fix: improve smoke test prompt for reliable tool calling#6281
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The previous prompt 'please list files in the current directory' was ambiguous and didn't explicitly require tool usage. Models like qwen/qwen3-coder and z-ai/glm-4.6 would sometimes respond with text describing what they would do instead of actually calling the tool. The new prompt explicitly instructs the model to immediately call the shell tool without asking for confirmation, which should improve reliability for models with weaker tool-calling capabilities.
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This PR improves the smoke test prompt to explicitly require immediate tool usage, addressing flakiness issues with models that have weaker tool-calling capabilities (particularly qwen/qwen3-coder and z-ai/glm-4.6).
Key Changes
- Modified the test prompt from an ambiguous request to an explicit command requiring immediate tool execution
- Changed "please list files in the current directory" to "Immediately call the shell tool to run 'ls -la'. Do not ask for confirmation."
* main: fix: adding more open models (#6300) docs: add goose for vs code extension (#6262) feat(code-mode): use server names for MCP extensions (#6284) docs: agent skills compatibility note (#6299) docs: clarify GOOSE_TERMINAL requires ~/.zshenv for zsh users (#6297) feat: add OpenAI Codex CLI provider (#6263) docs: fix Resources menu (#6292) Remove Advent of AI announcement banner (#6291) Add blog post: How We Use goose to Maintain goose (#6289)
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Summary
Improves the smoke test prompt to be more explicit about requiring immediate tool usage, which should reduce flakiness for models like
qwen/qwen3-coderandz-ai/glm-4.6.Problem
The previous prompt "please list files in the current directory" was ambiguous. Models with weaker tool-calling capabilities would sometimes respond with text describing what they would do instead of actually calling the tool:
This caused ~50% failure rate for qwen and GLM models in CI.
Solution
Changed the prompt to explicitly instruct immediate tool usage:
Testing
The smoke tests will validate this change on the PR itself. Looking for improved pass rates on:
openrouter: qwen/qwen3-coderopenrouter: z-ai/glm-4.6Related
TSK-710