check

Run CIAgent checks on this repo's agent

The repo has agentci_spec.yaml (if it does not, use the onboard skill

instead). Your job: run the right check for the change that was just made,

read the result correctly, and never paper over a failure.

Which command

| Situation | Command |

|---|---|

| Spec or wiring changed, or no API keys | ciagent test --mock |

| Agent code / prompt / retrieval changed | ciagent test --yes --format json |

| Result differs from last run, or flakiness suspected | ciagent test --runs 3 --yes |

| Knowledge base changed | ciagent generate-checks --dry-run, review, then apply |

| The LLM judge's verdicts look wrong | ciagent judge-audit |

Live runs (test without --mock, judge-audit, generate-checks) call model

APIs on the user's keys. Mock mode is free. If the user has not already

approved live runs in this session, prefer --mock or ask.

Reading results

Exit codes: 0 pass (including flaky-but-passing), 1 correctness failure

(with --runs N: failed in every run), 2 infra or config error — fix the

setup, not the agent.

With --format json: per-query entries carry layer results (correctness /

path / cost) and the answer text; with --runs N a top-level stability block

lists flipped queries with flip_source.

Flip sources route the work:

• agent-variance — the agent's answer changed between runs → fix the agent

(prompt, retrieval, temperature).

• judge-flake — same answer, the LLM judge changed its verdict → fix the

eval (tighten the rubric or replace with a deterministic check).

• infra-error — a judge API call failed → retry; fix nothing.
• mixed — ambiguous; look at the answers yourself.

Rules

• A correctness failure means the agent lost a fact it used to state. Fix the

agent, or — only if the check itself is factually wrong — fix the check.

Never weaken or delete a correct check or baseline to make a run green;

report the failure to the user instead.

• After intentionally changing agent behavior, re-record the affected golden:

delete its baseline file and rerun

ciagent bootstrap --runner <runner> --queries <file> --yes for that query,

or update the spec's expectations — with the user's confirmation.

• Report results in one or two sentences: score, what failed and in which

layer, flip sources if any, and the command you ran.