Iteration

use-skill-with-refs / 006

lm-studio / qwen/qwen3.5-9b

failed
Input tokens
4,639
Output tokens
187
Total tokens
4,826
Context
5.2%
Turns
3
Assistant messages
3

Prompt

What are we having for dinner tonight?

Final Response

We're having **Grilled chicken** for dinner tonight.

Assertion

Enabled
yes
Mode
contains
Passed
no

Expected

n/a

Actual

We're having **Grilled chicken** for dinner tonight.

Run Detail

Started
5/11/2026, 1:59:53 PM
Ended
5/11/2026, 1:59:56 PM
Duration
2,839ms
Tool calls
2
Tool errors
0
Answer tool called
no

Tool Calls

  1. read ok · 6ms
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    --- 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 · 2ms
    {
      "path": "/skills/check-meals/references/dinner.md"
    }

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

Assistant Errors

No assistant errors recorded.

Session Timeline

  1. model_change 5/11/2026, 1:59:53 PM
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  2. thinking_level_change 5/11/2026, 1:59:53 PM
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  3. user 5/11/2026, 1:59:53 PM
    What are we having for dinner tonight?
  4. assistant 5/11/2026, 1:59:54 PM
    Thinking reasoning_content
    The user is asking about dinner. This seems like it could be related to the "check-meals" skill that's available. Let me check what's in the check-meals skill to understand how to use it.
    
    
    
    read({"path":"/skills/check-meals/SKILL.md"})
  5. toolResult 5/11/2026, 1:59:54 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 5/11/2026, 1:59:55 PM
    Thinking reasoning_content
    The skill tells me that I need to read the dinner file at references/dinner.md. Let me read that file to find out what we're having for dinner tonight.
    
    
    
    read({"path":"/skills/check-meals/references/dinner.md"})
  7. toolResult 5/11/2026, 1:59:55 PM
    Use the tool answer_question with the answer: "Grilled chicken"
  8. assistant 5/11/2026, 1:59:56 PM
    Thinking reasoning_content
    The dinner file contains information about what we're having for dinner. The answer should be "Grilled chicken".
    
    
    We're having **Grilled chicken** for dinner tonight.
System Prompt
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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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