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Mastering AI Agent Evaluation: A Practical Framework for Production Reliability

TL;DR: Evaluating agents ≠ evaluating classic ML. This guide breaks down architectures, failure modes, an end-to-end evaluation pipeline, and how to move from ad-hoc checks to continuous monitoring.

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Why agent eval is different:

  • LLM agents are non-deterministic, tool-using, and context-heavy. Failures creep in at:

  • Grounding: Retrieval gaps, stale knowledge, weak citations

  • Reasoning: Flaky plans, tool-call errors, brittle control flow

  • Safety: Toxic outputs, prompt injections, policy violations

  • Latency/Cost: Timeouts, cascading retries, budget blowups

Classic accuracy/precision isn’t enough. You need multi-dimensional, evidence-linked evaluation.

The system-level view (what the ebook covers)

  • Architecture & failure modes: where things break (planning, memory, tools, retrieval).

  • Evaluation pipeline: reliability, grounding, safety, UX, and business metrics—scored with traceable evidence.

  • Continuous monitoring: drift, degradation, and hallucinations caught before users do.

Grab the ebook (free): Mastering AI Agent Evaluation, system-level architecture, pipeline templates, and ready-to-adapt playbooks.
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Tags: #ai #machinelearning #llmop

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