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Every paper checked in the week of 12–18 Oct 2026 · AI agents — nothing is hidden. Brief papers first.

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When Messages Go Wrong: Understanding Communication Faults in LLM-Based Multi-Agent Systems
This paper provides an empirical study and taxonomy of communication faults and error propagation across multi-agent language model systems.
Ranked #181Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Empirically studies communication faults and failure propagation across LLM multi-agent systems.
Sensitivity or Criterion? Measuring and Moving When Language Models Act
This paper introduces a diagnostic framework using signal detection theory to measure when language model agents decide to use tools.
Ranked #182New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Analyzes when language model agents decide to take actions and use tools.
Sequent-Prover: Training Agents for Formal, Checkable SMT-based Reasoning
The paper introduces Sequent-Prover, training language model agents to perform multi-turn formal reasoning using an external SMT solver scratchpad.
Ranked #183New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Trains language-model agents that reason, call external SMT solvers, and repair formalizations iteratively.
Can agents whose sole duty is to keep humans alive be hijacked to kill? Delayed multi-turn derived-action trap attacks in simulated high-stakes environments
Tests delayed prompt injection attacks on life-support control agents in a simulated lunar habitat to see if safety duties persist.
Ranked #184New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Evaluates failure modes and prompt injection vulnerabilities in tool-using autonomous AI agents.
Structural Chain-of-Thought: Reasoning with Executable Computational Graphs
Replaces free-form reasoning text with executable computational graphs trained via reinforcement learning to improve reasoning speed and verifiability.
Ranked #185New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Enables models to plan and reason using executable computational graphs.
SkillHorizon: Constructing Long-Horizon Agent Tasks through Skill Composition
This paper introduces an evaluation benchmark that generates complex, long-horizon agent workflows by composing verifiable business skills.
Ranked #186New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Evaluates multi-step LLM agents across long-horizon business tasks requiring shared state updates.
A Reference Architecture for Integrating Agentic AI into Enterprise Software: Responsibilities, Interactions, and Variability
This paper presents a technology-neutral reference architecture for integrating agentic AI capabilities into enterprise software systems.
Ranked #187New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Presents a comprehensive reference architecture for integrating multi-action agentic AI into enterprise software.
Iterate on an LLM, Serve on an SLM
The paper proposes prototyping agent workflows with large language models and distilling converged live production interactions into smaller models.
Ranked #188New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Demonstrates prompt iteration and production distillation for task-specific agent workflows.
A Self-Defining Operator for Distributed Applications
The paper presents an autonomous agent architecture that distills distributed system incident resolutions into reusable detectors and operational playbooks.
Ranked #189New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Presents an LLM agent that investigates incidents, uses tools, and updates operational playbooks.
DSABench: Benchmarking Source Discovery, Coordination, and Execution for Multi-Database Agents
This paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate how language agents discover, coordinate, and query across multiple distinct databases to answer questions.
Ranked #190New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Evaluates autonomous agents coordinating, discovering sources, and executing across multiple databases.
Plan or Retrieve First? A Scale Study of Tool Discovery Architectures
Compares retrieve-then-plan and plan-then-retrieve strategies for tool discovery across varying tool registry complexities.
Ranked #191Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Investigates tool discovery and execution planning architectures for tool-augmented language model agents.
MemCut: Every Secret Leaves a Trail in the Long-Term Memory of LLM Agents
The paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate whether language model agents reliably delete sensitive user data and secret evidence from memory upon request.
Ranked #192New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Evaluates long-term memory management and user-requested forgetting in LLM conversational agents.
Drivers of LLM Consensus Formation Under Competing Incentives: A Simulation Study
The paper evaluates how open and closed language models reach consensus when presented with competing payoff incentives.
Ranked #193Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Studies how networks of LLM agents coordinate and reach consensus under competing incentives.
Task-State Governance: A Virtual Machine for Verifiable and Recoverable GUI Agent Execution
The paper proposes an interface framework that tracks and controls application state changes made by graphical user interface agents.
Ranked #194New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Presents an execution and governance framework for GUI agents interacting with applications.
Harness Policy Distillation: Aligning Agent Policies with Runtime Semantics
The paper introduces a distillation method that trains agent policies on explicit runtime control semantics recovered from replayed execution traces.
