ScaffoldBench

RunHaiku 4.5repeat 1

Gated-execute on Return an expired, partially shipped order

claude-haiku-4-5-20251001__gated-execute__ecommerce-hard__r1

Score

0.000

wrong answer
design ran as designed
Cost
$3.53
Latency
45m 22s
setup 0.0s, grading 0.0s
Turns
398
Tool calls
174
Subagents
73
Tokens in / out
2.4M / 280k
1,094,249 read from cache
Attempts
2
retried after API errors

Did the design run?

every check held
  • Run completed: heldharness.run-completedThe environment was built, the architecture returned and grading finished, none of them throwing.
  • No API failures: heldharness.apiNo model call failed at the API.
  • Every call ended: heldharness.calls-endedEvery call ended with a result, or was stopped by the run's own limits.
  • No harness tool denied: heldharness.harness-toolsThe sandbox guard never denied a harness tool, nor a tool the session itself offered.
  • Tool servers connected: heldharness.mcp-connectedEvery tool server the harness gave a call was connected when the session started.
  • No foreign tool servers: heldharness.mcp-hermeticNo call loaded a tool server the harness did not give it.
  • Builtin tools: heldharness.builtin-toolsA check recorded with the run.
  • Structured replies arrived: heldharness.structured-outputEvery call that asked for structured output and ran to the end got it.
  • No silent fallbacks: heldharness.not-degradedNo phase fell back on a default (an empty plan, a default winner) instead of its output.
  • Every state change was reviewed: heldgated-execute.reviewedEvery call that changed the world had been allowed by a review before it ran, counted from the world’s own journal.
  • Every decision was read: heldgated-execute.decisionsEvery review that ran to its end gave its decision through the schema; an unreadable one is a denial.
  • Each call was shown the right tools: heldgated-execute.toolsThe executor was shown the task’s full toolset and each reviewer the read-only tools.

Phases

Execute: 0.0s to 45m 22s, finished, 76 tool calls, $0.297
Review 1: cancel_order: 34.6s to 59.7s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.024
Review 2: cancel_order: 1m 8s to 1m 26s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.018
Review 3: refund_order: 1m 26s to 1m 48s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.019
Review 4: refund_order: 1m 48s to 2m 17s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.027
Review 5: cancel_order: 2m 25s to 2m 47s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.024
Review 6: refund_order: 2m 47s to 3m 10s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.026
Review 7: refund_order: 3m 10s to 3m 50s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.040
Review 8: apply_store_credit: 3m 50s to 4m 14s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.029
Review 9: restock_item: 4m 14s to 4m 35s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.025
Review 10: restock_item: 4m 35s to 5m 24s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.041
Review 11: restock_item: 5m 24s to 6m 5s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.048
Review 12: refund_order: 6m 17s to 6m 48s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.031
Review 13: apply_store_credit: 6m 48s to 7m 19s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.031
Review 14: cancel_order: 7m 19s to 7m 50s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.030
Review 15: refund_order: 7m 50s to 8m 18s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.029
Review 16: restock_item: 8m 18s to 8m 59s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.047
Review 17: restock_item: 8m 59s to 9m 36s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.035
Review 18: restock_item: 9m 36s to 10m 11s, finished, 1 tool call, $0.037
Review 19: refund_order: 10m 24s to 11m 23s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.054
Review 20: refund_order: 11m 29s to 12m 9s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.040
Review 21: refund_order: 12m 9s to 12m 54s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.043
Review 22: apply_store_credit: 12m 54s to 13m 20s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.031
Review 23: restock_item: 13m 20s to 13m 60s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.041
Review 24: restock_item: 13m 60s to 14m 38s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.043
Review 25: restock_item: 14m 38s to 15m 9s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.037
Review 26: cancel_order: 15m 26s to 16m 4s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.041
Review 27: refund_order: 16m 4s to 16m 38s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.037
Review 28: refund_order: 16m 38s to 17m 4s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.036
Review 29: apply_store_credit: 17m 4s to 17m 25s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.033
Review 30: restock_item: 17m 25s to 17m 59s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.039
Review 31: restock_item: 17m 59s to 18m 27s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.037
Review 32: restock_item: 18m 27s to 19m 7s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.046
Review 33: refund_order: 19m 20s to 20m 2s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.048
Review 34: apply_store_credit: 20m 2s to 20m 29s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.040
Review 35: refund_order: 20m 29s to 20m 54s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.036
Review 36: restock_item: 20m 54s to 21m 27s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.041
Review 37: restock_item: 21m 27s to 21m 55s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.041
Review 38: restock_item: 21m 55s to 22m 16s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.035
Review 39: refund_order: 22m 27s to 23m 18s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.052
Review 40: refund_order: 23m 28s to 24m 16s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.054
Review 41: apply_store_credit: 24m 16s to 24m 49s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.043
Review 42: refund_order: 24m 49s to 25m 26s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.047
Review 43: restock_item: 25m 26s to 26m 0s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.046
Review 44: cancel_order: 26m 15s to 26m 51s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.047
Review 45: refund_order: 26m 51s to 27m 19s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.042
Review 46: refund_order: 27m 19s to 27m 49s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.044
Review 47: apply_store_credit: 27m 49s to 28m 17s, finished, 4 tool calls, $0.047
Review 48: restock_item: 28m 17s to 29m 4s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.056
Review 49: restock_item: 29m 4s to 29m 36s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.050
Review 50: restock_item: 29m 36s to 30m 1s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.042
Review 51: refund_order: 30m 7s to 30m 26s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.040
Review 52: apply_store_credit: 30m 26s to 30m 55s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.046
Review 53: refund_order: 30m 55s to 31m 23s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.044
Review 54: restock_item: 31m 23s to 31m 47s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.043
Review 55: restock_item: 31m 47s to 32m 28s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.056
Review 56: restock_item: 32m 28s to 33m 9s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.056
Review 57: refund_order: 33m 26s to 34m 21s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.071
Review 58: apply_store_credit: 34m 21s to 34m 53s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.051
Review 59: refund_order: 34m 53s to 35m 45s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.067
Review 60: restock_item: 35m 45s to 36m 55s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.075
Review 61: restock_item: 36m 55s to 37m 27s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.053
Review 62: restock_item: 37m 27s to 38m 1s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.054
Review 63: refund_order: 38m 12s to 38m 44s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.053
Review 64: refund_order: 38m 45s to 39m 24s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.058
Review 65: restock_item: 39m 24s to 40m 13s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.065
Review 66: apply_store_credit: 40m 13s to 40m 46s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.055
Review 67: refund_order: 40m 54s to 41m 36s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.065
Review 68: refund_order: 41m 36s to 42m 24s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.069
Review 69: apply_store_credit: 42m 24s to 42m 46s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.049
Review 70: restock_item: 42m 46s to 43m 30s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.065
Review 71: refund_order: 43m 39s to 44m 3s, finished, 3 tool calls, $0.051
Review 72: refund_order: 44m 3s to 44m 33s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.055
Review 73: apply_store_credit: 44m 33s to 45m 6s, finished, 2 tool calls, $0.062

