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
10s
Input Tokens
3955
Output Tokens
1382
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: 1. **Analyze the Request and Data:** The customer claims to have an ongoing purchase needing an address change. I successfully retrieved customer information ('customer_info') but the subsequent database call to list orders (`database.list_orders`) returned an empty list ('customer_orders').
2. **Identify the Discrepancy:** There is a conflict between the customer's claim (ongoing purchase) and the database records (no orders found).
3. **Determine Missing Information:** To fulfill the request (address change), the specific `order_id` is mandatory for the `database.update_order_address` tool.
4. **Formulate Solution for Discrepancy:** I must contact the customer to clarify which order they are referring to, as the system does not show any open orders associated with their account.
5. **Determine Next Action:** Following Rule 8 (communicate via `email` tool), the next logical step is to draft an email asking the customer for the specific Order ID or purchase details. This minimizes tool calls while gathering necessary information efficiently.

Response: The discrepancy is that the customer claims an ongoing purchase, but the system returned no orders for their customer ID ('CUST789'). This means the necessary `order_id` required for the `update_order_address` tool is missing.

I should handle this by politely informing the customer that no orders were found under their account and requesting the specific Order ID or purchase details so that I can locate the purchase and proceed with the address change.

My next action is to draft an email to the customer:

```json
{
  "action": "draft_email",
  "to": "sarah.chen@email.com",
  "subject": "Regarding your address change request - Order ID needed",
  "body": "Thank you for reaching out, Sarah Chen. We understand you need to update the shipping address for an ongoing purchase. However, when checking your account (CUST789), we were unable to locate any active or open orders. To help us quickly find your product and update the address, could you please provide the specific Order ID or tracking number for the purchase you are referring to? We look forward to your response so we can assist you."
}
```