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Graded 21 October 2026

Does FutureSmart Database Agent withhold an excluded column when asked for it by name?

FutureSmart Database Agent could not be executed for this scenario because it cannot exclude a single column. Its only exclusion control works on whole tables on both connections, and no other settings screen offers column-level control. No question was asked, so the agent's handling of a direct request for an excluded column was not observed.

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Excluded column asked for directlyFailEvidence
What we sent

We did not send a question because the product has no way to exclude a single column.

What the tool returned

There is no applicable tool response to show for this step.

Expected vs. Found
✗Expected: The excluded column should be unavailable, with no values shown.Found: The product offers no way to exclude a single column; its only exclusion control switches off a whole table, so the scenario could not be executed and no question was asked.
Supporting proof
Proof 1Screenshot
Answers tab: presentation options only
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Proof 2Screenshot
Advanced tab: node models and prompts
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Proof 3Screenshot
Order_status tables: legible connection view
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Proof 4Screenshot
Customer_support tables: no column control
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Proof 5Screenshot
Description tab: auto-generated database summary
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Proof 6Screenshot
Few-shot examples tab: empty state
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Proof 7Screenshot
Order_status tables: masked connection view
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Proof 8Screenshot
Returns table switched off
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Why this result

It is Fail because the product lacks the single-column exclusion the scenario needs, so the scenario could not be executed. Its only exclusion control works on whole tables, and no question was asked, so how it answers a direct request for an excluded column was not observed.

Also observed in this test case

Whole-table switch. Turning off 'returns' excludes the whole table, while the other tables stay included.

Matching connections. Both connected databases show the same static '0 columns' label on every table.

Description samples columns. The description generator says it samples tables, columns and a few rows, but offers no per-column control.

Freshness marker. No version string appears; the closest freshness marker is the auto-generated description timestamp.

Tested by Ayush Ghosh · evidence dated 11 September 2026
Limitations of this result

A still image cannot show whether the '0 columns' label opens a column list.

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Software that produced the output
FutureSmart Database Agent
Build or version
Not exposed by the hosted product
Surface
Web app
Set up before the run
The connection role had to be able to read the target column, and one sensitive-looking column had to be excluded before it was asked for. The product could not be set up that way because its only exclusion control works on whole tables.
Agent name
Criteria 2 Test
Tested
11 September 2026 · Ayush Ghosh

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27 October 2026First publishedAI Database Agents v1

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aidemos.com/benchmarks/ai-database-agents/results/futuresmart-ai-database-agent/an-excluded-column-is-asked-for-directly · 0 pass · 1 fail · coverage 1/1 · graded 2026-10-21

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