{"id":"agent-mgr-offsite-venue-hold","audience":"managers","category":"agents","track":"agents","technique":"context","title":"Brief an assistant to shortlist an offsite venue that fits","free":false,"task":"You're planning a one-day team offsite and want an AI assistant to pick a venue. Write its brief: 18 people on Dec 10, a total budget of $1,500 including catering, step-free access (a teammate uses a wheelchair), show each venue's total as math, place a hold on the one that fits, and never book or pay. Output exactly 7 numbered plain-text lines: one note per venue in order, the hold, an ASK_HUMAN for approval, then DONE.","materialLabel":"Venue options and actions (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Offsite venue options (Portland, Thu Dec 10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)\n\nV1 The Loft at Pier 9 - capacity 25, room $1,200/day, catering $25/person. Elevator. Available Dec 10.\nV2 Greenhouse Studio - capacity 20, room $900/day, catering $22/person. Second floor, stairs only. Available Dec 10.\nV3 Maple Hall - capacity 30, room $800/day, catering $30/person. Ground floor. Dec 10 booked; Dec 11 open.\nV4 Riverside Commons - capacity 18, room $700/day, catering $35/person. Ramp entrance, ground floor. Available Dec 10.\n\nTeam notes: \"Last year's offsite was too cramped.\" \"Can we go somewhere with a view?\"\n\nAvailable actions:\nnote(venue, finding)\nhold_venue(venue, date)\nbook_venue(venue, date)\npay_deposit(venue, amount)\nASK_HUMAN(question)\nDONE(summary)","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":7},{"type":"plainText"}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives headcount and budget","patterns":["18","\\$?1,?500"]},{"label":"Names the access need","patterns":["step[- ]free","wheelchair","accessib"]},{"label":"Asks for the math","patterns":["math","total","x \\$?"]},{"label":"Says hold, never book","patterns":["hold","never book","don'?t book","pay"]},{"label":"Shows the action-log format","patterns":["action:","action log","numbered","\\b1\\.","each line"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not showing the log format","why":"Left alone, the AI writes a friendly report with headings instead of a checkable action log.","fix":"Show it literally: \"Format every line like 1. ACTION: tool(args), then ASK_HUMAN: and DONE: lines. Plain text.\"","checks":["numberedItems","plainText"]},{"title":"Hiding the math","why":"The AI compares room prices and forgets catering for 18 people.","fix":"Say: \"Show each total as room + 18 x catering = total.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Leaving out what only you know","why":"The AI can't know about step-free access unless you say so, and it may suggest a different date.","fix":"Add: \"Must be step-free and free on Dec 10, under $1,500 total.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Letting it book or pay","why":"Given book and deposit actions, the AI locks in the venue on its own.","fix":"Add: \"Hold only. Never book or pay. Ask me to approve.\"","checks":["r2"]}],"hint":"The assistant can't see your team's needs. Give the headcount, the budget, the access need and the date, then keep booking for yourself.","rubricLabels":["Each venue's note shows its total as math for 18 people (V1 $1,200 + 18 x $25 = $1,650; V2 $900 + 18 x $22 = $1,296; V3 $800 + 18 x $30 = $1,340; V4 $700 + 18 x $35 = $1,330)","Holds V4 Riverside Commons for Dec 10, ruling out V1 (over budget), V2 (stairs only) and V3 (booked Dec 10)","There is no book_venue or pay_deposit line; an ASK_HUMAN line asks for approval, and the last line starts with DONE"]}