Code agents are being tested as bounded workers, not code generators
The strongest signal is operational evaluation. 1GC-7RC, AgentKernelArena, and TOBench all score agents inside bounded work loops with tools, runtime checks, and resource limits.
Topic summary
Agent Benchmarks
Controlled code agent operations
Code agents are ready for narrower operational tests inside engineering workflows: fixed-budget acceptance runs, package-name checks before installs, and scoped code-editing pilots tied to token spend.