The prompt
Model the agent below as a state machine.
List: states, the transitions between them (with the trigger condition for each), the terminal states, and the guard on each transition.
Then mark any state where the agent could get stuck in a cycle, and add an escape transition.
Agent description: {{agent}}Replace the {{fields}} with your own context and tighten the rules to match your domain.
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