
 			// Main steps print their own raw "Run <title>" header, so this line is redundant and
 			// only leaks into the "Set up job" section for the first step; keep it as a debug trace.
-			logger.Debugf("Run %s %s", stage, stepString)
+			startLogger.Debugf("Run %s %s", stage, stepString)
 		} else {
-			logger.Infof("Run %s %s", stage, stepString)
+			startLogger.Infof("Run %s %s", stage, stepString)
 		}
 
 		// Prepare and clean Runner File Commands
diff --git a/act/runner/step_test.go b/act/runner/step_test.go
index 1888ac49..9408efa8 100644
--- a/act/runner/step_test.go
+++ b/act/runner/step_test.go
@@ -522,6 +522,24 @@ func TestRunStepExecutorParity(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 
+	t.Run("only a step that runs is marked started", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, test := range []struct {
+			condition string
+			started   int
+		}{{"true", 1}, {"false", 0}} {
+			logger, hook := logtest.NewLogger()
+			step := newStep(t, &model.Step{ID: "pre", If: yaml.Node{Value: test.condition}})
+			require.NoError(t, runStepExecutor(step, stepStagePre, noopExecutor)(common.WithLogger(context.Background(), logger)))
+			started := 0
+			for _, entry := range hook.AllRecords() {
+				if v, _ := entry.Attr(StepStartedField); v == true {
+					started++
+				}
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, test.started, started, test.condition)
+		}
+	})
+
 	t.Run("file command error honors continue-on-error", func(t *testing.T) {
 		step := newStep(t, &model.Step{ID: "commands", RawContinueOnError: "true"})
 		logger, hook := logtest.NewLogger()
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d0f69c69..5de3b2f0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ toolchain go1.27.2
 require (
 	connectrpc.com/connect v1.21.0
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2
-	gitea.dev/actionslib v1.3.0
+	gitea.dev/actionslib v1.4.0
 	github.com/avast/retry-go/v5 v5.0.0
 	github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.10.2
 	github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.15
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4908e508..8e818ebb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ cyphar.com/go-pathrs v0.2.5 h1:SnX9FBvnoyn3lUs1dkMgZ52bAETpirNu3FTRh5HlRik=
 cyphar.com/go-pathrs v0.2.5/go.mod h1:y8f1EMG7r+hCuFf/rXsKqMJrJAUoADZGNh5/vZPKcGc=
 dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2 h1:85+piFYR1tMbRrLcDwR18y4UKJ3aH1Tbzi24VRW1TK8=
 dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2/go.mod h1:E/hbnu0NxMFBjpMIE34DRGLWqDy0g5FuKDhCb31ngxA=
-gitea.dev/actionslib v1.3.0 h1:xZRoTL1+sK/PaglT9uXkZJ9g0nk1WLMEH4FUXdXpKKw=
-gitea.dev/actionslib v1.3.0/go.mod h1:svCefEsavx4jmn8vJ4wTG7Q0KBcGfrFmGUjrhxuNUAQ=
+gitea.dev/actionslib v1.4.0 h1:k31smj22tnUZrrM5kkntXN8lKAe7dkoTEoiP1Fk5KJc=
+gitea.dev/actionslib v1.4.0/go.mod h1:svCefEsavx4jmn8vJ4wTG7Q0KBcGfrFmGUjrhxuNUAQ=
 github.com/AdaLogics/go-fuzz-headers v0.0.0-20240806141605-e8a1dd7889d6 h1:He8afgbRMd7mFxO99hRNu+6tazq8nFF9lIwo9JFroBk=
 github.com/AdaLogics/go-fuzz-headers v0.0.0-20240806141605-e8a1dd7889d6/go.mod h1:8o94RPi1/7XTJvwPpRSzSUedZrtlirdB3r9Z20bi2f8=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 h1:F2VQgta7ecxGYO8k3ZZz3RS8fVIXVxONVUPlNERoyfY=
diff --git a/internal/app/run/runner.go b/internal/app/run/runner.go
index e2e7df22..85a0a697 100644
--- a/internal/app/run/runner.go
+++ b/internal/app/run/runner.go
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func (r *Runner) run(ctx context.Context, task *runnerv1.Task, reporter *report.
 		return err
 	}
 	job := workflow.GetJob(jobID)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(len(job.Steps))
+	reporter.ResetSteps(job.Steps)
 	telemetry.SetJobName(ctx, cmp.Or(job.Name, jobID))
 
