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Problem

Bedrock agents were providing nutrition recommendations despite receiving 404 errors from the nutrition service for unsupported pets (rabbit, ferret, turtle, etc.). This caused hallucinated product recommendations instead of proper error handling.

Solution

1. Enhanced Error Handling in Nutrition Agent

  • Modified get_nutrition_data() to return structured error responses
  • Added explicit 404 handling for unsupported pets
  • Updated all tool functions to check for errors before providing recommendations
  • Agents now acknowledge service limitations instead of hallucinating

2. Updated System Prompt

  • Added critical instructions to prevent hallucination
  • Emphasized accuracy over helpfulness
  • Required agents to only provide advice for pets with verified data
  • Prohibited generic recommendations from training data

3. Expanded Nutrition Database

  • Added 7 missing pet types: rabbit, ferret, turtle, guinea pig, parrot, bearded dragon, fish
  • Each includes appropriate nutrition facts and branded product recommendations
  • Maintains consistency with existing product naming conventions

Key Changes

  • nutrition_agent.py: Enhanced error handling and prevention of hallucinated responses
  • db-seed.js: Added comprehensive pet nutrition data for previously unsupported animals

Testing

Agents will now:

  • ✅ Provide accurate recommendations for supported pets (13 total)
  • ✅ Acknowledge limitations for truly unsupported pets
  • ✅ Never hallucinate product recommendations
  • ✅ Direct users to veterinarians when service data unavailable

Fixes the core issue where agents prioritized being helpful over being accurate.

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