The paper introduces a self‑evolving harness framework where a frozen language‑model agent first solves tasks and then edits its own harness based on run records. Using a 49‑line seed harness, the evolved harness improves average scores on in‑distribution benchmarks by 4.48 points and on out‑of‑distribution benchmarks by 12.64 points, surpassing Codex on the former and matching it on the latter. Continued evolution on a specific out‑of‑distribution benchmark further raises performance, and the study analyzes emergent mechanisms such as output truncation and history compaction.
By Qiankai Xu
arXiv:2602. 10226v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Optimizing large-scale machine learning systems, such as recommendation models for global video platforms, requires navigating a massive hyperparameter search space and, more critically, designing sophisticated optimizers, architectures, and reward functions to capture nuanced user behaviors.
By Haochen Wang, Yi Wu, Daryl Chang, Li Wei, Lukasz Heldt
arXiv:2607. 26722v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Harness plays a critical role in large language model agent performance, and building a high-performing harness requires substantial expert effort.
By Hanghui Guo, Weijie Shi, Zhangze Chen, Shengxiang Xu, Yishu Wang, Yimei Zhang, Wangze Ni, Jia Zhu, Shimin Di
arXiv:2608. 15071v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Learning from experience is critical for developing capable, self-improving large language model (LLM) agents.
By Tianxin Wei, Zhan Shi, Minhua Lin, Bing He, Zewen Liu, Yisi Sang, Yuanchen Bei, Xuying Ning, Jiaru Zou, Ting-Wei Li, Xiao Lin, Yanjun Zhao, Chi Wang, Benoit Dumoulin, Dakuo Wang, Jingrui He, Hanqing Lu
Agent self-evolution in long-horizon LLM systems is largely procedural: useful experience is not merely stored information, but reusable procedures for searching, debugging, and verification. Yet current evaluations do not isolate this form of transfer.
arXiv:2607. 05202v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Agent self-evolution in long-horizon LLM systems is largely procedural: useful experience is not merely stored information, but reusable procedures for searching, debugging, and verification.
By Xingze Gao, Chuanrui Hu, Hongda Chen, Pengfei Yao, Zhao Wang, Yi Bai, Zhengwei Wu, Yunyun Han, Xiaofeng Cong, Jie Gui, Yafeng Deng, Teng Li