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  1. Agent Evaluation Reliability: More Tasks Won't (Always) Fix An Agent Leaderboard

    Sep 30, 2026Michael Hardy, Ruhana Azam, Anka Reuel +2Agentic EvaluationsScaffolds

    Stanford University · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Senior Author

  2. ScaffoldM3C: A Multimodal Sequential Monte Carlo Framework for Generative Stable Construction Planning

    Sep 30, 2026Gadiel Sznaier Camps, Chengyang He, Guillaume Sartoretti +2ScaffoldsAssembly

    Multi-robot Systems Lab (MSL), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA · Multi-Agent Robotic Motion Lab (MARMot), National University of Singapore, Singapore · Perception-Oriented Control Team (POC), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

  3. RIDE: Reference-Anchored Inference-Time Diffusion Editing for Scaffold Hopping

    Sep 28, 2026Ruoxi Gao, Frazier N. Baker, Trieu Nguyen +1Drug DiscoveryDiffusion Dynamics

    Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University · Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University · Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University +1

  4. Scaffold Then Internalize: Representation Injection for Diffusion Transformers

    Sep 28, 2026Han Fu, Jiacheng Chen, Baoquan Zhao +4Diffusion TransformersTransformer Architectures

    Sun Yat-sen University · Video Rebirth · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  5. Audit the Scaffold, Not the Checkpoint: A Stationarity Dichotomy for Recursive Self-Improvement in Agentic Coding

    Sep 28, 2026Sebastian Bobadilla-Suarez, Bob Suh, Ryan FortinScaffoldsCoding Agents

    OnCorps

  6. FromPitch2Board: Benchmarking LLM Agents in Long-Horizon Football Management

    Sep 28, 2026Peiyu ZangLong-Horizon AgentsAgentic Benchmarks

    School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University · CoRe Lab, Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Peking University

  7. Grow the Harness, Not the Context: From Strategy-Free Scaffolds to Reusable Specialist Agents

    Sep 22, 2026Laizhen Li, Jiarui Li, Juanjuan Zhao +4Agent HarnessScaffolds

    Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology +1

  8. Preserving What Matters: Semantic Scaffolds Beyond Saturation in Summarization Evaluation

    Sep 18, 2026Nikhil Reddy Pottanigari, Ramin Fahimi, Noah Bolger +2SummarizationScaffolds

    ServiceNow Canada

  9. Not All Prompts Are Equal: Exploration-Guided Prompt Scaffolding for Multimodal Reinforcement Post-Training

    Sep 14, 2026Yuanhao Yue, Qianli Ma, Chengyu Wang +3Large Language Model Reinforcement LearningOffline Reinforcement Learning

    Alibaba Cloud Computing · Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Fudan University +1

  10. Environments as Scaffold: Enriching Feedback to Bootstrap Self-Evolving Agents in Long-Horizon Tasks

    Sep 8, 2026Hongbang Yuan, Zhuoran Jin, Yixin CaoOn-Policy Self-EvolutionSelf-Evolving Agents

    1Fudan University · 2CASIA · 3Shanghai Innovation Institute

  11. BlueprintAgent: Constraint-Triggered Targeted Revisits for Simulation-Ready Generation from Scanned Structural Blueprints

    Sep 7, 2026Zhouyuan Xu, Chen Yang, Linhao Wang +2Building Information ModelingEngineering

    Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

  12. Classic AI Scaffolding for LLM Social Agents

    Sep 1, 2026Anatole GershmanScaffoldsArtificial Intelligence Systems

    Carnegie Mellon University (retired)

  13. Personas Differ from Native-Language Generation: Language Pathways Shape LLM Interpersonal Advice

    Aug 31, 2026Jinhee Won, Xinlan Emily HuAdviceScaffolds

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  14. Scaffolding Minds: Optimizing Latent Visual Target Representations for Multimodal Reasoning

    Aug 20, 2026Haoqiang Kang, Yinpeng Chen, Luyang Liu +5Latent Visual ReasoningMultimodal Reasoning

    Google DeepMind · UC San Diego · Work done at Google DeepMind

  15. VeriForge: Mitigating Latent Knowledge Gaps in Narrative Drafting via Mixed-Initiative Scaffolding

    Aug 10, 2026Ruqi Sun, Jiaping Li, Wenhui Tao +4Ai-Assisted WritingWriting

    Department of Computer Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

  16. Thinking With Tools, Not With Pixels: Tool Calls as Text Scaffolds for Visual Reasoning

    Aug 10, 2026Jiahao Shao, Yuanbo Yang, Yiyi Liao +3Visual ReasoningPixels

    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · Zhejiang University · Ant Group +1

