When an AI agent disables a lint or CI check
By the AgentReceipt team · Updated 13 November 2026
If a check fails and the agent cannot fix the cause, one way to “pass” is to switch the check off. It is quiet, and it is easy to miss.
What it looks like
Watch for these in a diff:
- a lint or type rule turned off in a config file
- a comment that tells a tool to ignore the next line or file
- a CI step removed, skipped or allowed to fail
- a strictness setting relaxed
Why it matters
Checks exist because someone once paid for the problem they catch. Disabling one removes that protection for everyone, not just for this change.
Catching it
Search the diff for config and workflow files first. AgentReceipt has a fixed rule for disabled checks and shows the changed lines in the receipt.