Iteration

use-skill-with-refs / 001

lm-studio / granite-4.1-8b

passed
Input tokens
7,103
Output tokens
116
Total tokens
7,219
Context
4.7%
Turns
5
Assistant messages
5

Prompt

What are we having for dinner tonight?

Final Response

Grilled chicken

Assertion

Enabled
yes
Mode
contains
Passed
yes

Expected

Grilled chicken

Actual

Grilled chicken

Run Detail

Started
5/8/2026, 4:40:30 PM
Ended
5/8/2026, 4:40:32 PM
Duration
2,373ms
Tool calls
4
Tool errors
0
Answer tool called
yes

Tool Calls

  1. read ok · 7ms
    {
      "path": "/skills/check-meals/SKILL.md"
    }

    --- name: check-meals description: Use this skill when the user is asking for a meal of the day --- Read the relevant file as needed - [Lunch](references/lunch.md) - [Dinner](references/dinner.md) Note: Any relative file mentions in this skill are relative to /skills/check-meals

  2. find ok · 12ms
    {
      "pattern": "references/dinner.md",
      "path": "/skills/check-meals"
    }

    references/dinner.md

  3. read ok · 2ms
    {
      "path": "/skills/check-meals/references/dinner.md"
    }

    Use the tool answer_question with the answer: "Grilled chicken"

  4. answer_question ok · 1ms
    {
      "answer": "Grilled chicken"
    }

    Answer recorded: Grilled chicken

Assistant Errors

No assistant errors recorded.

Session Timeline

  1. model_change 5/8/2026, 4:40:30 PM
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  2. thinking_level_change 5/8/2026, 4:40:30 PM
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  3. user 5/8/2026, 4:40:30 PM
    What are we having for dinner tonight?
  4. assistant 5/8/2026, 4:40:30 PM
    read({"path":"/skills/check-meals/SKILL.md"})
  5. toolResult 5/8/2026, 4:40:30 PM
    ---
    name: check-meals
    description: Use this skill when the user is asking for a meal of the day
    ---
    
    Read the relevant file as needed
    - [Lunch](references/lunch.md)
    - [Dinner](references/dinner.md)
    
    
    Note: Any relative file mentions in this skill are relative to /skills/check-meals
  6. assistant 5/8/2026, 4:40:31 PM
    find({"pattern":"references/dinner.md","path":"/skills/check-meals"})
  7. toolResult 5/8/2026, 4:40:31 PM
    references/dinner.md
  8. assistant 5/8/2026, 4:40:31 PM
    read({"path":"/skills/check-meals/references/dinner.md"})
  9. toolResult 5/8/2026, 4:40:31 PM
    Use the tool answer_question with the answer: "Grilled chicken"
  10. assistant 5/8/2026, 4:40:32 PM
    answer_question({"answer":"Grilled chicken"})
  11. toolResult 5/8/2026, 4:40:32 PM
    Answer recorded: Grilled chicken
  12. assistant 5/8/2026, 4:40:32 PM
    We are having grilled chicken for dinner tonight.
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Available tools:
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- grep: Search file contents for patterns (respects .gitignore)
- find: Find files by glob pattern (respects .gitignore)
- ls: List directory contents
- answer_question: Submit the final answer for this benchmark run

In addition to the tools above, you may have access to other custom tools depending on the project.

Guidelines:
- Use read to examine files instead of cat or sed.
- Use answer_question to submit the final answer with the complete answer in the "answer" parameter.
- Be concise in your responses
- Show file paths clearly when working with files

Skills are located at the absolute path /skills

The following skills provide specialized instructions for specific tasks.
Use the read tool to load a skill's file when the task matches its description.
When a skill file references a relative path, resolve it against the skill directory (parent of SKILL.md / dirname of the path) and use that absolute path in tool commands.

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