Flake report: `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb`
It's me again :sweat_smile: Another flake report surfacing from &22879+.
In the three months 2026-05-24 – 2026-08-24, `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb` has had 947 pass-on-retry flakes, and worse, 2028 fail-on-retry (pipeline-failing) flakes. It looks like there's some shared examples causing flakes in this file, based on the following clusters:
* ~450 flakes across the `work items linked items`; cropped up around 2026-07-27 and still active. After toggling the linked-items crud widget, `[data-testid=link-work-item-form]` / `h3` / an enabled `Add` button never appear, and closed-item toggling leaves links visible, failing some `not_to` assertions.
* ~183 flakes from `adds and removes parent (from the breadcrumb)` (`[1:2:1:2]`, `[1:2:1:1]`): ancestors-breadcrumb / parent link never renders after setting the parent - the widget doesn't refetch/settle after mutation; maybe app cache/subscription race?
* 41 flakes from a `.gl-toast` never appearing (`[1:1:14:1]`).
## Related issues
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#44256+
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#4174+
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#16805+
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#16795+
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#16792+
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#16793+
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#16794+
- #498755+
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#43756+
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#40458+
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#40353+
- gitlab-org/quality/test-failure-issues#40339+
## Active flaking examples (last event on/after 2026-08-03)
Below is data collated by LLM, if it ends up being helpful.
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:2:1:2]`
- name: Work item detail when item is a task behaves like work items parent adds and removes parent from the breadcrumb
- flake events: 104 (23 on master pipelines); active 2026-06-01 → 2026-08-17 (7 weeks)
- recent weekly: 06-08: 23, 06-15: 32, 06-22: 29, 06-29: 1, 07-06: 2, 08-17: 1
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`
- message sample: `Unable to find css "[data-testid='ancestors-breadcrumb']" Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder. Consider using a non-waiting finder. See https://www.cloudbees.com/blog/faster-rails-tests`
- message sample: `Unable to find css "[data-testid='ancestors-breadcrumb']" Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:4:1:1]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in owner behaves like work items invite members shows modal to invite members
- flake events: 90 (10 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-20 → 2026-08-10 (4 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-20: 1, 07-27: 13, 08-03: 74, 08-10: 2
- exceptions: `['ActionView::Template::Error']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`
- message sample: `Could not load compiled manifest from /builds/gitlab-org/gitlab/public/assets/webpack/manifest.json. Have you run `rake gitlab:assets:compile`? (original error Errno::ENOENT: No such file or directory @ rb_sysopen - /builds/gitlab-org/gitlab/public/assets/webpack/manifest.json)`
- message sample: `Unable to find css "[data-testid=\"invite-modal\"]" Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:6:2]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items linked items toggles widget body and form
- flake events: 85 (16 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (4 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 14, 08-03: 15, 08-10: 29, 08-17: 27
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','RSpec::Core::MultipleExceptionError']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected not to find visible css "[data-testid=\"crud-empty\"]" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]">, found 1 match: "Link items together to show that they're`
- message sample: `expected to find css "[data-testid=\"link-work-item-form\"]" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while runni`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:2:1:1]`
- name: Work item detail when item is a task behaves like work items parent adds and removes parent
- flake events: 79 (16 on master pipelines); active 2026-06-01 → 2026-08-03 (8 weeks)
- recent weekly: 06-15: 19, 06-22: 20, 06-29: 1, 07-06: 2, 07-13: 2, 08-03: 1
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected to find link "My title 17" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[4]/DIV[1]/SECTION[1]/SECTION[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[4]/SECTION[2]/DIV[1]/SECTION[3]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while runn`
- message sample: `expected to find link "My title 17" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[4]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/SECTION[1]/DIV[1]/SECTION[3]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting C`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:7:1]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user when there is a pre-existing closed linked item toggles display of closed linked items
- flake events: 72 (13 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (4 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 17, 08-03: 18, 08-10: 23, 08-17: 14
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','RSpec::Core::MultipleExceptionError']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected not to find visible link "My title 16" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]">, found 1 match: "My title 16" Timeout (30s) reached while running a wait`
- message sample: `expected not to find visible link "My title 13" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]">, found 1 match: "My title 13" Timeout (30s) reached while running a wait`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:6:7]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items linked items removes a linked item
- flake events: 55 (6 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (4 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 12, 08-03: 21, 08-10: 13, 08-17: 9
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','Capybara::ElementNotFound']`
