diff --git a/src/interface.jl b/src/interface.jl
index ecb5dff..85d2de1 100755
--- a/src/interface.jl
+++ b/src/interface.jl
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ function chat_mistral_openorca(a::agentReflex, usermsg::String)
   context = 
   """
   {earlierConversation}
-  {current status}
+  {env state}
   {longterm memory}
   """
   context = replace(context, "{earlierConversation}" => "My earlier talk with the user:\n$(a.earlierConversation)")
-  context = replace(context, "{current status}" => "")
+  context = replace(context, "{env state}" => "")
   context = replace(context, "{longterm memory}" => "")
 
   prompt = replace(prompt, "{context}" => context)
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@ function planner_mistral_openorca(a::agentReflex, usermsg::String)
   context = 
   """
   {earlierConversation}
-  {current status}
+  {env state}
   {longterm memory}
   """
   context = replace(context, "{earlierConversation}" => "My earlier talk with the user:\n$(a.earlierConversation)")
-  context = replace(context, "{current status}" => "")
+  context = replace(context, "{env state}" => "")
   context = replace(context, "{longterm memory}" => "")
 
   prompt = replace(prompt, "{context}" => context)
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ function actor_mistral_openorca(a::agentReflex, usermsg::T) where {T<:AbstractSt
     <|im_start|>assistant
 
   """
-  error("actor_mistral_openorca done")
+  
   prompt = replace(prompt, "{role}" => a.roles[a.role])
   prompt = replace(prompt, "{thinkingFormat}" => a.thinkingFormat[:actor])
   toolnames = ""
@@ -375,17 +375,17 @@ function actor_mistral_openorca(a::agentReflex, usermsg::T) where {T<:AbstractSt
   context = 
   """
   {earlierConversation}
-  {current status}
+  {env state}
   {longterm memory}
   """
   context = replace(context, "{earlierConversation}" => "My earlier talk with the user:\n$(a.earlierConversation)")
-  context = replace(context, "{current status}" => "")
+  context = replace(context, "{env state}" => "")
   context = replace(context, "{longterm memory}" => "")
 
   prompt = replace(prompt, "{context}" => context)
 
   prompt = replace(prompt, "{usermsg}" => "Stimulus: $usermsg")
-
+  error("actor_mistral_openorca done")
   return prompt
 end
 
@@ -629,17 +629,17 @@ function work(a::agentReflex, usermsg::String)
     respond = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt)
     plan = split(respond, "<|im_end|>")[1]
     @show plan
+    totalsteps = checkTotalStepInPlan(a, plan)
     logmsg = "<|im_start|>assistant:\n$plan\n"
     a.memory[:shortterm] *= logmsg
 
     a.step = 0
     while true  # execute step by step
       a.step += 1
-      isstep, task = extractStepFromPlan(a, plan) 
-      @show isstep
-      @show task
-      if isstep
-        respond = actor_mistral_openorca(a, task)
+      if a.step <= totalsteps
+        stepdetail = extractStepFromPlan(a, plan, a.step) 
+        @show stepdetail
+        respond = actor_mistral_openorca(a, stepdetail)
         error("work done 1")
       else  # finish all steps
         error("work done 2")
@@ -1119,16 +1119,16 @@ function chunktext(text::T, headers) where {T<:AbstractString}
 end
 
 
-function extractStepFromPlan(a::agent, plan::T) where {T<:AbstractString}
+function extractStepFromPlan(a::agent, plan::T, step::Int) where {T<:AbstractString}
   prompt =
   """
   <|im_start|>system
   You are a helpful assistant.
-  Your job is to determine whether step {$(a.step)} is in the user plan.
+  Your job is to extract step 2 in the user plan.
+
+  Use the following format only:
+  {copy the step and put it here}
 
-  Choose one of the following choices:
-  If there isn't say, {no}
-  If there is say, {yes} {copy the step and put it here}
   <|im_end|>
 
   <|im_start|>user
@@ -1137,31 +1137,34 @@ function extractStepFromPlan(a::agent, plan::T) where {T<:AbstractString}
   <|im_start|>assistant
 
   """
-  isStep = nothing
-  step = nothing
-  for i in 1:3
-    respond = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt)
-    isStep = GeneralUtils.getStringBetweenCharacters(respond, "{", "}")
-    if isStep == "no"
-      isStep = false
-      step = "nothing"
-      break
-    elseif isStep == "yes"
-      isStep = true
-      step = split(respond, "{yes}")[end]
-      break
-    else
-      # keep trying
-      isStep = nothing
-      step = nothing
-    end
-  end
 
-  if isStep === nothing || step === nothing
-    error("undefined condition. step $(a.step) isStep=$isStep $(@__LINE__)")
-  end
+  respond = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt)
 
-  return isStep, step
+  return respond
+end
+
+function checkTotalStepInPlan(a::agent, plan::T) where {T<:AbstractString}
+  prompt =
+  """
+  <|im_start|>system
+  You are a helpful assistant.
+  Your job is to determine how many steps in a user plan.
+
+  Use the following format only:
+  {total step number}
+  <|im_end|>
+
+  <|im_start|>user
+  $plan
+  <|im_end|>
+  <|im_start|>assistant
+
+  """
+  respond = sendReceivePrompt(a, prompt)
+  result = GeneralUtils.getStringBetweenCharacters(respond, "{", "}")
+  result = parse(Int, result)
+
+  return result
 end
 
 
@@ -1207,8 +1210,6 @@ end
 
 
 
-
-