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Don’t ask an agent to answer a comparison in one shot.

Don’t ask an agent to answer a comparison in one shot. Have it expose the sub-questions, retrieve evidence for each,…

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Don’t ask an agent to answer a comparison in one shot. Have it expose the sub-questions, retrieve evidence for each, then synthesize. The clip describes a query decomposition agent tackling a complex question by iteratively breaking it into sub-questions. For “who lived longer, X or Y?”, it asks: “What is X’s lifespan?” and “What is Y’s lifespan?” It then calls a search tool for both sub-questions. For builders, the design implication is clear: keep retrieval and synthesis as separate stages. Use the retrieved evidence to construct the final comparison, without treating this example as pro

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