AutoHelix: Budgeted Iteration Lets Agents Escape Plateaus, GSM8K Jumps from 72%

elmanmansimov · x · 2026-07-31

The author shares insights from AutoHelix, an open-source harness for iterative optimization. By external verification and budgeted iterations, coding agents continuously improve metrics. On GSM8K, the agent autonomously chose SFT, rejection sampling, GRPO, etc., plateaued at 72% for two iterations, then GRPO unlocked further gains.

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