- message sample: `Unable to find css "[data-testid='link-work-item-form']" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]"> Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:6:6]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items linked items links a new item with work item url
- flake events: 50 (5 on master pipelines); active 2026-06-15 → 2026-08-17 (5 weeks)
- recent weekly: 06-15: 1, 07-27: 12, 08-03: 13, 08-10: 14, 08-17: 10
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `Unable to find visible button "Add" that is not disabled within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="form" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[4]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]/DIV[1]/FORM[1]"> Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara fin`
- message sample: `expected to find css "h3" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder. Consi`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:6:4]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items linked items links a new item with work item iid
- flake events: 49 (9 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (4 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 9, 08-03: 13, 08-10: 17, 08-17: 10
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `Unable to find css "[data-testid='link-work-item-form']" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]"> Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
- message sample: `expected to find css "h3" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:6:9]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items linked items toggles metadata field display
- flake events: 46 (13 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (4 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 10, 08-03: 15, 08-10: 12, 08-17: 9
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`
- message sample: `Unable to find css "[data-testid='link-work-item-form']" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]"> Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:6:10]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items linked items prevents linking a work item to itself
- flake events: 44 (10 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-24 (5 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 9, 08-03: 6, 08-10: 16, 08-17: 12, 08-24: 1
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`
- message sample: `Unable to find css "[data-testid='link-work-item-form']" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]"> Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:6:5]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items linked items links a new item with work item wildcard iid
- flake events: 43 (14 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (4 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 8, 08-03: 16, 08-10: 9, 08-17: 10
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `Unable to find css "[data-testid='link-work-item-form']" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]"> Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:14:1]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items notifications displays toast when notification is toggled
- flake events: 41 (8 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (2 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 2, 08-17: 39
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected to find css ".gl-toast" but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder. Consider using a non-waiting finder. See https://www.cloudbees.com/blog/faster-rails-tests`
- message sample: `expected to find css ".gl-toast" but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:6:3]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items linked items links a new item with work item text
- flake events: 39 (9 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (4 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 5, 08-03: 13, 08-10: 9, 08-17: 12
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `Unable to find css "[data-testid='link-work-item-form']" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]"> Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
- message sample: `expected to find css "h3" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[2]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:12:1]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items lock discussion locks and unlocks discussion
- flake events: 25 (7 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (4 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 5, 08-03: 11, 08-10: 4, 08-17: 5
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','Selenium::WebDriver::Error::ElementClickInterceptedError']`
- message sample: `Unable to find button "Unlock discussion" that is not disabled Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
- message sample: `Unable to find button "Unlock discussion" that is not disabled Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder. Consider using a non-waiting finder. See https://www.cloudbees.com/blog/faster-rails-tests`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:3:5:1]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items description on conflict shows conflict message when description changes
- flake events: 17 (2 on master pipelines); active 2026-06-08 → 2026-08-17 (8 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-06: 2, 07-13: 2, 07-27: 5, 08-03: 1, 08-10: 1, 08-17: 2
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected to find text "Someone edited the description at the same time you did." in "Skip to main content Homepage group1 Project-1 Name Work items #1 Search or go to… / 0 0 0 Sidney Jones1 user’s menu Primary navigation Project P Project-1 Name Pinned Work items 2 Merge requests 0 Manage Plan W`
- message sample: `Unable to find visible css "[data-testid='conflicted-description']" Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder. Consider using a non-waiting finder. See https://www.cloudbees.com/blog/faster-rails-tests`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:11:1]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items confidentiality turns on and off confidentiality
- flake events: 13 (2 on master pipelines); active 2026-06-01 → 2026-08-17 (4 weeks)
- recent weekly: 06-01: 10, 06-08: 1, 07-13: 1, 08-17: 1
