Enterprise AI Analysis
Reflecting with Two Voices: A Co-Adaptive Dual-Strategy Framework for LLM-Based Agent Decision Making
DuSAR (Dual-Strategy Agent with Reflecting) is a demonstration-free framework enabling a single frozen LLM to perform co-adaptive reasoning via two complementary strategies: a high-level holistic plan and a context-grounded local policy. It reduces per-step token consumption by 3-9× while maintaining strong performance, offering a new paradigm for efficient, robust AI agents.
Executive Impact: At a Glance
DuSAR achieves state-of-the-art results on ALFWorld and Mind2Web, outperforming retrieval-augmented baselines by 2.8× and over 2× in success rate respectively, while drastically reducing token consumption.
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DuSAR, a demonstration-free, zero-shot framework, internalizes a dual-strategy reasoning paradigm within a frozen LLM. It comprises three tightly coupled modules: Holistic Reflecting, Local Reflecting, and Decision Reflecting, implementing a closed-loop, co-adaptive decision-making process without requiring expert demonstrations, in-context examples, or parameter updates. Inspired by human metacognition, DuSAR decouples strategic planning from tactical execution through two complementary strategies: A Holistic Strategy that maintains a high-level plan for task decomposition and long-term coherence; and a Local Strategy that generates context-sensitive actions and evaluates immediate progress. These strategies interact via a lightweight reflection mechanism, continuously assessing progress and dynamically revising the global plan when stuck or refining it upon meaningful advancement.
DuSAR was extensively validated on ALFWorld and Mind2Web using open-source LLMs (7B-70B). It consistently outperforms state-of-the-art demonstration-driven agents like Synapse and TRAD across various model scales and task types. Notably, it achieves robust performance even on small models, where retrieval-based methods struggle, and demonstrates superior generalization in cross-domain settings due to its internal reasoning scaffold.
A key finding is DuSAR's remarkable token efficiency, reducing per-step token consumption by 3-9× compared to retrieval-based methods, which translates to lower latency and higher throughput. This efficiency, combined with its demonstration-free nature, enables strong cross-domain generalization and adaptability to novel situations without relying on static exemplars or external supervision. The framework's ability to generate and refine structured plan graphs in situ through environmental interaction makes it robust to unexpected states and errors.
Ablation studies confirm the necessity of dual-strategy coordination. Variants with only Holistic, only Local, or naive concatenation of strategies showed significantly lower performance, highlighting that co-adaptive integration is more critical than mere component presence. Optional integration of expert demonstrations further boosts results, particularly for high-level guidance on smaller models, underscoring DuSAR's flexibility and compatibility with external knowledge.
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Success Rate on ALFWorld with Llama3.1-70B (State-of-the-Art)
Enterprise Process Flow
Holistic Strategy Initialization
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Observe Environment
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Local Strategy Generation & Progress Assessment
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Decision Reflecting & Action Selection
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Execute Action & Receive Feedback
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Holistic Strategy Refinement (if needed)
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Loop until Task Completion
| Method | Demonstrations | Planning Approach | Adaptation | Token Efficiency |
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| ReAct (Yao et al. 2023c) |
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Sequential reasoning-acting loop | Reactive self-correction | Medium (1.4k-1.9k/step) |
| Synapse (Zheng et al. 2024) |
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Single-stage trajectory retrieval | Task-based exemplar selection | Moderate (1.5k-2.1k/step) |
| TRAD (Zhou et al. 2024) |
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Two-stage retrieval (task + thought) | Thought-based dynamic refinement | Low (3.2k-3.6k/step) |
| DuSAR (Ours) | ❌ | Co-adaptive dual-strategy | Dynamic co-adaptation | High (335-564/step) |
Case Study: ALFWorld PutTwo Task - 'Put two soapbars in garbagecan'
We illustrate how each method handles this complex 6-step task requiring sequential object manipulation.
ReAct (Llama3.1-70B, 0% success rate): No global plan; each step's reasoning is independent. After finding first soapbar, ReAct cannot systematically track that it needs a second soapbar, leading to redundant exploration of previously visited locations. Achieves 0% success rate across all model scales.
Synapse (Llama3.1-70B, 0% success rate): Retrieved exemplar has only 3 steps, but PutTwo requires 6 steps. Synapse cannot extend beyond the exemplar's length, leading to premature task completion attempt. Single-stage retrieval lacks dynamic refinement to adapt to longer sequences.
TRAD (Llama3.1-70B, 0% success rate): Two-stage retrieval helps initially, but when thought-based retrieval cannot find relevant traces for multi-object scenarios, TRAD falls back to mismatched exemplars. Higher token cost (3.2k-3.6k/step) also limits context window on smaller models.
DuSAR (Llama3.1-70B, 52.9% success rate): Co-adaptive refinement enables dynamic plan adjustment. When first soapbar is found (s4 = 75), Holistic Strategy updates to explicitly track the second object requirement, preventing redundant exploration. Score milestones (25, 50, 75, 90, 100) provide fine-grained progress tracking for the 6-step sequence.
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Your AI Implementation Roadmap
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Phase 1: Discovery & Strategy Alignment
Initial consultations to understand your enterprise's unique needs, current AI maturity, and strategic objectives. We define key performance indicators (KPIs) and tailor a DuSAR integration roadmap.
Phase 2: Pilot Program & Customization
Deploy DuSAR in a controlled pilot environment, customizing prompt templates and agent configurations to align with specific task domains and existing IT infrastructure. Initial performance benchmarks are established.
Phase 3: Iterative Refinement & Expansion
Based on pilot results, we iteratively refine DuSAR's strategies and parameters, incorporating feedback and expanding deployment to additional tasks or departments. Ongoing performance monitoring and optimization.
Phase 4: Full-Scale Integration & Training
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Phase 5: Continuous Optimization & Support
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