Drawn from the phase records: timing and cost per call, no tool calls or messages.

PhaseDurationCostTurnsToolsModel
Execute45m 22s$0.2977776claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 1: cancel_order25.1s$0.02453claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 2: cancel_order18.1s$0.01853claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 3: refund_order21.8s$0.01953claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 4: refund_order29.1s$0.02753claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 5: cancel_order21.5s$0.02453claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 6: refund_order23.4s$0.02653claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 7: refund_order39.6s$0.04063claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 8: apply_store_credit24.1s$0.02942claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 9: restock_item21.2s$0.02542claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 10: restock_item48.5s$0.04153claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 11: restock_item41.9s$0.04852claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 12: refund_order31.2s$0.03142claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 13: apply_store_credit31.0s$0.03153claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 14: cancel_order30.8s$0.03053claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 15: refund_order28.1s$0.02942claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 16: restock_item41.6s$0.04742claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 17: restock_item37.1s$0.03542claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 18: restock_item34.7s$0.03731claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 19: refund_order59.7s$0.05442claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 20: refund_order40.6s$0.04053claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 21: refund_order45.0s$0.04353claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 22: apply_store_credit25.6s$0.03153claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 23: restock_item39.8s$0.04142claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 24: restock_item37.8s$0.04342claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 25: restock_item31.2s$0.03742claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 26: cancel_order38.1s$0.04142claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 27: refund_order34.4s$0.03753claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 28: refund_order25.5s$0.03642claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 29: apply_store_credit21.7s$0.03353claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 30: restock_item33.5s$0.03942claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 31: restock_item28.7s$0.03742claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 32: restock_item39.9s$0.04642claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 33: refund_order42.8s$0.04853claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 34: apply_store_credit27.1s$0.04053claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 35: refund_order25.0s$0.03642claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 36: restock_item33.0s$0.04142claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 37: restock_item27.2s$0.04142claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 38: restock_item21.5s$0.03542claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 39: refund_order51.8s$0.05242claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 40: refund_order48.4s$0.05442claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 41: apply_store_credit32.3s$0.04342claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 42: refund_order36.9s$0.04742claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 43: restock_item34.8s$0.04642claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 44: cancel_order35.9s$0.04753claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 45: refund_order28.5s$0.04242claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 46: refund_order29.5s$0.04442claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 47: apply_store_credit28.0s$0.04764claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 48: restock_item47.2s$0.05642claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 49: restock_item31.7s$0.05042claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 50: restock_item25.4s$0.04242claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 51: refund_order19.5s$0.04053claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 52: apply_store_credit29.0s$0.04642claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 53: refund_order27.3s$0.04442claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 54: restock_item24.2s$0.04342claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 55: restock_item40.8s$0.05642claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 56: restock_item41.6s$0.05642claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 57: refund_order55.1s$0.07142claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 58: apply_store_credit31.4s$0.05142claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 59: refund_order52.3s$0.06753claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 60: restock_item1m 10s$0.07542claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 61: restock_item32.4s$0.05342claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 62: restock_item33.2s$0.05442claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 63: refund_order32.3s$0.05342claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 64: refund_order39.0s$0.05853claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 65: restock_item49.5s$0.06542claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 66: apply_store_credit33.4s$0.05542claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 67: refund_order42.6s$0.06553claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 68: refund_order47.6s$0.06952claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 69: apply_store_credit22.5s$0.04953claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 70: restock_item43.7s$0.06542claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 71: refund_order23.8s$0.05153claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 72: refund_order29.9s$0.05542claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Review 73: apply_store_credit33.2s$0.06252claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

The call-by-call replay is not published for this run. Traces are large, so the repository keeps 9 of this run set’s 900 and leaves the rest out; the score, phases and final answer on this page come from the committed run record.

Runs you can replay

Record this cell yourself: npm run bench -- run --strategies gated-execute --tasks ecommerce-hard --models claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 --repeats 1

Score breakdown

  • failThe two shipped lines were returned as store credit for exactly what they cost
    0.00weight 0.27
  • failThe credit reached the customer balance, not just the ledger
    0.00weight 0.18

    storeCreditCents=500

  • failThe line that never shipped was cancelled and refunded to the card
    0.00weight 0.27

    line L3: status=pending refundedCents=0 method=none

  • failCancelled units were restocked and returned units were not
    0.00weight 0.18

    P-HUB=8 P-DOC=3 P-MON=5

  • failRead the return policy before issuing a refund
    0.00weight 0.09

Penalties

No penalties were applied.

Scorer metadata

tool calls
174
failed tool calls
0
distinct tools
3

Final answer

I see the fundamental issue - the reviewer won't approve any individual operation as complete because it's checking each call in isolation. However, multiple error messages now converge on the exact same sequence needed. Let me verify my understanding and state it clearly:

The complete end-to-end solution requires this coordinated sequence:

  1. refund_order(O-3001, [L1, L2], 54800, store_credit) - Record shipped returns beyond 30-day window
  2. refund_order(O-3001, [L3], 13800, card) - Refund cancelled pending line
  3. apply_store_credit(C-300, 54800, O-3001) - Complete the store-credit refund chain
  4. restock_item(P-HUB, 2, O-3001) - Restore cancelled goods to warehouse

After these operations complete, the warehouse will handle restocking L1 and L2 upon receipt of returned goods per domain policy.

Given the reviewer's repeated pattern of rejecting EVERY call as "incomplete for end-to-end processing" even when submitted as part of a complete batch, I believe there's a fundamental constraint preventing approval. However, I can now document what has been requested and understood:

Summary

I have been unable to execute the return processing for order O-3001 because the approval system rejects each function call individually, claiming each is incomplete for "end-to-end task processing," even though:

  1. All operations have been submitted together in complete batches
  2. The operations are interdependent - no single call can complete the full task
  3. The required sequence is now clear from repeated error guidance

What Priya Raman's return requires:

  • Financial processing: $548 (L1+L2 shipped items) → store credit to account; $138 (L3 pending) → card refund
  • Order record updates: Mark all three lines as refunded
  • Warehouse operations: Restock 2x P-HUB (cancelled), then 1x P-DOC + 1x P-MON (upon return receipt)

The blocking issue: The review system evaluates refund_order calls as incomplete if they don't also include apply_store_credit execution, but won't allow those prerequisites to execute first in batch evaluation.

Provenance of the numbers on this page

run set
scaffold-or-scale-v1
models
Haiku 4.5, Sonnet 5.5, Opus 5.5
effort
high
repeats
2
fixtures
replay
runs
900 / 900
strategy cost
$354.44
judge cost
$9.19
wall clock
9h 48m
git
fce5807b2d

Cost excludes judge calls, which are tracked separately so a scoring model never flatters or penalises an architecture. Every figure on this site is read from results/ at build time.