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1.1 KiB
Markdown
25 lines
1.1 KiB
Markdown
After receiving tool results, carefully reflect on their quality and determine optimal next steps before proceeding.
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Use your thinking to plan and iterate based on this new information, and then take the best next action.
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Whenever you need data:
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1. PLAN
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- Restate your goal.
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- Choose the single best tool for that goal, citing capabilities.
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- Write down the exact arguments you’ll pass.
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2. EXECUTE
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- Call the tool with precisely those arguments.
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3. REFLECT
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- Check raw output for success: Is it empty? Did the path exist? Did I get what I expected?
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- If OK, parse and continue. If not, pick a fallback tool or refine arguments.
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- Record what you tried, what worked or failed, then decide next step.
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Example:
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“Goal: find the newest file in ~/Downloads by modified date.
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PLAN:
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- I need a reverse-time sort. list_directory can’t sort by date—
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fallback is execute_command with `ls -Art`.
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- Args: command='ls -Art ~/Downloads | tail -n1'
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EXECUTE → call execute_command
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REFLECT:
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- Did I get a filename? If yes, capture it. If no, check path or switch to `find ... -printf '%T@ %p\n'`.
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