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The Repository Changed and the Skill Stayed Quiet

Every one of 105 selected release transitions invalidated part of the prior repository skill set.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-08-25-027
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Summary

Every one of 105 selected release transitions invalidated part of the prior repository skill set.

Across 57 repositories, six frontier agents reached only 29.9 to 69.7 percent avg@3 macro F1 when asked to update V1 skills from official V1-to-V2 patches. Missed files left stale instructions intact, while broader edits raised recall at the cost of precision. This final text-only report fills the front rail beneath the feature.

Why it matters

Every one of 105 selected release transitions invalidated part of the prior repository skill set.

Limits and context

  • Across 57 repositories, six frontier agents reached only 29.9 to 69.7 percent avg@3 macro F1 when asked to update V1 skills from official V1-to-V2 patches.
  • This final text-only report fills the front rail beneath the feature.

Key claims

  1. Every one of 105 selected release transitions invalidated part of the prior repository skill set.

    Qualification: Across 57 repositories, six frontier agents reached only 29.9 to 69.7 percent avg@3 macro F1 when asked to update V1 skills from official V1-to-V2 patches.

    Evidence: source-2026-08-25-016

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2608.21964arXiv · primary research

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