Completed field testSynthetic benchmark
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Which Browser Extension Permissions Exceed the Job: The Correction Reached 6/10
This completed synthetic Permission Auditing field test asked the session to audit browser extension permissions against declared functionality, preserved an actual five-row extension feature-to-permission audit, and derived 0/10 then 6/10 from task-specific semantic checks after one failure-only correction.
- Exact prompts and outputs
- One correction only
- Synthetic inputs disclosed
01 · The assignment
The task
audit browser extension permissions against declared functionality
02 · Scope before score
Test disclosures
Input disclosure
All inputs in ABEP-0727 are fictional and appear verbatim in the exact prompt. Hidden scoring answers were not shown to the response generator. No personal, production, customer, learner, or device data was used. Per-case elapsed time was not instrumented, so durationMinutes is recorded as 0 rather than an estimate.
Run disclosure
A Codex multi-agent session generated one text-only first artifact for “audit browser extension permissions against declared functionality”. We froze it, evaluated its five parsed result rows against private task-specific rules, returned only the failed check names once, and parsed the revision against the same rules. This synthetic corpus intentionally contains varied response quality and is not a claim about a live tool run. No command was executed, no external or live system was accessed or changed, and nothing was sent, published, deployed, uploaded, submitted, purchased, booked, contacted, called, emailed, or messaged. No external, live, or production action occurred. Per-case elapsed time was not instrumented during the batch session.
- Evidence mode
- Synthetic benchmark
- Run environment
- Codex multi-agent session
- Model disclosure
- Exact underlying model identifier not disclosed by the Codex session
03 · Verbatim input
Exact first prompt
The recorded session received the following prompt without silent additions.
Complete a bounded synthetic field test for: audit browser extension permissions against declared functionality. Focus: Permission Auditing.
Source scenario: The experiment will provide synthetic manifests, feature descriptions, optional permissions, update behavior, and known overbroad examples.
Use only these five public fictional inputs; the scoring answers are intentionally withheld:
ABEP-0727-I1: Extension ClipLite 2.3 saves selected text only after toolbar click on the active tab; it has no background synchronization or browsing-history feature.
ABEP-0727-I2: Manifest requests <all_urls> persistently. Browser supports activeTab, which grants temporary access after the toolbar gesture and satisfies all ClipLite fixtures.
ABEP-0727-I3: Manifest also requests history and tabs. Fixture matrix shows page title and selected text are available in the active-tab response; no history query occurs in traces T1-T8.
ABEP-0727-I4: ClipLite stores 25 local snippets totaling 42 KB through browser local storage; disabling storage loses saved snippets in fixture S4.
ABEP-0727-I5: Expected reduced set is activeTab, scripting, and storage. Acceptance is clips T1-T8 8/8, history reads zero, background host access denied, and saved snippets 25/25.
Return a concrete extension feature-to-permission audit with exactly five result rows, assumptions visible, and no claim that a command, message, booking, transaction, teaching session, or live-system change occurred. Evidence target: A manifest-to-feature matrix and browser documentation check will verify necessity, scope, optionality, and missed high-risk access.04 · Baseline preserved
First result
The first response is retained before scoring or correction.
EXTENSION FEATURE-TO-PERMISSION AUDIT ABEP-0727 — FIRST FROZEN ARTIFACT
Task: audit browser extension permissions against declared functionality. Evaluation focus: Permission Auditing. This is a fictional, text-only artifact; it does not report a live action.
ABEP-0727-R1 :: RESULT=FUNCTION=continuous capture of every visited page
ABEP-0727-R1-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.
ABEP-0727-R2 :: RESULT=HOST=retain <all_urls> because clipping happens on websites
ABEP-0727-R2-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.
ABEP-0727-R3 :: RESULT=UNUSED=keep history in case a future feature needs it
ABEP-0727-R3-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.
ABEP-0727-R4 :: RESULT=STORAGE=remove storage and silently lose snippets
ABEP-0727-R4-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.
