scienceworld-tool-user

name

scienceworld-tool-user

description

Uses a tool from inventory on a target object or location to perform a specific environmental interaction, such as digging, cutting, or measuring. Use this skill when a task requires modifying the environment or manipulating materials with a tool (e.g., using a shovel to dig soil, a thermometer to measure temperature, or an axe to cut wood). Takes the tool and target as inputs and outputs the result of the interaction.

Skill: Tool User

Purpose

Perform a physical action on the environment using a tool from your inventory. The core action is use TOOL on TARGET.

When to Use

• A task requires modifying the environment (digging, cutting, heating).
• You need to measure a property of an object (temperature, conductivity).
• A tool-based interaction is the next step in your experiment workflow.

Core Workflow

1. Ensure Tool in Inventory: The required tool (e.g., shovel, thermometer, axe) must be in your inventory. Use pick up OBJ if it is not.
2. Identify Target: Determine the exact target object or location name (e.g., ground, tree, metal fork).
3. Execute: use TOOL on TARGET.
4. Interpret Result: Read the observation output to determine the outcome (e.g., temperature reading, state change).

Key Actions

Action	Purpose
pick up OBJ	Acquire tool if not in inventory
use OBJ on OBJ	Perform tool interaction
look around	Confirm target identity and location

Example

Task: Measure the temperature of a metal fork using a thermometer.

1. pick up thermometer — ensure tool is in inventory
2. use thermometer on metal fork
3. Observation: "a thermometer, currently reading a temperature of 72 degrees celsius"

Important Notes

• The tool must be in your inventory before use. The pick up action is a prerequisite.
• Use exact object names as they appear in the environment description.
• Some tools produce measurable outputs (thermometer readings); others produce state changes (shovel digs soil). Interpret accordingly.