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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-23",
 "id": "qkal-canny--stop-agent-from-deleting-tests",
 "repo": "qkal/Canny",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/qkal/Canny",
 "repo_slug": "qkal-canny",
 "title": "Catch an agent that removes or skips tests",
 "page_title": "How to catch an agent that removes or skips tests with Canny",
 "summary": "Flags edits that delete test cases or add skip markers, and asks for approval on Claude Code or denies on Codex.",
 "who": "A developer whose agent is asked to make a failing suite pass and might disable the failing tests instead.",
 "problem": "An agent can make a suite look green by removing test cases or marking them skipped, and the failure disappears from view.",
 "outcome": "Test removals and skip markers trigger a prompt or a denial, with a reason that says how to allow it if the removal was intended.",
 "steps": [
  "Install Canny and run `node ~/.canny/src/dist/cli.js init` in the project root.",
  "Ask the agent to make a failing test pass by any means, and watch whether it tries to add a skip marker or delete a test.",
  "On Claude Code, approve or reject the permission prompt that shows Canny's reason.",
  "To allow an intended removal, add the exception in `.canny.json` as described by the reason text."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Clone https://github.com/qkal/canny into ~/.canny/src and run `node ~/.canny/src/dist/cli.js init` in <project-path>. Ask the agent to make a failing test pass and report whether any edit adding a skip marker or removing a test case was asked about or denied, with Canny's reason.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Detection covers the skip markers and commands the README lists, so an unlisted way of disabling a test will not be caught.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "git installed",
  "Node.js 22 or newer",
  "Claude Code or Codex CLI installed in the project",
  "A terminal to run the install commands",
  "Repository is not on npm, so install is a git clone"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.7,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/qkal-canny/stop-agent-from-deleting-tests/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/qkal-canny/stop-agent-from-deleting-tests/index.md",
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