 	taskContext := task.Context.Fields
diff --git a/internal/pkg/report/joblog_test.go b/internal/pkg/report/joblog_test.go
index d43f867c..d65fe7ed 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/report/joblog_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/report/joblog_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestJobLog_MirrorsUploadedRows(t *testing.T) {
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, task, cfg)
 	require.NotNil(t, reporter.jobLog)
 	reporter.RunDaemon()
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 
 	fire := func(message string) {
 		require.NoError(t, fire(reporter, logEntry{
diff --git a/internal/pkg/report/reporter.go b/internal/pkg/report/reporter.go
index 17edd05b..f7546ab8 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/report/reporter.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/report/reporter.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package report
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.com/gitea/runner/internal/pkg/metrics"
 
 	"connectrpc.com/connect"
+	"gitea.dev/actionslib/pkg/model"
 	runnerv1 "gitea.dev/actionslib/runner/v1"
 	"github.com/avast/retry-go/v5"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
@@ -62,6 +64,11 @@ type Reporter struct {
 
 	state        *runnerv1.TaskState
 	stateChanged bool
+	// The steps in state.ReportedSteps by stage and workflow step number, the step the next log row
+	// without a step of its own belongs to, and the workflow steps. Guarded by stateMu.
+	reportedSteps       map[reportedStepKey]*runnerv1.StepState
+	currentReportedStep *runnerv1.StepState
+	stepModels          []*model.Step
 	// reportFailing keeps an outage to one log line at each end.
 	reportFailing map[string]bool
 	// serverResult is what the server decided, e.g. the zombie reaper failing
@@ -157,14 +164,152 @@ func (r *Reporter) Result() runnerv1.Result {
 	return r.state.Result
 }
 
