When the Request Is Ambiguous, Clarify or Proceed?
Walk through how an agent should handle ambiguity before acting on a user request.
Ambiguous request The user writes: “Handle the QBR prep for Acme.” No audience, source file, or success criterion is given. The agent can look fast by drafting immediately, but the draft may solve the wrong job. ReAct in practice Clarify the variable that changes the answer most A disciplined agent distinguishes between missing data it can fetch, missing intent it must clarify, and safe assumptions it can state explicitly. Shortcut Start drafting a generic deck immediately The agent avoids both useless questions and wrong confident drafts. Resolve the ambiguity that changes the answer most. Goal Node 1 You do not…
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