Gym Badges of Agentic Engineering (Part 1): Measuring Agent Success (opens in new tab)

If you’ve ever played a video game, you know the thrill of earning a badge for mastering a skill. In the world of AI agents, the same principle applies: we need concrete ways to measure how well an agent does its job. Why Badges? Badges give us three things: A clear goal – the agent knows what “success” looks like. Immediate feedback – just like a game HUD, the agent can see when it’s earned or missed. A shared language – engineers and product teams can talk about “badge X” instead of vague “...