  17. The Scaffolding Matters More Than the Interface: A Controlled Comparison of MCP and CLI Tool Use Across Seven Agent Scaffoldings, Five Language Models, and One Software Task

    Aug 9, 2026Marc Alier Forment, María José Casañ Guerrero, Francisco José García-Peñalvo +1Coding AgentsModel Context Protocol

    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain · Universidad de Salamanca (USAL), Salamanca, Spain · Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

  18. SCOUT: Per-Context Reset Curricula for Sparse-Reward Reinforcement Learning

    Jul 29, 2026Siddharth Aphale, Ayushman SinghCurriculum Reinforcement LearningCurriculum

    Stanford University · Sesame AI

  19. Listen, Do Not Copy: Internalizing Audio-Grounded Scaffold Context for Robust Omni-Model Speech Understanding

    Jul 24, 2026Pengfei Zhang, Biao Tian, Tianxin Xie +3ScaffoldsInternalization

    AI Thrust, Information Hub, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) · Token Foundry, Alibaba Group, China

  20. Code Monitor Red Teaming for Public-Test-Passing Code

    Jul 23, 2026Junchi Liao, Jiawen Deng, Fuji RenCode QualityRed-Teaming

    University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu, China

  21. Scaffold splits hide structural-frontier failures in ADMET models

    Jul 12, 2026Jiacheng Zheng, Chang Guo, Zixuan Wang +1Molecular Property PredictionLabel-Free

    Ma Yinchu School of Economics, Tianjin University · Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences, University College London · School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology +1

  22. Hierarchical Scaffolding Enables Human-Like Cognitive Selectivity under Data Scarcity

    Jul 6, 2026Juhyoung Park, Jaehyuk Bae, Hyeonbo Yang +1Generalized Category DiscoveryFine-Grained Perception

    School of Computing 2Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea · Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

  23. Don't Blame the Large Language Model: How Scaffolding Evolution Shapes Coding Agent Quality

    Jul 4, 2026Oussama Ben Sghaier, Hao Li, Bram Adams +1Coding AgentsSoftware Engineering

    Queen’s University, Canada

  24. From Idea to Prototype in an Afternoon: Scaffolded, AI-Assisted Rapid VA Prototyping

    Jun 30, 2026Gennady Andrienko, Natalia AndrienkoAgentic Workflow DesignScaffolds

    Fraunhofer Institute IAIS, Sankt Augustin, 53757, Germany

  25. Arbor: Explicit Geometric Conditioning for Controllable 3D Asset Generation

    Jun 22, 2026Jan-Niklas Dihlmann, Andreas Engelhardt, Simon Donne +23D AssetsStructural Constraints

    University of Tübingen · Stability AI

  26. Library-Aware Doubles and Iterative Repair for Large Language Model-Generated Unit Tests in OpenSIL Firmware

    Jun 18, 2026Ma Toan Bach, Yuchi Zheng, Haingo Razafindranto +4Test GenerationChip Design

    School of Software Design and Data Science Seneca Polytechnic Canada · Advanced Micro Devices Canada

  27. Rethinking Scaffolding in LLM Tutors: The Interactional Mismatch Between Benchmarks and Real-World Deployments

    Jun 14, 2026Alexandra Neagu, Jeffrey T. H. Wong, Marcus Messer +2TutorsChatbots

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK · Department of Electrical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK · Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, UK

  28. AgentSpec: Understanding Embodied Agent Scaffolds Through Controlled Composition

    Jun 12, 2026Jixuan Chen, Jianzhi Shen, Haoqiang Kang +10Embodied AgentsLarge Language Model Agents

    University of California, San Diego · 2Johns Hopkins University · University of Washington +1

  29. SpheriCity: Designing Trustworthy Conversational AI for Sustainability Decision Support

    Jun 11, 2026Ahmed Qayyum, Madison Werner, Kathryn Youngblood +2SustainabilityTrustworthy Artificial Intelligence

    Department of Computer Science, Colby College Waterville, Maine, USA · Circularity Informatics Lab, University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, USA

  30. Layer-Isolated Evaluation: Gating the Deterministic Scaffold of a Production LLM Agent with a No-LLM, Regression-Locked Test Harness

    Jun 10, 2026Sawyer Zhang, Alexander Wang, Sophie LeiAgentic EvaluationsLarge Language Model Agents

    Lumivate (Lumi)

