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Understanding Bugs in Modern Agentic Frameworks: A Study of Symptoms, Root Causes, and Triggering Conditions

Hannuo Zhang, Shin Hwei Tan, Xiaowen Zhang

Analysis of 409 fixed bugs shows agentic frameworks have distinct failure modes from autonomous orchestration.

arxiv:2604.08906 v2 · 2026-04-10 · cs.SE

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Our study uncovers specialized symptoms, such as unexpected execution sequences and user configurations ignored, which are unique to autonomous orchestration. We further identify agent-specific root causes, including model-related faults, cognitive context mismanagement, and orchestration faults. Statistical analysis reveals cross-framework consistency and significant associations among these bug dimensions.

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The assumption that the 409 fixed bugs from the five selected frameworks are representative of the full range of issues in modern agentic systems and that the proposed five-layer abstraction fully captures their structural complexities.

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Analysis of bugs in modern agentic frameworks uncovers unique symptoms like unexpected execution sequences and root causes including model faults and orchestration issues, with transferable patterns across designs.

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arxiv: 2604.08906 · arxiv_version: 2604.08906v2 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2604.08906 · pith_short_12: CUWTEU43NDXZ · pith_short_16: CUWTEU43NDXZB7BM · pith_short_8: CUWTEU43

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