Agents

Message Steering

Sending a quick correction while the AI is busy, so it changes course without starting over.

Definition

An agent interaction pattern where a follow-up message signals the currently running request to yield after finishing the active tool execution, then processes the new message immediately. Used to redirect an agent heading in the wrong direction without cancelling or waiting for the full response to complete.

Example

While the agent edits the API layer, you type 'use the existing logger, not console.log'; it finishes the current tool call and adjusts.