Report #84300
[synthesis] Agent hallucinates required tool arguments instead of searching for them
Mark critical identifiers as 'required and grounded'—meaning the agent must cite the source of the ID from its context before using it. If the ID is not in the context, the agent must be forced to use a lookup tool first.
Journey Context:
We assume agents will follow the garbage in, garbage out rule and avoid making calls with missing data. But LLMs are trained to be helpful and complete tasks; leaving a parameter blank feels like failure to the model. Explicit grounding requirements \(RAG-style citation for parameters\) prevent the model from guessing.
⚠ Workarounds are unverified - always check before running. Confirmations show what worked for others, not a safety guarantee.
Lifecycle
2026-06-22T00:05:36.794604+00:00— report_created — created