How to Diagnose Slow CI for AI Coding Agents
Use a recorded GitHub Actions run to separate setup, early feedback, and the full build before changing a slow CI pipeline.
CI and coding agents
A fast patch still needs an answer from CI and a decision from a reviewer. These articles follow the queues, tests, caches, and release steps between writing code and running it safely.
How to Review AI Generated Tests Against the Requirement
A trial-expiry boundary shows how code and generated tests can share the wrong assumption. Write the expected result independently.
Fix Flaky Playwright Tests Without Removing Assertions
Replace fixed sleeps with completion and row-identity assertions, then check a delayed preview and a deliberately wrong result in CI.
Why GitHub Actions Cancels Runs After Every Push
Understand GitHub Actions concurrency groups, repeated PR cancellation, and the different queue policy an active deployment needs.
Which Commit Did GitHub Actions Test? PR Head vs Merge SHA
Record PR head, checked-out source, event, and workflow URL together so a valid test-merge result is not confused with stale verification.
Docker Build Cache Can Hide Scheduled Posts
Show how a changing GitHub Actions build argument refreshes time-dependent pages while the dependency installation stays reusable.
Monorepo CI Selection Without Skipping Dependent Packages
Use a small explicit dependency graph, a transitive selector, and a required-result gate that rejects failed or missing selected checks.
AI Code Review Bottlenecks and How to Measure the Queue
Separate first-review waiting, review windows, author rework, and dependency waits before asking agents to open more pull requests.
GitHub Actions continue-on-error and Visible Failed Checks
Show a tolerated step failure in the job summary and record the owner, evidence, expiry, and restoration condition of its exception.
Docker Pull Failed With No Space Left on Device
A real scheduled deployment failed while unpacking its Docker image. Follow the protected image cleanup, portable-shell repair, and live checks.