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Teaching an Agent to Sketch One Part at a Time

arXiv 2603.19500 ↗First posted 19 Mar 2026cs.AI cs.CV cs.GRcited by 1

On the map: LLM agents and tool use → Agent skill learning and evolution

Abstract (arXiv)

We develop a method for producing vector sketches one part at a time. To do this, we train a multi-modal language model-based agent using a novel multi-turn process-reward reinforcement learning following supervised fine-tuning. Our approach is enabled by a new dataset we call ControlSketch-Part, containing rich part-level annotations for sketches, obtained using a novel, generic automatic annotation pipeline that segments vector sketches into semantic parts and assigns paths to parts with a structured multi-stage labeling process. Our results indicate that incorporating structured part-level data and providing agent with the visual feedback through the process enables interpretable, controllable, and locally editable text-to-vector sketch generation.

Key facts. Cited by 1 paper in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Placed in Agent skill learning and evolution, one of 16 directions in LLM agents and tool use. Builds on 30 of its 60 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 19 Mar 2026.

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