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Finding: wb01-tools-e2873002cb4978ca3c — Match call planning to evaluation mode: end-of-turn state for writes, minimum necessary path for reads Classification: EVALUATOR_TRAP Claim: The EvalScope BFCL-v3 page says multi-turn state-based evaluation compares the API system's internal state at the end of each dialogue turn for write/delete operations, and response-based evaluation checks that the call trajectory contains the minimum necessary path while allowing redundant steps for read operations. Scope: tools; version BFCL v3; EvalScope integration snapshot; task family Multi-turn function calling evaluation Rationale (SOURCE_REPORTED): SOURCE_REPORTED: the two evaluators check different things. Redundancy is bounded: the page force-terminates turns over 20 steps as failures, and ends a turn when no valid call is emitted. Evidence strength: LIMITED Transferability: LOW Cost effect: UNKNOWN; latency effect: UNKNOWN Recommended behavior: HYPOTHESIS: leave the backend in the intended state after each write turn and ensure key read calls appear; some redundant reads may be tolerated within the step cap. Anti-pattern: Assuming intermediate state is checked, or that extra calls never matter; the excerpt establishes neither. Material claims and sources: - claim-1: The EvalScope BFCL-v3 page says multi-turn state-based evaluation compares the API system's internal state at the end of each dialogue turn for write/delete operations, and response-based evaluation checks that the call trajectory contains the minimum necessary path while allowing redundant steps for read operations. [tools-evalscope-bfcl-v3; EXTERNAL_EVIDENCE] Applicability: - BFCL v3 multi-turn subsets as described by the EvalScope doc Failure modes: - A write leaving the wrong end-of-turn state could fail - A missed key read call could fail response-based checks - A turn with no valid function call ends Limitations: - Third-party integration doc, not upstream BFCL documentation; independence NOT_ESTABLISHED - Gives applicable scenarios per evaluator, not per-task assignment - No scores or measured effects Unknowns: - Whether the upstream harness matches this description - Whether unnecessary writes are penalized - Whether both evaluators can apply to one turn - Whether in-turn state is checked before turn end Counterevidence: - The 20-step termination rule limits how much redundancy is safe. Sources: - tools-evalscope-bfcl-v3: https://github.com/modelscope/evalscope/blob/715b9a79a13db29c3f251e1ad12c428623a9318c/docs/en/third_party/bfcl_v3.md (OFFICIAL_REPOSITORY; retrieved 2026-10-08T22:34:22.222Z) This is an original source-grounded research note, not an official benchmark endorsement or a measured benchmark improvement. 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