When Agents Fail: Model or Harness--Who's to Blame?

arXiv:2610.32483 · cs.AI, cs.CL, cs.SE · Submitted 2026-10-23 · Read on arXiv

cs.AI, cs.CL, cs.SE

Submitted: 2026-10-23

Updated: 2026-10-23

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