Ranked #195New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Distills runtime harness control semantics into policies to align deployed agents.
Scaling Discovery Requires Forgetting
Shows that periodically clearing agent search history and restarting from the top candidate prevents automated research agents from plateauing.
Ranked #196Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Studies multi-agent planning and search state management for discovery.
The Wealth of Agents: Scaling Agentic AI Across Developers
Studies multi-developer agentic systems where independently built specialist agents collaborate to outperform larger systems created by single developers.
Ranked #197New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Investigates multi-agent systems built collaboratively across different developers.
New Model, Old Habits: Behavior Transfer under Model Swapping in Multi-Session LLM Agents
The paper analyzes model swapping in multi-session agents and proposes a history summarization method to preserve strong reasoning behaviors.
Ranked #198Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Studies multi-session LLM agents switching models and transferring behavioral patterns across sessions.
CoRedSkill: Stealthy Skill Composition Attacks via AST-Guided Injection
The paper presents a red-teaming method that injects stealthy attack operations across interdependent agent skills using code rewriting.
Ranked #199New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Analyzes attacks on multi-skill LLM agent tool composition workflows.
How GUI Agents Fail: GraceBench for Execution Stability Diagnosis
The paper introduces an evaluation framework to diagnose step-level execution stability and error recovery in graphical user interface agents.
Ranked #200New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Examines trajectory stability, loops, and execution detours in mobile GUI automation agents.
LAGO: Language Agents with Reusable Growing Options
This paper introduces an architecture that stores and reuses specialized language agents as temporally extended options for complex coding tasks.
Ranked #201New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Designs a multi-step agent architecture that creates, verifies, and reuses modular sub-agents.
DeLoop: Repeated Actions as Self-Supervision for Long-Horizon Agents
The paper proposes a self-supervised method that uses repetitive tool calls as negative signals to reduce looping behavior in long-horizon agents.
Ranked #202Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Proposes a method to prevent repetitive tool-calling loops in long-horizon LLM agents.
Policy-Verified Self-Training: Learning Agent Compliance from Verifiable Policy Rewards
The paper introduces a self-training method that uses runtime policy verification feedback as rewards to teach agents safety compliance.
Ranked #203New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Uses executable verifiers to train interactive agents to follow constraints during environment execution.
When Is Smaller Greener? Right-Sizing Language Models for Agentic AI
The paper presents a decision model to evaluate language model efficiency based on energy and cost per completed agentic task.
Ranked #204New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Develops a decision framework to right-size LLMs for multi-step agentic workflows based on task success.
Why Do Agent Teams Fail Across Boundaries? A Failure Taxonomy for Agent-to-Agent Systems with Private States
The paper presents a taxonomy of failure modes in multi-agent systems where agents interact across organizational boundaries with private states.
Ranked #205New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Studies multi-agent interactions and develops a failure taxonomy for agent-to-agent systems.
Beyond Maliciousness: Static and Runtime Attack-Surface Profiling of Agent Skills
The paper profiles the security attack surface and execution privileges of third-party agent skills across public marketplaces.
Ranked #206Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Analyzes attack surfaces and privilege execution profiles of tool-using agent skills.
Agentic Self-Awareness: Aligning Knowing, Acting, and Holding
The paper benchmarks whether AI agents can recognize execution blockers and appropriately defer action on unsolvable tasks.
Ranked #207New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Investigates agent self-awareness, blocker recognition, and certified deferral actions in complex environments.
Smart Alone, Blind Together: Why Accuracy Fails to CertifyTheory of Mind in Multi-Agent Teams
Argues that inferential accuracy fails to evaluate agent coordination safely because correlated errors can compound into costly team actions.
Ranked #208New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Evaluates Theory of Mind reasoning and failure modes in multi-agent cooperative teams.
CyberArena: Benchmarking AI Agents in Live Symmetric Attack-and-Defense Combat
Presents a benchmark evaluating security agents through live, symmetric attack-and-defense competitions in isolated sandbox environments.
Ranked #209New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Evaluates autonomous agents executing multi-step offensive and defensive cybersecurity actions in sandbox environments.
Why Static Skill Inconsistencies Do Not Equate to Runtime Risks: A Behavioral Analysis of LLM Agent Execution
Analyzes discrepancies between static tool specification errors and actual runtime failure rates in language model agent execution.
