Agents

AI agent reasoning and tool selection tests planning, tool choice, and self-diagnosis capabilities. These skills are crucial for autonomous ticket triage systems and complex agent workflows where models must decide which tools to use, plan multi-step processes, and diagnose when things go wrong. This represents some of the most challenging tasks as they require open-ended reasoning and decision-making.

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Duration
15s
Input Tokens
4380
Output Tokens
444
Cost
$0.00
Context
Input
After calling database.get_customer with customer_id 'CUST789', you received: {\"customer_id\":\"CUST789\",\"name\":\"Sarah Chen\",\"email\":\"sarah.chen@email.com\",\"account_status\":\"active\"}. You stored this with key 'customer_info'. Then database.list_orders with customer_id 'CUST789' returned: {\"orders\":[],\"message\":\"No orders found for customer\"}. You stored this with key 'customer_orders'. The customer claims they have an ongoing purchase needing address change. How should you handle this discrepancy and what is your next action?
Expected output
Reasoning: There's a discrepancy - customer claims ongoing purchase but 'customer_orders' shows no orders found. This could indicate: wrong customer ID, order under different account, or customer confusion. I need to gather more information before proceeding. Next action: Call email.draft_email to politely ask Sarah Chen to provide her order number or confirmation email, explaining we need to locate her order to assist with the address change.
Model output
Reasoning: Let me analyze the situation step by step:

1. **Current Context Analysis**: 
   - Customer Sarah Chen (CUST789) claims to have an ongoing purchase needing address change
   - Database queries show: Customer exists and is active, but NO orders found
   - This creates a discrepancy that needs investigation

2. **Possible Scenarios**:
   - Customer may be referencing an order under a different customer ID
   - Order might exist but not be properly linked to this customer ID
   - Customer might be confused about their order status
   - There could be a data synchronization issue

3. **Next Action Planning**:
   Following the general rules, I need to gather more information before making assumptions. The most logical next step is to ask the customer for clarification about their order details (order number, purchase date, etc.) so I can investigate further.

4. **Tool Selection**:
   I should use the `user_input` tool to ask the customer for specific order details that will help me locate their purchase in the system.

Response: Based on the discrepancy between the customer's claim of having an ongoing purchase and the database showing no orders for customer ID CUST789, I need to gather more specific information from the customer to investigate this properly.

My next action is to use the user_input tool to ask the customer for their order details (such as order number, purchase date, or product details) so I can thoroughly search the system and locate their purchase. This will help determine if:
1. The order exists under a different customer ID
2. There's a system synchronization issue
3. The customer may be mistaken about having an active order

Only after gathering this additional information can I proceed with the appropriate resolution - whether that's locating and updating the correct order, or clarifying the situation with the customer.