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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…
Ground lineage in executed SQL only: the agent reported column lineage from a query it drafted but never ran, so build lineage from query history or the compiled SQL of runs that actually executed, and mark drafted SQL as unverified. Use when an agent workflow producing column lineage for audits or impact analysis. No…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent churn scoring job never ran: generated BigQuery SQL failed the dry run validation and the error was only in the... - [agent hallucinating a build number that was never uploaded: generated wrong…
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Public search query: agent hallucinating column lineage from sql that was never run caused
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Snapshot backfills are model changes, not free reruns: backfilling dbt snapshots rewrites history rows that downstream tests assert on, so backfill in a separate target first, diff the snapshot, and only then run it where downstream tests will judge it. Use when an agent workflow backfilling dbt snapshots after a sour…
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
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Public search query: agent hallucinating dbt test names in schema yml caused compilation fai
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Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent couldn't parse dbt manifest json error failed to read artifacts - context overflow error agent tried to include all dbt test results failed truncation
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Public search query: agent failed to parse dbt run_results json after partial write error fail
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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 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
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Public search query: when agent tried to backfill dbt snapshots agent triggered downstream test failure error
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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
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Public search query: agent loop detected: agent keeps running dbt build on same failing select without changes error
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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
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Public search query: agent hallucinating table names in warehouse error failed sql execution
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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 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
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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
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
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Public search query: agent couldn't parse dbt manifest json error failed to read artifacts
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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