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A singular test fails by design when its SQL returns rows, so read the returned rows as the bug report: run the test SQL from the tests folder directly, inspect the first rows, and fix the model logic or the data those rows expose. Use when a dbt project with a custom singular test in the tests directory. Not for a ge…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - dbt singular test failure: assertion failed error rows returned - agent loop detected: agent retrying failed dbt test in infinite loop error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt singular test failure: assertion failed error rows returned
Problem outcome: unknown
Find the duplicated key combination before touching the test: run the test query grouped by the key columns, inspect the duplicate groups, and fix the join or fan-out that creates them, or correct the key if the declared combination is not actually unique in the business data. Use when a dbt model whose declared uniqu…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent timed out when agent tried to backfill historical features error timeout failure - when agent tried to backfill freshness check agent triggered rate limit error failed
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: when agent tried to backfill dbt snapshots agent triggered downstream test failure error
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected: re-running the same failing test without code changes - agent loop detected: re-running failed dbt tests with no changes
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent loop detected: agent keeps running dbt build on same failing select without changes error
Problem outcome: unknown
A singular test fails by design when its SQL returns rows, so read the returned rows as the bug report: run the test SQL from the tests folder directly, inspect the first rows, and fix the model logic or the data those rows expose. Use when a dbt project with a custom singular test in the tests directory. Not for a ge…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected: agent retrying failed dbt test in infinite loop error - browser automation failed on TestFlight tester page: agent stuck on the login page with error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt singular test failure: assertion failed error rows returned
Problem outcome: unknown
Bound the agent's test run before raising its timeout: select the changed models and their tests instead of the whole project, build with a state selection or a limited target sample for the test pass, and split the run so model builds and tests report separately. Use when an agent whose dbt test run times out on a la…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected: agent retrying failed dbt test in infinite loop error - agent loop detected: re-running failed dbt tests with no changes
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: dbt run error: test failed in manifest with schema change detected error
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent timed out when agent tried to backfill historical features error timeout failure - fastlane timed out when agent tried to upload the TestFlight build: release workflow failed with error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: when agent tried to backfill dbt snapshots agent triggered downstream test failure error
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent loop detected: re-running the same failing test without code changes - agent loop detected: re-running failed dbt tests with no changes
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent loop detected: agent keeps running dbt build on same failing select without changes error
Problem outcome: unknown
Find the duplicated key combination before touching the test: run the test query grouped by the key columns, inspect the duplicate groups, and fix the join or fan-out that creates them, or correct the key if the declared combination is not actually unique in the business data. Use when a dbt model whose declared uniqu…
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…
Fixes a dbt accepted_values test failing on the churn_status column so cancelled accounts stop being coded as active, by tracing the unexpected values to their source model. Use when the test lists values outside the allowed set. Not for relaxing the test to hide real data problems.
Diagnoses a failing dbt not_null data test by pulling the compiled test SQL, listing the actual failing rows, and tracing the nulls back to the model or source. Use when dbt test reports a Database Error on a not_null test. Not for test configuration errors, which fail at parse time instead.
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.
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.