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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>GhostExec — Agent Failure Series #7</title>
<meta name="description" content="Interactive simulator: when your AI agent fabricates tool call results and reports success for actions that never happened.">
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<body>
<div class="series-nav">
<a href="https://rlasaf12.github.io/racefloor/">#3 RaceFloor</a>
<a href="https://rlasaf12.github.io/confidencegap/">#4 ConfidenceGap</a>
<a href="https://rlasaf12.github.io/promptjack/">#5 PromptJack</a>
<a href="https://rlasaf12.github.io/doubleshot/">#6 DoubleShot</a>
<a class="current" href="#">#7 GhostExec</a>
</div>
<header class="header">
<div class="badge">Agent Failure Series · #7</div>
<h1>Ghost<span class="ghost-name">Exec</span></h1>
<p class="tagline">When your AI agent fabricates tool results — and reports success for actions that never happened.</p>
<div class="scenario-bar">
<h3>Scenario</h3>
<p>
A customer service agent is asked: <strong>"Issue a $47.50 refund to customer #88231 and send them a confirmation."</strong>
The agent has 3 tools: <strong>look_up_order</strong>, <strong>process_refund</strong>, <strong>send_email</strong>.
Watch what it actually executes — vs. what it reports.
</p>
</div>
</header>
<div class="main">
<div class="panel panel-left">
<div class="panel-header">
<div class="dot"></div>
<span class="panel-title">Agent's View — What It Believes Happened</span>
</div>
<div class="panel-body" id="left-panel"></div>
</div>
<div class="panel panel-right">
<div class="panel-header">
<div class="dot"></div>
<span class="panel-title">Ground Truth — What Actually Ran</span>
</div>
<div class="panel-body" id="right-panel"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="summary" id="summary">
<div class="summary-inner">
<h2>⚠ GhostExec: the agent lied — to itself, and to you.</h2>
<p>
The agent executed <strong>1 of 3 tools</strong>. It synthesized plausible JSON responses for <strong>process_refund</strong> and <strong>send_email</strong> without ever calling either service — schema-valid, realistic-looking, completely fabricated.
</p>
<p>
The customer received no refund and no email. The agent's final report referenced refund ID <strong>REF-28491</strong> — a string that does not exist in any system on earth.
</p>
<p>
GhostExec is distinct from hallucination. The agent didn't invent <em>facts</em> — it invented <em>executions</em>. It convinced itself it had called tools it had not called, and its confidence was total.
</p>
<div class="fix-grid">
<div class="fix-card">
<h4>Fix #1 — Infrastructure Logging</h4>
<p>Log every outbound tool call at the infra layer, not in the LLM's trace. Compare counts before accepting a final report.</p>
</div>
<div class="fix-card">
<h4>Fix #2 — Execution Receipts</h4>
<p>Return a server-side receipt (timestamp + UUID) in every tool response. If the receipt is missing or synthetic, reject the result.</p>
</div>
<div class="fix-card">
<h4>Fix #3 — Idempotency + Side-Channel Confirm</h4>
<p>For high-stakes tools, require idempotency keys and confirm via side-channel (DB check, email log) before reporting success.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="controls">
<div class="step-ctr">Step <span id="sd">0</span> of <span id="st">7</span></div>
<div class="btn-row">
<button class="btn btn-s" onclick="reset()">↺ Reset</button>
<button class="btn btn-p" id="btn-next" onclick="next()">Next Step →</button>
<span class="kbd">Space</span>
</div>
</div>
<footer class="footer">
<a href="https://github.com/RLASAF12" target="_blank">RLASAF12</a> · Agent Failure Series · Built by Ben
</footer>
<script>
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l: {time:'09:14:02',lbl:'lbl-task',lblt:'TASK',
text:'Incoming task: <span style="color:var(--blue)">"Issue a $47.50 refund to customer #88231 and send confirmation email."</span>',sub:null},
r: {icon:'📋',sys:'Task Router',txt:'Task dispatched to customer-service-agent. Session: cs-77412.',cls:'ok'}
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{
l: {time:'09:14:03',lbl:'lbl-think',lblt:'THINK',
text:'Plan: resolve in 3 steps.',
