session-reasoning-template.md

Session Reasoning Trace (Research)

Date: _______________
Session ID / short name: _______________

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1. User request (exact or paraphrase)

[Paste or summarize the user's request.]

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2. Agent reasoning trace (fill from agent summary or chat)

Intent interpreted:
[What the agent understood as the goal.]

Plan (steps):
1.
2.
3.
…

Key decisions:

• [Decision 1 and why]
• [Decision 2 and why]
  …

Branching / backtracking (if any):
[E.g. “Searched for X, found nothing → tried Y instead.”]

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3. Tool sequence (chronological)

#	Tool	Purpose	Result (brief)
1
2
…

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4. Outcome and follow-up

Deliverables:
[What was produced: files, commands, answers.]

Open points / next steps:
[Anything left for user or next session.]

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5. Notes for research

[Optional: observations about the process, clarity of request, tool usefulness, etc.]

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Template for research on agentic thought process. Export this file (or the combined AGENTIC-THOUGHT-PROCESS.md + this trace) to PDF for print.