https://hrushikesh.dev/tags/evals/Recent content in Evals on Hrushikesh DokalaHugoen-usTue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://hrushikesh.dev/notes/evals/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://hrushikesh.dev/notes/evals/<p> <figure class=""> <div class="img-container" > <img loading="lazy" alt="evals for your harness — harness &#43; model → trials ×k → transcript and outcome → graders" src="https://hrushikesh.dev/images/evals-cover.jpg" > </div> </figure> </p> <p>TLDR; understanding the importance of evals, and how they can make yours and your agent life easier without spending exponential tokens and time to complete a task.</p> <p>pre -</p> <p><strong>Agent = Model + Harness.</strong></p> <ul> <li>Model - the one thats brings the intelligence, capability to think and act.</li> <li>Harness - the one that lets the model act by giving tools, state, memory, envs, etc..</li> </ul> <p> <figure class=""> <div class="img-container" > <img loading="lazy" alt="an agent is a model plus a harness — model evals ask how good is the model itself, harness evals ask can the agent do the job with the tools and context you gave it" src="https://hrushikesh.dev/images/evals-model-harness.jpg" > </div> </figure> </p>