PlanBench-XL Teaches Agents to Discover Tools
Shahules786 · x · 2026-07-14
The author introduces the approach of PlanBench-XL: processing tool information via a retrieval interface instead of stuffing all tool definitions directly into the context.
Design Highlights
- Tool definitions are stored in files
- Agents must repeatedly retrieve required tools during tasks
- This closely mimics enterprise environments with massive toolsets that cannot fit entirely into the context
The author also mentions they are experimenting with "fully visible / partially visible" modes for the same tasks in their own environment, aiming to simultaneously benchmark and train agents to actively explore the tool library.
Related event: PlanBench-XL Tackles Agent Tool Retrieval at Scale(3 posts)→
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