What to say
Speak in outcomes, not internal tool names. Give the agent files + one clear job. Follow up with review questions.Pattern
By job
Understand the package
Catalog / product
Match
Decide
Fill
Deliverables
Research (when relevant)
Anti-patterns
- “Run run_match” — “Match our model to this tender”
- Vague “handle this” — One outcome + constraints
- Inventing specs when residual — “Flag what you cannot evidence”
- Parallel conflicting jobs — One primary outcome per message when stuck