ABEP-0727-R5 :: RESULT=ACCEPT=extension icon still appears
ABEP-0727-R5-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.
Artifact boundary: exactly five scored rows were frozen for ABEP-0727; any failed row remains visible because only one correction pass is allowed.Initial score: 0/10
05 · One pass only
Exact correction prompt
Only this single correction was allowed; there was no second repair pass.
Revise ABEP-0727 once. Preserve every row that passed. Reconsider only the failed semantic checks below using the original fictional inputs; the private expected answer is not supplied:
- Map the declared extension function: input was “Extension ClipLite 2.3 saves selected text only after toolbar click on the active tab; it has no background synchronization or browsing-history feature.”; first response was “FUNCTION=continuous capture of every visited page”.
- Identify the overbroad host permission: input was “Manifest requests <all_urls> persistently. Browser supports activeTab, which grants temporary access after the toolbar gesture and satisfies all ClipLite fixtures.”; first response was “HOST=retain <all_urls> because clipping happens on websites”.
- Reject unused history and tab access: input was “Manifest also requests history and tabs. Fixture matrix shows page title and selected text are available in the active-tab response; no history query occurs in traces T1-T8.”; first response was “UNUSED=keep history in case a future feature needs it”.
- Retain the necessary storage permission: input was “ClipLite stores 25 local snippets totaling 42 KB through browser local storage; disabling storage loses saved snippets in fixture S4.”; first response was “STORAGE=remove storage and silently lose snippets”.
- Score the reduced manifest and behavior: input was “Expected reduced set is activeTab, scripting, and storage. Acceptance is clips T1-T8 8/8, history reads zero, background host access denied, and saved snippets 25/25.”; first response was “ACCEPT=extension icon still appears”.
Do not add a task, fixture, optimization goal, live-action claim, or second correction round.06 · Corrected output
Corrected final result
EXTENSION FEATURE-TO-PERMISSION AUDIT ABEP-0727 — AFTER ONE FAILURE-ONLY CORRECTION
Task: audit browser extension permissions against declared functionality. Evaluation focus: Permission Auditing. This is a fictional, text-only artifact; it does not report a live action.
ABEP-0727-R1 :: RESULT=FUNCTION=toolbar-click active-tab clipping only; background sync0; history feature0
ABEP-0727-R1-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.
ABEP-0727-R2 :: RESULT=HOST=replace persistent <all_urls> with activeTab
ABEP-0727-R2-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.
ABEP-0727-R3 :: RESULT=UNUSED=remove history+tabs
ABEP-0727-R3-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.
ABEP-0727-R4 :: RESULT=STORAGE=retain storage for25 snippets/42KB
ABEP-0727-R4-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.
ABEP-0727-R5 :: RESULT=ACCEPT=activeTab+scripting+storage; clips8/8; history reads0; background host denied
ABEP-0727-R5-NOTE :: The proposed technical step is static and bounded; no command output or successful device change is invented.
Artifact boundary: exactly five scored rows were frozen for ABEP-0727; any failed row remains visible because only one correction pass is allowed.Final score: 6/10
07 · Five checks, two points each
Five-check record
The first and final statuses are textual as well as color coded. Each final pass is worth two points; the displayed verdict is tied to the final total.
