# τ-bench: Tool-Agent-User Interaction in Real-World Domains — interactive visual explainer | Rudrite Research

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> Published: 2026-06-13 00:00:00+00:00

# τ-bench: Tool-Agent-User Interaction in Real-World Domains

A benchmark for tool-using agents talking to a simulated user — and the reliability cliff at pass^k.

Yao et al. · arXiv 2024 · Reasoning & RL. [Read the paper ↗](https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.12045)

A free, interactive, animated visual explainer of τ-bench: Tool-Agent-User Interaction in Real-World Domains — every exhibit computed from the real formulas, with verbatim quotes from the source.

## Questions

- What is τ-bench: Tool-Agent-User Interaction in Real-World Domains?
- A benchmark for tool-using agents talking to a simulated user — and the reliability cliff at pass^k.
- Who published τ-bench: Tool-Agent-User Interaction in Real-World Domains, and where?
- Yao et al. — arXiv 2024 (arXiv:2406.12045).
- Where can I find a visual explainer of τ-bench: Tool-Agent-User Interaction in Real-World Domains?
- Right here — a free, interactive, animated walkthrough of the whole paper, with exhibits computed from the real formulas and verbatim quotes from the source.

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