# Your Automation Pipeline Is Not a Source of Truth

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Podcast: [Programming Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/programming-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6364125)
Published: 2026-05-25T16:00:38+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/501cf310
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## Resource

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/your-automation-pipeline-is-not-a-source-of-truth . Pipeline-as-truth creates invisible drift. Declare intended state in versioned configuration files and treat the pipeline as an executor, not an authority. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming . You can also check exclusive content about #infrastructure-as-code , #gitops , #platform-engineering , #cicd-pipelines , #infrastructure-drift , #terraform-variables , #infrastructure-governance , #deployment-automation , and more. This story was written by: @jeleel_muibi . Learn more about this writer by checking @jeleel_muibi's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Pipelines that apply infrastructure changes without a declared source of intent create invisible drift. The pipeline should be the executor, not the authority.

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