Your Agent Passed the Eval. Its Retrieval Calls Still Tripled.
Task completion can stay flat while context compression shifts an agent's budget from execution to redundant retrieval.
Aug 22, 20266 min read1

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Task completion can stay flat while context compression shifts an agent's budget from execution to redundant retrieval.

A benchmark stops being neutral test infrastructure when the agent can execute code, cross trust boundaries, or affect real systems.

A long context window sounds like an obvious advantage for an AI agent. The agent can retain more search results, tool outputs, intermediate reasoning, and evidence. Give it enough context, and perhap

Maybe your friend isn't the only one who overthinks.
