Spring AI Adds AskUserQuestionTool For Clarification

Spring AI releases AskUserQuestionTool (spring-ai-agent-utils v0.3.0), a Java implementation that lets agentic LLMs ask clarifying multiple-choice or free-text questions during execution. The tool is model-agnostic and integrates with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini, supporting console and web question handlers. It streamlines requirement elicitation and reduces iterative rework by gathering structured user input before agents produce final responses.
Scoring Rationale
Practical, official Java tool that meaningfully improves agent UX; limited novelty since it ports existing ask-user pattern.
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