scienceworld-inventory-manager - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: scienceworld-inventory-manager description: This skill handles picking up objects from the environment into the agent's inventory or moving them out. It should be triggered when the agent needs to acquire an object for later use or place an object into a container. The input is an object name and location, and the output is the object being transferred to or from inventory.

Instructions

Purpose

Use this skill to manage the agent's inventory by picking up objects from the environment or placing them into containers. This is a foundational action for acquiring tools, materials, or evidence needed for tasks.

When to Use

You need to acquire an object for later use in an experiment or task.
You need to place an object into a specific container (e.g., a box, a table, a room) as part of a task requirement.
The object's location is known or can be inferred from context.

Core Action Pattern

The primary action is pick up OBJ to acquire an object or move OBJ to OBJ to place it into a container. The exact syntax may vary slightly based on the environment's action space (e.g., pick up metal pot containing nothing in kitchen vs. move metal pot to blue box).

Procedure

Locate the Object: Ensure you are in the correct room or that the object is in your immediate vicinity. Use look around or examine if needed.
Acquire the Object: If the object is not in your inventory, use the pick up action with the correct object identifier and location.
Place the Object (if required): If the task requires placing the object into a container, use the move action with the target container's name.

Key Considerations

Object State: Some objects may be described as "containing nothing." Include this in the action if the environment's grammar requires it (e.g., pick up metal pot containing nothing in kitchen).
Container Targets: When moving an object to a container like a box, use the container's name and color if specified (e.g., blue box, orange box).
Inventory Management: You can only hold one item in your inventory at a time in the provided trajectory. Plan your actions accordingly.

Example from Trajectory

Goal: Acquire the metal pot from the kitchen.

Action: pick up metal pot containing nothing in kitchen
Result: "You move the metal pot to the inventory."

Goal: Place the conductive metal pot into the correct box.

Action: move metal pot to blue box
Result: The object is transferred from inventory (or the room) to the specified container.

For complex object interactions or environment-specific grammar, consult the bundled reference.