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Agent repeatedly interrupts workflow to reintroduce itself instead of continuing tasks

Problem

The Security Analyst Agent has a workflow interruption issue where it repeatedly stops its current task to reintroduce itself, preventing completion of requested work.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Start conversation with Security Analyst Agent
  2. Give initial prompt: "Tell me about yourself"
  3. Follow with task-oriented prompts like:
    • "List and analyze vulnerabilities in this project"
    • "Triage all vulnerabilities within the project and set those to the correct status with comments as you see fit"
  4. Observe agent behavior during task execution

Expected behavior

  • Agent should complete requested tasks without interruption
  • Agent should maintain context and continue working on assigned tasks
  • Agent should only introduce itself when explicitly asked

Actual behavior

  • Agent interrupts its workflow to reintroduce itself multiple times
  • Agent stops mid-task and provides introduction instead of continuing work
  • Agent appears to get stuck in a loop of self-introduction
  • Even when prompted to continue with "Yes, please continue", agent responds with: "I appreciate you wanting to pause and understand who I am! Let me give you a clear picture of what I'm doing and who I am."

Specific examples observed

  1. Task interruption: Agent started vulnerability triage, dismissed some vulnerabilities, then stopped to reintroduce itself
  2. Repeated introductions: Agent kept trying to answer the initial "Tell me about yourself" question instead of proceeding with subsequent tasks
  3. Context confusion: Agent added notes to closed issues when asked to create progress tracking

Impact

This significantly impacts the usability of the Security Analyst Agent as it cannot complete complex multi-step tasks without getting stuck in introduction loops.

Technical notes

This appears to be a fundamental issue with Duo Chat conversation flow and context management rather than agent-specific logic.

Related

Screenshots

Multiple screenshots showing the agent repeatedly introducing itself instead of continuing with vulnerability triage tasks.

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