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AI-generatedVS402984: Pipeline fails when referencing missing agent pool
Goal Determine the most cost‑effective agent strategy for Azure DevOps pipelines that run only a few times per month. Constraints and uncertainty The VS402984 error (“The requested resource does not exist”) appears when a pipeline YAML references an agent pool that has been deleted or never created, underscoring the need for a valid pool even for low‑traffic