Ranked #210Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Analyzes how tool and skill inconsistencies impact real-world LLM agent execution trajectories.
REPORT-OPS: Hybrid Evidence-Guided Reporting with Human-Supervised Refinement for HPC
The paper presents an agent that combines language models with operational policies to generate verified operational reports for high-performance computing systems.
Ranked #211New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Introduces a hybrid agent that plans evidence collection and generates operational reports.
Verification Turns Capability Gaps into Routing Decisions: Small Language Models for Clinical Documentation
The paper studies using an agentic verification architecture to enable small on-device models to generate factual clinical documentation.
Ranked #212Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Uses an agentic multi-evaluator verification and refinement pipeline to generate clinical notes.
Into the Unknown: Benchmarking AI agents on open scientific research problems
The paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate whether frontier language model agents can execute open scientific research and produce follow-up papers.
Ranked #213New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Evaluates autonomous multi-step scientific research agents tasked with conducting open scientific research.
Compiling Expert Procedures into Verified Programs: When a Small Model Is Enough
The paper compiles teacher model reasoning traces into verified programs that guide small models through complex procedural tool-use tasks.
Ranked #214Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Applies verified procedural programs to guide and repair small model actions during tool use.
Why Generate a Click? Plug-in Decision Heads for Web Agents
This paper introduces plug-in decision heads that read action choices directly from visual agent hidden states rather than generating text tokens.
Ranked #215Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Designs decision heads for vision-language web agents interacting with online environments.
EGCForest: Structured Agent Memory Organization for Enterprise Group Chats
The paper proposes a multi-view hierarchical memory framework to improve information retrieval from enterprise group chats.
Ranked #216New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Designs a structured memory organization system specifically for enterprise chat agents.
Realtime-Bench: Can Frontier Models Solve Real-time Interactive Problems?
The paper introduces a benchmark to measure language model agent performance under real-time latency and streaming temporal constraints.
Ranked #217New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Evaluates interactive agents operating and acting under real-time temporal constraints.
PROBE: Learning to Audit Policy Compliance in Tool-Using LLM Agents
The paper trains language model auditors to detect multi-turn policy violations during tool use by autonomous agents.
Ranked #218New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Audits policy compliance during multi-turn, tool-using interactions in LLM agent systems.
FAOPs: Normal Forms and an Algebra for AI Agent Workflows
The paper provides a formal algebraic framework and normal forms to structure and audit enterprise AI agent workflows.
Ranked #219New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Provides a formal framework and algebra for multi-step agent workflows and operating procedures.
Human Interventions as Labels: Localizing, Steering, and (Sometimes) Editing the Computations Behind LLM Agent Failures
The paper uses human interventions to localize and steer computations behind agent failure to decide between acting and clarifying.
Ranked #220New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Localizes and steers computational mechanisms behind LLM agent failure modes.
DialFork: Going Beyond Factuality to Evaluate Procedural Hallucination in Conversational Agents
The authors present a benchmark to evaluate conversational agents that follow correct factuality but violate procedural task steps.
Ranked #221New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on conversational agents deviating from intended procedural logic.
CodeHealth Predicts the Token Cost of Agentic Code Review: A Pre-Registered Study of 465 Agent-Authored Pull Requests
Examines whether source code quality metrics predict the token costs of multi-agent pull request review pipelines.
Ranked #222Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Studies multi-agent LLM pipelines performing automated code review tasks.
Poison Valleys: Diagnosing Path-Dependent Failure in LLM Code Repair
Analyzes how misconceptions in early planning stages cause cascading failures during automated code repair by language model agents.
Ranked #223New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Analyzes why LLM code-repair agents make path-dependent planning mistakes.
Kolab: Benchmarking Human-Agent Collaboration in Long-Horizon Workflows
Introduces a dataset benchmarking human-agent interaction and collaboration across long-horizon professional workflows.
Ranked #224New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Introduces a dataset studying human-agent interaction and collaboration across realistic long-horizon workflows.
Probe-and-Resume: When and How to Evaluate Agent Execution
Evaluates test-time search in computer-use agents, finding critics perform better when invoked only at predicted final states.
Ranked #225New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Analyzes test-time search and critic-based evaluation policies for terminal-based computer-use agents.
