Make Agents Verify Before Proceeding
thisdudelikesAI · x · 2026-07-16
The core advice is: do not trust the model's feeling of correctness; make it verify itself.
Recommended practices include:
- Providing the agent with executable tests and scripts
- Requiring it to confirm results before continuing
- Reducing human supervision at every step through a "self-verifying" process
The author believes this self-verification capability is crucial for agents to complete tasks reliably.
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