726 Real-World Agent Runs Reveal: Failures Are in Details, Not Reasoning
No_Thing8294 · reddit · 2026-08-14
The author shares insights from 726 runs of Qwen3.6-35B on 18 real tasks. Key findings: agents often fail due to minor errors like wrong characters in paths; 'done' reports are unreliable; ambiguous instructions lead to destructive interpretations; plan adjustments lag; overthinking hurts performance; aggregate scores hide large task-level variance. Emphasizes that the loop design matters more than model intelligence.
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