Tool A/B Spot Check - Base vs Tuned (2026-05-30)

Generated: 2026-06-01 03:59:16Z

Scope

• Manual spot-check battery: 5 prompts per tool across 12 Athena tools (60 total A/B pairs)
• Base model: Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B
• Tuned adapter: D:\temp\memorysmith-training\runs\ui-ft-20260601-031155\adapter
• Raw results JSON: Data/Pages/research/training/tool-ab-spotcheck-20260601-ui-ft-20260601-031155.data.json

Headline Metrics

Per-Tool Results

Notable Improvements

• memorysmith_search-3 (memorysmith_search): base(match=False, env=False, pred=None) -> tuned(match=True, env=True, pred=memorysmith_search); prompt="find literal text RequestGuard"
• memorysmith_search-4 (memorysmith_search): base(match=False, env=False, pred=None) -> tuned(match=True, env=True, pred=memorysmith_search); prompt="search by tag governance"
• memorysmith_page_get-1 (memorysmith_page_get): base(match=False, env=False, pred=None) -> tuned(match=False, env=True, pred=memorysmith_page); prompt="open page memory-taxonomy"
• memorysmith_page_get-4 (memorysmith_page_get): base(match=False, env=False, pred=None) -> tuned(match=False, env=True, pred=memorysmith_page_fetch); prompt="fetch page semantic-search"
• memorysmith_task_list-1 (memorysmith_task_list): base(match=False, env=False, pred=None) -> tuned(match=True, env=True, pred=memorysmith_task_list); prompt="list tasks tagged eval"
• memorysmith_task_get-2 (memorysmith_task_get): base(match=False, env=False, pred=None) -> tuned(match=False, env=True, pred=memorysmith_task); prompt="open task TSK-0228"
• memorysmith_code_search-4 (memorysmith_code_search): base(match=False, env=False, pred=None) -> tuned(match=False, env=True, pred=memorysmith_search); prompt="locate nav menu model link"

Notable Regressions

• None

Persistent Failures (Both Models)

• memorysmith_unified_search-1 (memorysmith_unified_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_unified_search-2 (memorysmith_unified_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_unified_search-3 (memorysmith_unified_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_unified_search-4 (memorysmith_unified_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_unified_search-5 (memorysmith_unified_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_hybrid_search-1 (memorysmith_hybrid_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_hybrid_search-2 (memorysmith_hybrid_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_hybrid_search-3 (memorysmith_hybrid_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_hybrid_search-4 (memorysmith_hybrid_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_hybrid_search-5 (memorysmith_hybrid_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_semantic_search-1 (memorysmith_semantic_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_semantic_search-2 (memorysmith_semantic_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_semantic_search-3 (memorysmith_semantic_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_semantic_search-4 (memorysmith_semantic_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found
• memorysmith_semantic_search-5 (memorysmith_semantic_search): base pred=None, tuned pred=None, baseErr=No JSON object found, tunedErr=No JSON object found

Representative Output Snippets

memorysmith_unified_search-1

• Prompt: search the wiki for kv cache options
• Base: [think] Okay, the user is asking me to search the wiki for information about kv cache options. I need to remember that I'm Athena, MemorySmith's local wiki assistant. When a search or retrieval action is requested, I should respond with ...
• Tuned: The user is asking me to search the wiki for "kv cache options". This is a memorysmith search request, so I should use the memorysmith_search tool with the query "kv cache options". I need to return exactly one JSON object with toolCalls...

memorysmith_unified_search-2

• Prompt: find docs for training harness
• Base: assistant [think] Okay, the user is asking for documentation on the training harness. I need to figure out how to respond as Athena, the local wiki assistant. First, I should check if there's a specific tool I need to use for retrieving ...
• Tuned: The user is asking for documentation about "training harness". This is a memorysmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmithsmi...

memorysmith_unified_search-3

• Prompt: lookup wiki notes about chat template
• Base: assistant [think] Okay, the user is asking me to look up wiki notes about chat templates. I need to check if there's any information in the MemorySmith's wiki about chat templates. Since I'm Athena, the local wiki assistant, I should use...
• Tuned: The user is asking me to search for wiki notes about "chat template". I need to use the memorysmith_search tool to find relevant information. I should construct a query that searches for "chat template" in the memorysmith wiki. [/think] ...

memorysmith_unified_search-4

• Prompt: search for model profile defaults
• Base: assistant [think] Okay, the user is asking me to search for model profile defaults. I need to figure out what they mean by that. Model profiles could refer to different things depending on the context. Maybe they're talking about machine...
• Tuned: The user is asking me to search for "model profile defaults". This is a memorysmith search query that should be handled by the memorysmith search tool. I need to respond with exactly one JSON object containing the tool call for memorysmi...

memorysmith_unified_search-5

• Prompt: find references about code search eta
• Base: assistant [think] Okay, the user is asking for references about code search ETA. First, I need to figure out what they mean by "code search eta". ETA usually stands for Estimated Time of Arrival, but in the context of code search, that d...
• Tuned: The user is asking for references about "code search eta". This sounds like they want to search memorysmith for information about "code search" and "eta". I should use the memorysmith_search tool to find relevant references. Let me const...

memorysmith_hybrid_search-1

• Prompt: run a hybrid search for request guard middleware
• Base: [think] Okay, the user is asking me to run a hybrid search for "request guard middleware". I need to figure out how to handle this. First, I remember that as Athena, I'm supposed to respond with a JSON object when a search/retrieval acti...
• Tuned: The user is asking for a hybrid search on "request guard middleware". I need to create a memorysmith search tool call with the appropriate parameters for hybrid search. For memorysmith, the search tool should include: - memorysmith: true...

memorysmith_hybrid_search-2

• Prompt: hybrid search for source bundle auth behavior
• Base: [think] Okay, the user is asking about hybrid search for source bundle auth behavior. Let me start by recalling what I know about hybrid search. Hybrid search usually combines different search methods, like keyword and vector search, to ...
• Tuned: The user is asking for a hybrid search on "source bundle auth behavior". This is a memorysmith query that should trigger the memorysmith search tool with hybrid search enabled. I need to construct the tool call with the appropriate argum...

memorysmith_hybrid_search-3

• Prompt: use hybrid search to find onnx semantic search notes
• Base: Okay, the user is asking me to use hybrid search to find ONNX semantic search notes. First, I need to understand what they're looking for. Hybrid search typically combines different search methods, like keyword and semantic search, to re...
• Tuned: The user is asking for a memorysmith search with hybrid search for "onnx semantic search notes". I need to construct a memorysmith search tool call with the appropriate parameters. For memorysmith search, I should include: - memorysmith:...