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How to improve an AI agent from real failures

Treat a poor output as evidence about the system, not an invitation to add a vague longer prompt.

  1. 01

    Classify the failure

    Locate the issue in input, instruction, tool, evidence, state, evaluation or handoff.

  2. 02

    Make a focused change

    Adjust the smallest responsible control and preserve the original case.

  3. 03

    Re-run the suite

    Confirm the fix without weakening performance or safety elsewhere.

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How to Improve an AI Agent from Failures