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Testing agents involves running them with structured test inputs and validating their outputs against expected results and schemas. This ensures accuracy and consistent formatting before deployment, catching issues early in the development cycle.

RED-GREEN-REFACTOR is a test-driven development approach where you define failing tests (RED), implement agent logic to pass them (GREEN), then refactor for quality. Applied to agents, it validates outputs meet specifications and handles edge cases systematically.

Agent testing enforces structured outputs by running tests that check both output accuracy and compliance with defined schemas. This ensures agents produce well-formatted, predictable results suitable for downstream systems.

Edge-case testing covers ambiguous inputs, boundary conditions, and severity calibration to verify agents behave correctly under stress. Testing these scenarios prevents unexpected failures and ensures robust, repeatable verification across varied inputs.

Yes. Running agent tests after edits ensures changes don't break existing functionality or output structure. This validation confirms that modifications maintain accuracy and schema compliance before redeploying.

Standardized test formats define consistent input-output pairs, expected schemas, and verification criteria across all agent tests. This approach enables repeatable testing, easier maintenance, and clear pass/fail criteria aligned with agent specifications.