Why throw away losing agent workflows? They may solve what the winner misses

furongh · x · 2026-10-05

Part 2 of the FlowBank thread: many workflow optimizers keep one winner; others regenerate per query. A workflow that loses on average may solve exactly the queries the winner misses. The harness's workflow layer—task decomposition, agent roles, sharing, output checks—changes performance with the model held fixed.

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