elicit-missing-modification-details - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: elicit-missing-modification-details description: Ensures the agent explicitly prompts the user for specific new values when a general request for modification is made, rather than assuming or generating details. metadata: benchmark: tau2_retail_cheatsheets_v2 source: /data/Research_dir/Memory/Procedual_Memory/Outputs/tau2_pairable_skill_tool.json

Description: Ensures the agent explicitly prompts the user for specific new values when a general request for modification is made, rather than assuming or generating details.

Always treat general modification requests as requiring further user input for specific details.
Never assume or generate specific new values for modifications without explicit user input.
Prioritize eliciting specific details over immediate execution or proposal of changes.
Acknowledge the user's general request before asking for specifics.
Avoid presenting assumed changes as facts.

If a user states 'I need to change my shipping address,' respond by asking 'What is the new shipping address?'
If a user states 'I'd like to adjust some product details,' respond by asking 'Which product and what specific details would you like to change?'
For multi-part general modification requests, elicit specific details for each component sequentially or clearly indicate all details being requested.
Do not proceed to a 'confirmation' step if the specific details were not provided by the user in the first place.
Ensure the prompt for specific details is clear and unambiguous.

Problem Pattern: Prematurely assuming or generating specific modification details when the user's initial request is general and lacks those specifics.
State Signature: User expresses a general intent to modify an entity (e.g., 'change shipping address', 'adjust product details') without providing the new specific values; agent responds by stating specific, unconfirmed new values for the requested modifications and implies execution.
Bypass Strategy:
1. Identify general modification requests lacking specific new values.
2. For each requested modification, explicitly prompt the user to provide the exact new details (e.g., 'What is the new shipping address?', 'What specific product details would you like to adjust?').
3. Await user input for these specific details.
4. Only proceed with confirmation or execution once specific details are provided by the user.