feat: round-2 bakeoff — 26b silent-stop is tool-response context size

Round 2 tested the hypothesis that 26B's silent-stop was about
write_file argument size. Result: refuted.

- Patch-mode (apply_patch instead of write_file): 26B fails identically
  at iter 6. Tool-arg size is not the cause.
- Truncation sweep on tool responses reveals the real trigger: cap at
  800 or 1200 chars → 26B PASSES (1200-cap is 8.4s, fastest of any run).
  Cap at 1600, 2000, or unlimited → 26B silent-stops with eval=4.

Revised understanding: 26B silent-stops when cumulative tool-response
context crosses a shape threshold around 1200-1600 chars per response.
Not a tool-arg bug, not a raw code-gen bug — 26B emits correct code
fine in both one-shot and short-context settings.

Production CLI agents (openclaw, open code, aider) typically truncate
tool responses by default, so this failure may not surface in them.
Custom harnesses should cap ≤1200 chars per tool response when
targeting the 26B MoE.

Updates GOTCHAS (rewritten entry with the truncation sweep table),
SYNTHESIS model-selection row, CORPUS_cli_coding_agent.md pointer,
docs/reference/bakeoff-2026-04-18.md with full Round 2 methodology
and data.

Adds harness_patch.py (apply_patch edit tool), harness_patch_truncated.py
(env-configurable TOOL_RESULT_CAP), all 7 run logs, and a
.secrets.baseline for detect-secrets false positives on JSON timestamps.
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# Bakeoff work directories — recreated from task_seed/ each run; logs preserved separately # Bakeoff work directories — recreated from task_seed/ each run; logs preserved separately
scripts/bakeoff/runs/*/work/ scripts/bakeoff/runs*/*/work/
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> `IMPLEMENTATIONS.md` chat-agent patterns (Simon) and pipeline patterns > `IMPLEMENTATIONS.md` chat-agent patterns (Simon) and pipeline patterns
> (AI_Visualizer). > (AI_Visualizer).
> **Empirical follow-up:** `docs/reference/bakeoff-2026-04-18.md` — real runs of > **Empirical follow-up:** `docs/reference/bakeoff-2026-04-18.md` — 2 rounds of
> `gemma4:26b`, `gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M`, and `qwen3-coder:30b` against a custom > runs against a custom minimal CLI-agent harness on a fix-the-median-bug task.
> minimal CLI-agent harness on a fix-the-median-bug task. Key findings: > **Round 1:** 31B clean (8 iters), Qwen3-Coder correct but chatty (15 iters),
> **31B clean (8 iters, 1 write), Qwen3-Coder correct but chatty (15 iters), > 26B silently quits with zero edits. **Round 2 (diagnostic):** the 26B failure
> 26B reproducibly silent-stops at the `write_file` tool call boundary** even > is NOT about edit-tool-argument size — it's about **cumulative tool-response
> though it can produce the fix in a direct one-shot call. Read when: scoping > context shape**. Capping tool responses ≤1200 chars makes 26B pass cleanly
> which model to point an agent at, or hitting an unexpected tool-call halt. > *and* in the fastest wall time of any run (8.4s). Most production CLI agents
> already truncate tool responses, so the issue may be invisible in them.
> Read when: scoping which model to point an agent at, hitting an unexpected
> tool-call halt, or writing a custom harness targeting the 26B MoE.
## TL;DR ## TL;DR
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**Fix:** Always set `num_predict` explicitly. Minimum recommended: 512. For JSON output: 2048+. **Fix:** Always set `num_predict` explicitly. Minimum recommended: 512. For JSON output: 2048+.
## HIGH: 26B Silent-Stops at `write_file` Tool Boundary (reproducible) ## HIGH: 26B Silent-Stops When Tool Responses Accumulate (reproducible)
**Severity: HIGH — agent-loop failure, silent** **Severity: HIGH — silent agent-loop failure. Mitigatable.**
Reproduced on 2026-04-18 against `gemma4:26b` via Ollama 0.20.4 on a 3090 Ti Reproduced on 2026-04-18 against `gemma4:26b` via Ollama 0.20.4 on a 3090 Ti
(steel141). Agent harness exposed `read_file` / `write_file` / `run_bash` tools (steel141). Agent harness looped through `read_file` / `(write_file or apply_patch)` / `run_bash`
and asked the model to fix a failing Python test. tools to fix a failing Python test.
Observed pattern (both runs identical): ### The observation
1. Model reads README, runs pytest (sees failures), reads the buggy source file
2. Next turn: **empty content, no tool calls, `eval_count=4`** — model silently exits
3. Zero writes ever emitted
Isolation: a direct one-shot call asking 26B to rewrite the same function 26B silent-stops (empty content, no tool calls, `eval_count=4`) at the
returned the correct fix (`eval_count=81`). So diagnosis and code generation are decision-to-edit turn, **regardless of which edit tool is offered** — tested with
intact — failure is at the `write_file(path, content)` tool-call argument both `write_file(path, full_content)` and `apply_patch(path, old, new)`.
boundary, where `content` is a ~500-char string. Consistent with the "Weak at Initial hypothesis (long tool-call argument) was **refuted**.
Long/Nested JSON" gotcha below: a long string inside a tool-call argument is
structurally the same problem.
`gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M` on the same harness completed the task cleanly ### The actual trigger: cumulative tool-response context shape
(`eval_count=330` on the write turn). `qwen3-coder:30b` also completed.
**Fix:** A sweep with progressive truncation caps on tool responses (`TOOL_RESULT_CAP`):
- For 26B in an agent loop, prefer a **patch/diff tool surface**
(`apply_patch(path, old, new)`) over a **full-content write** (`write_file(path, full_content)`). | Cap (chars) | Result | Halt eval_count |
Delta-sized arguments are inside the model's comfort zone. |---|---|---|
- Or use 31B for the agent and keep 26B for single-shot tasks where the full | 800 | PASS | 24 (continues, hits iteration cap) |
response is the output, not a tool-call argument. | 1200 | **PASS****fastest of any run (8.4s)** | 27 (clean summary) |
- See `docs/reference/bakeoff-2026-04-18.md` for the full trace. | 1600 | FAIL | **4** (silent stop) |
| 2000 | FAIL | **4** (silent stop) |
| unlimited | FAIL | **4** (silent stop) |
Sharp transition between 1200 and 1600 chars-per-response. Below the line, 26B
emits correct code (eval_count ~165 on the patch turn). Above, it silent-stops.
Exact mechanism unproven (could be MoE expert routing, chat-template edge case,
or something else). **Actionable:** cap tool responses ≤1200 chars.
### What's NOT at fault
- **Not the edit tool surface** — `write_file` and `apply_patch` both trigger it
- **Not raw code generation** — a one-shot direct prompt asking 26B to fix the
same function returned clean correct code (eval=81)
- **Not total context size alone** — the 800-cap run continued past 3741 prompt
tokens. Failing runs halt at ~2070-2150 tokens but the 1200-cap run crossed
the same range and kept going
- **Not a Gemma-4-family issue** — `gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M` on identical harness
handles full-size tool responses cleanly (eval=330 on the write turn)
### Fix
- **For 26B in an agent loop, cap tool responses ≤1200 chars.** 800 is safer;
this is where every production CLI agent (openclaw / open code / aider /
cline) already lives by default, so the issue may not surface in those
frameworks.
- **For raw pytest output specifically**, use `pytest -x --tb=line` or a custom
formatter to shrink per-test output to a few lines.
- **Alternative:** use `gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M` — same harness, no mitigation,
just works. Trade: ~5× slower than 26B when 26B cooperates.
- See `docs/reference/bakeoff-2026-04-18.md` (Round 2) for full traces and the
truncation sweep methodology.
## MEDIUM: Weak at Long/Nested JSON ## MEDIUM: Weak at Long/Nested JSON
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| Maximum quality (single-model GPU) | `gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M` | Dense 31B, sharpest but 5x slower, more VRAM pressure | | Maximum quality (single-model GPU) | `gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M` | Dense 31B, sharpest but 5x slower, more VRAM pressure |
| Rapid prototyping / testing | `gemma4:26b` | Fast enough for interactive dev | | Rapid prototyping / testing | `gemma4:26b` | Fast enough for interactive dev |
| Retrieval / embeddings | `embeddinggemma` (308M, separate model) | Gemma 4 has no embedding mode; use the sibling | | Retrieval / embeddings | `embeddinggemma` (308M, separate model) | Gemma 4 has no embedding mode; use the sibling |
| CLI coding agent (openclaw / open code / pi / hermes / aider) | `gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M` (verified), fallback `qwen3-coder:30b` | 2026-04-18 bakeoff on 3090 Ti: 31B passes cleanly (8 iters, 1 write), Qwen3-Coder passes verbosely (15 iters), **26B reproducibly silent-stops at the write_file tool call** — see `CORPUS_cli_coding_agent.md` and `docs/reference/bakeoff-2026-04-18.md` | | CLI coding agent (openclaw / open code / pi / hermes / aider) | `gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M` (robust), or `gemma4:26b` if agent truncates tool responses ≤1200 chars | 2026-04-18 bakeoff on 3090 Ti: **31B clean default**; **26B silent-stops at iter 6 unless tool responses are capped — then it's the fastest passing config (8.4s, 8 iters)**. Production CLI agents typically truncate by default, so 26B may just work. See `CORPUS_cli_coding_agent.md` + `docs/reference/bakeoff-2026-04-18.md` |
## Anti-Patterns ## Anti-Patterns
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``` ```
Each invocation resets the work directory from `task_seed/`, runs the loop, writes the log, and prints a one-line summary. Each invocation resets the work directory from `task_seed/`, runs the loop, writes the log, and prints a one-line summary.
---
# Round 2 — isolating the 26B silent-stop
After Round 1 I hypothesized the 26B failure was about long `write_file(path, full_content)` tool arguments. Round 2 tests that.
## What was tested
1. **Patch-mode harness** (`harness_patch.py`) — identical to the original but swaps `write_file(path, content)` for `apply_patch(path, old_text, new_text)`. Arguments are a small delta (~100-200 chars), not the full file.
2. **Truncation-mode harness** (`harness_patch_truncated.py`) — same as patch-mode, but caps every tool response to `TOOL_RESULT_CAP` chars (env-configurable) before returning it to the model.
All else identical: same task, same system prompt, same Ollama settings, same 3090 Ti on steel141.
## Results
### Round 2a — patch-mode (small edit tool arguments)
| Model | Pass | Iters | patches | reads | bashes | Wall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M` | ✓ | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 37s |
| `qwen3-coder:30b` | ✓ | 14 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22s |
| `gemma4:26b` | **✗** | 6 | **0** | 2 | 3 | 8s |
**Hypothesis refuted.** 26B fails identically on patch-mode: 6 iters, silent stop at iter 6 with eval=4, zero edits. The tool-call **argument size is not the trigger.**
### Round 2b — tool-result truncation cap
Ran 26B through patch-mode with progressively smaller caps on each tool response:
| TOOL_RESULT_CAP | 26B Pass | Halt turn | prompt_eval at halt | eval_count at halt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **800** | ✓ | iter 15 (cap) | 3741 | 24 |
| **1200** | ✓ | iter 8 | 2294 | 27 |
| **1600** | ✗ | iter 6 | 2070 | **4** |
| **2000** | ✗ | iter 6 | 2157 | **4** |
| **unlimited** | ✗ | iter 6 | 2139 | **4** |
Sharp transition between 1200 and 1600. Below the line, 26B generates code (`eval_count=165` on the patch turn). Above the line, `eval_count=4` — effectively an EOS.
**The trigger is cumulative tool-response context shape, not total tokens.** The 800-cap run continued reasoning past 3741 prompt tokens without issue. The failing runs all halt at ~2070-2150 tokens — but the 1200-cap run crossed that same range (2076 at iter 7) and kept going. So "N tokens" isn't the cause — the recent-context pattern (large tool responses accumulated over 5 iterations) is.
### Bonus observation: 26B at 1200-cap is the fastest passing configuration
| Run | Iters | Wall clock |
|---|---|---|
| 26B @ 1200-cap | 8 | **8.4s** |
| 31B @ patch | 8 | 37s |
| Qwen3-Coder @ patch | 14 | 22s |
Same task, same correct fix. 26B's MoE (3.8B active params) is ~5× faster than 31B dense when it cooperates.
## Revised interpretation
- **Not "26B is broken for CLI coding agents."**
- **Not "long tool-call arguments break 26B."**
- **Yes: "26B silent-stops when the cumulative tool-response context crosses a certain shape/size threshold, at the decision-to-edit boundary."** Observed threshold here: per-tool-response cap somewhere between 1200 and 1600 chars, on this task / this Ollama version / this model variant.
- **The mitigation is standard.** Every production CLI agent (openclaw, open code, aider, cline, continue) truncates tool responses — this is table stakes, not exotic. 26B's "failure mode" is likely *already mitigated* in those frameworks. What my default harness did (pass full 4-6KB pytest outputs verbatim) is probably not what those frameworks do.
- **Exact mechanism is unproven.** I'm observing behavior, not internals. Could be MoE expert routing, could be chat-template edge case, could be some interaction with the tool-call channel tokens. Finding the root cause would require model instrumentation beyond this scope.
## Revised recommendation
1. **Default to `gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M`** for general CLI coding agent use. Robust to long tool responses, no mitigation needed.
2. **Use `gemma4:26b`** if you care about latency AND your agent framework truncates tool responses (most do). 5× faster than 31B when it works.
3. **Verify by re-running against your actual agent framework.** Don't trust this harness as a proxy — it's a diagnostic, not a production test.
4. **If you're writing a custom agent and targeting 26B**, cap tool responses aggressively (≤1200 chars per response worked here; ≤800 is safer). pytest output in particular benefits from `--tb=line` or `-x` to shrink it.
## Artifacts (Round 2)
- `scripts/bakeoff/harness_patch.py` — patch-mode harness
- `scripts/bakeoff/harness_patch_truncated.py` — truncation-mode harness (env var `TOOL_RESULT_CAP`)
- `scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b/log.json` — patch mode, unlimited (fails)
- `scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-truncated/log.json` — cap=800 (passes)
- `scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1200/log.json` — cap=1200 (passes)
- `scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1600/log.json` — cap=1600 (fails)
- `scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap2000/log.json` — cap=2000 (fails)
- `scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-31b/log.json` — patch mode, passes (control)
- `scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/qwen3-coder-30b/log.json` — patch mode, passes (control)
## Reproducing Round 2
```bash
cd scripts/bakeoff
# Patch-mode baseline (3 models)
python3 harness_patch.py gemma4:31b-it-q4_K_M runs_patch/gemma4-31b/work runs_patch/gemma4-31b/log.json
python3 harness_patch.py qwen3-coder:30b runs_patch/qwen3-coder-30b/work runs_patch/qwen3-coder-30b/log.json
python3 harness_patch.py gemma4:26b runs_patch/gemma4-26b/work runs_patch/gemma4-26b/log.json
# Truncation sweep on 26B
TOOL_RESULT_CAP=800 python3 harness_patch_truncated.py gemma4:26b runs_patch/gemma4-26b-truncated/work runs_patch/gemma4-26b-truncated/log.json
TOOL_RESULT_CAP=1200 python3 harness_patch_truncated.py gemma4:26b runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1200/work runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1200/log.json
TOOL_RESULT_CAP=1600 python3 harness_patch_truncated.py gemma4:26b runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1600/work runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1600/log.json
TOOL_RESULT_CAP=2000 python3 harness_patch_truncated.py gemma4:26b runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap2000/work runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap2000/log.json
```
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"""CLI coding agent bakeoff — apply_patch variant.
Identical to harness.py except the edit tool is:
apply_patch(path, old_text, new_text)
instead of:
write_file(path, content)
Purpose: test the hypothesis that gemma4:26b's silent-stop at the write_file
boundary is specifically about long tool-call argument emission (~500-char
content string). apply_patch keeps arguments small — the model only emits the
exact lines being changed + their replacement.
Invocation:
python3 harness_patch.py <model-tag> <workdir> <log-path>
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import os
import shutil
import subprocess
import sys
import time
from pathlib import Path
from urllib import request as urlreq
OLLAMA_HOST = os.environ.get("OLLAMA_HOST", "http://127.0.0.1:11434")
MAX_ITERATIONS = 15
BASH_TIMEOUT_S = 30
REQUEST_TIMEOUT_S = 540
SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are a terminal coding agent.
## What you do
- Read source and test files to understand the code
- Make targeted edits to fix bugs so the tests pass
- Run pytest to verify your fix
- Stop once all tests pass and reply with a one-sentence summary
## What you do NOT do
- Never modify files under tests/
- Never disable, skip, or delete tests
- Never write outside the working directory
- Never call tools after all tests pass — just reply with the summary and stop
## Available tools
- read_file(path): read a file relative to the working directory
- apply_patch(path, old_text, new_text): replace an exact unique text span in a file
- run_bash(command): run a shell command in the working directory
## Rules
- Start by reading README.md
- Prefer minimal edits. Do not refactor unrelated code.
- Run the full test suite after each edit to verify.
- apply_patch requires old_text to appear EXACTLY ONCE in the file; include enough surrounding context to make it unique.
"""
USER_PROMPT = "Make the failing tests pass. Begin."
TOOLS = [
{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "read_file",
"description": "Read a file. Path is relative to the working directory.",
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {"path": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["path"],
},
},
},
{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "apply_patch",
"description": (
"Replace a unique span of text in a file. old_text must appear exactly once. "
"Include surrounding context if needed to make the match unique."
),
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"path": {"type": "string"},
"old_text": {"type": "string"},
"new_text": {"type": "string"},
},
"required": ["path", "old_text", "new_text"],
},
},
},
{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "run_bash",
"description": "Run a shell command in the working directory. Returns stdout, stderr, and exit code.",
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {"command": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["command"],
},
},
},
]
def safe_path(workdir: Path, rel: str) -> Path:
p = (workdir / rel).resolve()
if not str(p).startswith(str(workdir.resolve())):
raise ValueError(f"path escapes workdir: {rel}")
return p
def tool_read_file(workdir: Path, args: dict) -> str:
p = safe_path(workdir, args["path"])
if not p.exists():
return f"ERROR: {args['path']} does not exist"
return p.read_text()
def tool_apply_patch(workdir: Path, args: dict) -> str:
p = safe_path(workdir, args["path"])
if not p.exists():
return f"ERROR: {args['path']} does not exist"
old = args["old_text"]
new = args["new_text"]
text = p.read_text()
occurrences = text.count(old)
if occurrences == 0:
return (
f"ERROR: old_text not found in {args['path']}. "
"Re-read the file and copy the exact text (whitespace matters)."
)
if occurrences > 1:
return (
f"ERROR: old_text appears {occurrences} times in {args['path']}. "
"Include more surrounding context so it matches exactly once."
)
p.write_text(text.replace(old, new, 1))
return f"patched {args['path']} (replaced {len(old)} chars with {len(new)} chars)"
def tool_run_bash(workdir: Path, args: dict) -> str:
try:
r = subprocess.run(
["bash", "-c", args["command"]],
cwd=workdir,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=BASH_TIMEOUT_S,
)
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
return f"ERROR: command timed out after {BASH_TIMEOUT_S}s"
head = (
f"exit={r.returncode}\n"
f"--- stdout ---\n{r.stdout[-4000:]}\n"
f"--- stderr ---\n{r.stderr[-2000:]}"
)
return head
TOOL_DISPATCH = {
"read_file": tool_read_file,
"apply_patch": tool_apply_patch,
"run_bash": tool_run_bash,
}
def ollama_chat(model: str, messages: list) -> dict:
payload = {
"model": model,
"messages": messages,
"tools": TOOLS,
"stream": False,
"think": False,
"keep_alive": "10m",
"options": {
"num_ctx": 32768,
"num_predict": 4096,
"temperature": 0.3,
},
}
data = json.dumps(payload).encode()
req = urlreq.Request(
f"{OLLAMA_HOST}/api/chat",
data=data,
headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
)
with urlreq.urlopen(req, timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT_S) as resp:
return json.loads(resp.read())
def pytest_passes(workdir: Path) -> bool:
r = subprocess.run(
["python3", "-m", "pytest", "tests/", "-q"],
cwd=workdir,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=60,
)
return r.returncode == 0
def run_bakeoff(model: str, workdir: Path, log_path: Path) -> dict:
log_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
messages = [
{"role": "system", "content": SYSTEM_PROMPT},
{"role": "user", "content": USER_PROMPT},
]
trace = {
"model": model,
"edit_tool": "apply_patch",
"workdir": str(workdir),
"started_at": time.time(),
"turns": [],
"final": None,
}
tool_call_counts = {"read_file": 0, "apply_patch": 0, "run_bash": 0}
halt_reason = None
for iteration in range(1, MAX_ITERATIONS + 1):
turn_start = time.time()
try:
response = ollama_chat(model, messages)
except Exception as e:
halt_reason = f"chat_error: {e}"
trace["turns"].append(
{"iteration": iteration, "error": str(e), "elapsed_s": time.time() - turn_start}
)
break
assistant_msg = response.get("message", {})
content = assistant_msg.get("content", "") or ""
tool_calls = assistant_msg.get("tool_calls", []) or []
turn = {
"iteration": iteration,
"elapsed_s": round(time.time() - turn_start, 2),
"content": content,
"tool_calls": [],
"prompt_eval_count": response.get("prompt_eval_count"),
"eval_count": response.get("eval_count"),
}
messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": content, "tool_calls": tool_calls})
if not tool_calls:
trace["turns"].append(turn)
halt_reason = "no_tool_calls"
break
for tc in tool_calls:
fn = tc.get("function", {})
name = fn.get("name")
args = fn.get("arguments") or {}
if isinstance(args, str):
try:
args = json.loads(args)
except Exception:
args = {"_raw": args}
if name not in TOOL_DISPATCH:
result = f"ERROR: unknown tool {name}"
else:
try:
result = TOOL_DISPATCH[name](workdir, args)
tool_call_counts[name] = tool_call_counts.get(name, 0) + 1
except Exception as e:
result = f"ERROR: {e}"
turn["tool_calls"].append({"name": name, "arguments": args, "result": result[:800]})
messages.append({"role": "tool", "content": result})
trace["turns"].append(turn)
if iteration == MAX_ITERATIONS:
halt_reason = "iteration_cap"
break
final_pass = pytest_passes(workdir)
trace["final"] = {
"halt_reason": halt_reason,
"tests_pass": final_pass,
"iterations_used": len(trace["turns"]),
"tool_call_counts": tool_call_counts,
"wall_clock_s": round(time.time() - trace["started_at"], 2),
}
log_path.write_text(json.dumps(trace, indent=2, default=str))
return trace
def main():
if len(sys.argv) != 4:
print(__doc__, file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(2)
model, workdir_s, log_s = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3]
workdir = Path(workdir_s).resolve()
log_path = Path(log_s).resolve()
seed = Path(__file__).parent / "task_seed"
if workdir.exists():
shutil.rmtree(workdir)
shutil.copytree(seed, workdir)
result = run_bakeoff(model, workdir, log_path)
final = result["final"]
print(
f"model={model} pass={final['tests_pass']} "
f"iters={final['iterations_used']} "
f"read={final['tool_call_counts'].get('read_file', 0)} "
f"patch={final['tool_call_counts'].get('apply_patch', 0)} "
f"bash={final['tool_call_counts'].get('run_bash', 0)} "
f"halt={final['halt_reason']} "
f"wall={final['wall_clock_s']}s"
)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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"""Diagnostic variant: patch-mode harness with aggressively truncated tool responses.
Identical to harness_patch.py except every tool result is truncated to 800
chars before being sent back to the model. Tests the hypothesis that 26B's
silent-stop is triggered by accumulated large tool-response context (full
pytest output is ~4-6KB; this caps it at 800 chars to match what the log
stores).
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import os
import shutil
import subprocess
import sys
import time
from pathlib import Path
from urllib import request as urlreq
OLLAMA_HOST = os.environ.get("OLLAMA_HOST", "http://127.0.0.1:11434")
MAX_ITERATIONS = 15
BASH_TIMEOUT_S = 30
REQUEST_TIMEOUT_S = 540
TOOL_RESULT_CAP = int(os.environ.get("TOOL_RESULT_CAP", "800")) # override via env
SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are a terminal coding agent.
## What you do
- Read source and test files to understand the code
- Make targeted edits to fix bugs so the tests pass
- Run pytest to verify your fix
- Stop once all tests pass and reply with a one-sentence summary
## What you do NOT do
- Never modify files under tests/
- Never disable, skip, or delete tests
- Never write outside the working directory
- Never call tools after all tests pass just reply with the summary and stop
## Available tools
- read_file(path): read a file relative to the working directory
- apply_patch(path, old_text, new_text): replace an exact unique text span in a file
- run_bash(command): run a shell command in the working directory
## Rules
- Start by reading README.md
- Prefer minimal edits. Do not refactor unrelated code.
- Run the full test suite after each edit to verify.
- apply_patch requires old_text to appear EXACTLY ONCE in the file; include enough surrounding context to make it unique.
"""
USER_PROMPT = "Make the failing tests pass. Begin."
TOOLS = [
{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "read_file",
"description": "Read a file. Path is relative to the working directory.",
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {"path": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["path"],
},
},
},
{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "apply_patch",
"description": (
"Replace a unique span of text in a file. old_text must appear exactly once. "
"Include surrounding context if needed to make the match unique."
),
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"path": {"type": "string"},
"old_text": {"type": "string"},
"new_text": {"type": "string"},
},
"required": ["path", "old_text", "new_text"],
},
},
},
{
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "run_bash",
"description": "Run a shell command in the working directory. Returns stdout, stderr, and exit code.",
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {"command": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["command"],
},
},
},
]
def safe_path(workdir: Path, rel: str) -> Path:
p = (workdir / rel).resolve()
if not str(p).startswith(str(workdir.resolve())):
raise ValueError(f"path escapes workdir: {rel}")
return p
def tool_read_file(workdir: Path, args: dict) -> str:
p = safe_path(workdir, args["path"])
if not p.exists():
return f"ERROR: {args['path']} does not exist"
return p.read_text()
def tool_apply_patch(workdir: Path, args: dict) -> str:
p = safe_path(workdir, args["path"])
if not p.exists():
return f"ERROR: {args['path']} does not exist"
old = args["old_text"]
new = args["new_text"]
text = p.read_text()
occurrences = text.count(old)
if occurrences == 0:
return (
f"ERROR: old_text not found in {args['path']}. "
"Re-read the file and copy the exact text (whitespace matters)."
)
if occurrences > 1:
return (
f"ERROR: old_text appears {occurrences} times in {args['path']}. "
"Include more surrounding context so it matches exactly once."
)
p.write_text(text.replace(old, new, 1))
return f"patched {args['path']} (replaced {len(old)} chars with {len(new)} chars)"
def tool_run_bash(workdir: Path, args: dict) -> str:
try:
r = subprocess.run(
["bash", "-c", args["command"]],
cwd=workdir,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=BASH_TIMEOUT_S,
)
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
return f"ERROR: command timed out after {BASH_TIMEOUT_S}s"
head = (
f"exit={r.returncode}\n"
f"--- stdout ---\n{r.stdout[-4000:]}\n"
f"--- stderr ---\n{r.stderr[-2000:]}"
)
return head
TOOL_DISPATCH = {
"read_file": tool_read_file,
"apply_patch": tool_apply_patch,
"run_bash": tool_run_bash,
}
def ollama_chat(model: str, messages: list) -> dict:
payload = {
"model": model,
"messages": messages,
"tools": TOOLS,
"stream": False,
"think": False,
"keep_alive": "10m",
"options": {
"num_ctx": 32768,
"num_predict": 4096,
"temperature": 0.3,
},
}
data = json.dumps(payload).encode()
req = urlreq.Request(
f"{OLLAMA_HOST}/api/chat",
data=data,
headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
)
with urlreq.urlopen(req, timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT_S) as resp:
return json.loads(resp.read())
def pytest_passes(workdir: Path) -> bool:
r = subprocess.run(
["python3", "-m", "pytest", "tests/", "-q"],
cwd=workdir,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=60,
)
return r.returncode == 0
def run_bakeoff(model: str, workdir: Path, log_path: Path) -> dict:
log_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
messages = [
{"role": "system", "content": SYSTEM_PROMPT},
{"role": "user", "content": USER_PROMPT},
]
trace = {
"model": model,
"edit_tool": "apply_patch",
"tool_result_cap": TOOL_RESULT_CAP,
"workdir": str(workdir),
"started_at": time.time(),
"turns": [],
"final": None,
}
tool_call_counts = {"read_file": 0, "apply_patch": 0, "run_bash": 0}
halt_reason = None
for iteration in range(1, MAX_ITERATIONS + 1):
turn_start = time.time()
try:
response = ollama_chat(model, messages)
except Exception as e:
halt_reason = f"chat_error: {e}"
trace["turns"].append(
{"iteration": iteration, "error": str(e), "elapsed_s": time.time() - turn_start}
)
break
assistant_msg = response.get("message", {})
content = assistant_msg.get("content", "") or ""
tool_calls = assistant_msg.get("tool_calls", []) or []
turn = {
"iteration": iteration,
"elapsed_s": round(time.time() - turn_start, 2),
"content": content,
"tool_calls": [],
"prompt_eval_count": response.get("prompt_eval_count"),
"eval_count": response.get("eval_count"),
}
messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": content, "tool_calls": tool_calls})
if not tool_calls:
trace["turns"].append(turn)
halt_reason = "no_tool_calls"
break
for tc in tool_calls:
fn = tc.get("function", {})
name = fn.get("name")
args = fn.get("arguments") or {}
if isinstance(args, str):
try:
args = json.loads(args)
except Exception:
args = {"_raw": args}
if name not in TOOL_DISPATCH:
result = f"ERROR: unknown tool {name}"
else:
try:
result = TOOL_DISPATCH[name](workdir, args)
tool_call_counts[name] = tool_call_counts.get(name, 0) + 1
except Exception as e:
result = f"ERROR: {e}"
# THE HYPOTHESIS TEST: cap tool result before sending back to model
result_sent = result[:TOOL_RESULT_CAP]
turn["tool_calls"].append({"name": name, "arguments": args, "result": result_sent[:800]})
messages.append({"role": "tool", "content": result_sent})
trace["turns"].append(turn)
if iteration == MAX_ITERATIONS:
halt_reason = "iteration_cap"
break
final_pass = pytest_passes(workdir)
trace["final"] = {
"halt_reason": halt_reason,
"tests_pass": final_pass,
"iterations_used": len(trace["turns"]),
"tool_call_counts": tool_call_counts,
"wall_clock_s": round(time.time() - trace["started_at"], 2),
}
log_path.write_text(json.dumps(trace, indent=2, default=str))
return trace
def main():
if len(sys.argv) != 4:
print(__doc__, file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(2)
model, workdir_s, log_s = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3]
workdir = Path(workdir_s).resolve()
log_path = Path(log_s).resolve()
seed = Path(__file__).parent / "task_seed"
if workdir.exists():
shutil.rmtree(workdir)
shutil.copytree(seed, workdir)
result = run_bakeoff(model, workdir, log_path)
final = result["final"]
print(
f"model={model} pass={final['tests_pass']} "
f"iters={final['iterations_used']} "
f"read={final['tool_call_counts'].get('read_file', 0)} "
f"patch={final['tool_call_counts'].get('apply_patch', 0)} "
f"bash={final['tool_call_counts'].get('run_bash', 0)} "
f"halt={final['halt_reason']} "
f"wall={final['wall_clock_s']}s"
)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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{
"model": "gemma4:26b",
"edit_tool": "apply_patch",
"tool_result_cap": 1200,
"workdir": "/home/claude/bin/gemma4-research/scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1200/work",
"started_at": 1776533769.279479,
"turns": [
{
"iteration": 1,
"elapsed_s": 0.5,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "run_bash",
"arguments": {
"command": "ls -R"
},
"result": "exit=0\n--- stdout ---\n.:\ncalc\nREADME.md\ntests\n\n./calc:\n__init__.py\n__pycache__\nstats.py\n\n./calc/__pycache__:\n__init__.cpython-313.pyc\nstats.cpython-313.pyc\n\n./tests:\n__pycache__\ntest_stats.py\n\n./tests/__pycache__:\ntest_stats.cpython-313-pytest-9.0.2.pyc\n\n--- stderr ---\n"
}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 458,
"eval_count": 21
},
{
"iteration": 2,
"elapsed_s": 0.61,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "read_file",
"arguments": {
"path": "README.md"
},
"result": "# Bakeoff Task\n\nA tiny Python package (`calc/`) with a statistics module. Run `pytest` from this\ndirectory \u2014 two tests currently fail because `median` returns the upper-middle\nelement instead of averaging the two middle elements on even-length inputs.\n\nYour job: make all tests pass. Do not disable or modify the tests.\n\nAllowed tools:\n- `read_file(path)` \u2014 read a file (relative to this directory)\n- `write_file(path, content)` \u2014 overwrite a file (relative to this directory)\n- `run_bash(command)` \u2014 run a shell command (cwd is this directory)\n\nWhen all tests pass, reply with a short summary of the fix and stop calling tools.\n"
}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 599,
"eval_count": 21
},
{
"iteration": 3,
"elapsed_s": 0.64,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "run_bash",
"arguments": {
"command": "pytest"
},
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}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 780,
"eval_count": 19
},
{
"iteration": 4,
"elapsed_s": 0.85,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "run_bash",
"arguments": {
"command": "export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:. && pytest"
},
"result": "exit=1\n--- stdout ---\n============================= test session starts ==============================\nplatform linux -- Python 3.13.5, pytest-9.0.2, pluggy-1.6.0\nrootdir: /home/claude/bin/gemma4-research/scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1200/work\nplugins: asyncio-1.3.0, anyio-4.12.1\nasyncio: mode=Mode.STRICT, debug=False, asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope=None, asyncio_default_test_loop_scope=function\ncollected 7 items\n\ntests/test_stats.py ..FFF.. [100%]\n\n=================================== FAILURES ===================================\n_______________________________ test_median_even _______________________________\n\n def test_median_even():\n> assert median([1, 2, 3, 4]) == 2.5\nE assert 3 == 2.5\nE + where 3 = media"
}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 1175,
"eval_count": 26
},
{
"iteration": 5,
"elapsed_s": 0.86,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "read_file",
"arguments": {
"path": "calc/stats.py"
},
"result": "\"\"\"Basic statistics helpers.\"\"\"\n\n\ndef mean(numbers):\n \"\"\"Arithmetic mean of a non-empty list.\"\"\"\n return sum(numbers) / len(numbers)\n\n\ndef median(numbers):\n \"\"\"Return the median of a list of numbers.\"\"\"\n s = sorted(numbers)\n n = len(s)\n return s[n // 2]\n\n\ndef mode(numbers):\n \"\"\"Return the most common value. Ties broken by first occurrence.\"\"\"\n counts = {}\n for x in numbers:\n counts[x] = counts.get(x, 0) + 1\n best = None\n best_count = -1\n for x in numbers:\n if counts[x] > best_count:\n best = x\n best_count = counts[x]\n return best\n\n\ndef variance(numbers):\n \"\"\"Sample variance (divides by n-1).\"\"\"\n if len(numbers) < 2:\n raise ValueError(\"variance requires at least 2 values\")\n m = mean(numbers)\n return"
}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 1597,
"eval_count": 23
},
{
"iteration": 6,
"elapsed_s": 2.46,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "apply_patch",
"arguments": {
"new_text": "def median(numbers):\n \"\"\"Return the median of a list of numbers.\"\"\"\n s = sorted(numbers)\n n = len(s)\n if n % 2 == 1:\n return s[n // 2]\n else:\n return (s[n // 2 - 1] + s[n // 2]) / 2\n",
"old_text": "def median(numbers):\n \"\"\"Return the median of a list of numbers.\"\"\"\n s = sorted(numbers)\n n = len(s)\n return s[n // 2]\n",
"path": "calc/stats.py"
},
"result": "patched calc/stats.py (replaced 131 chars with 211 chars)"
}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 1886,
"eval_count": 165
},
{
"iteration": 7,
"elapsed_s": 0.75,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "run_bash",
"arguments": {
"command": "export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:. && pytest"
},
"result": "exit=0\n--- stdout ---\n============================= test session starts ==============================\nplatform linux -- Python 3.13.5, pytest-9.0.2, pluggy-1.6.0\nrootdir: /home/claude/bin/gemma4-research/scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1200/work\nplugins: asyncio-1.3.0, anyio-4.12.1\nasyncio: mode=Mode.STRICT, debug=False, asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope=None, asyncio_default_test_loop_scope=function\ncollected 7 items\n\ntests/test_stats.py ....... [100%]\n\n============================== 7 passed in 0.01s ===============================\n\n--- stderr ---\n"
}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 2076,
"eval_count": 26
},
{
"iteration": 8,
"elapsed_s": 0.79,
"content": "Fixed the `median` function to correctly average the two middle elements when the input list has an even length.",
"tool_calls": [],
"prompt_eval_count": 2294,
"eval_count": 27
}
],
"final": {
"halt_reason": "no_tool_calls",
"tests_pass": true,
"iterations_used": 8,
"tool_call_counts": {
"read_file": 2,
"apply_patch": 1,
"run_bash": 4
},
"wall_clock_s": 8.39
}
}
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{
"model": "gemma4:26b",
"edit_tool": "apply_patch",
"tool_result_cap": 1600,
"workdir": "/home/claude/bin/gemma4-research/scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1600/work",
"started_at": 1776533780.5269597,
"turns": [
{
"iteration": 1,
"elapsed_s": 0.49,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "run_bash",
"arguments": {
"command": "ls -R"
},
