configs:
- config_name: default
data_files:
- split: train
path: data/train-*
finance-data — DHR / ILMN M&A Analysis Tasks
Investment-banking analysis tasks set in a (fictional) strategic M&A project where Danaher (DHR) explores acquiring Illumina (ILMN). Each task gives an agent a prompt plus a full deal-room of reference materials (financial models, spreadsheets, PDFs, research) and grades the answer against a per-criterion rubric. Tasks that require modifying a workbook also ship the expert's gold workbook as a deliverable file.
Layout
data/ # the task table (parquet, 3 rows)
reference_folder/ # the shared deal-room every task works from
├── filesystem/ # models, filings, research, deal docs (xlsx/pdf/pptx/…)
└── .apps_data/ # app state (mail, calendar, chat) for the simulated environment
deliverable_files/ # gold deliverable workbooks, one subfolder per task
All tasks share one reference folder — they are set in the same deal. The
reference_folder column holds its repo-relative path.
Columns
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
task_id |
string | e.g. task_helix_dhr_ilmn_06 |
sector |
string | Finance and Insurance |
occupation |
string | Investment Banking Analyst |
prompt |
string | Self-contained task instructions (includes scenario framing) |
reference_folder |
string | Repo-relative path to the shared deal-room (reference_folder) |
deliverable_files |
list[string] | Repo-relative paths to the gold deliverable workbook(s); empty for answer-only tasks |
gold_response |
string | The expert gold answer (text) |
rubric_pretty |
string | Human-readable rubric |
rubric_json |
string | JSON-encoded rubric (see below) |
Rubric format (rubric_json)
A JSON array; each entry is one grading criterion with fields:
verifier_id,index— identity/orderingcriteria— the criterion textcriteria_explanation— step-by-step reference reasoning for the graderweight— contribution to the weighted task scoreis_primary_objective— a task passes only if all primary criteria passtolerance.type/tolerance.low/tolerance.high/tolerance.units— numeric acceptance band (e.g. exact, absolute_range)dependencies— criteria that must pass for this one to be meaningfulcriterion_type,evaluation_scope,expected_file_type,human_rating,tags,universal
Intended harness
Populate a sandboxed environment from reference_folder, run the agent with
file/spreadsheet/PDF tools, and grade the final answer with an LLM judge that
applies each rubric criterion within its stated tolerance. A task passes iff
every primary-objective criterion passes. For tasks with deliverable_files,
the gold workbook shows the expected end-state of the modified model.