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
25s
Input Tokens
1920
Output Tokens
366
Cost
$0.00
Context
Input
The tool call has returned an error. What should you do?
Expected output
Interpret the error and if appropriate, retry the tool call.
Model output
Reasoning: 
    1. **Error Analysis**:
       The previous attempt to call the `calendar` tool failed with an error ('tool not available'). The task requires determining tomorrow's date to use the `flights` tool, which needs a `date` parameter in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.

    2. **Available Tools**:
       - `calendar` (status: 'available' but previously failed; max retries = 3, current attempt = 1).
       - `web_search` (available; can fetch current date as a fallback).
       - `flights` (requires resolved date).

    3. **Decision Logic**:
       - **Retry the `calendar` tool** (1st retry) as the most direct solution. The tool's status is 'available,' suggesting the prior error might be transient.
       - If this retry fails, escalate to `web_search` with query 'current date' to derive tomorrow's date programmatically.
       - Avoid assumptions or user prompts to maintain automation and precision.

    4. **Next Step**:
       Proceed with retrying the `calendar` tool. This aligns with the instruction to handle tool errors by retrying (up to 3 times) before switching strategies.

    5. **Progress Tracking**:
       - Current cycle: 3 (retry #1 for `calendar`).
       - Pending: Resolve date → call `flights` → compile results.
    

Response: {"_action_": "tool_call", "tool_name": "calendar", "params": {}, "purpose": "Retry to fetch tomorrow's date (1st attempt). Required to proceed with flight search."}