The Boundary Between Tool Patching and RL
willccbb · x · 2026-07-19
This discussion explores whether using OPSD hints as a temporary patch for tool failures is actually effective, and if these prompts degrade rapidly as token distance increases.
A reply suggests that, currently, the real gains seem mostly limited to toy tasks, single-turn instructions, and local tool-call patching. The fundamental driver for making models smarter remains RL.
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