What task, grader and reset hooks support evaluating booking agents?
Each task ships with a JSONL definition, an expected final-state diff and a grader returning named checks, plus reset, apply and grade hooks for repeatable runs.
Evaluation of booking tasks works best when each task ships with a machine-readable definition, an expected outcome and a grader that returns structured results.
**Task file** (JSONL, one task per line): `task_id`, `scenario_seed`, `instruction`, `allowed_actions`, `expected_final_state`, `acceptable_action_paths`, `failure_mode_tags`, `split` (train or eval).
**Expected final state** is a diff against the seeded tables, such as `facility.FAC-6102.status = ACTIVE`, `facility.FAC-6102.rate_percent = 5.89` and a `booking_event` table containing one `raise_query` row.
**Grader output** (JSON): `task_id`, `passed`, `checks` (a list of named checks, each with `passed` and `detail`), `forbidden_actions_taken`, `steps_used` and `final_state_diff`. Named checks let you report which failure mode occurred, not only that the task failed.
**Hooks:**
- `reset(scenario_seed)` restores the starting snapshot - `apply(action, arguments)` runs one tool action and returns the result - `grade(task_id)` compares current state with the expected state and the action log
Run each task more than once if the agent is non-deterministic, and report pass rates per failure mode. Ask whether resets are deterministic and whether the grader is supplied as code or as rules in a data file, so your customers can run it in their own harness.
Named checks and deterministic resets let your customers report which failure mode occurred and rerun tasks in their own harness.
- Audience:
- Licensed resellers
- Content type:
- Integration
- Buyer question:
- How to evaluate it
Content release: r-a220eb6e099b243b
Related questions
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- Which failure modes should we expect to see and how should we score them?
- How can a buyer inspect the quality of generated booking material?
- What reset, snapshot and grader hooks would an evaluation harness need?
- How would an evaluation expose an agent that creates duplicate accounts on retry?
- How do I know whether my success criteria for booking tasks are strict enough?