Sci$Π$vot: Benchmarking Principal-Investigator Judgment at Pivotal Moments of Scientific AutoResearch Agents
Introduces a benchmark evaluating whether language agents can make correct scientific judgment calls derived from human interventions.
Ranked #226Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses directly on measuring planning and scientific judgment in autonomous LLM research agents.
TRACER: Trajectory-Aware Tool Retrieval for LLM Agents
Proposes a trajectory-aware retrieval method that indexes tool sequences in a trie to cut token costs and improve selection accuracy.
Ranked #227New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Proposes trajectory-aware tool retrieval to improve multi-step tool selection for LLM agents.
System1-Arena: Which Decisions Can Be Left to System 1?
Introduces a benchmark evaluating single-forward-pass discrete decision models versus generative reasoning models across diverse closed-loop tasks.
Ranked #228New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Tests whether fast direct decision policies can replace generative agents across environments.
Who May Release an Agent's Promise? Standing over Commitments in Multi-Party Chat
Studies whether conversational agents correctly enforce authorization rules when users attempt to cancel prior agent commitments to others.
Ranked #229New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Examines how conversational agents track commitments and authority across multi-step interactions.
SCARCE: Emergent Institutions in Long-Horizon Multi-Agent Coding Systems
The paper studies how autonomous coding agents spontaneously negotiate and coordinate access to shared compute resources under deadlines.
Ranked #230Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Studies emergent coordination and resource negotiation across long-horizon multi-agent systems.
StepSafe: Learning Timely Intervention with Context-Aware Safety Reasoning
The paper introduces a training framework to teach AI agents when to intervene proactively and safely during multi-step tasks.
Ranked #231New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Designs step-level timely interventions for multi-step agentic systems and tool interactions.
Same Context, Different Agents: A Behavioral Study of Semantic Layers, Orchestration and Compaction in Data Agents
The paper studies how semantic layers, orchestration, and compaction impact the performance and behavior of data agents across benchmarks.
Ranked #232Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Analyzes behavioral orchestration, tool context, and compaction across autonomous data agents.
Evolving Together, Failing Apart: The Skill-Policy Co-evolution Trap in Self-Improving Agents
The paper investigates performance vulnerabilities in self-improving agents when their co-evolved skill banks undergo post-deployment drift.
Ranked #233New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Investigates skill-policy co-evolution and skill drift in self-improving agents.
The World Won't Wait: Evaluating and Teaching Agents Under a Live Clock
Introduces a benchmark evaluating language model agents in real-time environments and a two-timescale training method to improve execution speed.
Ranked #234Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Evaluates LLM agents under real-time interactive game environments with live constraints.
Hy-Memory-30B-A3B: Attributed Reinforcement Learning for Long-Term Memory Writing
Introduces a compact language model trained with distillation and reinforcement learning to manage long-term memory across multiple external frameworks.
Ranked #235New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Develops a memory-writing model enabling agents to manage persistent long-term states.
WEAVE: Weaving Real-World Code Evolution into Dependency-Structured Tasks for Benchmarking and Training Code Agents
Introduces a benchmark that structures multi-pull-request code changes into dependency graphs to evaluate long-horizon software engineering agents.
Ranked #236New testPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Evaluates long-horizon autonomous code agents on multi-step repository tasks.
AlphaDiana: A Measurement System for Agents in Verifiable Reasoning Tasks
The paper introduces a modular measurement system to evaluate how agent frameworks, tools, and memory impact verifiable reasoning tasks.
Ranked #237Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Analyzes how agent harnesses, tools, and memory impact accuracy across reasoning benchmarks.
Prune the Summary, Not the History: Source-Judged Compaction for Long-Horizon Agents
Introduces a method to filter unsupported compressor inferences from long-horizon agent summaries to avoid compounding execution errors.
Ranked #238New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses context compaction failure and reliability in long-horizon LLM agents.
Scaling Agentic Data for Long-Horizon Terminal Intelligence
Introduces a synthetic data generation framework to produce long-horizon task trajectories for terminal agents.
Ranked #239New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Introduces synthetic data generation specifically to train long-horizon autonomous terminal agents.
SoftwareGym: Scaling Computer-Use Agent Training with Diverse Synthesized Software Environments
Introduces an automated environment generation pipeline to synthesize diverse runnable desktop GUI software applications for training computer-use agents.
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
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Develops synthesized GUI environments specifically to train and evaluate computer-use agents.
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