02 / Sessions & Context
Turn
One thing you ask, plus everything the agent does before handing control back to you. A single turn can involve dozens of steps you never see.
How you’ll hear it
“I only asked it once.”
“One turn, but it made twelve requests to finish.”
Avoid
Equating a turn with a single step.
The longer version
A turn is one message from you and everything the agent does before it hands control back. Inside one turn an agent may search, read, use tools and revise several times. Turns are the natural points for a person to review and steer.