Users say the agent feels indecisive because it asks too many follow-up questions. How would you tighten it?

Instruction: Explain how you would reduce unnecessary clarification loops without hiding real uncertainty.

Context: Tests how the candidate diagnoses the problem, chooses the safest next step, and reasons through recovery. Explain how you would reduce unnecessary clarification loops without hiding real uncertainty.

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I would first identify which follow-up questions are genuinely necessary and which are just the agent protecting itself from uncertainty it should be able to handle. Many agents become annoying because they ask for confirmation when the system already has enough context...

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