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Reflection

Reviewed 19 July 2026Canonical definitionPart of: Agent Evaluation Terms →

Reflection is an agent capability where the model evaluates its own output or reasoning before returning a final answer. It can catch errors, improve quality, and reduce hallucination, but adds latency and token cost.

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What is Reflection?

Reflection is an agent capability where the model evaluates its own output or reasoning before returning a final answer.

How does Reflection work?

It can catch errors, improve quality, and reduce hallucination, but adds latency and token cost.

Which terms are related to Reflection?

Closely related concepts include Reflection Agent, Continuous Integration Agent, Evaluation Harness (Agent), Quality Gate (AI). Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.

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