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected not to find visible css ".gl-badge" with text "Confidential", found 1 match: "Confidential" Timeout (5s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder. Consider using a non-waiting finder. See https://www.cloudbees.com/blog/faster-rails-tests`
- message sample: `expected not to find visible css "[data-testid=\"confidentiality-toggle-action\"]", found 1 match: "Turn off confidentiality" Timeout (5s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder. Consider using a non-waiting finder. See https://www.cloudbees.com/blog/faster-rails-tests`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:16:5]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items labels updates the assigned labels in real-time
- flake events: 6 (1 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (3 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 4, 08-03: 1, 08-17: 1
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected to find visible css ".gl-label" with text "another-label" but there were no matches. Also found "testing-label", which matched the selector but not all filters. Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
- message sample: `expected to find visible css ".gl-label" with text "another-label" but there were no matches. Also found "testing-label", which matched the selector but not all filters. Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder. Consider using a non-waiting finder. See https://www.cloudbees.c`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:9:2]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items comments successfully updates existing comments
- flake events: 5 (3 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-17 (2 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-10: 2, 08-17: 3
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`
- message sample: `Unable to find button "Edit comment" that is not disabled Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:9:3:1]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items comments for work item note actions signed in user with developer role shows work item note actions
- flake events: 4 (0 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-17 (3 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 1, 08-10: 2, 08-17: 1
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','Capybara::ElementNotFound']`
- message sample: `expected to find text "Test comment" in "Sidney Jones2 @user3 9 minutes ago Author My title 14" Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
- message sample: `expected to find text "Test comment" in "Sidney Jones2 @user3 13 minutes ago Author My title 7" Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:5:2:1]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user when work_item_features_field feature flag is enabled behaves like work items crm contacts searches for, adds and removes a contact
- flake events: 3 (2 on master pipelines); active 2026-06-01 → 2026-08-03 (3 weeks)
- recent weekly: 06-01: 1, 06-22: 1, 08-03: 1
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected to find link "Sidney Jones3 Sidney Jones4" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[4]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/SECTION[1]/DIV[1]/SECTION[5]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while run`
- message sample: `expected to find link "Sidney Jones3 Sidney Jones4" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[4]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/SECTION[1]/DIV[1]/SECTION[5]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while run`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:6:1]`
- name: Work item detail for user not signed in todos action is not displayed
- flake events: 3 (0 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-17 (2 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-10: 1, 08-17: 2
- exceptions: `['RuntimeError','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`
- message sample: `Condition not met: pending requests complete`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:6:2]`
- name: Work item detail for user not signed in award button is disabled and add reaction is not displayed
- flake events: 3 (0 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-17 (2 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-10: 1, 08-17: 2
- exceptions: `['RuntimeError','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`
- message sample: `Condition not met: pending requests complete`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:5:2:1:1]`
- name: Work item detail for guest users for work item not authored by guest user behaves like non-authored work item guest user permissions shows expected actions based on guest permissions on non-authored w
- flake events: 2 (1 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-13 → 2026-08-10 (2 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-13: 1, 08-10: 1
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected to find visible button "Copy link" that is not disabled within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="ul" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[4]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/UL[1]"> but there were no matches. Also found "", which matc`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:19:4]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items due dates fallbacks to start date when due date < start date
- flake events: 2 (1 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-10 (2 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 1, 08-10: 1
- exceptions: `['RuntimeError','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`; `['RuntimeError']`
- message sample: `Condition not met: pending requests complete`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:8:1:5]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user for task work item type behaves like work items linked items links a new item with work item wildcard iid
- flake events: 2 (0 on master pipelines); active 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-10 (2 weeks)
- recent weekly: 07-27: 1, 08-10: 1
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected to find css "h3" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[1]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder. Consi`
- message sample: `expected to find css "h3" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[1]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:16:6]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items labels creates, auto-selects, and adds new label