-func (r *Reporter) ResetSteps(l int) {
+// ResetSteps sets the steps of the workflow job. They are reported both by their index in the
+// workflow file, for Gitea versions deriving the steps from the file, and as the steps the runner
+// runs, together with the setup, pre, post and cleanup steps, for Gitea versions that show those.
+func (r *Reporter) ResetSteps(steps []*model.Step) {
 	r.stateMu.Lock()
 	defer r.stateMu.Unlock()
-	for i := range l {
+	for i := range steps {
 		r.state.Steps = append(r.state.Steps, &runnerv1.StepState{
 			Id: int64(i),
 		})
 	}
+	if len(steps) == 0 {
+		return // a reusable workflow caller, whose called jobs log their own steps through it
+	}
+	r.stepModels = steps
+	r.reportedSteps = map[reportedStepKey]*runnerv1.StepState{}
+	setup := r.addReportedStep(len(r.state.ReportedSteps), runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_SETUP, 0, "Set up job")
+	setup.StartedAt = cmp.Or(r.state.StartedAt, timestamppb.Now())
+	setup.LogLength = int64(r.logOffset + len(r.logRows)) // the runner's own lines logged before the job was parsed
+	r.currentReportedStep = setup
+	for i, step := range steps {
+		r.addReportedStep(len(r.state.ReportedSteps), runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_MAIN, i, r.mask(stepDisplayName(step, "")))
+	}
+	r.addReportedStep(len(r.state.ReportedSteps), runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_CLEANUP, 0, "Complete job")
+}
+
+type reportedStepKey struct {
+	stage  runnerv1.StepStage
+	number int
+}
+
+// stepDisplayName names a workflow step like Gitea and GitHub do, prefixing an unnamed one with "Run".
+// evaluated is step.String() with its expressions evaluated, empty while the step has not run yet.
+func stepDisplayName(step *model.Step, evaluated string) string {
+	if step.Name != "" {
+		return cmp.Or(evaluated, step.Name)
+	}
+	first, _, _ := strings.Cut(strings.TrimSpace(cmp.Or(evaluated, step.String())), "\n")
+	return "Run " + cmp.Or(strings.TrimSpace(first), step.String())
+}
+
+// addReportedStep inserts a step at pos of the reported steps. Caller holds stateMu.
+func (r *Reporter) addReportedStep(pos int, stage runnerv1.StepStage, number int, name string) *runnerv1.StepState {
+	step := &runnerv1.StepState{Name: name, Stage: stage, Number: int64(number)}
+	r.state.ReportedSteps = slices.Insert(r.state.ReportedSteps, pos, step)
+	for i, v := range r.state.ReportedSteps[pos:] {
+		v.Id = int64(pos + i)
+	}
+	r.reportedSteps[reportedStepKey{stage, number}] = step
+	return step
+}
+
+// reportedStepOf returns the reported step an entry belongs to, adding a pre or post step the
+// first time it runs, and whether the entry names that step itself. Caller holds stateMu.
+func (r *Reporter) reportedStepOf(entry logging.Record) (*runnerv1.StepState, bool) {
+	if r.reportedSteps == nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	stage, _ := recordAttr[string](entry, "stage")
+	number, ok := recordAttr[int](entry, "stepNumber")
+	if stage == runner.StageComplete {
+		return r.reportedSteps[reportedStepKey{stage: runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_CLEANUP}], false
+	}
+	if !ok || number < 0 || number >= len(r.stepModels) {
+		return r.currentReportedStep, false
+	}
+	var key reportedStepKey
+	switch stage {
+	case runner.StagePre:
+		key = reportedStepKey{runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_PRE, number}
+	case runner.StageMain:
+		key = reportedStepKey{runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_MAIN, number}
+	case runner.StagePost:
+		key = reportedStepKey{runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_POST, number}
+	default:
+		return r.currentReportedStep, false
+	}
+	main, ok := r.reportedSteps[reportedStepKey{runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_MAIN, number}]
+	if !ok {
+		return r.currentReportedStep, false
+	}
+	if evaluated, _ := recordAttr[string](entry, "step"); evaluated != "" {
+		// evaluated as GitHub shows it, and masked as an expression can name a secret
+		main.Name = r.mask(stepDisplayName(r.stepModels[number], evaluated))
+	}
+	if step, ok := r.reportedSteps[key]; ok {
+		return step, true
+	}
+	if started, _ := recordAttr[bool](entry, runner.StepStartedField); !started {
+		return r.currentReportedStep, false // a pre or post step that does not run is not shown
+	}
+	mainName := main.Name
+	if stage == runner.StagePre {
+		// pre steps run in the order of the workflow steps, so each goes right before the main steps
+		pos := slices.IndexFunc(r.state.ReportedSteps, func(v *runnerv1.StepState) bool { return v.Stage == runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_MAIN })
+		return r.addReportedStep(pos, key.stage, number, "Pre "+mainName), true
+	}
+	return r.addReportedStep(len(r.state.ReportedSteps)-1, key.stage, number, "Post "+mainName), true
+}
+
+// recordAttr returns the attribute key of rec if it is a T.
+func recordAttr[T any](rec logging.Record, key string) (T, bool) {
+	v, _ := rec.Attr(key)
+	t, ok := v.(T)
+	return t, ok
+}
+
+// enterReportedStep makes step the one log rows without a step of their own belong to, finishing
+// the setup step once another step starts. It reports whether the step started. Caller holds stateMu.
+func (r *Reporter) enterReportedStep(step *runnerv1.StepState, timestamp time.Time) bool {
+	if prev := r.currentReportedStep; step != prev && prev.Stage == runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_SETUP && prev.StoppedAt == nil {
+		if prev.Result == runnerv1.Result_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED {
+			prev.Result = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_SUCCESS
+		}
+		prev.StoppedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
+	}
+	r.currentReportedStep = step
+	if step.StartedAt != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	step.StartedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
+	return true
+}
+
+// finishReportedSteps gives a result to the reported steps that have none when the job ends:
+// the job's result to a step that was running, except the cleanup that ran in full. A running
+// cleanup is left running unless closing, as it still logs after the job result. Caller holds stateMu.
+func (r *Reporter) finishReportedSteps(jobResult runnerv1.Result, timestamp time.Time, closing bool) {
+	for _, v := range r.state.ReportedSteps {
+		if v.Result != runnerv1.Result_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED || !closing && v.StartedAt != nil && v.Stage == runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_CLEANUP {
+			continue
+		}
+		switch {
+		case v.StartedAt == nil && jobResult == runnerv1.Result_RESULT_CANCELLED:
+			v.Result = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_CANCELLED
+		case v.StartedAt == nil:
+			v.Result = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_SKIPPED // never reached, such as the steps after a failed setup
+		case v.Stage == runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_CLEANUP:
+			v.Result = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_SUCCESS
+		default:
+			v.Result = jobResult
+		}
+		if v.StartedAt != nil {
+			v.StoppedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // Enabled makes the Reporter see every record, the job logger's level filter runs before it.
@@ -200,6 +345,12 @@ func (r *Reporter) appendLogRow(row *runnerv1.LogRow) {
 		return
 	}
 	row.Content = r.mask(row.Content)
+	if step := r.currentReportedStep; step != nil {
+		if step.LogLength == 0 {
+			step.LogIndex = int64(r.logOffset + len(r.logRows))
+		}
+		step.LogLength++
+	}
 	r.logRows = append(r.logRows, row)
 	r.jobLog.write(row.Time.AsTime(), row.Content)
 }
@@ -266,9 +417,26 @@ func (r *Reporter) Handle(_ context.Context, entry logging.Record) error {
 		r.state.StartedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
 	}
 
