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arxiv: 2508.08791 · v3 · submitted 2025-08-12 · 💻 cs.CL · cs.AI

Feedback-Driven Tool-Use Improvements in Large Language Models via Automated Build Environments

Junjie Ye , Changhao Jiang , Zhengyin Du , Yufei Xu , Xuesong Yao , Zhiheng Xi , Xiaoran Fan , Qi Zhang
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keywords tool usereinforcement learninglarge language modelsautomated environmentsverifiable rewardsfeedback-driven training
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An automated pipeline builds stable training environments so LLMs can improve at tool use through reinforcement learning with built-in verifiable rewards.

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The paper shows how to construct high-quality environments for training large language models on tool use without depending on external tools or human supervision. It breaks tasks into scenarios, generates supporting documents and functions, scales their complexity, and deploys them locally to supply precise, measurable feedback. A separate reward mechanism scores both the accuracy of each tool call and whether the overall task is completed. Standard reinforcement learning then uses trajectories from these environments to update the model. Experiments across model scales find clear gains in tool-use ability while general capabilities remain unchanged, with the changes traced to lower-layer MLP parameters.

Core claim

The automated environment construction pipeline, together with a verifiable reward that checks precision and completeness of tool use, produces training data that lets standard RL algorithms improve LLM tool-use performance without harming general capabilities.

What carries the argument

Automated environment construction pipeline that performs scenario decomposition, document generation, function integration, complexity scaling, and localized deployment to supply detailed measurable feedback for RL.

If this is right

  • Tool-use performance rises across LLMs of different sizes.
  • General capabilities stay intact after the training.
  • Gains trace to updates in lower-layer MLP parameters that improve context understanding and reasoning.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same pipeline could be adapted to create training loops for other interactive agent skills such as web navigation or code execution.
  • Because environments are generated automatically, the method may scale to larger and more diverse task sets than hand-crafted datasets allow.

Load-bearing premise

The environments created by the pipeline supply feedback that is accurate enough for the intended tasks and general enough for the learned improvements to carry over to new situations.

What would settle it

Run the same RL training on models using the constructed environments and observe either no gain in tool-use metrics or clear drops in general capability benchmarks.

read the original abstract

Effective tool use is essential for large language models (LLMs) to interact with their environment. However, progress is limited by the lack of efficient reinforcement learning (RL) frameworks specifically designed for tool use, due to challenges in constructing stable training environments and designing verifiable reward mechanisms. To address this, we propose an automated environment construction pipeline, incorporating scenario decomposition, document generation, function integration, complexity scaling, and localized deployment. This enables the creation of high-quality training environments that provide detailed and measurable feedback without relying on external tools. Additionally, we introduce a verifiable reward mechanism that evaluates both the precision of tool use and the completeness of task execution. When combined with trajectory data collected from the constructed environments, this mechanism integrates seamlessly with standard RL algorithms to facilitate feedback-driven model training. Experiments on LLMs of varying scales demonstrate that our approach significantly enhances the models' tool-use performance without degrading their general capabilities. Our analysis suggests that these gains result from improved context understanding and reasoning, driven by updates to the lower-layer MLP parameters in models. Code and data are available at https://github.com/bytedance/FTRL.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The paper proposes an automated pipeline for constructing self-contained training environments to enable reinforcement learning (RL) for improving tool-use in LLMs. The pipeline incorporates scenario decomposition, document generation, function integration, complexity scaling, and localized deployment to produce environments that supply detailed, measurable feedback without external tools. A verifiable reward mechanism assesses both precision of tool use and completeness of task execution. This is combined with trajectory data to train models via standard RL algorithms. Experiments across LLMs of varying scales report significant gains in tool-use performance without degrading general capabilities, with analysis linking gains to updates in lower-layer MLP parameters. Code and data are released at the provided GitHub link.

Significance. If the central results hold under scrutiny, the work provides a scalable, automated approach to generating high-quality RL environments and rewards for LLM tool use, addressing a practical bottleneck in training agentic systems. The public release of code and data is a clear strength that enables reproducibility and community follow-up.

major comments (2)
  1. [Pipeline description and §4 (Experiments)] The pipeline description (scenario decomposition, document generation, function integration, complexity scaling, localized deployment): the claim that these steps yield accurate, measurable feedback for genuine tool-use gains rests on unvalidated assumptions about the fidelity of LLM-driven generation steps; any systematic error would cause RL to reinforce incorrect trajectories, and no explicit fidelity checks or OOD tool-use tests are reported to rule this out.
  2. [Experiments] Experiments section: positive outcomes are reported on multiple model scales, yet the abstract and results provide no baseline comparisons, statistical tests, or controls for environment-specific artifacts, leaving the robustness of the performance lift and the generalization claim difficult to assess.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract could specify the exact RL algorithms employed and the precise definitions/metrics for the 'precision' and 'completeness' components of the verifiable reward.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for the constructive and detailed feedback on our work. We have carefully addressed each major comment below, making revisions to strengthen the validation of the pipeline and the experimental analysis where possible.

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  1. Referee: [Pipeline description and §4 (Experiments)] The pipeline description (scenario decomposition, document generation, function integration, complexity scaling, localized deployment): the claim that these steps yield accurate, measurable feedback for genuine tool-use gains rests on unvalidated assumptions about the fidelity of LLM-driven generation steps; any systematic error would cause RL to reinforce incorrect trajectories, and no explicit fidelity checks or OOD tool-use tests are reported to rule this out.

    Authors: We agree that the fidelity of LLM-driven generation steps is a critical assumption and that systematic errors could propagate through RL training. The verifiable reward mechanism was designed to mitigate this by requiring both precise tool calls and complete task execution, but we acknowledge that this does not fully substitute for direct validation of the generated content. In the revised manuscript, we have added a new subsection under the pipeline description that reports manual fidelity checks on a sampled subset of generated documents and functions against human-authored references, along with quantitative agreement metrics. We have also included OOD tool-use evaluation on held-out scenarios in the experiments to test generalization beyond the training distribution. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Experiments] Experiments section: positive outcomes are reported on multiple model scales, yet the abstract and results provide no baseline comparisons, statistical tests, or controls for environment-specific artifacts, leaving the robustness of the performance lift and the generalization claim difficult to assess.

    Authors: We appreciate this observation on experimental robustness. The original experiments primarily contrasted RL-trained models against their untuned base versions across scales, which demonstrated consistent gains. To address the referee's points, the revised version now incorporates statistical significance testing (paired t-tests on per-task metrics) and additional controls, including performance breakdowns by environment complexity and explicit evaluation on environments with modified artifacts. These updates help quantify the reliability of the reported improvements and support the generalization claims. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; empirical pipeline and experimental results are self-contained

full rationale

The paper proposes an automated environment construction pipeline (scenario decomposition, document generation, function integration, complexity scaling, localized deployment) paired with a verifiable reward (precision + completeness) for RL-based tool-use training. Performance gains are reported from experiments on LLMs of varying scales, with code and data released. No equations, fitted parameters, or self-citations reduce the central claims to quantities defined by the inputs themselves. The derivation chain is methodological description followed by external experimental validation, which remains falsifiable via the provided repository and does not rely on self-referential definitions or load-bearing self-citations.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim depends on the assumption that automatically generated environments supply reliable, measurable feedback that supports genuine capability improvement rather than overfitting to synthetic scenarios.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The pipeline components (scenario decomposition, document generation, function integration, complexity scaling, localized deployment) collectively produce high-quality training environments that provide detailed and measurable feedback without external tools.
    Invoked when the authors state that the pipeline enables creation of environments for feedback-driven training.

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