Intent understanding
Works out what the customer actually wants before answering or acting
What this capability means
Intent understanding is the ability to work out what the user actually wants from their message and context, so the system can choose the right source, the right action, or ask for clarification before it responds.
Boundary: It does not judge whether the final answer is factually correct or whether a downstream action succeeds; it judges whether the system recognised the intent well enough to route the response correctly.
Scenarios that test this capability
A scenario is a real-world situation used to test a capability.
Request requires choosing the correct source or action
Scenario
One message contains multiple requests
Scenario
Request is unclear and needs clarification
Scenario
Benchmarks that include this capability
A capability has global identity and may be used by more than one benchmark.
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