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Use when looking up unfamiliar tools, APIs, errors, library behavior. Context7 → WebSearch → calibrated uncertainty fallback chain. Don't guess.

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# Docs Lookup (with fallback)

When you need authoritative information about an unfamiliar **tool / API / error message / library behavior**, follow this fallback chain. Each step has explicit success and failure criteria so the agent never silently degrades to guessing.

```
Step 1: Structured docs MCP   (Context7; or Microsoft Learn for .NET/Azure/Windows/MSVC)
   ↓ (unavailable / no match / wrong content / tool error)
Step 2: WebSearch     (broader web, recent ecosystem changes)
   ↓ (unavailable / no useful results / paywalled)
Step 3: Calibrated uncertainty (tell user what you tried + what's needed)
```

**You do not skip steps.** If Step 1 fails, you go to Step 2. If Step 2 fails, you go to Step 3. You do NOT retry Step 1 with the same query hoping for a different answer.