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The transcript is not the outcome

“The outcome is the final state in the environment”

Mikaela Grace, Jeremy Hadfield, Rodrigo Olivares, and Jiri De JongheArticle authors, Anthropic Engineering

Anthropic · 2026-01-09

Check the system of record

Which observation proves that the work order changed?

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“Returning meaningful context from tools back to agents”

AnthropicEngineering article

Anthropic · 2025-09-11

Return evidence the agent can use

What must a write tool return after a timeout?

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Use the context that earns its place

“the smallest possible set of high-signal tokens”

AnthropicEngineering article

Anthropic · 2025-09-29

Spend attention on evidence

Which retrieved passages should survive a context budget?

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Make autonomy earn its cost

“trade latency and cost for better task performance”

Erik S. and Barry ZhangArticle authors, Anthropic Engineering

Anthropic · 2024-12-19

Compare against a fixed workflow

What does a dynamic agent add to three known steps?

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