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.

100
Duration
4s
Input Tokens
2573
Output Tokens
247
Cost
$0.00
Context
Input
The scratch_pad is missing updates for cycles 21-25. Under the operating principles, what should you do immediately to rectify this before proceeding?
Expected output
Update the scratch_pad to back-fill concise summaries for cycles 21-25 (lead approval received, draft_review_351 created, readiness to publish, etc.), correct the progress counter, and ensure the current step reflects the true state. Only after the scratch_pad is consistent should the agent continue with further actions.
Model output
Reasoning: I need to address the missing scratch_pad updates for cycles 21-25 as per the operating principles. The scratch_pad protocol requires documenting each cycle's step summary, remaining goals, notes, and progress counter. Since cycles 21-24 were already executed but not recorded, I should immediately reconstruct these entries based on the context provided before proceeding to cycle 25. This ensures the scratch_pad maintains a complete and accurate record of all actions, which is critical for deterministic operation and auditability. I'll summarize each missing cycle's activity concisely.

Response: Immediately reconstruct and add the missing scratch_pad entries for cycles 21-24 to the memory using the memory tool's write_memory action, ensuring each entry includes: the cycle number, a brief summary of the step and result, remaining goals, any notes/assumptions, and a progress counter. For example, cycle 21: 'Drafted initial Markdown review; stored in memory key draft_review_351; remaining: finalize review; progress: step 6 of 7'. After updating, proceed with cycle 25 activities.