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Methods, results, limitations, and downloadable artifacts

Protocore publications and technical reports on stateful tool-using agents.

Research that treats the runtime as part of the system

Each publication separates measured outcomes from interpretation. Results are dated and scoped to their tasks, models, policies, and runtime configuration. Downloadable PDF and source artifacts are provided when a paper reaches its publication threshold.

Papers

EMPIRICAL STUDY · 2026

Simulation Fidelity and Runtime-Driven Convergence in Output-Capped Tool-Using Agents

A controlled study of whether runtime intervention—not prompt wording alone—can help tool-using agents finish large, structured artifacts under bounded output.

runtime control artifact validation ablation

HTML (accessible) PDF Source

The HTML edition is the primary accessible version. The PDF has selectable text but is not yet a tagged PDF.

METHODS PAPER · 2026

Artifact-Grounded Evaluation of Tool-Using Agents

An evaluation method that reports objective artifact validity, tool policy, judge output, and platform reliability as distinct outcomes.

evaluation reproducibility agent systems

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SYSTEMS ARTICLE · FORTHCOMING

A Protocol-First Runtime for Stateful Tool-Using Agents

The design of a pure orchestration core surrounded by explicit model, tool, state, execution, and streaming adapters.

architecture state protocols

Publication standard

Before a quantitative result appears here, its public package must include:

  • an operational definition of every metric;
  • the task set, sample size, repetitions, and stopping rule;
  • model and runtime configuration sufficient to interpret the result;
  • sanitized inputs or a documented generator;
  • versioned analysis code and generated figures;
  • uncertainty and known limitations;
  • a record linking each public claim to its evidence.

The complete standard is documented under Reproducibility.

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