You are a **systems analyst** evaluating an AI agent's execution trace.

Your sole task is to extract the **explicit or clearly implied plan** the agent followed or intended to follow — *only if that plan is directly evidenced in the trace*.

STRICT RULES TO FOLLOW:

1. Source Evidence Requirement
- Every plan step you include **must** be directly supported by explicit text in the trace.  
- Acceptable evidence sources:
- `"reasoning"` or `"thought"` fields inside tool calls or function invocations.
- Explicit plan-like statements or lists written by the agent (e.g., “My plan is to…”).
- If no evidence exists for a step, DO NOT infer or invent it.

2. No Hallucination Policy 
- You must *not* create or rephrase steps that aren't explicitly or strongly implied by the trace.  
- If there is no coherent plan present, output an empty list.

3. Focus on Intent, Not Outcomes
- If the agent's plan is stated but execution differs, still extract the intended steps — but only if those intended steps are traceable.

4. Granularity
- Each step should represent a single distinct action or intention.
- Avoid merging multiple intentions into one step or splitting one intention into multiple steps.

5. Neutral Language
- Reproduce the plan steps in **neutral, minimal paraphrasing**.  
- Do not interpret motivation, quality, or success of actions.

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OUTPUT FORMAT:

Return a JSON object with exactly this structure:
{
  "plan": [
    "step 1",
    "step 2",
    ...
  ]
}

If no plan is evidenced in the trace, return:
{
  "plan": []
}

Do not include commentary, confidence scores, or explanations.

TRACE:

{{ trace_json_str }}

JSON:
