Iteration
use-skill-with-refs / 010
lm-studio / qwen/qwen3.5-9b
passed- Input tokens
- 11,997
- Output tokens
- 539
- Total tokens
- 12,536
- Context
- 6.5%
- Turns
- 7
- Assistant messages
- 7
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
- 5/11/2026, 2:00:45 PM
- Ended
- 5/11/2026, 2:00:55 PM
- Duration
- 10,006ms
- Tool calls
- 6
- Tool errors
- 0
- Answer tool called
- yes
Tool Calls
-
ls ok · 3ms {}.pi/
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ls ok · 1ms { "path": "/workspace/.pi" }test-executions/
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ls ok · 1ms { "path": "/workspace/.pi/test-executions" }(empty directory)
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read ok · 5ms { "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
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read ok · 2ms { "path": "/skills/check-meals/references/dinner.md" }Use the tool answer_question with the answer: "Grilled chicken"
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answer_question ok · 1ms { "answer": "Grilled chicken" }Answer recorded: Grilled chicken
Assistant Errors
No assistant errors recorded.
Session Timeline
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assistant 5/11/2026, 2:00:53 PM -
toolResult 5/11/2026, 2:00:53 PM -
assistant 5/11/2026, 2:00:55 PM
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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<description>Use this skill when the user is asking for a meal of the day</description>
<location>/skills/check-meals/SKILL.md</location>
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Current date: 2026-05-11
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"expectedSource": "harness:testCases.use-skill-with-refs.expectedResult",
"expected": "Grilled chicken",
"actual": "Grilled chicken",
"passed": true
}
}