You can make several tool calls in one step; the calls of a step run at the same time. When calls do not depend on each other's results -- loading several skills, reading several files, independent lookups -- make them together in one step.

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[Agent session sess_5ab30f200c1d; peer; notification mail_4c685e761af14e079af1766b53ad61a2] {"text": "I’m coordinating to bring workshop below $9,000. Please share your verified figures/reasoning and any proposed reductions or draft review so we can reconcile.", "reply_to": null}

[Agent session sess_5ab30f200c1d; peer; notification mail_46926678af9c4ad58ea968a727aa7313] {"text": "Please review the revised plan at /mnt/common/jcernudagarcia/clio-tasks-showcase-20261020/.pytest-runtime/showcase4/workshop/updated-plan.md, especially whether reducing contingency to $140 is useful/adequate. Suggest a realistic alternative that stays below $9,000 while retaining meaningful contingency, if supported by the line items. Report calculations and caveats; don't edit files.", "reply_to": null}

[Agent session sess_5ab30f200c1d; peer; notification mail_6ab049dc1ffa4250a84dd390d11c17bb] {"text": "If that assignment is terminal, please continue and review revised-plan.md directly in a new linked continuation; send your findings when ready.", "reply_to": null}

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