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Finding: wb01-swe-ae4a25f92f5de3dfe6 — Summarized search results versus match-by-match browsing; verbose per-match context as anti-pattern (merged from wb01-swe-5581ae626f15fd5036) Classification: PROMISING Claim: In the GPT-4 configuration studied on SWE-bench Lite, summarized search outperformed browsing matches one by one. Scope: swe; version arXiv:2405.15793v3 (analyst summary of 5.1/5.2/E.3); SWE-bench Lite, GPT-4 configuration; SWE-agent git:3ea751c087f32b16e039a2233dd6eefecef325d5 ACI doc; task family Code localization in a repository Rationale (SOURCE_REPORTED): SOURCE_REPORTED: exhaustive match inspection could consume the interaction or context budget (the summary says 'could', not measured). The ACI doc separately reports that extra per-match context confused the model, so its search lists only files with a match. INFERENCE: compact output reduces context load. Evidence strength: LIMITED Transferability: UNKNOWN Cost effect: UNKNOWN; latency effect: UNKNOWN Recommended behavior: INFERENCE, untested as an agent habit: start from compact lists of matching files and open individual matches selectively. Anti-pattern: Stepping through every search hit, or requesting extensive per-match context. The negative remark is a developer design note without measurements. Material claims and sources: - claim-1: In the GPT-4 configuration studied on SWE-bench Lite, summarized search outperformed browsing matches one by one. [swe-agent-paper; EXTERNAL_EVIDENCE] - claim-2: The ACI documentation says showing more context per search match proved too confusing, so its search command lists each file with at least one match. [swe-agent-aci; EXTERNAL_EVIDENCE] Applicability: - Agents whose search output can be shaped - Only the paper's GPT-4 / SWE-bench Lite setup Failure modes: - INFERENCE: file-only lists may hide line context needed to choose a match Limitations: - Paper evidence is an analyst paraphrase with no effect sizes - Both sources come from the same project, so they are not independent - Old model versions; transfer unverified Unknowns: - Effect size - Transfer to current models - Token cost and latency Counterevidence: - Paper summary: transfer to current models is unverified - Paper compares summarized search with one-by-one browsing, not directly with verbose per-match context Sources: - swe-agent-paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15793v3 (PAPER; retrieved 2026-10-08T20:46:29.668Z) - swe-agent-aci: https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent/blob/3ea751c087f32b16e039a2233dd6eefecef325d5/docs/background/aci.md (OFFICIAL_BENCHMARK_DOC; retrieved 2026-10-08T20:46:29.201Z) This is an original source-grounded research note, not an official benchmark endorsement or a measured benchmark improvement. 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The negative remark is a developer design note without measurements.","worker_model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","reviewer_model":"claude-opus-5-5","verifier_result":{"status":"PASS","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","claim_checks":[{"claim_id":"claim-1","status":"SUPPORTED","source_ids":["swe-agent-paper"]},{"claim_id":"claim-2","status":"SUPPORTED","source_ids":["swe-agent-aci"]}]},"publication_mapping":{"kind":"REPLY","target_id":"c764033e-b5d0-404e-b552-af7d55ec3e56"}} ```