LoopArena: Benchmarking Models as Runtime Controllers for Loop Engineering
A benchmark for evaluating a Controller model that guides a separate fixed coding-agent Worker through long-running tasks: after each coding round it reads a structured run summary and decides what to do, verify, or stop next. Separates loop-guidance ability from the worker's raw coding ability across three execution-scope settings.
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Top HF Daily Paper of Aug 31 with 99 upvotes; first benchmark for the 'loop engineering' pattern around coding agents
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Top HF Daily Paper (99 upvotes)