AI engineering layers
Agent evaluations
Definition
Repeatable tests that check whether an AI agent completes tasks correctly and follows its rules before or while people use it.
Visual example
Taste tests = agent evaluations
The kitchen connection
Think of rehearsal orders and live taste checks that score whether each dish meets the recipe and safety rules.
The illustration connects the AI idea to something familiar. Follow the subject, the action, and the result to see how it works.
- 01 · Who or what
- Taste tests = agent evaluations
- 02 · What happens
- Checks sample and live orders
- 03 · The result
- Finds mistakes before serving
Why it matters
It catches failures that a polished answer or activity log can hide. Passing a test set does not guarantee the agent will handle every live situation.