+	if reported, own := r.reportedStepOf(entry); reported != nil {
+		if r.enterReportedStep(reported, timestamp) {
+			urgentState = true
+		}
+		if !own && entry.Level >= logging.LevelError && reported.Result == runnerv1.Result_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED {
+			reported.Result = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_FAILURE // a job level error, such as an action that cannot be downloaded
+			urgentState = true
+		}
+		if v, ok := entry.Attr("stepResult"); ok && own && isJobStepEntry(entry) {
+			if stepResult, ok := r.parseResult(v); ok {
+				reported.Result = stepResult
+				reported.StoppedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
+				urgentState = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	stage, _ := entry.Attr("stage")
 
-	if stage != "Main" {
+	if stage != runner.StageMain {
 		if v, ok := entry.Attr("jobResult"); ok {
 			if jobResult, ok := r.parseResult(v); ok {
 				// We need to ensure log upload before this upload
@@ -282,6 +450,7 @@ func (r *Reporter) Handle(_ context.Context, entry logging.Record) error {
 						}
 					}
 				}
+				r.finishReportedSteps(jobResult, timestamp, false)
 				urgentState = true
 			}
 		}
@@ -549,6 +718,7 @@ func (r *Reporter) Close(lastWords string) error {
 			Content: lastWords,
 		})
 	}
+	r.finishReportedSteps(r.state.Result, time.Now(), true)
 	r.stateMu.Unlock()
 
 	// Wake up the daemon loop so it detects closed promptly.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/report/reporter_test.go b/internal/pkg/report/reporter_test.go
index 98e38829..62bf0c81 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/report/reporter_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/report/reporter_test.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func TestReporter_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 		defer func() {
 			require.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
 		}()
-		reporter.ResetSteps(5)
+		reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(5))
 
 		dataStep0 := map[string]any{
 			"stage":      "Main",
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func TestReporter_LogLevelFiltering(t *testing.T) {
 	defer func() {
 		require.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
 	}()
-	reporter.ResetSteps(2)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(2))
 
 	dataStep0 := map[string]any{"stage": "Main", "stepNumber": 0, "raw_output": true}
 	dataStep0Internal := map[string]any{"stage": "Main", "stepNumber": 0}
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func TestReporter_EphemeralRunnerDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 
 	// Fire a log entry to create pending data
 	require.NoError(t, fire(reporter, logEntry{
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func TestReporter_RunDaemonClose_Race(t *testing.T) {
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{
 		Context: taskCtx,
 	}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 
 	// Start the daemon loop — RunDaemon spawns a goroutine internally.
 	reporter.RunDaemon()
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func TestReporter_MaxLatencyTimer(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.Runner.LogReportBatchSize = 1000 // won't trigger batch flush
 
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 	reporter.RunDaemon()
 	defer func() {
 		_ = reporter.Close("")
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func TestReporter_BatchSizeFlush(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.Runner.LogReportBatchSize = 5
 
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 	reporter.RunDaemon()
 	defer func() {
 		_ = reporter.Close("")
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func TestReporter_StateChangedNotLostDuringReport(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(2)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(2))
 
 	// Mark stateChanged=true so the first ReportState proceeds to UpdateTask.
 	reporter.stateMu.Lock()
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ func TestReporter_StateChangedRestoredOnError(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 
 	reporter.stateMu.Lock()
 	reporter.stateChanged = true
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ func TestReporter_StateNotifyFlush(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval = 10 * time.Second
 
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 	reporter.RunDaemon()
 	defer func() {
 		_ = reporter.Close("")
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ func TestReporter_CloseAlwaysSendsRowsWithNoMore(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.Runner.LogReportBatchSize = 1000
 
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 	reporter.RunDaemon()
 
 	// Simulate a successful job whose log buffer was already drained by the
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ func TestReporter_StateHeartbeat(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
 	cfg.Runner.StateReportInterval = 50 * time.Millisecond
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 
 	// First call has no prior report — sends to seed lastReportedAt.
 	reporter.stateMu.Lock()
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ func TestReporter_ServerCancelStillFlushesFinal(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 
 	// Force the first ReportState to actually call UpdateTask.
 	reporter.stateMu.Lock()
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ func TestReporter_CloseReportsCancelledOnCanceledCtx(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 
 	// Simulate the cancellation path: r.ctx is cancelled before Close() runs.
 	cancel()
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ func TestReporter_StopHeartbeats(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval = time.Hour
 
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 	reporter.RunDaemon()
 
 	reporter.stateMu.Lock()
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ func TestReporter_AckIndexBeyondBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 
 	require.NoError(t, fire(reporter, logEntry{
 		Message: "hello",
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ func TestReporter_CloseWithStuckDaemon(t *testing.T) {
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
 	reporter.daemonWait = time.Millisecond
 	reporter.RunDaemon()
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 
 	require.NoError(t, fire(reporter, logEntry{
 		Message: "hello",
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ func TestReporter_StepRangeCoversAckedRows(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.Runner.LogReportBatchSize = 5
 
 	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
-	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(newTestSteps(1))
 	reporter.RunDaemon()
 	defer func() {
 		_ = reporter.Close("")
@@ -1489,6 +1489,214 @@ func TestReporter_FlushWithoutAckedRowsSkipsState(t *testing.T) {
 	reporter.reportLogWithState()
 }
 
