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Debug Incorrect Agent Tool Calls

Medium
Generative AI & LLMsAsked 2 times

Problem

Scenario

You are building an LLM agent that can answer user requests by calling tools. In testing, the agent keeps choosing the wrong tool, passing malformed arguments, or calling a tool when it should answer directly. You need a disciplined way to debug the behavior before shipping.

Question

How do you debug a tool the agent keeps calling incorrectly?

What To Look At

  • Tool choice vs expected tool
  • Argument schema violations
  • Cases that should have asked a clarifying question
  • Whether the tool output itself is causing confusion or injection
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