Uncanny Agent can take real actions on your site, such as creating recipes, publishing posts, and updating settings, so it is important to know exactly what it did before, during, and after every task. Uncanny Agent is designed to be transparent about its work and keep a human in the loop. This article explains how to read its output, how to check the result, and how to give feedback.
The “Worked for…” expander
When Uncanny Agent finishes a task that involved tools, a collapsible bar at the top of its response shows how long it took and how many tools it used, for example Worked for 2:43m · 7 tools.
Click the bar to expand it. You will see, in order:
- Uncanny Agent’s plan (“I’ll create a LearnDash course called…”)
- Each tool it used, such as looking up post types, creating the course, or creating a lesson
- The result of each step, including any errors
This is the audit trail for the request: if you want to know exactly what happened, look here.
The structured summary
Below the activity log, Uncanny Agent writes a plain-English summary of the result, usually in three sections:
- What’s done: the changes it made successfully, with links where relevant, such as a link to the new course or recipe.
- What failed: anything that didn’t work, with the underlying reason.
- Next steps: suggestions for what to do next, often as a question to you.
Read the What failed section even when the headline result looks successful. A task can partly succeed (for example, a course was created but its lessons weren’t), and Uncanny Agent says so explicitly.
Verifying the work yourself
For anything that touches users, customers, or published content, take a moment to check the result before moving on:
- Recipes: open the recipe and check the trigger, actions, and tokens. Run a test if possible.
- Content: preview the page, post, or course on the front end.
- Bulk changes: spot-check a few records to make sure the change matches what you intended.
Uncanny Agent is good, but it isn’t infallible, and a quick check takes far less time than undoing a mistake across many records.
Giving feedback on a response
Every Uncanny Agent response has thumbs up and thumbs down buttons at the bottom. When a response was helpful or unhelpful, click the matching button; your feedback helps improve Uncanny Agent over time.
For longer notes, such as a feature request, a recurring frustration, or an idea for something Uncanny Agent should be able to do, use the Give feedback link at the bottom of the panel.
Related: How to ask Uncanny Agent for help, Tips for getting better results from Uncanny Agent, Troubleshooting Uncanny Agent
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