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Test AI Agent Tool Selection with External Observer, Not Self-Reported Logs
An agent's own logs can be unreliable due to hallucinated tool names or silent parameter coercion. The article proposes an external observer that intercepts raw tool calls before normalization. This approach validates actual execution rather than the agent's intent, catching errors that self-reported traces miss.
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The technique is sound, but the article's claim that 'most teams' rely solely on agent logs may overstate the problem; many already use proxy-based testing.
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