MiniMax details how to build a testbed for coding agent harness changes
MiniMax_AI · x · 2026-09-22
MiniMax's Code engineering team published a new article in its series, tackling a core question: after changing a coding agent's harness, how do you know it's actually better?
- The previous article covered the harness behind MiniMax Code
- This one uses context compaction as a case study, showing how to build a comparable testbed to quantify the impact of harness changes
- A first-hand deep dive into agent eval engineering, useful for any team building coding agents
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