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# [My Reflection Loop Made Things Worse. My Evaluation Framework Showed Me Why.](https://shivambhardwaj.hashnode.dev/my-reflection-loop-made-things-worse-my-evaluation-framework-showed-me-why?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How building an evaluation framework before the agent revealed failures I never would have caught manually.

Aug 8 · 11 min read · shivambhardwaj.hashnode.dev  
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