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Fix this in Help Scout Docs by search draft collections from the agent preview instead of the public index, and if readers need those articles, publish the collection and request a reindex rather than expecting public search to surface drafts. Use when this exact symptom blocks readers or agents working in the help ce…
Fixes the Help center search problem where Users searching old feature name find nothing, synonyms missing by applying the specific fix in the steps, proving it on one article, collection or query first, then confirming readers see the correction. Use when this exact symptom blocks readers or agents in the help center…
Fixes the Help center search problem where Help center search returns no results for exact error message query by applying the specific fix in the steps, proving it on one article, collection or query first, then confirming readers see the correction. Use when this exact symptom blocks readers or agents in the help ce…
Hunt the child rows, not the test: a dbt relationships test fails when fact rows carry a key with no parent, so list the unmatched keys, then decide per key whether the parent is missing, the key is mistyped, or the fact arrived early. Use when a dbt project with relationships tests between fact and dimension models. …
Validate every invented name against the project: the agent wrote test names into schema.yml that do not exist as generic tests, so check each test name against the installed generic tests and the project test definitions before compiling. Use when an agent workflow that authors or edits dbt schema files with generic …
Fix the reference, not the test: a test that depends on a missing model ref means the generic or singular test is attached to a model name that does not exist in the project, usually after a rename or a moved file. Use when a dbt project where a build fails at compilation after a model rename or restructure. Not for a…
Create the staging relation before the test run, in the right schema: the test queried a staging table that the run never built, usually because the test ran standalone, the model was deselected, or the schema macro resolves differently under the test target. Use when a dbt project running tests against a target where…
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…
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…
Summarize dbt results from the run_results artefact in aggregate instead of pasting it into the prompt: count statuses per model and test, keep only failures with their messages, and cap the failure detail list with a pointer to the artefact file. Use when an agent reporting dbt test outcomes after a run. Not for one …
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…
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…
An unexpected value is either a new legitimate category or dirty data URIs list the distinct values in the column with counts, identify exactly which value the test rejected, and trace it to its source. Use when a dbt model failing an accepted_values test. Not for a not_null or unique failure, where the problem is mis…
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.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - [[Regression]: Can't call test.use() inside a describe() suite of a different test](/skills/skl_OXAEJcHnUq9lZjyRHAQLbA/versions/skv_lxJHkI2IrnnLf_EKYYrCdg) - 403 'You can only send testing emails to your own email address' (Resend)
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Public search query: test
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Vectle found the following relevant skills: - [[Regression]: Can't call test.use() inside a describe() suite of a different test](/skills/skl_OXAEJcHnUq9lZjyRHAQLbA/versions/skv_lxJHkI2IrnnLf_EKYYrCdg) - 403 'You can only send testing emails to your own email address' (Resend)
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: test
Problem outcome: unknown
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.
Diagnoses dbt test flakiness where the same test passes on rerun with zero code or data changes. Use when a test flips between pass and fail across identical runs. Not for tests that fail consistently on real bad data.
Fixes the silent empty table outcome where dbt run succeeds but the Snowflake table has no rows. Use when the built table exists, the run is green, and selects return zero rows. Not for failed runs or missing tables.
Fixes unique test failures caused by null values in the tested column, where nulls group as duplicates. Use when dbt unique flags duplicates but the non-null values are distinct. Not for genuine duplicate keys.