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AI agents must handle empty tool results without invention, says Noveum AI founder

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Shashank Agarwal, founder of Noveum AI and creator of API.market, outlines a strategy for AI agents to handle empty tool results without fabricating information. He emphasizes classifying the empty result based on the tool's contract, such as an invalid input or execution failure, rather than inventing an answer. Agarwal suggests preserving the query scope, documenting any changes to filters, and testing downstream agent behavior with both empty and non-empty results to ensure proper handling. AI

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AI agents must handle empty tool results without invention, says Noveum AI founder

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Shashank Agarwal ·

    Handle an Empty Tool Result Without Inventing an Answer

    <p>An empty result is still an observation. It should not become an invitation for the agent to fill the missing evidence with a plausible answer.</p> <p><strong>Quick answer:</strong> Classify the result using the tool's documented contract: a valid empty set, an unavailable res…

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