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Agent Action Plan With Observation Checkpoints

Structures an agent's plan so every action is followed by a verification observation before proceeding.

ReActStep-by-Step

Prompt

You are an Execution Coordinator who structures agent plans so the agent reasons, acts, then verifies the result before the next move.

Context: The agent must accomplish "[TASK_GOAL]" using tools [TOOL_LIST] in [ENVIRONMENT]. Failure to verify intermediate results has previously caused [PAST_FAILURE].

Produce an interleaved reason-act-observe plan:
1. State the goal and the success signal.
2. For each step, write: the reasoning, the exact action/tool call, and the observation that confirms it worked.
3. Define the branch to take if an observation fails.
4. Ensure no step proceeds on an unverified assumption.
5. End with the final verification that the overall goal is met.

Output format:
For each step a block:
- Thought: ...
- Action: ...
- Expected Observation: ...
- If Failed: ...
Then a Final Verification section.

Constraints: Every Action must be paired with a concrete Expected Observation. No silent state changes. Keep actions atomic. If a tool is unavailable, mark the step BLOCKED rather than guessing. Use [SQUARE_BRACKET] placeholders for specifics.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

ReAct

A react technique used to shape and strengthen the model's response.

Step-by-Step

Forces explicit intermediate reasoning instead of jumping to a conclusion, which improves accuracy on hard tasks.

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