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Passed Once, Failed 19 Times: The Reliability Gap Microsoft's ThinkingBox Found in Every Agent
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Dev.to | Oct 11, 2026 | Daniel Sam Pete Thiyagu
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Before the agent starts, it snapshots a backend database. Tool design beats model choice for reliability. 79. 9% of root causes are tool handling. Sharpen the tool surface before swapping the model.
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