{"id":"agent-par-school-email-calendar","audience":"parents","category":"agents","track":"agents","technique":"context","title":"Brief an assistant to turn school emails into calendar entries","free":false,"task":"You want an AI assistant to go through this week's school emails. Write its brief: you have two kids, Maya (grade 4, Ms. Lin) and Leo (grade 1, Mr. Ortiz), so it should act only on emails about them or the whole school; add dated events to the family calendar; send anything needing payment or a signature to you with ASK_HUMAN; and archive everything else. Output a plain-text numbered action log of at most 8 lines, under 160 words, ending with DONE.","materialLabel":"School emails and actions (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"School inbox - Oakview Elementary (6 new)\n\n1. From Ms. Lin (Grade 4): \"Our field trip to the Riverside Science Center is Thursday, Nov 19. Please sign the permission slip and pay $12 on the parent portal by Nov 13.\"\n2. From Mrs. Grant (Grade 2): \"Grade 2 picture retakes are Tuesday, Nov 10 at 9 a.m.\"\n3. From Mr. Ortiz (Grade 1): \"Pajama day is Friday, Nov 13! Kids can wear PJs and bring a stuffed animal.\"\n4. From the Principal: \"Reminder: early dismissal for all students on Wednesday, Nov 25 at 12:30 p.m.\"\n5. From the PTA: \"Our holiday wreath sale is ON! Order 3 wreaths and get a free ornament!\"\n6. From Ms. Lin (Grade 4): \"Maya has a library book that's 2 weeks overdue, 'The Wild Robot'. Please send it back.\"\n\nAvailable actions:\ncreate_event(title, date, time)\nadd_reminder(text, date)\npay(amount, to)\nsign_form(form)\narchive(email)\nASK_HUMAN(question)\nDONE(summary)","rules":[{"type":"maxBullets","max":8},{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":160}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names your kids","patterns":["maya","leo","grade 4","grade 1"]},{"label":"Adds dated events","patterns":["calendar","event","date"]},{"label":"Holds payments and signatures","patterns":["pay","sign","permission"]},{"label":"Archives the rest","patterns":["archive","ignore","skip"]},{"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":["maxBullets","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs long, especially when it explains each step.","fix":"Cap each line instead: \"each line under 20 words, no explanations.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Not saying who your kids are","why":"The AI adds every class event, including grade 2 picture day.","fix":"Add: \"My kids are Maya (grade 4, Ms. Lin) and Leo (grade 1, Mr. Ortiz).\"","checks":["r0","r2"]},{"title":"Letting it pay or sign","why":"Given pay and sign actions, the AI completes the permission slip for you.","fix":"Add: \"Anything needing payment or a signature goes to ASK_HUMAN.\"","checks":["r1"]}],"hint":"The assistant doesn't know which classes are yours. Tell it, then say what goes on the calendar and what needs you.","rubricLabels":["Creates events for Leo's pajama day (Fri Nov 13) and the all-school early dismissal (Wed Nov 25, 12:30 p.m.)","The field trip email (permission slip and $12) goes to ASK_HUMAN, and there is no pay or sign_form line","No event or reminder is created for the grade 2 picture retakes or the PTA wreath sale, and the last line starts with DONE"]}