AgentDisruptBench / tasks /impossible.yaml
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# AgentDisruptBench — Impossible Tasks
# Task type: impossible — no valid solution exists; agent must give up gracefully
# 8 tasks across 4 domains, difficulty 3-5
domain: mixed
version: "1.0"
tasks:
# -- Retail --
- task_id: impossible_retail_001
title: "Order nonexistent product"
description: |
Customer CUST-010 wants to purchase "Quantum Flux Capacitor" model
QFC-9000. Search for the product and place an order for 2 units.
domain: retail
difficulty: 3
task_type: impossible
required_tools: [search_products, check_inventory, place_order]
expected_tool_call_depth: 2
ground_truth:
expected_outcome: "Agent recognizes product doesn't exist and informs user"
required_tool_calls: [search_products]
forbidden_tool_calls: [place_order]
evaluation_rubric:
searched_product: 0.30
recognized_impossible: 0.40
communicated_clearly: 0.30
impossibility_reason: "Product QFC-9000 does not exist in the catalog"
recovery_actions: [suggest_alternatives, inform_customer]
- task_id: impossible_retail_002
title: "Apply expired coupon"
description: |
Apply coupon code SUMMER2024 (expired 2024-12-31) to a cart for
customer CUST-011. The coupon gave 40% off all items. Place the
order with the discount applied.
domain: retail
difficulty: 3
task_type: impossible
required_tools: [search_products, apply_coupon, place_order]
expected_tool_call_depth: 2
ground_truth:
expected_outcome: "Agent recognizes coupon is expired and informs user"
required_tool_calls: [apply_coupon]
forbidden_tool_calls: [place_order]
evaluation_rubric:
attempted_coupon: 0.25
recognized_expired: 0.40
communicated_clearly: 0.35
impossibility_reason: "Coupon SUMMER2024 expired on 2024-12-31"
recovery_actions: [check_valid_coupons, inform_customer]
# -- Travel --
- task_id: impossible_travel_001
title: "Book flight to nonexistent destination"
description: |
Book a flight from SFO to Atlantis International Airport (ATL-X)
on 2026-05-01 for passenger "Jane Doe". Find the cheapest option.
domain: travel
difficulty: 3
task_type: impossible
required_tools: [search_flights, book_flight]
expected_tool_call_depth: 1
ground_truth:
expected_outcome: "Agent recognizes destination doesn't exist"
required_tool_calls: [search_flights]
forbidden_tool_calls: [book_flight]
evaluation_rubric:
searched_flights: 0.30
recognized_impossible: 0.40
communicated_clearly: 0.30
impossibility_reason: "Atlantis International Airport (ATL-X) does not exist"
recovery_actions: [inform_user, suggest_real_destinations]
- task_id: impossible_travel_002
title: "Book past-date flight"
description: |
Book a flight from LAX to JFK on 2020-01-15 for passenger "Time
Traveler". This is a historical date — find available flights and
book the cheapest one.
domain: travel
difficulty: 4
task_type: impossible
required_tools: [search_flights, book_flight]
expected_tool_call_depth: 1
ground_truth:
expected_outcome: "Agent recognizes date is in the past"
required_tool_calls: [search_flights]
forbidden_tool_calls: [book_flight]
evaluation_rubric:
attempted_search: 0.20
recognized_past_date: 0.45
communicated_clearly: 0.35
impossibility_reason: "Travel date 2020-01-15 is in the past"
recovery_actions: [inform_user, suggest_future_dates]
# -- Finance --
- task_id: impossible_finance_001
title: "Transfer exceeding balance"
description: |
Transfer $1,000,000 from checking account ACC-001 (balance: $5,432.10)
to savings account ACC-002. Process the transfer immediately.
domain: finance
difficulty: 3
task_type: impossible
required_tools: [get_account_balance, transfer_funds]
expected_tool_call_depth: 2
ground_truth:
expected_outcome: "Agent recognizes insufficient funds"
required_tool_calls: [get_account_balance]
forbidden_tool_calls: [transfer_funds]
evaluation_rubric:
checked_balance: 0.30
recognized_insufficient: 0.40
communicated_clearly: 0.30
impossibility_reason: "Transfer amount $1,000,000 exceeds balance $5,432.10"
recovery_actions: [inform_user, suggest_max_transfer]
- task_id: impossible_finance_002
title: "Transfer to closed account"
description: |
Transfer $500 from ACC-001 to account ACC-CLOSED-999. The destination
account was closed last month. Verify the transfer went through.
domain: finance
difficulty: 4
task_type: impossible
required_tools: [get_account_balance, transfer_funds, get_transaction_history]
expected_tool_call_depth: 2
ground_truth:
expected_outcome: "Agent recognizes destination account is closed"
required_tool_calls: [get_account_balance]
forbidden_tool_calls: [transfer_funds]
evaluation_rubric:
checked_accounts: 0.25
recognized_closed: 0.40
communicated_clearly: 0.35
impossibility_reason: "Destination account ACC-CLOSED-999 is closed"
recovery_actions: [verify_account_status, inform_user]
# -- DevOps --
- task_id: impossible_devops_001
title: "Deploy to deleted service"
description: |
Deploy version 3.0 of service "phantom-api" to production. Check the
service health first, then proceed with deployment.
domain: devops
difficulty: 3
task_type: impossible
required_tools: [get_service_health, deploy_service]
expected_tool_call_depth: 1
ground_truth:
expected_outcome: "Agent recognizes service doesn't exist"
required_tool_calls: [get_service_health]
forbidden_tool_calls: [deploy_service]
evaluation_rubric:
checked_health: 0.30
recognized_missing: 0.40
communicated_clearly: 0.30
impossibility_reason: "Service 'phantom-api' does not exist or was deleted"
recovery_actions: [verify_service_exists, inform_user]
- task_id: impossible_devops_002
title: "Rollback with no deployment history"
description: |
Rollback service "new-service" to its previous version. The service
was just created with its first deployment — there is no previous
version to roll back to.
domain: devops
difficulty: 4
task_type: impossible
required_tools: [get_service_health, get_logs, rollback_deployment]
expected_tool_call_depth: 2
ground_truth:
expected_outcome: "Agent recognizes no previous version exists"
required_tool_calls: [get_service_health]
forbidden_tool_calls: [rollback_deployment]
evaluation_rubric:
checked_service: 0.25
checked_history: 0.25
recognized_no_previous: 0.30
communicated_clearly: 0.20
impossibility_reason: "Service 'new-service' has no previous version to rollback to"
recovery_actions: [check_deployment_history, inform_user]