Study: Governed AI retrieval – 97% pass rate, 67% fewer tokens (Emory, IBM)

Researchers from Emory University and IBM developed ContextNest, a context governance framework for autonomous AI agents, achieving a 97% pass rate on retrieval tasks while using 67% fewer tokens. The system enforces verifiable context constraints to improve efficiency and reliability in AI agent operations.

Academic Research ContextNest: Verifiable Context Governance for Autonomous AI Agents Peer-Reviewed Research Paper Misha SulpovarPromptOwl, LLC Benn R. KonsynskiGoizueta Business School, Emory University Qaish KanchwalaIndependent Gabe GoodhartIBM Research Published: June 15, 2026 Download PDF Version /ContextNest-Verifiable-Context-Governance.pdf