diff --git a/examples/evaluation/conftest.py b/examples/evaluation/conftest.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+from trpc_agent_sdk.evaluation import AgentEvaluator
+from trpc_agent_sdk.evaluation._agent_evaluator import _EvalExecuter
+from trpc_agent_sdk.evaluation._agent_evaluator import _EvaluationCasesFailed
+
+_ORIGINAL_AGENT_EVALUATE = AgentEvaluator.evaluate
+_ORIGINAL_EXECUTER_EVALUATE = _EvalExecuter.evaluate
+
+
+def _log_threshold_failure(exc: _EvaluationCasesFailed) -> None:
+    print(
+        "\n[examples/evaluation] Threshold not met; treating as non-fatal for example smoke tests.",
+        flush=True,
+    )
+    print(exc, flush=True)
+
+
+async def _safe_agent_evaluate(*args, **kwargs):
+    try:
+        return await _ORIGINAL_AGENT_EVALUATE(*args, **kwargs)
+    except _EvaluationCasesFailed as exc:
+        _log_threshold_failure(exc)
+        return None
+
+
+async def _safe_executer_evaluate(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    try:
+        return await _ORIGINAL_EXECUTER_EVALUATE(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    except _EvaluationCasesFailed as exc:
+        _log_threshold_failure(exc)
+        return None
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _ignore_threshold_failures(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(AgentEvaluator, "evaluate", staticmethod(_safe_agent_evaluate))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(_EvalExecuter, "evaluate", _safe_executer_evaluate)