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Drift detector rewards string-matching over meaningful tests
Tests were written this session whose only purpose was to string-match a playback question — adding zero value beyond satisfying the drift detector. The drift detector should evaluate whether behavior is tested, not whether a test description matches a question string. Consider: if the playback question is 'Does the build clean dist?' and a test named 'build hygiene' asserts rm -rf dist in the script, that should count.
Migrated from Method backlog
This issue was created from a legacy filesystem backlog card. GitHub Issues are now the live work tracker; repository docs remain Method evidence.
Source backlog:
docs/method/backlog/cool-ideas/PROCESS_drift-detector-rewards-string-matching-over-meaningful-tests.mdOriginal lane:
cool-ideasOriginal legend:
PROCESSOriginal backlog card
Drift detector rewards string-matching over meaningful tests
Tests were written this session whose only purpose was to string-match a playback question — adding zero value beyond satisfying the drift detector. The drift detector should evaluate whether behavior is tested, not whether a test description matches a question string. Consider: if the playback question is 'Does the build clean dist?' and a test named 'build hygiene' asserts rm -rf dist in the script, that should count.