Motivating agents to build better tools for themselves
dragon_khoi · x · 2026-08-29
A developer shared a technique to improve agent tools: having agents test their own tools and provide feedback. This leverages their self-interest to drive the creation of more efficient and agent-friendly features like batch operations.
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