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Agent accuracy doubles by using file paths over pasted data for tool calls

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An agent designed to analyze financial data and calculate metrics like the Sharpe ratio experienced significant accuracy issues when attempting to pass large datasets directly into tool calls. By switching from pasting data as a JSON array to providing a file path for the agent to read, the accuracy of the results doubled and token usage was reduced by approximately 75%. This suggests that large data inputs are better handled by the tool fetching the data directly rather than the model acting as a data conduit. AI

IMPACT Improves reliability and efficiency of AI agents handling large datasets in tool calls, potentially reducing costs and errors.

RANK_REASON The item describes a practical improvement to an existing agent's functionality and data handling, rather than a new release or core research.

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Agent accuracy doubles by using file paths over pasted data for tool calls

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Arhan Canli ·

    My agent kept dropping numbers when it copied data into a tool call. A file path fixed it.

    <p>I maintain an MCP server that checks backtests: give it a strategy's daily returns and it tells you, among other things, how many years of track record you'd need before the Sharpe ratio means anything.</p> <p>The obvious way to use it is to paste the returns into the chat and…

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