Emery Lin

Emery Lin

Sep 21

If the Agent Touches .github, Fail the Job. Then Measure Coverage Delta.

#ci #github #testing #ai

7 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 20

Lock the Golden Files. Split Agent Diffs That Touch the Answers.

#devops #testing #github #ai

7 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 19

Put the Green-to-Merge Path in the Repo, Then Verify the Receipt

#cicd #github #testing #devops

7 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 18

Pin the Check Name, Attest the SHA, Then Allow Merge

#devops #testing #github #ai

7 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 17

Split CI Into a Merge Lane and a Soak Lane

#devops #github #testing #cicd

7 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 17

Split CI Into a Merge Lane and a Soak Lane

#devops #github #testing #cicd

7 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 16

CI Rebuilds the Test Matrix. The Agent Does Not Get a Vote.

#devops #testing #github #git

9 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 13

Park Agent Diffs in a Replay Worktree Before CI Starts

#devops #github #testing #ai

7 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 12

Give the Merge Queue a SHA-Bound Ticket

#devops #github #testing #ai

9 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 11

Unmapped Paths Fail Closed: A Diff-to-Fixture Contract for the Merge Queue

#cicd #testing #github #git

7 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 10

Treat Merge as Promotion: Four Stages Between Local Green and main

#ci #testing #github #agents

7 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 9

Status Checks Don't Review the Workflow Files They Run

#cicd #github #testing #agents

8 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 7

Don't Merge the First Green Check: Hooks, Fixtures, and a Flake Budget

#ci #testing #github #python

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8 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 7

Add a Second CI Lane for Agent-Written Pull Requests

#cicd #testing #github #ai

9 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 6

Cite the JUnit XML: A Schema-Bound Failure Classifier for CI

#cicd #testing #ai #github

9 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 4

Your CI Check Is Boolean. Your Merge Decision Should Not Be.

#cicd #testing #github #devops

8 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 4

I Read a 10-Million-Token Free Tier Like a Bank Statement

#ai #productivity #devtools #programming

5 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 4

A Small LLM Service That Costs Nothing to Run: A Case Study

#ai #opensource #python #automation

5 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 4

It Ran Every Morning and Still Broke: Failure Modes of a Free-Tier AI Job

#ai #automation #llm #devops

4 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 3

Don't Merge on Green: A Fixture Contract, a Pre-Push Hook, and a Merge Packet

#cicd #testing #github #devops

8 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 2

Flaky Tests Are Killing Your Merge Confidence: Build a Flake-Aware CI Gate

#cicd #testing #ai #monkeycode

4 min read

Emery Lin

Sep 1

Use MonkeyCode's Free Tokens to Build a PR Summarizer in CI That Doesn't Spam

#ai #cicd #github #opensource

4 min read

Emery Lin

Aug 31

Give Every Dependabot PR a Risk Label Before You Click Review

#ai #devops #python #productivity

6 min read

Emery Lin

Aug 30

Classify CI Failures Before You Read the Logs: A Free-Tier Webhook Setup

#cicd #ai #testing #devops

4 min read

Emery Lin

Aug 29

Zero-Budget Prompt Labs: What Free Models Actually Afford You (and How to Size One)

#ai #llm #testing #workflow

5 min read

Emery Lin

Aug 28

Your AI Review Bot Double-Posts. A Webhook Replay Test in CI Fixes It.

#ai #cicd #python #testing

5 min read

Emery Lin

Aug 27

A Merge Gate for Prompt Changes: Budgeted CI Evals on a Free Server

#cicd #llm #testing #ai

5 min read

Emery Lin

Aug 26

An AI Review Gate That Doesn't Flake: Hooks, Fixtures, and a Green-to-Merge Path

#cicd #ai #testing #devops

6 min read

Emery Lin

Aug 21

A Daily Commit Digest on Free LLM Credits: A Case Study in Low-Stakes Automation

#ai #llm #python #devops

5 min read

Emery Lin

Aug 13

Cheap Model First, Strong Model on Failure: Building an Auditable Two-Tier LLM Pipeline

#ai #llm #python #programming

6 min read

Emery Lin

Aug 10

The Release-Day Reality Check: A Small Model Evaluation You Can Rerun

#ai #opensource #testing #programming

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5 min read

Emery Lin

Aug 10

Your AI Coding Agent Has Tools. Here's a Test Suite for the Sandbox You Hope It Respects

#security #ai #agents #devops

5 min read

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If the Agent Touches .github, Fail the Job. Then Measure Coverage Delta.

Lock the Golden Files. Split Agent Diffs That Touch the Answers.

Put the Green-to-Merge Path in the Repo, Then Verify the Receipt

Pin the Check Name, Attest the SHA, Then Allow Merge

Split CI Into a Merge Lane and a Soak Lane

Split CI Into a Merge Lane and a Soak Lane

CI Rebuilds the Test Matrix. The Agent Does Not Get a Vote.

Park Agent Diffs in a Replay Worktree Before CI Starts

Give the Merge Queue a SHA-Bound Ticket

Unmapped Paths Fail Closed: A Diff-to-Fixture Contract for the Merge Queue

Treat Merge as Promotion: Four Stages Between Local Green and main

Status Checks Don't Review the Workflow Files They Run

Don't Merge the First Green Check: Hooks, Fixtures, and a Flake Budget

Add a Second CI Lane for Agent-Written Pull Requests

Cite the JUnit XML: A Schema-Bound Failure Classifier for CI

Your CI Check Is Boolean. Your Merge Decision Should Not Be.

I Read a 10-Million-Token Free Tier Like a Bank Statement

A Small LLM Service That Costs Nothing to Run: A Case Study

It Ran Every Morning and Still Broke: Failure Modes of a Free-Tier AI Job

Don't Merge on Green: A Fixture Contract, a Pre-Push Hook, and a Merge Packet

Flaky Tests Are Killing Your Merge Confidence: Build a Flake-Aware CI Gate

Use MonkeyCode's Free Tokens to Build a PR Summarizer in CI That Doesn't Spam

Give Every Dependabot PR a Risk Label Before You Click Review

Classify CI Failures Before You Read the Logs: A Free-Tier Webhook Setup

Zero-Budget Prompt Labs: What Free Models Actually Afford You (and How to Size One)

Your AI Review Bot Double-Posts. A Webhook Replay Test in CI Fixes It.

A Merge Gate for Prompt Changes: Budgeted CI Evals on a Free Server

An AI Review Gate That Doesn't Flake: Hooks, Fixtures, and a Green-to-Merge Path

A Daily Commit Digest on Free LLM Credits: A Case Study in Low-Stakes Automation

Cheap Model First, Strong Model on Failure: Building an Auditable Two-Tier LLM Pipeline

The Release-Day Reality Check: A Small Model Evaluation You Can Rerun

Your AI Coding Agent Has Tools. Here's a Test Suite for the Sandbox You Hope It Respects