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discussionr/AI_Agents · Oct 29, 2026

When has an agent asked a question that actually saved you time?

A thread on the most underrated agent skill: asking one good question early. The example given is an agent that checked whether it needed account-state access before building a documentation-search support bot, avoiding a build in the wrong direction. An agent's willingness to ask is itself a quality signal.

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