"result": "exit=0\n--- stdout ---\n.:\ncalc\nREADME.md\ntests\n\n./calc:\n__init__.py\n__pycache__\nstats.py\n\n./calc/__pycache__:\n__init__.cpython-313.pyc\nstats.cpython-313.pyc\n\n./tests:\n__pycache__\ntest_stats.py\n\n./tests/__pycache__:\ntest_stats.cpython-313-pytest-9.0.2.pyc\n\n--- stderr ---\n"
}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 458,
"eval_count": 21
},
{
"iteration": 2,
"elapsed_s": 0.61,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "read_file",
"arguments": {
"path": "README.md"
},
"result": "# Bakeoff Task\n\nA tiny Python package (`calc/`) with a statistics module. Run `pytest` from this\ndirectory \u2014 two tests currently fail because `median` returns the upper-middle\nelement instead of averaging the two middle elements on even-length inputs.\n\nYour job: make all tests pass. Do not disable or modify the tests.\n\nAllowed tools:\n- `read_file(path)` \u2014 read a file (relative to this directory)\n- `write_file(path, content)` \u2014 overwrite a file (relative to this directory)\n- `run_bash(command)` \u2014 run a shell command (cwd is this directory)\n\nWhen all tests pass, reply with a short summary of the fix and stop calling tools.\n"
}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 599,
"eval_count": 21
},
{
"iteration": 3,
"elapsed_s": 0.64,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "run_bash",
"arguments": {
"command": "pytest"
},
"result": "exit=2\n--- stdout ---\n============================= test session starts ==============================\nplatform linux -- Python 3.13.5, pytest-9.0.2, pluggy-1.6.0\nrootdir: /home/claude/bin/gemma4-research/scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1600/work\nplugins: asyncio-1.3.0, anyio-4.12.1\nasyncio: mode=Mode.STRICT, debug=False, asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope=None, asyncio_default_test_loop_scope=function\ncollected 0 items / 1 error\n\n==================================== ERRORS ====================================\n_____________________ ERROR collecting tests/test_stats.py _____________________\nImportError while importing test module '/home/claude/bin/gemma4-research/scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1600/work/tests/test_stats.py'.\nHint: make sure your test modules/packages have"
}
],
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"eval_count": 19
},
{
"iteration": 4,
"elapsed_s": 0.87,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "run_bash",
"arguments": {
"command": "export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:. && pytest"
},
"result": "exit=1\n--- stdout ---\n============================= test session starts ==============================\nplatform linux -- Python 3.13.5, pytest-9.0.2, pluggy-1.6.0\nrootdir: /home/claude/bin/gemma4-research/scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap1600/work\nplugins: asyncio-1.3.0, anyio-4.12.1\nasyncio: mode=Mode.STRICT, debug=False, asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope=None, asyncio_default_test_loop_scope=function\ncollected 7 items\n\ntests/test_stats.py ..FFF.. [100%]\n\n=================================== FAILURES ===================================\n_______________________________ test_median_even _______________________________\n\n def test_median_even():\n> assert median([1, 2, 3, 4]) == 2.5\nE assert 3 == 2.5\nE + where 3 = media"
}
],
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"eval_count": 26
},
{
"iteration": 5,
"elapsed_s": 0.99,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "read_file",
"arguments": {
"path": "calc/stats.py"
},
"result": "\"\"\"Basic statistics helpers.\"\"\"\n\n\ndef mean(numbers):\n \"\"\"Arithmetic mean of a non-empty list.\"\"\"\n return sum(numbers) / len(numbers)\n\n\ndef median(numbers):\n \"\"\"Return the median of a list of numbers.\"\"\"\n s = sorted(numbers)\n n = len(s)\n return s[n // 2]\n\n\ndef mode(numbers):\n \"\"\"Return the most common value. Ties broken by first occurrence.\"\"\"\n counts = {}\n for x in numbers:\n counts[x] = counts.get(x, 0) + 1\n best = None\n best_count = -1\n for x in numbers:\n if counts[x] > best_count:\n best = x\n best_count = counts[x]\n return best\n\n\ndef variance(numbers):\n \"\"\"Sample variance (divides by n-1).\"\"\"\n if len(numbers) < 2:\n raise ValueError(\"variance requires at least 2 values\")\n m = mean(numbers)\n return"
}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 1781,
"eval_count": 23
},
{
"iteration": 6,
"elapsed_s": 0.58,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [],
"prompt_eval_count": 2070,
"eval_count": 4
}
],
"final": {
"halt_reason": "no_tool_calls",
"tests_pass": false,
"iterations_used": 6,
"tool_call_counts": {
"read_file": 2,
"apply_patch": 0,
"run_bash": 3
},
"wall_clock_s": 4.91
}
}
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{
"model": "gemma4:26b",
"edit_tool": "apply_patch",
"tool_result_cap": 2000,
"workdir": "/home/claude/bin/gemma4-research/scripts/bakeoff/runs_patch/gemma4-26b-cap2000/work",
"started_at": 1776533758.915821,
"turns": [
{
"iteration": 1,
"elapsed_s": 0.55,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "run_bash",
"arguments": {
"command": "ls -R"
},
"result": "exit=0\n--- stdout ---\n.:\ncalc\nREADME.md\ntests\n\n./calc:\n__init__.py\n__pycache__\nstats.py\n\n./calc/__pycache__:\n__init__.cpython-313.pyc\nstats.cpython-313.pyc\n\n./tests:\n__pycache__\ntest_stats.py\n\n./tests/__pycache__:\ntest_stats.cpython-313-pytest-9.0.2.pyc\n\n--- stderr ---\n"
}
],
"prompt_eval_count": 458,
"eval_count": 21
},
{
"iteration": 2,
"elapsed_s": 0.63,
"content": "",
"tool_calls": [
{
"name": "read_file",
"arguments": {
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