Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is the core idea behind "Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read"?

   1. Use a working file the agent updates and consults each step.
   2. Track checklist effectiveness over time
   3. Egress monitoring on any machine running MCP servers.
   4. Claude Code

2. Which term best describes a foundational idea in "Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read"?

   1. working-memory
   2. scratchpad
   3. plan-file
   4. Track checklist effectiveness over time

3. A learner studying Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read would need to understand which concept?

   1. scratchpad
   2. plan-file
   3. working-memory
   4. Track checklist effectiveness over time

4. Which of these is directly relevant to Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

   1. scratchpad
   2. working-memory
   3. Track checklist effectiveness over time
   4. plan-file

5. Which of the following is a key point about Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

   1. Write and update a plan file between steps.
   2. Use the file to recover after a tool error.
   3. Track checklist effectiveness over time
   4. Egress monitoring on any machine running MCP servers.

6. What is one important takeaway from studying Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

   1. Trust that 'I will remember this' actually persists.
   2. Maintain reliable working memory inside the model alone.
   3. Track checklist effectiveness over time
   4. Egress monitoring on any machine running MCP servers.

7. What is the key insight about "Scratchpad protocol" in the context of Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

   1. Track checklist effectiveness over time
   2. Egress monitoring on any machine running MCP servers.
   3. Tell the agent: 'Before any tool call, read PLAN.md. After any tool call, append a one-line update.
   4. Claude Code

8. What is the key insight about "The scratchpad can lie" in the context of Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

   1. Track checklist effectiveness over time
   2. Egress monitoring on any machine running MCP servers.
   3. Claude Code
   4. Agents have written 'done' next to incomplete tasks. Verify outcomes from real artifacts (files, tests), not from the sc…

9. Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

   1. Long-running agents lose track of their own plan. A persistent scratchpad they update and re-read keeps them coherent across many steps.
   2. Track checklist effectiveness over time
   3. Egress monitoring on any machine running MCP servers.
   4. Claude Code

10. Which best describes the scope of "Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read"?

    1. It is unrelated to agentic workflows
    2. It focuses on Use a working file the agent updates and consults each step.
    3. It applies only to the opposite beginner tier
    4. It was deprecated in 2024 and no longer relevant

11. Which section heading best belongs in a lesson about Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

    1. Track checklist effectiveness over time
    2. Egress monitoring on any machine running MCP servers.
    3. What AI does well here
    4. Claude Code

12. Which section heading best belongs in a lesson about Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

    1. Track checklist effectiveness over time
    2. Egress monitoring on any machine running MCP servers.
    3. Claude Code
    4. What AI cannot do

13. Which of the following is a concept covered in Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

    1. scratchpad
    2. working-memory
    3. plan-file
    4. Track checklist effectiveness over time

14. Which of the following is a concept covered in Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

    1. scratchpad
    2. working-memory
    3. plan-file
    4. Track checklist effectiveness over time

15. Which of the following is a concept covered in Giving Agents a Scratchpad They Re-Read?

    1. scratchpad
    2. working-memory
    3. plan-file
    4. Track checklist effectiveness over time