- flake events: 2 (1 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-17 (2 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-03: 1, 08-17: 1
- exceptions: `['Capybara::ElementNotFound']`; `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `Unable to find button "Create" that is not disabled within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/FORM[1]/DIV[2]/ASIDE[1]/SECTION[2]"> Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
- message sample: `expected to find css ".gl-label" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="div" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:8:1:7]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user for task work item type behaves like work items linked items removes a linked item
- flake events: 2 (0 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-10 (2 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-03: 1, 08-10: 1
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','Capybara::ElementNotFound']`
- message sample: `expected to find link "My title 16" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[1]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara fin`
- message sample: `expected to find link "My title 13" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[1]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara fin`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:9:1]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items comments successfully creates and shows comments
- flake events: 2 (1 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-17 (1 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-17: 2
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected to find text "Test comment" in "Sidney Jones2 @user3 9 minutes ago Author My title 7" Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
- message sample: `expected to find text "Test comment" in "Sidney Jones2 @user3 10 minutes ago Author My title 7" Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:6:3]`
- name: Work item detail for user not signed in renders note
- flake events: 2 (0 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-17 (1 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-17: 2
- exceptions: `['RuntimeError','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`
- message sample: `Condition not met: pending requests complete`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:6:4:1]`
- name: Work item detail for user not signed in behaves like change type action is not displayed change type action is not displayed
- flake events: 2 (0 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-17 (1 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-17: 2
- exceptions: `['RuntimeError','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']`
- message sample: `Condition not met: pending requests complete`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:8:1:6]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user for task work item type behaves like work items linked items links a new item with work item url
- flake events: 1 (0 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-03 (1 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-03: 1
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected to find css "h3" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="section" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[3]/SECTION[1]"> but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capybara finder.`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:19:3]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items due dates displays selected dates in the user’s preferred format
- flake events: 1 (0 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-10 (1 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-10: 1
- exceptions: `['RuntimeError']`
- message sample: `Condition not met: pending requests complete`
### `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:9:5]`
- name: Work item detail for signed in user behaves like work items comments successfully posts comments using shortcut only once
- flake events: 1 (0 on master pipelines); active 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-10 (1 weeks)
- recent weekly: 08-10: 1
- exceptions: `['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']`
- message sample: `expected to find css "li.note" within #<Capybara::Node::Element tag="ul" path="/HTML/BODY[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/MAIN[1]/DIV[5]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/DIV[3]/DIV[1]/DIV[4]/DIV[1]/DIV[2]/UL[1]"> 1 time but there were no matches Timeout (30s) reached while running a waiting Capyba`
## Decayed modes (no events since cutoff; likely fixed or removed — exclude from the issue)
- `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:10:1]` — 25 events, last 2026-07-27: ['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']; ['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']
- `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:15:3]` — 8 events, last 2026-06-22: ['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']
- `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:14:6]` — 6 events, last 2026-07-20: ['Capybara::ElementNotFound','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']
- `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:7:4]` — 3 events, last 2026-07-06: ['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']
- `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:7:3:1]` — 3 events, last 2026-07-13: ['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']
- `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:2:1]` — 2 events, last 2026-06-08: ['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']
- `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:14:4]` — 2 events, last 2026-07-13: ['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']
- `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:18:1]` — 1 events, last 2026-06-01: ['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']
- `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:14:5]` — 1 events, last 2026-06-29: ['RSpec::Expectations::ExpectationNotMetError']
- `spec/features/work_items/detail/work_item_detail_spec.rb[1:1:17:4]` — 1 events, last 2026-07-20: ['RuntimeError','BrowserConsoleHelpers::BrowserConsoleError']
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