ResearchAug 26, 2026watch
Trace integrity gives data agents a better reliability target than answer accuracy
Data agents can produce the right answer for the wrong reason, and that is a serious problem in business systems. If the reasoning trace is invalid, a benchmark score may hide a tool that cannot be trusted on unfamiliar data.
Why it matters: This matters for any company putting agents near dashboards, finance workflows, or compliance reports. Pagish will watch whether trace-based evaluation becomes part of production agent monitoring rather than staying in papers.