Continuous Integration (CI) Pipeline Dynamics and Test Automation

30/09/2025 26 min

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Episode Synopsis

The non-coder understands that the "CI test" is a gate that must be passed, but they lack a deep understanding of the complex, multi-stage process involved. They repeatedly see a failure and ask for a fix, but the root cause is often a nuanced interaction between different types of tests (unit vs. component), caching, and environment-specific commands within the CI workflow file. The agent must investigate why tests that pass locally fail in the CI environment, a distinction the user struggles to diagnose themselves.