Generalization of ExpSeek beyond web domains and tool integration

Determine whether the ExpSeek framework—self-triggered step-level experience seeking for web agents using entropy-based thresholds and an experience model for contextual guidance—can be extended to non-web domains and integrated with additional tools, and ascertain the conditions under which such cross-domain transfer and tool expansion are feasible.

Background

ExpSeek introduces a proactive, self-triggered experience-seeking mechanism for web agents, using step-level entropy thresholds to decide when to seek guidance and an experience model to generate context-tailored interventions. The approach is evaluated on web tasks with Search and Visit tools, demonstrating notable performance gains for Qwen3-8B and Qwen3-32B agents across multiple benchmarks.

The paper frames its main contributions within the web-agent domain. The authors explicitly note that it remains unknown whether ExpSeek’s mechanisms generalize beyond web interaction workflows and whether the framework can incorporate a broader set of tools outside the current Search and Visit setup. This raises a concrete open question about cross-domain applicability and tool integration feasibility.