Re-analysis of MCP-grounded CTF agent runs shows Skills add only 8.9 pp (p=0.71) when tool feedback is strict and low-latency, supporting the hypothesis that high environment-feedback bandwidth reduces the marginal value of curated procedural knowledge.
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When Skills Don't Help: A Negative Result on Procedural Knowledge for Tool-Grounded Agents in Offensive Cybersecurity
Re-analysis of MCP-grounded CTF agent runs shows Skills add only 8.9 pp (p=0.71) when tool feedback is strict and low-latency, supporting the hypothesis that high environment-feedback bandwidth reduces the marginal value of curated procedural knowledge.