+func newTestSteps(n int) []*model.Step {
+	steps := make([]*model.Step, n)
+	for i := range steps {
+		steps[i] = &model.Step{Run: fmt.Sprintf("echo %d", i)}
+	}
+	return steps
+}
+
+func TestReporter_ReportedSteps(t *testing.T) {
+	newReporter := func(t *testing.T, steps []*model.Step) (*Reporter, context.CancelFunc) {
+		client := mocks.NewClient(t)
+		client.On("UpdateLog", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Maybe().Return(func(_ context.Context, req *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateLogRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse], error) {
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse{AckIndex: req.Msg.Index + int64(len(req.Msg.Rows))}), nil
+		})
+		client.On("UpdateTask", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Maybe().Return(connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse{}), nil)
+		taskCtx, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]any{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(t.Context())
+		reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx, Secrets: map[string]string{"TOKEN": "s3cr3t"}}, cfg)
+		reporter.RunDaemon()
+		reporter.Logf("runner version")
+		reporter.ResetSteps(steps)
+		return reporter, cancel
+	}
+	send := func(t *testing.T, reporter *Reporter, level logging.Level, msg string, data map[string]any) {
+		t.Helper()
+		require.NoError(t, fire(reporter, logEntry{Message: msg, Data: data, Level: level}))
+	}
+	type reported struct {
+		stage            runnerv1.StepStage
+		number           int64
+		name             string
+		result           runnerv1.Result
+		logIndex, logLen int64
+	}
+	reportedOf := func(t *testing.T, reporter *Reporter) []reported {
+		reporter.stateMu.RLock()
+		defer reporter.stateMu.RUnlock()
+		var ret []reported
+		for i, v := range reporter.state.ReportedSteps {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, i, v.Id)
+			ret = append(ret, reported{v.Stage, v.Number, v.Name, v.Result, v.LogIndex, v.LogLength})
+		}
+		return ret
+	}
+	const (
+		setup   = runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_SETUP
+		pre     = runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_PRE
+		main    = runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_MAIN
+		post    = runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_POST
+		cleanup = runnerv1.StepStage_STEP_STAGE_CLEANUP
+
+		unspecified = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED
+		success     = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_SUCCESS
+		failure     = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_FAILURE
+		cancelled   = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_CANCELLED
+		skipped     = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_SKIPPED
+	)
+
+	t.Run("steps as run", func(t *testing.T) {
+		steps := newTestSteps(2)
+		steps[0].Name = "Echo ${{ matrix.n }}"
+		reporter, _ := newReporter(t, steps)
+		reporter.Logf("workflow prepared")
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Complete job name: test", map[string]any{"raw_output": true})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelDebug, "evaluating expression 'success()'", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StagePre, "stepNumber": 0})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Run Pre echo 0", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StagePre, "stepNumber": 0, "step": "Echo 1", runner.StepStartedField: true})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "pre output", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StagePre, "stepNumber": 0, "raw_output": true})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Success - Pre echo 0", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StagePre, "stepNumber": 0, "stepResult": model.StepStatusSuccess})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelDebug, "evaluating expression 'false'", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StagePre, "stepNumber": 1})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelDebug, "Skipping step", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StagePre, "stepNumber": 1, "stepResult": model.StepStatusSkipped})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "main output", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageMain, "stepNumber": 0, "raw_output": true})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "main output", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageMain, "stepNumber": 0, "raw_output": true})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Success - Main echo 0", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageMain, "stepNumber": 0, "stepResult": model.StepStatusSuccess})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelDebug, "Skipping step", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageMain, "stepNumber": 1, "stepResult": model.StepStatusSkipped})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Run Post echo 0", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StagePost, "stepNumber": 0, runner.StepStartedField: true})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "post output", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StagePost, "stepNumber": 0, "raw_output": true})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Success - Post echo 0", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StagePost, "stepNumber": 0, "stepResult": model.StepStatusSuccess})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Cleaning up container", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageComplete})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Job succeeded", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageComplete, "jobResult": model.StepStatusSuccess})
+
+		want := []reported{
+			{setup, 0, "Set up job", success, 0, 3},
+			{pre, 0, "Pre Echo 1", success, 3, 3},
+			{main, 0, "Echo 1", success, 6, 2},
+			{main, 1, "Run echo 1", skipped, 0, 0},
+			{post, 0, "Post Echo 1", success, 8, 3},
+			{cleanup, 0, "Complete job", unspecified, 11, 2}, // still logging after the job result
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, want, reportedOf(t, reporter))
+
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Removing images", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageComplete})
+		require.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
+		want[5].result, want[5].logLen = success, 3
+		assert.Equal(t, want, reportedOf(t, reporter))
+
+		// the workflow steps keep what Gitea versions deriving them from the workflow file expect
+		require.Len(t, reporter.state.Steps, 2)
