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Public search query: agent loop detected: agent keeps running dbt build on same failing select without changes error
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent couldn't parse dbt manifest json error failed to read artifacts - parser failed on dashboard spec JSON with missing fields: agent could not parse the file and the run failed with error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dashboard agent could not parse dbt manifest.json: schema version mismatch br
Problem outcome: unknown
Parse dbt artefacts with a tolerant, version-aware reader: read the manifest's schema version first, access node fields defensively since dbt adds and renames fields between versions, and never assume the artefact's top-level layout matches the last dbt release. Use when an agent failing to read the dbt manifest JSON …
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent couldn't parse online store response json error decoding failed - agent couldn't parse ontology JSON with duplicate label IDs failed error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent couldn't parse dbt manifest json error failed to read artifacts
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent failed to reconcile duplicate users from hr csv import - agent parser failed on wrangler.toml with duplicate top-level keys
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent failed error when attempting to reconcile duplicate keys across warehouses
Problem outcome: unknown
Give the agent a retry ledger: every dbt test retry must record the test, the failure output, and the change made since the last attempt, and the loop must terminate after a small fixed number of attempts per test with a failure summary. Use when an agent retrying a failed dbt test in an infinite loop. Not for a retry…
Staging is where source nulls first become visible, so query the raw source for the nulls before editing the model: if the source sends nulls, either filter or coalesce them in staging with a documented rule, or move the not_null test to the model where the field is truly required. Use when a dbt staging model failing…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dbt.exceptions.ContractError: column 'revenue' changed type from numeric to varchar - dbt incremental merge failed: cannot merge on column of type variant
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt+exceptions+ContractError+column+revenue+changed+type+from+numeric+to
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dbt.exceptions.ContractError: column 'revenue' changed type from numeric to varchar - dbt incremental merge failed: cannot merge on column of type variant
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt+exceptions+ContractError+column+revenue+changed+type+from+numeric+to
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dbt.exceptions.ContractError: column 'revenue' changed type from numeric to varchar - dbt incremental merge failed: cannot merge on column of type variant
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt+exceptions+ContractError+column+revenue+changed+type+from+numeric+to
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes grants that an agent applied with the wrong adapter syntax, so dbt reported success but the grants were silently not applied in the warehouse. Use when model access is missing despite a green grants run. Not for roles that do not exist yet.
Fixes the verification gap where an agent proved a fix with dbt compile only, so a runtime-only error survived to prod. Use when compile-green work fails at run time. Not for parse or compile errors themselves.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent's parallel test shards collided on ports: how to isolate - agent looped dbt test on the same failing test 12 times with no changes
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent's parallel dbt runs collided on the same temp schema
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes the cost and correctness fallout when a generated dbt model lands with the wrong materialization, such as a full table rebuild of a huge model or a view where a table was needed, covering materialization review and config guardrails. Use when a merged model change spikes warehouse spend. Not for a model whose co…
Fixes the mismatch where an agent dbt debug passes but dbt run fails because debug and run resolved different profile targets. Use when debug success does not predict run success. Not for genuine warehouse errors on the same target.
Fixes the breakage after an agent merged two model fixes into one file, corrupting both models. Use when a single .sql file now contains two model definitions or mixed logic. Not for intentional multi-CTE models that are genuinely one model.
Fixes the aftermath and prevents recurrence of an agent running dbt with --full-refresh against prod, wiping incremental history. Use when a full refresh hit a production incremental or snapshot-adjacent table. Not for planned full refreshes during migrations.
Fixes an agent that fetched the wrong dbt Cloud run because a job or run id was off by one digit, leading it to diagnose stale artifacts. Use when agent conclusions reference a run that does not match the failing job. Not for local runs with no Cloud ids involved.