What's the one thing you wish you tested before deploying an AI agent?
owenbrooks473 · reddit · 2026-08-17
A developer asks for the most overlooked testing aspects when moving AI agents from controlled dev environments to production. While demos usually work with clean inputs and predictable workflows, production introduces chaos such as unexpected user inputs, stale context, API failures, permission errors, rising inference costs, and poor observability. The post seeks advice on issues that only surface with real users and data.
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