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A software maintenance agent is configured to resolve a complex repository issue using an initial compact plan and defined completion contracts. Over hours of operation, the agent generates numerous tool calls, parses voluminous environment feedback, and attempts multiple local fixes. Eventually, the agent begins cycling through redundant status queries and halts before completing the repair.

Evaluate this agent's failure through the lens of control-signal dilution. Explain how the agent's exec

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Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ch.1 Operational Challenges and Systemic Bottlenecks - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Harness Scaling Principles and Execution Bottlenecks - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Epistemic, Procedural-Memory, and Compliance Gaps - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ch.2 Agent Runtime Design and Execution Framework - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

StateM Agent-Native Runtime Architecture - Engineering State-Bound Execution Runtimes for Autonomous Agents @ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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