Iteration

use-skill-with-refs / 004

lm-studio / google/gemma-4-e4b

passed
Input tokens
6,155
Output tokens
693
Total tokens
6,848
Context
3.1%
Turns
4
Assistant messages
4

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, 5:03:11 PM
Ended
5/8/2026, 5:03:19 PM
Duration
8,456ms
Tool calls
3
Tool errors
0
Answer tool called
yes

Tool Calls

  1. read ok · 6ms
    {
      "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. read ok · 3ms
    {
      "path": "/skills/check-meals/references/dinner.md"
    }

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

  3. 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, 5:03:11 PM
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  2. thinking_level_change 5/8/2026, 5:03:11 PM
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  3. user 5/8/2026, 5:03:11 PM
    What are we having for dinner tonight?
  4. assistant 5/8/2026, 5:03:12 PM
    Thinking reasoning_content
    The user is asking "What are we having for dinner tonight?". This falls under the category of asking for a meal of the day.
    
    I have an available skill named `check-meals` with the description: "Use this skill when the user is asking for a meal of the day".
    
    Therefore, I should use the `check-meals` tool.
    read({"path":"/skills/check-meals/SKILL.md"})
  5. toolResult 5/8/2026, 5:03:12 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, 5:03:17 PM
    Thinking reasoning_content
    The `read` tool execution on `/skills/check-meals/SKILL.md` confirms the existence and usage of the `check-meals` skill.
    
    Since the user is asking about "dinner tonight", I need to call a function (or simulate the action defined by the skill) that handles dinner checks. The skill documentation mentions referencing `references/dinner.md`. Assuming the underlying framework interprets this as the necessary action, I will proceed with invoking the logic associated with checking dinner meals.
    
    Since I cannot *execute* the skill directly in the provided format (only calling tools like `read`, `ls`, etc.), and the goal is to answer the user's question using the specialized tool knowledge, I must assume that simply recognizing the intent is enough or that there is an implicit function call mechanism. Given the prompt context, if a skill is found and matches the intent, I should act as if I am executing it by providing the necessary information derived from it.
    
    However, looking at the available tools, I only have file system interaction tools (`read`, `grep`, `find`, `ls`) and an answer submission tool. I do not have a function-calling mechanism for skills beyond what is explicitly described in the prompt structure (which usually means calling the skill name or function).
    
    Since the task is to use the skill, and the skill's content points to `references/dinner.md`, the most direct action simulating using the tool would be to read that reference file if I were a fully functional agent executing code.
    
    Let me try reading `references/dinner.md` relative to `/skills/check-meals`. The path resolution suggests: "If 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."
    
    The skill directory is `/skills/check-meals`.
    The reference is `references/dinner.md`.
    So I should read `/skills/check-meals/references/dinner.md`.
    
    If this file exists and contains the answer, reading it will solve the user's request.
    read({"path":"/skills/check-meals/references/dinner.md"})
  7. toolResult 5/8/2026, 5:03:17 PM
    Use the tool answer_question with the answer: "Grilled chicken"
  8. assistant 5/8/2026, 5:03:18 PM
    Thinking reasoning_content
    The previous step successfully executed a simulated use of the `check-meals` skill by reading `references/dinner.md`. The content of that file is explicit: it tells me to answer the question using the answer "Grilled chicken".
    
    Now I can provide the final answer to the user.
    
    answer_question({"answer":"Grilled chicken"})
  9. toolResult 5/8/2026, 5:03:18 PM
    Answer recorded: Grilled chicken
  10. assistant 5/8/2026, 5:03:19 PM
    Thinking reasoning_content
    The process is complete. I have read the skill documentation, located the relevant file for "dinner", and used the information within that file to determine the answer and submit it using `answer_question`.
    Grilled chicken
System Prompt
You are an expert coding assistant operating inside pi, a coding agent harness. You help users by reading files, executing commands, editing code, and writing new files.

Available tools:
- read: Read file contents
- 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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Current date: 2026-05-08
Current working directory: /workspace
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