Research

# Five repeated jobs cover 85% of an agent's writes

Benchmark / October 1, 2026 / Krishna Bhatnagar

Given raw agent logs and no task list, AgentCompile found 5 repeated jobs. Together they cover 85% of what the agent changes.

Key result: 5 repeated jobs found in raw agent logs, with no task list. together they cover 85% of the agent's writes

## Setup

- Input: Raw agent logs from τ-bench retail, with no task list
- Measured: The share of the agent's writes the jobs cover

## The question

An agent looks like it does a thousand different things. Underneath, how many jobs is it really doing?

## What we found

From the agent's raw logs, with no task list, AgentCompile found 5 repeated jobs. Together they cover 85% of the agent's writes.

> A few jobs, done again and again, are most of the work.

## Why it matters

If most of the work is a few jobs, a few compiled jobs change most of the calls. Your agent keeps the rest: everything new, unclear or unusual.

## Limits

- One domain: retail customer service. Your agent's jobs will be its own; a pilot starts by showing you which repeat.