# Flaky Tests ### What is flaky cypress test? Flaky cypress test is a test that did not succeed from the first attempt. The build will fail only occasionally: One time it will pass, another time fail, the next time pass again, without any changes to the build having been made. Flaky tests are marked with a special badge on run, spec and individual test level. ### How to activate flaky tests detection? Flaky tests are automatically activated for all cypress tests with [retries](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/guides/test-retries#How-It-Works) enabled. When a test has retries enabled and doesn't not pass from the first attempt, it will be marked as flaky. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sorry-cypress.dev/concepts/flaky-tests.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.