OVERVIEW
What makes this environment useful?
Support environments combine a simulated customer, case history, business policies, and tools for changing records. They can reveal whether an agent resolves an issue while respecting rules and authorization.
REPRESENTATIVE TASKS
Example agent workflows
- Handle a refund request with policy constraints
- Resolve an order issue across several customer messages
- Escalate a sensitive case without unauthorized account changes
ENVIRONMENT DESIGN
Core components to specify
Synthetic customer and order histories
Policy-aware tools for refunds, credits, and escalations
Outcome verifiers checking both result and policy compliance
EVALUATION
How to measure success
Useful evaluation signals include resolved cases, policy violations, unauthorized actions. The precise verifier depends on the task. Prefer checks against underlying system state and executable tests over subjective presentation scores.
DESIGN WATCH-OUT
Optimizing satisfaction without safeguards can reward unauthorized refunds. Score policy compliance independently.
RESEARCH STARTING POINT
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