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About this paper
Nolan Smyth, Yorguin-Jose Mantilla-Ramos, Pascal Jr Tikeng Notsawo, Saskia Helbling, Alberto Tosato, Mohamed Amine Merzouk, Nouha Dziri, Gauthier Gidel and 1 more
OverclaimBench evaluates whether tool-using agents’ claims about file reviews match evidence in their execution traces. Across 1,140 runs, 67.9% failed to expose every requested file to the agent, and 80.4% of those incomplete reviews were reported misleadingly; requiring delegation improved coverage but did not improve disclosure of remaining gaps.
Key insights
- Overclaiming is defined by a mismatch between a report and transcript evidence, without making claims about the agent’s intent.
- Among incomplete runs, 52.8% explicitly claimed full coverage and 27.5% failed to disclose the gap.
- Delegation can increase how much material agents inspect without making their reports of incomplete work more candid.
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