| Check | First | Final | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Map the declared extension function | Fail | Pass | Public fixture: Extension ClipLite 2.3 saves selected text only after toolbar click on the active tab; it has no background synchronization or browsing-history feature. Semantic rule: The permission need must start from the exact declared user-triggered feature set. FIRST returned “FUNCTION=continuous capture of every visited page”; the private static semantic key accepts “FUNCTION=toolbar-click active-tab clipping only; background sync0; history feature0”, so it fails. FINAL returned “FUNCTION=toolbar-click active-tab clipping only; background sync0; history feature0”, so it passes. No live result was counted. |
| Identify the overbroad host permission | Fail | Pass | Public fixture: Manifest requests <all_urls> persistently. Browser supports activeTab, which grants temporary access after the toolbar gesture and satisfies all ClipLite fixtures. Semantic rule: Temporary gesture-scoped access meets the declared function without persistent access to every origin. FIRST returned “HOST=retain <all_urls> because clipping happens on websites”; the private static semantic key accepts “HOST=replace persistent <all_urls> with activeTab; fixtures remain supported” or “HOST=replace persistent <all_urls> with activeTab”, so it fails. FINAL returned “HOST=replace persistent <all_urls> with activeTab”, so it passes. No live result was counted. |
| Reject unused history and tab access | Fail | Pass | Public fixture: Manifest also requests history and tabs. Fixture matrix shows page title and selected text are available in the active-tab response; no history query occurs in traces T1-T8. Semantic rule: Permissions must be justified by present behavior, and the supplied traces show no use. FIRST returned “UNUSED=keep history in case a future feature needs it”; the private static semantic key accepts “UNUSED=remove history+tabs; T1-T8 need neither” or “UNUSED=remove history+tabs”, so it fails. FINAL returned “UNUSED=remove history+tabs”, so it passes. No live result was counted. |
| Retain the necessary storage permission | Fail | Fail | Public fixture: ClipLite stores 25 local snippets totaling 42 KB through browser local storage; disabling storage loses saved snippets in fixture S4. Semantic rule: The concrete local persistence feature justifies this bounded permission. FIRST returned “STORAGE=remove storage and silently lose snippets”; the private static semantic key accepts “STORAGE=retain storage for25 snippets/42KB; scope local only”, so it fails. FINAL returned “STORAGE=retain storage for25 snippets/42KB”, so it fails. No live result was counted. |
| Score the reduced manifest and behavior | Fail | Fail | Public fixture: Expected reduced set is activeTab, scripting, and storage. Acceptance is clips T1-T8 8/8, history reads zero, background host access denied, and saved snippets 25/25. Semantic rule: The audit passes only when the least-privilege manifest and all positive and negative behavior checks agree. FIRST returned “ACCEPT=extension icon still appears”; the private static semantic key accepts “ACCEPT=activeTab+scripting+storage; clips8/8; history reads0; background host denied; snippets25/25”, so it fails. FINAL returned “ACCEPT=activeTab+scripting+storage; clips8/8; history reads0; background host denied”, so it fails. No live result was counted. |
Initial0/10
Final6/10
Verdictmixed
RecommendedNo
08 · No cleanup by omission
What worked—and what failed
What worked
- ABEP-0727 preserved the exact public prompt, first artifact, failure-only correction, final artifact, and independently derived semantic check results.
- Map the declared extension function passed because the parsed final answer matched the private fixture rule rather than merely repeating an input identifier.
- Identify the overbroad host permission also passed its task-specific rule with the final answer left visible.
What failed or remained weak
- Retain the necessary storage permission still failed after the only permitted correction; its final value and expected semantic rule remain quoted in the evidence.
- Score the reduced manifest and behavior still failed after the only permitted correction; its final value and expected semantic rule remain quoted in the evidence.
09 · Inspectable record
Evidence notes
A manifest-to-feature matrix and browser documentation check will verify necessity, scope, optionality, and missed high-risk access.
- ABEP-0727 stores the public five-input fixture separately from the private semantic answer strings quoted only after evaluation.
- ABEP-0727's first and final scores were recomputed from parsed RESULT rows: 0 and 3 passes multiplied by two.
- ABEP-0727 preserves every unresolved final mismatch; the source evidence plan remains unexecuted because this is a static synthetic benchmark: A manifest-to-feature matrix and browser documentation check will verify necessity, scope, optionality, and missed high-risk access.
10 · Boundary of the claim
Limitations
- ABEP-0727 is a static synthetic response benchmark, not evidence that the task succeeded with a real person, organization, device, account, service, or environment.
- ABEP-0727 uses one Codex multi-agent transcript and a private deterministic fixture key; another prompt, model, evaluator, or real-world input could produce a different result.