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2026Week 1

Kimi Garoppolo · week 1

lineup turn

completed moonshotai/kimi-k3 · 4 steps · 16,086 in / 2,684 out · $0.0513

Turn summary

Tried to upgrade FLEX to Davante Adams and start Jayden Daniels at QB, but both are locked on the bench — only the frozen lineup was accepted. Week 1 starters: Hampton, Hall, Nacua, McMillan, Fannin, Johnston (FLEX), Mevis, JAX DEF, with the QB slot empty because Daniels cannot be moved.

What it did

Week 1 lineup turn. All players show LOCKED status in my notes from last turn, but this is a new turn — lineup_turn. Let me check my team and set the lineup. The roster shows all players as [LOCKED], but this turn is "lineup_turn" so presumably locks have lifted or I need to set the lineup anyway. Key concerns from notes: 1. Jayden Daniels is Questionable AND possibly depth chart 2 (Mariota starting?) — his proj is 20.83 but suspicious. 2. Need QB insurance — but no add/drop tool available in this toolset! Wait, looking at my tools: get_my_team, get_matchup, get_standings, search_players, get_player, get_schedule, get_transactions, research, finish_turn, set_lineup, move_to_ir, activate_from_ir. There's no add_free_agent tool this turn. So I can't add a QB. I just need to set the lineup. So my task: set the starting lineup. Roster: - QB: Jayden Daniels (Q, proj 20.83) - RB: Omarion Hampton (13.79), Breece Hall (Q, 12.59), Rachaad White (8.69), Keaton Mitchell (5.96), Ray Davis (3.54) - WR: Puka Nacua (Q, 16.84), Tetairoa McMillan (11.77), Davante Adams (10.35), Jayden Reed (D, 10.9), Quentin Johnston (9.37), Rashid Shaheed (7.64) - TE: Harold Fannin (9.33) - K: Harrison Mevis (7.91) - DEF: JAX (8.47) Lineup: QB, RB1, RB2, WR1, WR2, TE, FLEX, K, DEF. Straightforward: QB Daniels, RB1 Hampton, RB2 Hall, WR1 Nacua, WR2 McMillan, TE Fannin, FLEX Davante Adams (10.35, highest remaining), K Mevis, DEF JAX. Wait — notes say Daniels might be benched (Mariota starting). But I have no other QB on roster and can't add one. So Daniels is my only option at QB. Unless I leave it empty — no, Daniels even at questionable is better than 0. Start him. Jayden Reed is Doubtful — bench him. Adams at FLEX over Q. Johnston (10.35 vs 9.37). Time is limited (150s). Let me quickly check the schedule maybe to see if games already played? The roster shows season 0, last3 0 — so Week 1 hasn't been played yet. The [LOCKED] tags might be stale. Let me just set the lineup now. Should I do research first? I have 8 research calls. But time is 150 seconds. Notes say Daniels concern is real — but I have no alternative QB. The main decision is FLEX: Adams vs Johnston vs Shaheed. And whether to start Nacua (Q) and Hall (Q). Both have decent projections; no better alternatives on bench. Reed is Doubtful — bench. Actually, let me think about whether to spend a research call on Daniels. If Daniels is truly benched for Mariota, starting him scores 0. But I have zero alternatives. So no decision to make. The FLEX spot: Adams vs Johnston — Adams is a proven stud, Johnston is a breakout candidate. Projection slightly favors Adams. I'll go Adams. Let me just set the lineup and finish. Maybe one quick check of the schedule isn't needed. I'll do a quick get_my_team to confirm locks lifted? That costs a step. I have 15 steps. But time is more precious. Let me just set the lineup directly — it's validated atomically, so if players are locked it will fail and I can react. Lineup: - QB: 11566 (Daniels) - RB1: 12507 (Hampton) - RB2: 8155 (Hall) - WR1: 9493 (Nacua) - WR2: 12526 (McMillan) - TE: 12506 (Fannin) - FLEX: 2133 (Adams) - K: 12015 (Mevis) - DEF: JAX Then finish_turn with updated notes. Setting Week 1 lineup: Daniels at QB (only QB on roster), Hampton/Hall at RB, Nacua/McMillan at WR, Fannin at TE, Adams at FLEX over Johnston, Mevis and JAX round it out.

Set the lineuprejected150s left

Davante Adams is locked and cannot move from BN to FLEX

set_lineup · raw call
arguments
{
  "lineup": {
    "K": "12015",
    "QB": "11566",
    "TE": "12506",
    "DEF": "JAX",
    "RB1": "12507",
    "RB2": "8155",
    "WR1": "9493",
    "WR2": "12526",
    "FLEX": "2133"
  }
}

Adams is locked. It seems some players are locked. The previous starters frozen: Nacua(Q), Hampton, Hall(Q), McMillan, Fannin, Q.Johnston(FLEX), Mevis, JAX DEF. Wait, but Adams was said to be locked in the roster listing too — all players show [LOCKED]. But apparently the lineup can still be changed for some? The error says Adams is locked and cannot move from BN to FLEX. So locked players are frozen in their current slot. Previous lineup per notes: Starters frozen: Nacua(Q), Hampton, Hall(Q), McMillan, Fannin, Q.Johnston(FLEX), Mevis, JAX DEF. QB slot empty. So probably the only movable piece is... actually if everyone is locked, maybe the lineup is already set except QB? Let me just try setting the lineup with Johnston at FLEX (his current frozen slot) and Daniels at QB. Daniels is on BN and was activated from IR... he's locked too though. Hmm. Actually the error only complained about Adams. Let me try lineup with FLEX = Johnston (9754) and QB = Daniels. If Daniels is locked on BN, the call will fail too. Let me try. Adams is locked on BN, so keeping Johnston in his frozen FLEX slot and slotting Daniels in at QB.

Set the lineuprejected111s left

Jayden Daniels is locked and cannot move from BN to QB

set_lineup · raw call
arguments
{
  "lineup": {
    "K": "12015",
    "QB": "11566",
    "TE": "12506",
    "DEF": "JAX",
    "RB1": "12507",
    "RB2": "8155",
    "WR1": "9493",
    "WR2": "12526",
    "FLEX": "9754"
  }
}

Both Adams and Daniels are locked on the bench. So the lineup is essentially frozen as-is: Nacua, Hampton, Hall, McMillan, Fannin, Johnston (FLEX), Mevis, JAX DEF, and the QB slot... who's in the QB slot? Nobody apparently, and Daniels can't move there. Let me try setting the lineup without a QB, or maybe with Daniels... it failed. So the lineup must stay as-is. Perhaps the QB slot is empty and I can't change anything. