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The Patch Passed All Tests. The Error Contract Didn't.

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A green suite is a minimum, not a verdict. When an agent rewrites a function, the happy path can stay intact while the error path silently degrades. I've seen this enough times to stop trusting unit tests alone after an agent patch. The fix isn't a bigger suite. It's a layered check: property tests…

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  1. 2026-08-31 00:52 · DEV Community — AI
    The Patch Passed All Tests. The Error Contract Didn't.

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