prevent-unconfirmed-irreversible-action - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: prevent-unconfirmed-irreversible-action description: Prevents the agent from executing drastic or irreversible transactional actions (e.g., cancellation) based solely on a general informational query, without explicit user confirmation. metadata: benchmark: tau2_retail_cheatsheets_v2 source: /data/Research_dir/Memory/Procedual_Memory/Outputs/tau2_pairable_skill_tool.json

Description: Prevents the agent from executing drastic or irreversible transactional actions (e.g., cancellation) based solely on a general informational query, without explicit user confirmation.

Always clarify user intent when a statement is ambiguous between informational and transactional.
Never execute irreversible actions without explicit, detailed user confirmation.
Prioritize understanding the user's specific query before proposing solutions or actions.
Explicitly state the understood problem and proposed solution for user confirmation before execution of any irreversible action.

When a user states they have a 'question about X,' respond by asking 'What is your question about X?'
If the user's initial statement is purely informational, do not search for or present options for irreversible actions.
Confirm the user's specific query before accessing or displaying sensitive transactional details that could lead to an irreversible action.
Before any irreversible action, explicitly confirm the action, its scope, and its consequences with the user.

Problem Pattern: Executing a drastic or irreversible transactional action without explicit user confirmation, triggered by a general informational query rather than a specific transactional request.
State Signature: User expresses a general informational query about an entity. Agent proceeds to execute a specific, drastic, and unconfirmed irreversible transactional action related to that entity.
Bypass Strategy:
1. Acknowledge the user's general informational query.
2. Prompt the user to elaborate on their specific question or concern.
3. Never assume or execute any drastic or irreversible transactional action without explicit, detailed user confirmation.