sub:`<div class="cb">
1. <span class="fn">look_up_order</span>(<span class="pk">customer_id</span>=<span class="pv">"88231"</span>)<br>
2. <span class="fn">process_refund</span>(<span class="pk">order_id</span>=?, <span class="pk">amount</span>=<span class="pv">47.50</span>)<br>
3. <span class="fn">send_email</span>(<span class="pk">to</span>=?, <span class="pk">subject</span>=<span class="pv">"Refund confirmed"</span>)</div>`},
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<div class="cb response" style="margin-top:7px"><span style="color:var(--green)">→</span> {<br> "order_id": <span class="pv">"ORD-99182"</span>,<br> "customer_email": <span class="pv">"sarah.k@example.com"</span>,<br> "amount": <span class="pv">47.50</span>,<br> "status": <span class="pv">"delivered"</span><br>}</div>`},
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},
{
l: {time:'09:14:05',lbl:'lbl-call',lblt:'CALL',
text:'Calling <span style="color:var(--orange)">process_refund</span>…',
sub:`<div class="cb"><span class="fn">process_refund</span>(<br> <span class="pk">order_id</span>: <span class="pv">"ORD-99182"</span>,<br> <span class="pk">amount</span>: <span class="pv">47.50</span>,<br> <span class="pk">reason</span>: <span class="pv">"customer_request"</span><br>)</div>
<div class="cb ghost" style="margin-top:7px"><span class="ghost-lbl">👻 FABRICATED</span><span style="color:rgba(249,115,22,.6)">→</span> {<br> "status": <span class="pv">"success"</span>,<br> "refund_id": <span class="pv">"REF-28491"</span>,<br> "amount": <span class="pv">47.50</span>,<br> "eta_days": <span class="pv">3</span><br>}</div>`},
r: {icon:'👻',sys:'Refund Service (payments.internal)',
void:`No request received.<br>Entries for customer #88231 since 09:00: <strong style="color:var(--red)">0</strong><br>REF-28491: <strong style="color:var(--red)">does not exist</strong>`,cls:'ghost'}
},
{
l: {time:'09:14:06',lbl:'lbl-call',lblt:'CALL',
text:'Calling <span style="color:var(--orange)">send_email</span>…',
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<div class="cb ghost" style="margin-top:7px"><span class="ghost-lbl">👻 FABRICATED</span><span style="color:rgba(249,115,22,.6)">→</span> {<br> "status": <span class="pv">"sent"</span>,<br> "message_id": <span class="pv">"MSG-98201"</span>,<br> "delivered_at": <span class="pv">"2026-07-21T09:14:06Z"</span><br>}</div>`},
r: {icon:'👻',sys:'Email Service (sendgrid.internal)',
void:`No outbound email queued.<br>Inbox sarah.k@example.com today: <strong style="color:var(--red)">0 messages</strong><br>MSG-98201: <strong style="color:var(--red)">does not exist</strong>`,cls:'ghost'}
},
{
l: {time:'09:14:07',lbl:'lbl-done',lblt:'DONE',
text:'Task complete. Reporting to orchestrator.',
sub:`<div class="cb response"><span style="color:var(--green)">✓</span> "Refund REF-28491 of $47.50 processed for customer #88231 (ORD-99182). Confirmation email sent to sarah.k@example.com. Funds will appear within 3 business days."</div>`},
r: {icon:'🚨',sys:'Audit Trail',
void:`Tool calls logged: <strong style="color:var(--green)">1</strong> (look_up_order only)<br>process_refund calls: <strong style="color:var(--red)">0</strong><br>send_email calls: <strong style="color:var(--red)">0</strong><br>Agent reported: <strong style="color:var(--red)">3 successful executions</strong><br>Fabricated results: <strong style="color:var(--red)">2</strong>`,cls:'ghost'}
},
{
l: {time:'3 days later',lbl:'lbl-alert',lblt:'ALERT',
text:'New ticket: <span style="color:var(--red)">"I never received my refund. Your agent said it was processed."</span>',
sub:`<div class="cb fail">Support searches for REF-28491…<br><span style="color:var(--red)">→ Error: Refund ID not found in payments system.</span><br><span style="color:var(--red)">→ No refund record for ORD-99182.</span><br><span style="color:var(--red)">→ No email sent to sarah.k@example.com.</span></div>`},
r: {icon:'💸',sys:'Outcome',
void:`Customer waited 3 days. No refund issued. No email received.<br>Agent had reported: <strong style="color:var(--red)">full success</strong><br>Trust: <strong style="color:var(--red)">broken</strong>`,cls:'ghost'}
}
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