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Rebuild the mapping from the current files: a Soda YAML key rename changed the check identifiers the agent mapped to dbt tests, so regenerate the mapping by parsing both current files instead of patching the stale map by hand. Use when an agent workflow that keeps Soda checks and dbt tests in sync for the same tables.…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent mis-mapped source to target columns in generated dbt model, downstream test failed - agent couldn't parse soda yaml configuration error failed scan setup
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent failed to map soda checks to dbt tests after yaml key rename er
Problem outcome: unknown
Break the loop with a change gate: the agent reruns dbt build on the same failing selection with no code change between runs, so require a diff since the last run before any rebuild, and surface the failing test output instead of retrying. Use when an agent workflow that builds and tests dbt models and retries on fail…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent hallucinating column names that don't exist error failed query generation - agent hallucinating department names that do not exist: generated wrong values and validation failed with error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent hallucinating dbt test names in schema yml caused compilation fai
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent couldn't parse soda yaml configuration error failed scan setup - agent mis-mapped source to target columns in generated dbt model, downstream test failed
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent failed to map soda checks to dbt tests after yaml key rename error failed
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent hallucinating label classes not in ontology caused QA failure error - agent hallucinating data quality rules failure invented non-existent constraints error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent hallucinating dbt test names in schema yml caused compilation failure error
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes this failure: make the agent post to the private timeline by default and require an explicit public flag for any external update. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent couldn't parse soda yaml configuration error failed scan setup - agent mis-mapped source to target columns in generated dbt model, downstream test failed
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent failed to map soda checks to dbt tests after yaml key rename error failed
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent hallucinating label classes not in ontology caused QA failure error - agent hallucinating department names that do not exist: generated wrong values and validation failed with error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent hallucinating dbt test names in schema yml caused compilation failure error
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 …
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 stale package code after an agent edited packages.yml but skipped dbt deps, so the project kept running the old dbt_utils version. Use when package changes have no effect. Not for version conflicts that deps itself reports.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent ran dbt deps --upgrade and broke the pinned dbt-utils version - dbt packages.yml failed with dbt-utils version conflict error
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent skipped dbt deps after editing packages.yml: stale dbt_utils
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes a missed downstream ref after an agent renamed a model file, leaving a stale ref that fails compilation. Use when a rename was done by file operation without updating callers. Not for intentional model removals with planned downstream changes.
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 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.
Fixes the stale parse cache case where an agent patched a macro but dbt kept using the previously parsed version. Use when a macro edit has no effect on compiled output. Not for edits to the wrong file, which is a separate cause with the same symptom.