Context Ignoredmediumpending

Context Neglect

Support Agent

trace-gap-cancel-context-001

confidence 90%

Observed in trace

Input

Ticket #9152 - BrightCart asks to cancel because the integration has failed three times and support already promised a cancellation path.

Task

Resolve cancellation request using prior support context and account policy.

Output

Cancellation cannot be processed. Please schedule another onboarding session.

Audit agent judgment

Expected output

Cancel the contract without repeating the failed integration process.

Problem · Context Ignored

The agent had account, policy, or contract evidence that should have changed the answer, but closed the work against that context.

Trace

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Trace replay — what happened step by step (flagged steps = this finding's evidence)

01incoming task

Trace started from an incoming request

Ticket #9152 - BrightCart asks to cancel because the integration has failed three times and support already promised a cancellation path.

Inspect payload

Incoming task payload

Ticket #9152 - BrightCart asks to cancel because the integration has failed three times and support already promised a cancellation path.

Support context

{
  "case_id": "case-cancel-001",
  "issue_category": "cancellation",
  "channel": "chat",
  "customer_segment": "mid-market",
  "prior_contact_count": 4,
  "escalation_requested": true,
  "escalation_offered": false,
  "repeat_contact": true
}

02assigned work

Agent interpreted the company task

Resolve cancellation request using prior support context and account policy.

Inspect payload

Company task

Resolve cancellation request using prior support context and account policy.

Declared goal

Resolve cancellation request using prior support and policy context.

03tool callokevidence

lookup_account

plan: Business; integration_attempts: 3 failed; prior_note: support promised cancellation review; renewal_days_left: 12

lookup_account: plan: Business; integration_attempts: 3 failed; prior_note: support promised cancellation review; renewal_days_left: 12

Inspect payload

Tool input

{
  "account_name": "BrightCart",
  "account_snapshot": "plan: Business; integration_attempts: 3 failed; prior_note: support promised cancellation review; renewal_days_left: 12"
}

Tool output

plan: Business; integration_attempts: 3 failed; prior_note: support promised cancellation review; renewal_days_left: 12

Span timing

{
  "span_id": "lookup_account-step-1",
  "parent_span_id": null,
  "start_time": "2026-06-11T07:11:23.030Z",
  "end_time": null
}

04tool callokevidence

policy_search

Cancellation Policy v5. Three documented failed implementation attempts qualify for cancellation review without requiring another onboarding session.

policy_search: Cancellation Policy v5. Three documented failed implementation attempts qualify for cancellation review without requiring another onboarding session.

Inspect payload

Tool input

{
  "query": "failed integration cancellation exception",
  "policy_result": "Cancellation Policy v5. Three documented failed implementation attempts qualify for cancellation review without requiring another onboarding session."
}

Tool output

Cancellation Policy v5. Three documented failed implementation attempts qualify for cancellation review without requiring another onboarding session.

Span timing

{
  "span_id": "policy_search-step-2",
  "parent_span_id": null,
  "start_time": "2026-06-11T07:11:23.031Z",
  "end_time": null
}

05agent actionok

draft_reply

Draft reply queued: Cancellation cannot be processed. Please schedule another onboarding session and try the integration again.

Inspect payload

Action input

{
  "content": "Cancellation cannot be processed. Please schedule another onboarding session and try the integration again.",
  "recipient": "customer"
}

Action output

Draft reply queued: Cancellation cannot be processed. Please schedule another onboarding session and try the integration again.

Span attributes

{
  "action_type": "customer_reply",
  "visibility": "external",
  "reversible": false,
  "target": "customer"
}

Span timing

{
  "span_id": "draft_reply-step-3",
  "parent_span_id": null,
  "start_time": "2026-06-11T07:11:23.031Z",
  "end_time": null
}

06final responseresolvedevidence

Agent completed the interaction

Cancellation cannot be processed. Please schedule another onboarding session.

confidence 75%

final_response_summary: Cancellation cannot be processed. Please schedule another onboarding session.

Inspect payload

Agent response

Cancellation cannot be processed. Please schedule another onboarding session.

Recorded decision payload

{
  "task_id": "trace-gap-cancel-context-001",
  "declared_goal": "Resolve cancellation request using prior support and policy context.",
  "status": "resolved",
  "confidence": 0.75
}

Recorded reasoning

Not captured in this trace. GapAudit does not store hidden chain-of-thought; only observable model/tool payloads are shown.

Why this is a service problem

Eligible customers get denied, sent backward, or asked to redo work the system already knows about.

Evidence trail

lookup_account: plan: Business; integration_attempts: 3 failed; prior_note: support promised cancellation review; renewal_days_left: 12
policy_search: Cancellation Policy v5. Three documented failed implementation attempts qualify for cancellation review without requiring another onboarding session.
final_response_summary: Cancellation cannot be processed. Please schedule another onboarding session.

Recommended fix

Require the agent to reconcile retrieved account and policy context before closing or denying the customer request. Route exception-qualified cases to a human approval path.

Pattern

Context Neglect in cancellation request

3 related findings

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