Agent Patches Need a Second Checkout for Property Checks
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A single checkout cannot both apply an agent patch and certify it. If the model can edit tests, fixtures, or skip markers in the same tree, green is not evidence. It is a rewrite. Split the job. Keep a second, read-only checkout as the oracle. Hash fixtures there. Record flakes as freeze records wi…
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- 2026-09-18 11:30 · DEV Community — AI
Agent Patches Need a Second Checkout for Property Checks