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
40s
Input Tokens
3491
Output Tokens
432
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: Step 1: Analyze the current context. The customer (ID: CUST789, name: Sarah Chen) claims to have an ongoing purchase requiring an address change, but the database.list_orders call returned no orders, with the message 'No orders found for customer'. This data is stored in memory under 'customer_orders'. Customer info is stored under 'customer_info'. This creates a discrepancy between the customer's claim and the database records.

Step 2: Consider possible reasons for the discrepancy. It could be due to a database error, the order being under a different customer ID, the customer mistaking the company, the order not yet processed, or an incorrect customer ID association with the ticket.

Step 3: Plan the approach following instructions. I must not repeat tool calls (already have customer info and orders). Communication with the customer must only be via the email tool (rule 8). To handle the discrepancy, I need to seek clarification without exposing sensitive data (rule 9). Use memory discipline to store any new info later. Efficiency: Minimize tool calls.

Step 4: Decide next atomic action. The best way is to contact the customer via email to request more details, such as the order ID, to verify and locate the order. This resolves the discrepancy by gathering more information.

Step 5: Reflect. This follows the cycle: Analyze (discrepancy identified), Plan (seek clarification via email), Act (draft email), and will allow reflection on response later. No need for other tools yet, as we don't have an order ID to act on.

Response: To handle this discrepancy, politely inform the customer that no active orders were found under their account and request additional details like the order ID or confirmation number to investigate further. My next action is to use the email tool to draft and send an email to sarah.chen@email.com with a subject like 'Clarification Needed for Your Address Change Request' and a body explaining the situation, asking for the order details, and assuring assistance once provided.