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Now what is happening is it's using cat to read and try to Write or Update; then what happens is it throws an error, like "okay you have to read before, Write" and then it calls the Read tool. That's something that I've been seeing for a long time.

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Bug Description Since the Update and Write tool cannot actually do anything without using the Read tool. If the file is not being read using the Read tool, there is a lot of the time when the agent actually uses cat to see what's in the file and try to Update. I think you guys need to make sure the agent actually uses the Read tool to read the file and then automatically write it.

Now what is happening is it's using cat to read and try to Write or Update; then what happens is it throws an error, like "okay you have to read before, Write" and then it calls the Read tool. That's something that I've been seeing for a long time.

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  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: WarpTerminal
  • Version: 2.1.150
  • Feedback ID: 23c51dfc-c66a-4d7a-99ee-53550dc5a6a4

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