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 6, reporter.state.Steps[0].LogIndex)
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 2, reporter.state.Steps[0].LogLength)
+		assert.Equal(t, success, reporter.state.Steps[0].Result)
+		assert.Equal(t, skipped, reporter.state.Steps[1].Result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("failures and cancellation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		reporter, cancel := newReporter(t, newTestSteps(3))
+		started := func(stage string, n int) map[string]any {
+			return map[string]any{"stage": stage, "stepNumber": n, runner.StepStartedField: true}
+		}
+		result := func(stage string, n int, result model.StepStatus, stepID ...string) map[string]any {
+			fields := map[string]any{"stage": stage, "stepNumber": n, "stepResult": result}
+			if len(stepID) > 0 {
+				fields["stepID"] = stepID
+			}
+			return fields
+		}
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Run Pre echo 0", started(runner.StagePre, 0))
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Success - Pre echo 0", result(runner.StagePre, 0, model.StepStatusSuccess))
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelDebug, "Skipping step", result(runner.StagePre, 1, model.StepStatusSkipped))
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Run Pre echo 2", started(runner.StagePre, 2))
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Success - Pre echo 2", result(runner.StagePre, 2, model.StepStatusSuccess))
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "composite step", result(runner.StageMain, 0, model.StepStatusSuccess, "0", "inner"))
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Failure - Main echo 0", result(runner.StageMain, 0, model.StepStatusFailure))
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "main output", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageMain, "stepNumber": 1, "raw_output": true})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Run Post echo 0", started(runner.StagePost, 0))
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Failure - Post echo 0", result(runner.StagePost, 0, model.StepStatusFailure))
+		cancel()
+		require.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
+
+		results := make(map[string]runnerv1.Result)
+		for _, v := range reportedOf(t, reporter) {
+			results[v.name] = v.result
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, map[string]runnerv1.Result{
+			"Set up job":      success,
+			"Pre Run echo 0":  success,
+			"Pre Run echo 2":  success,
+			"Run echo 0":      failure, // not the result of its composite step
+			"Run echo 1":      cancelled,
+			"Run echo 2":      cancelled,
+			"Post Run echo 0": failure,
+			"Complete job":    cancelled,
+		}, results)
+		names := make([]string, 0, len(results))
+		for _, v := range reportedOf(t, reporter) {
+			names = append(names, v.name)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{"Set up job", "Pre Run echo 0", "Pre Run echo 2", "Run echo 0", "Run echo 1", "Run echo 2", "Post Run echo 0", "Complete job"}, names)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("job failing during setup", func(t *testing.T) {
+		reporter, _ := newReporter(t, newTestSteps(1))
+		reporter.Logf("workflow prepared")
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Job failed", map[string]any{"jobResult": model.StepStatusFailure})
+		require.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
+
+		assert.Equal(t, []reported{
+			{setup, 0, "Set up job", failure, 0, 3},
+			{main, 0, "Run echo 0", skipped, 0, 0},
+			{cleanup, 0, "Complete job", skipped, 0, 0},
+		}, reportedOf(t, reporter))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("action failing to download", func(t *testing.T) {
+		reporter, _ := newReporter(t, newTestSteps(1))
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Prepare all required actions", map[string]any{"raw_output": true})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelError, "##[error]unable to clone 'invalid-owner/invalid-action'", nil)
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Cleaning up container", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageComplete})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Job failed", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageComplete, "jobResult": model.StepStatusFailure})
+		require.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
+
+		got := reportedOf(t, reporter)
+		assert.Equal(t, []runnerv1.Result{failure, skipped, success}, []runnerv1.Result{got[0].result, got[1].result, got[2].result})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("step not reached in a succeeding job", func(t *testing.T) {
+		reporter, _ := newReporter(t, newTestSteps(1))
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Job succeeded", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageComplete, "jobResult": model.StepStatusSuccess})
+		require.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
+		assert.Equal(t, skipped, reportedOf(t, reporter)[1].result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("evaluated and masked names", func(t *testing.T) {
+		steps := newTestSteps(2)
+		steps[0].Run = "echo ${{ matrix.os }}\necho more"
+		steps[1].Name = "Deploy with ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}"
+		reporter, _ := newReporter(t, steps)
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelDebug, "Run Main", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageMain, "stepNumber": 0, "step": "echo linux\necho more"})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelDebug, "Run Main", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageMain, "stepNumber": 1, "step": "Deploy with s3cr3t"})
+		require.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
+
+		names := []string{}
+		for _, v := range reportedOf(t, reporter) {
+			names = append(names, v.name)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{"Set up job", "Run echo linux", "Deploy with ***", "Complete job"}, names)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("reusable workflow caller", func(t *testing.T) {
+		reporter, _ := newReporter(t, nil)
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Cleaning up container", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageComplete})
+		send(t, reporter, logging.LevelInfo, "Job succeeded", map[string]any{"stage": runner.StageComplete, "jobResult": model.StepStatusSuccess})
+		require.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
+		assert.Empty(t, reportedOf(t, reporter))
+	})
+}
+
 // logEntry is the record a job logger hands the Reporter, with the fields it accumulated as Data.
 type logEntry struct {
 	Message string