  31. Scaffold Effects on GAIA: A Controlled Comparison

    Jun 7, 2026Jason StaraceScaffoldsOpenai

    Independent Researcher

  32. Scaffold, Not Vocabulary? A Controlled, Two-Tier, Pre-Registered Study of a Popperian Code-Generation Skill

    Jun 4, 2026Mehmet IscanCode GenerationScaffolds

    PythaLab, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

  33. Formal Concept Lattices are Good Semantic Scaffolds for Concept-Based Learning

    Jun 3, 2026Deepika SN Vemuri, Sayanta Adhikari, Ankit Saha +2Semantic RepresentationsHierarchical

    IIT Hyderabad · Amazon, India · KLA +1

  34. Robo-Blocks: Generative Scaffolding in End-User Design and Programming of Social Robots

    May 27, 2026Arissa J. Sato, Callie Y. Kim, Nathan Thomas White +4RobocasaScaffolds

    Department of Computer Sciences University of Wisconsin–Madison

  35. SIA: Self Improving AI with Harness & Weight Updates

    May 26, 2026Prannay Hebbar, Yogendra Manawat, Samuel Verboomen +4SelfScaffolds

    Hexo Labs Palo Alto · Hexo Labs Brussels · University of Oxford +1

  36. DRScaffold: Boosting Dense-Scene Reasoning in Lightweight Vision Language Models

    May 25, 2026Xinrui Shi, Kai Liu, Ziqing Zhang +3Recent Vision-Language ModelsScene Reasoning

    1Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  37. KISS - Knowledge Infrastructure for Scientific Simulation: A Scaffolding for Agentic Earth Science

    May 18, 2026Ziwei Li, Liujun Zhu, Yuchen Liu +5Scientific DiscoveryEcosystems

    State Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China · Yangtze Institute for Conservation and Development, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China · Meta Platforms Inc. +3

  38. Capability Conditioned Scaffolding for Professional Human LLM Collaboration

    May 14, 2026Sen Yang, Yinglei MaScaffoldsLarge Language Model Personalization

    University College London · Fudan University

  39. Learning Developmental Scaffoldings to Guide Self-Organisation

    May 14, 2026Milton L. Montero, Elias Najarro, Jakob Schauser +1Self-OrganizationNeural Cellular Automata

    IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark · University of Copenhagen, Denmark · Sakana AI, Japan

  40. Vector Scaffolding: Inter-Scale Orchestration for Differentiable Image Vectorization

    May 12, 2026Jaerin Lee, Kanggeon Lee, Kyoung Mu LeeScalable Vector GraphicMultiscale

    Dept. of ECE&ASRI, Seoul National University, Korea · IPAI, Seoul National University, Korea

  41. Deep Reasoning in General Purpose Agents via Structured Meta-Cognition

    May 12, 2026Dean Light, Michael Theologitis, Kshitish Ghate +7Reasoning SkillsScaffolds

    University of Washington Seattle, WA, USA

  42. Bridging the Last Mile of Circuit Design: PostEDA-Bench, a Hierarchical Benchmark for PPA Convergence and DRC Fixing

    May 7, 2026Pengju Liu, Nuo Xu, Jinwei Tang +2Electronic Design AutomationOptimal Power Shutoff

    University of Minnesota

  43. Architectural Constraints Alignment in AI-assisted, Platform-based Service Development

    May 6, 2026Julius Irion, Moritz Leugers, Paul Hartwig +5ScaffoldsSoftware Engineering

    1Technische Universität Berlin, Germany · 2Information Systems Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

  44. Adaptive Prompt Embedding Optimization for LLM Jailbreaking

    Apr 27, 2026Miles Q. Li, Benjamin C. M. Fung, Boyang Li +2Large Language Model JailbreaksJailbreak Attacks

    School of Information Studies, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada · Department of Computer Science, Kean University, Union, NJ, United States · Mila - Quebec AI Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada +1

  45. Using Machine Mental Imagery for Representing Common Ground in Situated Dialogue

    Apr 22, 2026Biswesh Mohapatra, Giovanni Duca, Laurent Romary +1Multimodal AgentsDialogue

    Inria · University of Trento · Work done during Master’s thesis at Inria. +1

  46. Safety Under Scaffolding: How Evaluation Conditions Shape Measured Safety

    Mar 8, 2026David GringrasSafety BenchmarksScaffolds

    Harvard University

  47. Don't Tell the Answer, Truly Guide the Reasoning During RL Rollouts

    Oct 10, 2025Xinyi Wang, Jinyi Han, Zishang Jiang +7LLM Reasoning StrategiesLarge Language Model Reinforcement Learning

    School of Data Science, Fudan University · 2Shanghai Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Education, East China Normal University · College of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Fudan University +1