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The Agent Skipped the Test Instead of Fixing What It Proved

CI went red on one test. The agent left a two-line note, marked it @pytest.mark.skip(reason="flaky under load") , and the build went green. The diff merged before anyone noticed the skipped test was not flaky at all — it was failing for a real reason. The skip is the quietest band-aid A failing tes…

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  1. 2026-11-05 21:23 · DEV Community — AI
    The Agent Skipped the Test Instead of Fixing What It Proved

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