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Write pseudocode for a ReAct-style loop

This question evaluates the ability to design a ReAct-style agent control loop and related competencies such as state management, tool orchestration, observation handling, error management, and safeguards for termination and resource limits.

Coding prompt (pseudocode)

Write pseudocode (does not need to compile) for a ReAct-style agent loop that alternates between reasoning and actions.

Requirements

  • The agent receives a user question.
  • On each iteration, the model produces something like:
    • Thought: internal reasoning about what to do next
    • Action: the name of a tool to call (e.g., Search, Calculator, LookupDB) or Finish
    • ActionInput: arguments for the tool
  • If an Action is chosen:
    • Call the tool, obtain an Observation.
    • Append Observation back into the context for the next iteration.
  • Stop when the model chooses Finish or when a maximum number of steps is reached.
  • Include basic safeguards:
    • max steps / timeouts
    • handling tool errors
    • preventing infinite loops

Deliverable

Provide the loop structure and the data you keep in state (e.g., conversation history, scratchpad, tool outputs).

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