Independent Research Initiative

A Practitioner-Led Research Collective

AgentIQIndex is an independent research initiative developed by a group of builders and systems architects working in applied AI.

Our work emerges from a practical observation: as agentic systems move from experimentation to deployment, structural maturity becomes as important as model capability.

While benchmarks evaluate what models can do in isolation, real-world agent systems must operate reliably across time, failure conditions, and external dependencies.

AgentIQIndex explores that structural layer.

Why We Built This

In practice, agent systems often demonstrate impressive behaviors in controlled environments, yet struggle under production constraints.

We observed recurring structural challenges:

Unbounded autonomy
Fragile tool orchestration
Memory without lifecycle management
Limited failure containment
Architectural coupling

These challenges are not failures of intelligence — they are failures of system design.

AgentIQIndex proposes a structured framework for evaluating these dimensions.

The Framework

The RAMTSE Model

The framework synthesizes insights from deliberative and hierarchical planning systems, reliability engineering and fault-tolerant design, software architecture and modularity principles.

Cognitive Structure

Reasoning

Structured inference and decision traceability

Planning

Goal decomposition and multi-step orchestration

Autonomy

Controlled execution boundaries

Execution & Adaptation

Tool Use

Reliable external system interaction

Memory

Context persistence and retrieval

Error Recovery

Failure containment and resilience

System Integrity

Safety

Guardrails and behavioral constraints

The intent is not competitive ranking, but architectural clarity.

Our Approach

01

Structural Evidence

Assessments are grounded in observable engineering patterns.

02

Production Context

Maturity is evaluated through the lens of deployment constraints.

03

Iterative Refinement

The model evolves through real-world application and continued analysis.

Experimental Tool

The AgentIQ Meter

An experimental implementation of the framework, focused on static analysis of architectural patterns.

Designed as a research tool — not a definitive authority.

Static code analysis across seven structural dimensions
Pattern detection based on observable implementation signals
Framework-agnostic evaluation methodology

Note: Static analysis only. Does not evaluate runtime behavior, model outputs, or deployment performance.

Independence

Developed independently by practitioners. Not affiliated with any employer or organization.

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