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What is agent reflection / self-correction, and does it actually improve agent performance?

Reflection is the pattern where an agent critiques and revises its own work. The signal is knowing when it genuinely helps (external feedback grounds the critique) versus when self-critique alone is theater.

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Reflection is the pattern where an agent critiques and revises its own work. The signal is knowing when it genuinely helps (external feedback grounds the critique) versus when self-critique alone is theater.

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