| ---
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| pretty_name: ThinkingBox-Bench
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| license: cdla-permissive-2.0
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| language:
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| - en
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| task_categories:
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| - reinforcement-learning
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| tags:
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| - agent
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| - tool-use
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| - benchmark
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| - evaluation
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| configs:
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| - config_name: tasks
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| default: true
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| data_files:
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| - split: test
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| path: data/tasks.parquet
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| - config_name: scenarios
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| data_files:
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| - split: test
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| path: data/scenarios.parquet
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| - config_name: agents
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| data_files:
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| - split: test
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| path: data/agents.parquet
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| ---
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|
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| # ThinkingBox-Bench
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| ThinkingBox-Bench is an executable benchmark for evaluating whether tool-using
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| LLM agents can reliably complete stateful business workflows. Version 1.0
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| contains 507 tool-agent-user tasks across retail and e-commerce, travel and
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| hospitality, auto insurance, neobank support, and consulting IT/HR support.
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| This dataset repository provides a browsable representation of the benchmark.
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| The executable benchmark, tool servers, and supporting fixtures are maintained
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| in the
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| [`microsoft/thinkingbox-data`](https://github.com/microsoft/thinkingbox-data)
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| GitHub repository.
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| ## Dataset structure
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| | Subset | Rows | Contents |
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| | - | -: | - |
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| | `tasks` | 507 | User goal, initial-state patch, expected tool interactions, and rubrics |
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| | `scenarios` | 5 | Shared world state and available tools, linked by `scenario_id` |
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| | `agents` | 1 | Agent instructions and built-in tools |
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| Select a subset using the Dataset Viewer dropdown. Each task references its
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| shared scenario through `scenario_id`. Nested task state and expected
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| interactions are serialized as JSON strings so they remain readable and
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| portable in the Viewer.
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| ### Task fields
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| | Field | Description |
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| | - | - |
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| | `task_ref` | Canonical `file.py:function_name` identifier from the release test list |
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| | `domain` | Human-readable benchmark domain |
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| | `scenario_id` | Key linking the task to its shared row in the `scenarios` subset |
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| | `query` | Initial request sent by the simulated user |
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| | `user_context` | Instructions and facts available to the simulated user |
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| | `initial_state_patch_json` | JSON object applied to the scenario's base world state before the task starts |
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| | `expected_tool_interactions_json` | Ordered golden tool calls that define the expected state changes |
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| | `rubrics_json` | Additional response requirements evaluated for applicable tasks |
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| | `source_url` | Tagged GitHub source containing the executable test definition |
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| | `release_tag` | Immutable `thinkingbox-data` release used to generate the row |
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| The dataset does not store a precomputed expected end state. During evaluation,
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| the scenario's MCP server creates a fresh database, applies
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| `initial_state_patch_json`, and replays `expected_tool_interactions_json` to
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| materialize the `golden_db_state`. It then compares the stable hash of that
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| state with the hash of the database modified by the evaluated agent. This
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| runtime process ensures the expected state uses the same tool implementation
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| and database semantics as the agent's attempt.
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| ## Intended use
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|
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| ThinkingBox-Bench v1.0 is intended exclusively for evaluation. Do not use its
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| task content, expected outcomes, golden state, or tool trajectories for prompt
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| optimization, fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, reward-model training, or
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| other model optimization.
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| ## Run the benchmark
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| The Parquet tables are for browsing and analysis; they are not the executable
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| runtime. Follow the
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| [ThinkingBox-Bench v1.0 instructions](https://github.com/microsoft/thinkingbox-data/blob/thinkingbox-bench-v1.0/releases/thinkingbox_bench_v1/README.md#run-the-benchmark)
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| to install ThinkingBox, start the required services, and run all 507 tasks.
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| For reproducibility, use the
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| [`thinkingbox-bench-v1.0`](https://github.com/microsoft/thinkingbox-data/releases/tag/thinkingbox-bench-v1.0)
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| release.
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| ## Citation
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| In case you find our dataset useful please cite [our paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19741).
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| ``` |
| @article{li2026one, |
| title={One Success Isn't Reliability: ThinkingBox, a Sandbox and Benchmark for Agents in Stateful Business Workflows}, |
| author={Li, Zhuochun and Ko, Youngmin and Keramati, Ali and Ferri, Nicola and Pelaez, Susana Palmaz Lopez and Tsai, Liang-Chun and Wang, Calvin and Milletari, Mirco and Kundu, Tuhin and Smolyakov, Vadim and others}, |
| journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.19741}, |
| year={2026} |
| } |
| ```
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|
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| ## License
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|
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| The dataset is licensed under the Community Data License Agreement -
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| Permissive - Version 2.0 (`CDLA-Permissive-2.0`). See `LICENSE.txt`.
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