Agent Patches Don't Need the Whole Suite: A Skip-Witness Gate With Patch-Keyed Shadow Sampling
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A three-file agent patch should not cost a full-suite run. But a skipped test is a test you can no longer see, and "run only what's affected" turns an invisible regression into a green check. The compromise that has survived contact with real agent patches in my workflow: skip a test only if it car…
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- 2026-10-27 06:32 · DEV Community — AI
Agent Patches Don't Need the Whole Suite: A Skip-Witness Gate With Patch-Keyed Shadow Sampling