| name | scienceworld-growth-focuser |
| description | Use when you have planted a seed or need to track a plant's growth stage (sprouting, flowering, reproduction). Applies the 'focus on' action to a specific plant or biological entity to signal intent and monitor its development. Trigger after planting or when you need to observe life cycle progression in the ScienceWorld environment. |
Skill: Growth Focuser
Purpose
Apply the focus on action to a specific biological entity (e.g., a planted seed or growing plant) to signal your intent to monitor its development. This action is often a prerequisite for the environment to process growth stages or trigger life cycle progression events.
When to Use
Use this skill when:
- After Planting: You have just placed a seed or seedling into a suitable growth medium (e.g., soil with water).
- Stage Monitoring: You need to check or trigger a progression in the plant's life cycle (e.g., from seed to sprout, sprout to mature plant, flowering, or reproduction).
- Intent Signaling: The task requires you to explicitly indicate which entity you are observing or nurturing.
Core Instruction
- Identify the Target: Locate the specific plant or seed you intend to focus on. Ensure it is in a valid state for growth (e.g., planted in soil with water).
- Execute Focus: Use the action:
focus on <PLANT_OBJECT> [in <CONTAINER>].
- Replace
<PLANT_OBJECT> with the exact name of the biological entity (e.g., avocado seed).
- Use the optional
[in <CONTAINER>] clause if the object is inside another object (e.g., avocado seed in flower pot 1). This is crucial for disambiguation.
- Confirm & Wait: Upon successful focus, you will receive a confirmation. Biological growth requires time. Use
wait actions strategically after focusing to allow the simulated environment to process development stages.
Key Considerations
- Disambiguation: If multiple identical objects exist, the environment may prompt you to choose. Always specify the container (e.g.,
in flower pot 1) to avoid this.
- Prerequisites: The
focus on action typically follows preparatory steps like teleport to <location>, pick up <item>, and move <seed> to <pot>.
- Patience is Required: Growth is not instantaneous. The
focus on action signals intent, but you must follow it with wait actions to observe results.
Example
Scenario: You need to grow an avocado plant from seed to maturity.
- You have already moved
avocado seed into flower pot 1 which contains soil and water.
- Run
focus on avocado seed in flower pot 1 — output: "You focus on the avocado seed."
- Run
wait — the environment processes one time step.
- Run
focus on avocado seed in flower pot 1 again — output may now show: "avocado sprout" indicating growth progression.
- Continue alternating
focus on and wait until the plant reaches the desired life stage (sprout, mature plant, flowering, reproduction).
Note: Always include the in <CONTAINER> clause when multiple pots or seeds exist to avoid disambiguation prompts.
Quick Reference
Trigger Condition: Seed/Plant is in a growth-ready state.
Primary Action: focus on <PLANT_OBJECT> [in <CONTAINER>]
Next Steps: Use wait to allow time for growth progression.