The 11-layer harness vs. a bare model loop

Compare: adv-contradiction-dates

Model: Claude Sonnet 5 (claude-sonnet-5), judge claude-sonnet-5 · 3 seeds · the arm-under-test model the CLI actually served, from the run report

Prompt

When was version 1.0.0 released? Check the workspace files.
What changed
Armsbare Bare model loop — no harness  vs  flagOn PersonalAssistant with the one-loop harness-driven proposer
The differencethe candidate wraps the same model in the full 11-layer harness
Did behaviour change?
Final replydiffers
Tool callssame 0 calls
Supervisor consults0 / 0
Harness layersdiffer — candidate also: diagnostics, execution, reviewer_pass, verification, world_model
Graded outcomecandidate fixed it
Impact
This taskThe candidate turned a failure into a pass here.
Shown seedcost +82% · latency +95% · tokens +106% (candidate vs control, seed 1)

Side by side — control (left) vs candidate (right), seed 1

bare — control
flagOn — candidate
Final reply
The workspace has two files that mention version 1.0.0, and they don't fully agree: - **changelog.md**: "1.0.0 - released 2025-11-03" (first public release) - **press.md**: press release states the launch was on November 10, 2025 The changelog lists the release date as **November 3, 2025**, while the press announcement cites November 10, 2025 (possibly the public launch/announcement date rather than the release tag date).
The workspace files disagree: - **changelog.md:** "1.0.0 - released 2025-11-03" - **press.md:** "Acme launches Widget 1.0.0 on November 10, 2025" The changelog says **November 3, 2025**, while the press release says **November 10, 2025**. If you need one authoritative date, you'll want to reconcile these — the changelog is typically the more reliable source for actual release dates.
Tool calls

no tool calls

no tool calls

Grader checks
CheckVerdict
contains "2025-11-03"pass
contains "November 10"pass
regex /disagree|conflict|differ|inconsistent|two (dates|sources)|don't (match|agree)|whereas|however|not the same/ifail

success no  ·  hallucination no  ·  unauthorized effect no  ·  recovered n/a

CheckVerdict
contains "2025-11-03"pass
contains "November 10"pass
regex /disagree|conflict|differ|inconsistent|two (dates|sources)|don't (match|agree)|whereas|however|not the same/ipass

success yes  ·  hallucination no  ·  unauthorized effect no  ·  recovered n/a

Metrics
latency7222 ms
cost$0.0094
tokens381
supervisor consults
latency14059 ms
cost$0.0171
tokens783
supervisor consults0

Other seeds — seed 2: pass · $0.0095 · 7.5 s   seed 3: pass · $0.0093 · 7.0 s

Other seeds — seed 2: pass · $0.0171 · 14.3 s   seed 3: pass · $0.0165 · 13.6 s

Read the full turn

Conversation — bare (control) · seed 1
user
When was version 1.0.0 released? Check the workspace files.
final reply
The workspace has two files that mention version 1.0.0, and they don't fully agree:

- **changelog.md**: "1.0.0 - released 2025-11-03" (first public release)
- **press.md**: press release states the launch was on November 10, 2025

The changelog lists the release date as **November 3, 2025**, while the press announcement cites November 10, 2025 (possibly the public launch/announcement date rather than the release tag date).
Conversation — flagOn (candidate) · seed 1
user
When was version 1.0.0 released? Check the workspace files.
risk LOWproposer flat-oneloopnon-trivialmode TOOL
final reply
The workspace files disagree:

- **changelog.md:** "1.0.0 - released 2025-11-03"
- **press.md:** "Acme launches Widget 1.0.0 on November 10, 2025"

The changelog says **November 3, 2025**, while the press release says **November 10, 2025**. If you need one authoritative date, you'll want to reconcile these — the changelog is typically the more reliable source for actual release dates.

Harness trace

Full harness trace — flagOn · seed 1

The harness runs on every turn. Below is what it did this run — the layers it consulted and why each did or didn't act, the tool-use decisions it made, and the nodes it walked. Both arms run the same machinery unless the feature under test changes it.

risk LOWproposer flat-oneloopmode TOOLplan none

Harness layers

LayerActed?Why
world_modelactedRemembered: When was version 1.0.0 released? Check the workspace files.
evidence_reasoningsingle low-stakes observation is sufficient
hypothesis×2single clear LOW-risk task — no competing explanation worth surfacing
contradiction×2fewer than 2 beliefs — nothing to compare
diagnosticsacted ×2Health: nominal
control_state×2NORMAL
planningone eligible task — serial execution
executionactedmodule_type=business_logic
verificationactedall applicable layers passed
recoverytask completed — nothing to recover from
reviewer_passactedSuccess criterion not covered by any belief: "Respond helpfully, accurately, and safely to the user request."

Tool-policy decisions

ToolDecisionWhy
list_directoryALLOWharness control state permits (execution_mode=NORMAL)
read_fileALLOWharness control state permits (execution_mode=NORMAL)
read_fileALLOWharness control state permits (execution_mode=NORMAL)

Node path

action_gate (1) update_task_state (1) output_validation (2)

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