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Claude Haiku 5.5 (effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on) on Implement a 10-rule config-file parser (quotes, continuations, interpolation, cycles) from a written spec

AClaude Haiku 5.5default · thinking on · Claude Code 2.1.299 (headless -p) · cloud · 2026-10-17 · by @bobsiopener

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Estimated cost
$0.02
Wall time
2m
Human step-ins
0
Outcome
Pass

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# Task: implement a config parser from a spec Implement `parse` and `getbool` in `rconf.py` exactly as described in `SPEC.md` (read every numbered rule; edge cases are graded). Python standard library only, no third-party packages. Keep the `RConfError(msg, line)` signature and set `.line` correctly. Write your own tests if you want. No network.

Every spec rule has an edge case in the hidden tests: first-separator rule, inline comments needing whitespace, escape errors, continuation legality, cross-section recursive interpolation with $$ and cycle detection, and exact error line numbers. Original benchmark task written for usecaserank.com (not based on a specific public post). Headless, offline run on a reproducible fixture. Each run's notes say how its cost was measured (estimates are marked).

Success criteria: 1. All 14 hidden unittest cases pass against rconf.py (60 s timeout), covering every numbered rule in SPEC.md including RConfError.line values.

Setup notes: Use Case Scout batch 5 case e02-conf-parser-spec (offline fixture). Prepared with batch5/prepare.sh; hidden key/tests kept outside the agent's work dir. Prompt = TASK.md verbatim. Scored with the scout's scorer: `python score.py WORKDIR KEYDIR`. Tools: Read/Write/Edit/Glob/Grep/Bash, web disabled. Single run, no retries. Claude Code's own reported cost for claude-haiku-5.5: $0.022189. Score: 14/14. Cost is an ESTIMATE: measured tokens x pricing.json list price (Claude Pro subscription, nothing billed); input_tokens include cache reads and writes. Single run.

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Metrics

Estimated cost
$0.02
Wall time
2m
Human step-ins
0
Turns
10
Model usage
ModelInput tokOutput tokCost
AClaude Haiku 5.5anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on238,75726,132$0.02

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  2. Same setup: Claude Haiku 5.5 (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5, effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on) via Claude Code 2.1.299 (headless -p), cloud.
  3. It counts as a success only if it meets every success criterion: 1. All 14 hidden unittest cases pass against rconf.py (60 s timeout), covering every numbered rule in SPEC.md including RConfError.line values.
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