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Three Gates for Agent Patches: Properties, Fixtures, and a Flaky Freeze

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An AI-generated patch that passes its own tests is not evidence. It is a hypothesis. The tests were written by the same model that wrote the code, so they share its blind spots: they check examples, not invariants; they pass on the agent's machine, not yours; and when they fail, the default respons…

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  1. 2026-08-26 09:08 · DEV Community — AI
    Three Gates for Agent Patches: Properties, Fixtures, and a Flaky Freeze

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