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Sage-A1.5: From Long-Horizon Execution to Scientific Exploration with Capability Composition

Coordinates parallel subagents to tackle long-horizon tasks, then checks progress and evidence to revise its approach. It also supports exploratory science with inspectable research artifacts.

Introduction

Long tasks often fail not because an agent cannot solve any individual step, but because it loses track of whether the overall plan is working. The central idea here is to make coordination and verification part of execution: delegate work, inspect evidence, and change course when a search path stalls.

Key Findings
  • Parallel delegation: Subagents work on decomposed tasks in isolated contexts, allowing concurrent work while limiting interference between threads.
  • Execution-time verification: Progress checks and evidence validation help catch unproductive paths before they derail the full task; reflective strategy revision makes recovery part of the workflow.
  • Exploratory research: The system is presented as a way to move beyond answering predefined questions toward interactive scientific analysis and inspectable research artifacts, including multidisciplinary applications.
Who It’s For

A good fit for researchers and developers exploring long-horizon agents, especially workflows that need task decomposition, evidence checks, or iterative scientific investigation. Look elsewhere if you need a conventional single-turn model, or if you require independently established benchmark results or detailed reproducibility information beyond what this report provides.

Information

  • Websitearxiv.org
  • OrganizationsShanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
  • AuthorsWenjie Lou, Tianshuo Peng, Shiyang Feng, Shengji Tang, Runmin Ma, Ruizhe Chen, Jinxin Shi, Haoyang Peng, Fangchen Yu, Zhijie Zhong …
  • Published date2026/10/20

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