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When an agent says it is done, grade the database
Focus: Technical AI Engineering
Date: October 3, 2026
Topics: agent verification, durable state, repeatability
Evidence: Publisher Authored
Availability: Available
Summary: ThinkingBox grades terminal database state and repeated outcomes rather than plausible text.
Why it matters: Durable state, side effects and repeatability become evidence that work actually completed.
What to do now
Grade one agent task by durable state: Add a terminal-state and side-effect check to one agent workflow, then repeat the task to measure whether completion is actually reproducible.
Source: The Agent Said It Was Done. The Database Disagreed.
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