Default on Exception Is Not a Fix: Auditing Failure Paths in Agent PRs
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Agent-generated pull requests usually look finished on the success path. The failure path is where they quietly change product behavior. Before merge, classify every new except , catch , retry, timeout, and default return as trust , revert , or test . If the handler returns a sentinel, logs and con…
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- 2026-09-06 22:00 · DEV Community — AI
Default on Exception Is Not a Fix: Auditing Failure Paths in Agent PRs