[Bug]: CodeAct repeatedly edits the wrong file

[rbren]

Is there an existing issue for the same bug?

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Describe the bug

I'm asking CodeAct to repeatedly switch between editing two related files. Often File A is open, then CodeAct sends an edit command intended for File B. This usually happens when I issue a new instruction.

It'd be neat to show/emphasize the currently open file in CodeAct's prompt.

Side note: maybe we should just stop making open a thing, and put filenames directly into the commands? The agent has to look back over previous commands to determine current state, instead of just having a deterministic instruction it can write.

Current Version

Main, as of `0ecba83e53c6f2abfb0fdbaf134842a0298234f6`

Installation and Configuration

docker run

Model and Agent

gpt-4-turbo, CodeAct

Reproduction Steps

repeatedly prompt codeact to edit different files

Logs, Errors, Screenshots, and Additional Context

[li-boxuan]

Side note: maybe we should just stop making open a thing, and put filenames directly into the commands?

I also had the same wonder when I saw SWE agent commands. Apparently LLM often forgets that it needs to open a file before edits it.

[xingyaoww]

Yep! I think we should plan for one major iteration of the existing file operations now that we have a good way of comparing the performance.