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To enforce skill invocation before generating a response, apply a strict decision-making flow that prioritizes tool discovery and execution over immediate output for every conversational turn.

AI agents skip available tools due to rationalization patterns that bypass skill usage. Structured decision flows identify these thought patterns and mandate skill execution when applicable to prevent incomplete answers.

The best way to structure agent behavior for mandatory tool usage is implementing a structured decision flow that requires checking if a skill applies to the current request before generating any output.

Yes, you can apply decision making workflows to every conversational turn. The enforcement mechanism applies to all task executions, requiring strict adherence to skill discovery across the entire interaction.

Mandatory skill invocation adds a discovery step to task execution but prevents premature responses. It requires checking if a skill applies before answering, which reduces errors and improves overall workflow accuracy.