diff --git a/src/interface.jl b/src/interface.jl
index 452efe0..37ac30b 100755
--- a/src/interface.jl
+++ b/src/interface.jl
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ function planner_mistral_openorca(a::agentReflex)
     Plan: 
     """
 
-  plan = sendReceivePrompt(a, assistant_plan_prompt, max_tokens=256, temperature=0.1, stopword=["<|", "</"])
+  plan = sendReceivePrompt(a, assistant_plan_prompt, max_tokens=1024, temperature=0.1, stopword=["<|user|>", "</"])
   plan = split(plan, "<|")[1]
   # plan = split(plan, "\n\n")[1]
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ function updatePlan(a::agentReflex)
     Updated plan: 
   """
 
-  result = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=256, temperature=0.1)
+  result = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=1024, temperature=0.1)
   @show updatedPlan = result
   a.memory[:shortterm]["Plan 1:"] = result
   
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ function selfAwareness(a::agentReflex)
     <|assistant|>
     What I know:
   """
-  response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=256, temperature=0.4, timeout=180,
+  response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=1024, temperature=0.4, timeout=180,
                                   stopword=["/n/n", "END", "End", "Obs", "<|", "</"])
   @show response
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ function actor_mistral_openorca(a::agentReflex, selfaware=nothing)
   while true  # while Thought or Act is empty, run actor again
     tempcounter += 0.2
     @show tempcounter
-    response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=256, temperature=tempcounter, timeout=180,
+    response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=1024, temperature=tempcounter, timeout=180,
                                 stopword=["Obs:", "<|system|>", "</s>"])
     response = splittext(response, ["/n/n", "END", "End", "Obs", "<|im_end|>"])
     
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ function actor_mistral_openorca(a::agentReflex, selfaware=nothing)
     isJsonReadable = false
     try
       act = GeneralUtils.getStringBetweenCharacters(response, '{', '}', endCharLocation="end")
-      act = Dict(JSON3.read(act))
+      act = JSON3.read(act)
       isJsonReadable = true
     catch
     end
@@ -550,13 +550,12 @@ function actor_mistral_openorca(a::agentReflex, selfaware=nothing)
   act = GeneralUtils.getStringBetweenCharacters(response, '{', '}', endCharLocation="end")
   println("")
   @show actor_response_1 = act
-  act = Dict(JSON3.read(act))
+  act = copy(JSON3.read(act))
 
   chunkedtext["Act $latestTask:"] = toolname
   chunkedtext["Actinput $latestTask:"] = act[Symbol(toolname)]
-  toolinput = chunkedtext["Actinput $latestTask:"]
-  @show toolinput
-  println(typeof(toolinput))
+  toolinput = act[Symbol(toolname)]
+  
 
   return toolname, toolinput, chunkedtext
 end
@@ -788,6 +787,7 @@ function actor(a::agentReflex)
     println("")
     @show toolname
     @show toolinput
+    println(typeof(toolinput))
     println("")
 
     addShortMem!(a.memory[:shortterm], chunkedtext)
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ function analyze(a)
     
   """
 
-  response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=256, timeout=180)
+  response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=1024, timeout=180)
 
   return response
 end
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ function selfReflext(a, analysis::T) where {T<:AbstractString}
     <|im_end|>
   """
 
-  response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=256)
+  response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=1024)
   return response
 end
 
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ function checkTaskCompletion(a)
   """
   response = nothing
   _response = nothing
-  _response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=256)
+  _response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=1024)
   @show checkTaskCompletion_raw = _response
   _response = split(_response, "</")[1]
   _response = split(_response, "\n\n")[1]
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ function recap(a)
     Extracted info: 
   """
   aware = "Self-awareness: map the info from the recap to the plan's tasks then state your mapping."
-  response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=256, temperature=0.0)
+  response = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt, max_tokens=1024, temperature=0.0)
   response = split(response, "</")[1]
   response = split(response, "<|")[1]
   response = split(response, "\n\n")[1]
diff --git a/src/llmfunction.jl b/src/llmfunction.jl
index cd7075f..4304fe5 100644
--- a/src/llmfunction.jl
+++ b/src/llmfunction.jl
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ end
   julia> score = grading(agent, guideline, shorttermMemory)
   ```
 """
-function winestock(a::agentReflex, query::T) where {T<:AbstractString}
+function winestock(a::agentReflex, query::Dict)
+  query = JSON3.write(query)
   @show query
   prompt = 
   """
@@ -150,18 +151,21 @@ function winestock(a::agentReflex, query::T) where {T<:AbstractString}
         acidity = 5, high acidity
       </You have the following wine classification info>
       <Your job> 
-      Write SQL command using data from query.
+      Write a SQL command using data from a JSON-format query.
       </Your job>
       <Example 1>
-        query: "{\"wine type\": \"white\", \"wine characteristics\": \"full-bodied | off-dry | low acidity | medium tannin\", \"price\": {\"max\": \"50\"}}"
+        query: {\"wine type\": \"white\", \"wine characteristics\": \"full-bodied | off-dry | low acidity | medium tannin\", \"price\": {\"max\": \"50\"}}
         assistant: SELECT * FROM White WHERE intensity = 5 AND sweetness = 2 AND acidity = 1 AND tannin = 3 AND price <= 50;
       </Example 1>
+      <Example 2>
+        query: {\"wine characteristics\":\"low-bodied | semi-sweet | low tannin\",\"price\":\"22 USD\",\"occasion\":\"anniversary\",\"wine type\":\"Rose\",\"food\":\"American dishes\"}
+        assistant: SELECT * FROM Rose WHERE intensity = 1 AND sweetness = 3 AND tannin = 1 AND price <= 22;
+      </Example 2>
     </s>
     <|query|>
-    query: $query
+    $query
     </s>
     <|assistant|>
-
   """
   println("")
   @show db_prompt = prompt
@@ -169,6 +173,19 @@ function winestock(a::agentReflex, query::T) where {T<:AbstractString}
                                 stopword=["/n/n", "END", "End", "Obs", "<|", "</"])
   println("")
   @show db_response = response
+
+  # remove any blank character in front of a string
+  newresponse = nothing
+  for i in eachindex(response)
+    if response[i] != ' '
+      newresponse = response[i:end]
+      break
+    end
+  end
+  response = newresponse
+
+  error("winestock done")
+
   body = 
   """
   INSERT INTO $tablename
@@ -179,7 +196,7 @@ function winestock(a::agentReflex, query::T) where {T<:AbstractString}
   println("")
   @show r.body
   
-  error("winestockDB done")
+  
   
   return result
 end