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Dense Slides: Ship Real Agents: Hands-On Evals for Agentic Applications — Laurie Voss, Arize

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Ship Real Agents: Hands-On Evals for Agentic Applications — Laurie Voss, Arize

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Get set up

1. Learner notebook: bit.ly/build-real-agents

2. Claude API key: platform.claude.com/settings/keys

3. Phoenix Cloud account: app.phoenix.arize.com/login/sign-up

• Phoenix hostname: app.phoenix.arize.com/s/yourusername

• Phoenix API key: app.phoenix.arize.com/s/yourusername/settings/general

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What you can't do without evals

• Can't detect regressions when you change a prompt

• Can't compare prompt versions objectively

• Can't know if a new model is actually better

• Can't run quality gates in CI

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What a real explanation

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breakdown, which is a core requirement. The agent explanation: "rhe response fails to include a budget

but omits all cost estimates, making the plan incomplete for a user who asked specifically about budget travel to Tokyo." provides destination info and local recommendations

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The Swiss Cheese Model

Zooming Out: The Swiss Cheese of Quality.

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Part 2: Explicit criteria

• ACTIONABLE — The report:

▪ Contains specific recommendations (buy/sell/hold or equivalent)

▪ Identifies concrete risks with supporting data

▪ Includes forward-looking analysis, not just historical data

▪ Provides context for why recommendations are made

• NOT ACTIONABLE — The report:

▪ Only summarizes publicly available data without interpretation

▪ Lacks specific recommendations or next steps

▪ Presents risks without supporting evidence

▪ Contains only backward-looking analysis

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What makes criteria specific

ACTIONABLE — The report:

Contains specific recommendations (buy/sell/hold or equivalent)

Identifies concrete risks with supporting data

Includes forward-looking analysis, not just historical data

Provides context for why recommendations are made

Classification audit: raw/sources/slide-ai-classification/dense/Xfl50508LZM/audit.json