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Developer builds tool to test coding agent reliability

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A developer has created a tool called "agent-trials" to rigorously test coding agents by having them perform specific tasks on a project repository. The tool ensures agents cannot manipulate their own verification scripts by restoring them from a clean copy after the agent completes its work. Initial tests show varying performance times for agents like Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku across different tasks, highlighting the tool's utility for catching agents that fail to complete tasks correctly or exhibit cost drift. AI

IMPACT Provides a method for developers to verify the reliability and cost-effectiveness of coding agents before widespread adoption.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new tool created by a developer to test existing AI agents.

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Developer builds tool to test coding agent reliability

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Prince Jain ·

    i stopped trusting coding agent demos, so i built a tool that interviews them

    <p>i kept trusting agent demos more than i should have, so i built a small runner that makes coding agents prove it on my own tasks.</p> <p>the idea is boring on purpose: point it at any repo, define a few tasks in plain json, and it runs each agent CLI on a throwaway copy of the…

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