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Audit of 2,864 CI checks reveals silent failures and never-run rules
A developer audited 2,864 CI checks across nine repos, finding a 10% failure rate clustered around migrations. One Vale rule had never caught any errors due to a regex bug, yet always passed. The audit highlights how CI green checks can mask broken or never-executed rules.
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The story underscores a common CI blind spot: passing checks don't guarantee they're actually testing what you think, and silent failures can persist indefinitely.
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I audited 2,864 CI checks. Several had never run, and green never told me. →
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