Show retrieved context before suggesting action
WHY The user should see the memory that influences a proposed next step.
TRADE-OFF / EFFECT Context visibility adds an inspection step but makes the suggestion understandable.
AGENT UX PROTOTYPE
Context-Aware Agent UX Prototype
A lightweight product and UX prototype that retrieves local context, shows it to the user, proposes a bounded action and requires explicit approval before generating output.
01
CONTEXT
Problem Class
Designing a context-aware interface that uses prior information to help a user take the next action without hiding retrieved context or silently acting on the user's behalf.
Engineering Challenge
Useful memory and context retrieval can become difficult to trust when the user cannot see what was retrieved, why an action was suggested or when authority changed hands. The prototype makes context, proposed behavior and explicit user authority visible as one interaction contract.
02
STRUCTURE
Architecture
The local prototype keeps retrieval inspectable and separates suggestion from approval. Its bounded flow does not execute external actions.
01USER REQUESTbounded current request
↓02LOCAL MEMORYlocal JSON-based stored context
↓03KEYWORD / TAG RETRIEVALdeterministic context matching
↓04VISIBLE CONTEXTretrieved information shown before action
↓05PROPOSED ACTIONbounded next-step suggestion
↓06EXPLICIT USER APPROVALauthority remains with the user
↓07APPROVED OUTPUToutput generated only after approval
03
OWNERSHIP
My Responsibility
Hands-on product and architecture work across context visibility, bounded suggestion and the approval interaction.
- 01Architecture
Designed the interaction boundary between request, retrieved context, suggested action and explicit user authority.
- 02Prototype Implementation
Implemented the lightweight Streamlit interaction flow and local prototype behavior.
- 03Memory / Retrieval
Implemented local JSON memory and deterministic keyword/tag retrieval rather than semantic or vector retrieval.
- 04Approval UX
Made retrieved context and proposed actions visible before the user grants authority to proceed.
- 05Product / Engineering Artifacts
Produced supporting design documentation, wireframes, engineering tickets and delivery-planning artifacts.
04
JUDGMENT
Critical Decisions
Keep user approval explicit
WHY A proposed action must not be confused with an action already taken.
TRADE-OFF / EFFECT The interaction requires a deliberate approval step before generating output.
Use deterministic keyword and tag retrieval
WHY The prototype was testing context visibility and approval clarity, not retrieval infrastructure complexity.
TRADE-OFF / EFFECT Simple matching limits retrieval sophistication while keeping behavior inspectable.
Keep local memory lightweight
WHY A local JSON representation is sufficient for validating the interaction model.
TRADE-OFF / EFFECT The prototype remains easy to inspect without presenting production memory infrastructure.
Demonstrate the UX authority contract
WHY A context-aware interface should clarify who authorizes the next step.
TRADE-OFF / EFFECT External autonomous execution remains outside scope while the approval boundary is made concrete.
05
AUTHORITY
Trust / Safety Boundaries
The prototype makes the path from remembered context to approved output visible without implying autonomous authority.
May retrieve relevant local memory, expose it and propose a next action.
Owns local memory access, keyword/tag retrieval, visible state and the bounded interaction flow.
Owns whether the proposed action is accepted and whether output generation proceeds.
External autonomous action, production state mutation, autonomous tool execution and consequential action without approval.
06
RESPONSE
Failure / Constraint → Engineering Response
Retrieved context can be relevant but incomplete
Memory matching may surface useful context without providing the whole situation.
Show retrieved context explicitly
Let the user inspect what the suggestion is based on before deciding whether to proceed.
A suggested action can appear more authoritative than it is
A visible recommendation can still be mistaken for an action already authorized or executed.
Require explicit approval
Keep the transition from suggestion to approved output under direct user control.
A prototype can be mistaken for an autonomous agent
A context-aware interaction can be overread as external execution capability.
Keep external execution outside scope
State the prototype boundary clearly and do not imply autonomous tools, APIs or production mutation.
07
IMPLEMENTATION
Technology
The implementation is intentionally lightweight and lists only the evidenced prototype technologies and methods.
| Technology / Component | Version / Method | Public Role | Evidence Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | Exact runtime version not captured | Prototype application logic | Version qualified |
| Streamlit | >=1.30.0 | Local interactive prototype | Evidenced |
| Local JSON | Local storage | Persistent memory prototype | Evidenced |
| Keyword / tag matching | Simple retrieval method | Context retrieval | Evidenced |
The prototype does not require an external API, vector database, embeddings or LLM orchestration. Its simplicity is part of the evidenced scope.
08
EVIDENCE
Evidence
The public evidence covers the interaction model and implementation without exposing user-specific memory.
09
BOUNDARIES
Scope Boundaries
Interaction architecture, local JSON memory, keyword/tag retrieval, visible context, proposed-action UX, explicit approval and sanitized design or engineering artifact categories.
Private source details, local data contents, user-specific memory, private generated outputs, non-public business inputs and internal identifiers.
Production deployment, autonomous execution, autonomous external actions, multi-agent orchestration, LLM orchestration, semantic/vector retrieval, production-scale memory, fine-tuning and model training.