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Status Under review
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Created on Jul 17, 2025

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Enhanced Contextual Identifier and Input Access for IBM Orchestrate Tools

Currently, tools integrated with the IBM Orchestrate platform do not have direct access to contextual identifiers such as the thread_id or agent context inputs associated with the ongoing conversation. Introducing direct access to these elements would significantly enhance agent-tool interactions.

Proposed Enhancement:

Enable tools to automatically access contextual conversation identifiers (thread_id) and agent context inputs through a dedicated runtime object or context object.

Allow tools to directly retrieve these identifiers and context inputs from the runtime environment, removing the need for agents to explicitly pass these details as parameters.

Benefits:

Reduced Complexity: Eliminates the need for manual parameter passing by agents, simplifying both development and debugging.

Improved Reliability: Reduces the risk of errors caused by incorrect or omitted parameters by automating context injection.

Enhanced Traceability: Enables more effective logging, tracking, and analytics by consistently linking interactions to conversation threads and context inputs.

Implementing this enhancement would streamline agent interactions, reduce potential errors, and greatly improve overall efficiency and clarity in conversation tracking within the IBM Orchestrate platform.

Idea priority Low
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    Laurent Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre
    Jul 17, 2025

    Thank you for the feedback, would mind to give an example of use of thread_id you see most pressing (mostly for tracking purpose?) as well as what "agent context inputs" do you refer to?

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