Distilling Feedback into Memory-as-a-Tool
Abstract
We propose a framework that amortizes the cost of inference-time reasoning by converting transient critiques into retrievable guidelines, through a file-based memory system and agent-controlled tool calls. We evaluate this method on the Rubric Feedback Bench, a novel dataset for rubric-based learning. Experiments demonstrate that our augmented LLMs rapidly match the performance of test-time refinement pipelines while drastically reducing inference cost.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Student Assessment and Feedback
Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
AI-based Problem Solving and Planning
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint