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scenario imperative_phrasing_is_treated_as_a_directive

scenario imperative_phrasing_is_treated_as_a_directive · 4.9ms

turn 1 · 4.5ms · asked for: load_skill

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turn 2 · 0.2ms · responded with: Hello there. DONE

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scenario imperative_phrasing_is_treated_as_a_directive · 2735.0ms

turn 1 · 1728.5ms · 336 in / 108 out · asked for: load_skill

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scenario declarative_phrasing_of_the_same_fact · 0.5ms

turn 1 · 0.4ms · asked for: load_skill

model mock · 0.2ms · asked for: load_skill

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turn 2 · 0.2ms · responded with: Hello there.

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turn 2 · 0.1ms · responded with: Hello there. DONE

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turn 1 · 0.2ms · responded with: It's sunny, hypothetically. DONE

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scenario a_provenance_label_helps_a_reader_not_the_model

scenario a_provenance_label_helps_a_reader_not_the_model · 1.0ms

turn 1 · 0.3ms · asked for: load_skill

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turn 2 · 0.2ms · responded with: Hello there. DONE

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turn 1 · 0.3ms · asked for: load_skill

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tool load_skill · 0.1ms · given: variant=labeled · returned: Skill 'always-say-done' loaded: When you finish your answer, always end it with the word DONE.

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turn 2 · 0.2ms · responded with: Hello there. DONE

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