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Effective Harness Engineering for Algorithm Discovery with Coding Agents

May 18, 2026arXiv Software Engineering

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arXiv:2605.15221v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: AlphaEvolve and FunSearch have demonstrated the potential of combining large language models (LLMs) with evolutionary search for automated algorithm discovery. However, discovery success is shaped not only by model capability but also significantly by

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