arXiv Machine Learning

Benchmarking and Error Analysis of Deep Search and Deep Research LLM Agents

The paper introduces a new methodology and analytical framework to diagnose errors in the intermediate execution traces of autonomous Deep Search and Deep Research Large Language Model agents. It presents a taxonomy that classifies these errors into System‑Level and Task‑Level categories, and uses systematic examination of step‑by‑step traces to show how they impact overall performance. The authors also provide empirical experiments and design guidelines aimed at improving the robustness, reasoning, and reliability of these agents.

arXiv AI
Jul 16

AgentCompass: A Unified Evaluation Infrastructure for Agent Capabilities

arXiv:2607. 13705v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: As Large Language Models (LLMs) evolve into autonomous agents, the need for unified evaluation infrastructure becomes critical.

By Zichen Ding, Jiaye Ge, Shufan Jiang, Kai Chen, Mo Li, Qingqiu Li, Zehao Li, Zonglin Li, Tiaohao Liang, Shudong Liu, Zerun Ma, Zixing Shang, Wenhui Tian, Zun Wang, Liwei Wu, Zhenyu Wu, Jun Xu, Bowen Yang, Dingbo Yuan, Qi Zhang, Songyang Zhang, Peiheng Zhou, Dongsheng Zhu
arXiv AI
Sep 25

IDRBench: Benchmarking the Interactive Capabilities of Deep Research Agents

IDRBench is a benchmark designed to evaluate the interactive capabilities of deep research agents that use large language models. It introduces controlled opportunities for clarification within a common workflow, comparing autonomous and interactive trajectories by measuring task‑specific report alignment and interaction cost. Experiments on 100 tasks with seven LLMs show that interaction consistently improves alignment, though its effectiveness varies depending on the agents’ questions and feedback integration.

By Yingchaojie Feng, Qiang Huang, Xiaoya Xie, Zhaorui Yang, Jun Yu, Wei Chen, Anthony K. H. Tung