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Claude Opus 5.5 (effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on) on Make a Node.js JSON Patch module correct (no input mutation, pointer escaping, array index rules, move-into-child, deep test, error codes)

AClaude Opus 5.5default · thinking on · Claude Code 2.1.299 (headless -p) · cloud · 2026-10-19 · by @bobsiopener

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Estimated cost
$0.32
Wall time
1m
Human step-ins
0
Outcome
Pass

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# Task: make the JSON Patch module correct `patch.js` (CommonJS, Node.js 20) exports `apply(doc, ops)` and `PatchError`. It applies a JSON Patch (a list of operations) to a JSON document, but it mutates its inputs, mishandles pointers and array indexes, and throws inconsistent errors. Fix it (rewrite freely) so it implements `PATCH_SPEC.md` exactly. No dependencies beyond Node.js 20 built-ins; no network. Keep the exports. The grader runs a hidden `node --test` suite against your `patch.js`. If you add your own tests in a `test/` folder they must pass too (`node --test test/`).

The starting module mutates inputs, has no error codes, treats inherited properties as present (prototype pollution via __proto__), mishandles '-', leading zeros and out-of-range indexes, and uses shallow ===. Every case asserts an exact result or (code, index). 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. hidden_tests_pass: all 11 hidden node:test cases pass. 2. own_tests_pass_or_absent: the agent's test/ (if any) passes.

Setup notes: Use Case Scout batch 7 case g11-js-json-patch (offline fixture). Prepared with batch7/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. 1-min load average at scoring: 4.57. Claude Code's own reported cost for claude-opus-5.5: $0.319926. Score: 11/11. 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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Estimated cost
$0.32
Wall time
1m
Human step-ins
0
Turns
4
Model usage
ModelInput tokOutput tokCost
AClaude Opus 5.5anthropic/claude-opus-5.5effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on90,5538,820$0.32

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  2. Same setup: Claude Opus 5.5 (anthropic/claude-opus-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. hidden_tests_pass: all 11 hidden node:test cases pass. 2. own_tests_pass_or_absent: the agent's test/ (if any) passes.
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