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Breakpoint
Interactive user communication tool
The Breakpoint tool creates interactive pauses in conversation with special UI elements that bring user attention to specific needs or decisions.
Key Features
- Special UI element integration
- Enhanced user attention focus
- Three distinct breakpoint types
- Clear communication pauses
- Interactive decision points
- Structured user responses
When Used
- Need specific information
- Making logical assumptions
- Presenting user choices
- Requiring clarification
- Verifying decisions
- Critical user input needed
Breakpoint Types
Clarification Breakpoint
- Purpose: Request new information or clarity
- When to use: Missing critical details
- Format: Clear description of needed information
- Example: “What time period should we analyze?”
- Best practice: Keep requests focused
Assumption Breakpoint
- Purpose: Verify logical leaps
- When to use: Making significant assumptions
- Format: Description of planned actions
- Example: “I’ll assume last quarter’s data”
- Best practice: Explain reasoning clearly
Choice Breakpoint
- Purpose: User decision between options
- When to use: 2-3 known alternatives exist
- Format: Clear option descriptions
- Example: “Choose visualization: bar or line?”
- Best practice: Limited, clear choices