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+coverage:
+  status:
+    patch:
+      default:
+        informational: true
+    project:
+      default:
+        target: auto
+        # adjust accordingly based on how flaky your tests are
+        # this allows a 2% drop from the previous base commit coverage
+        threshold: 2%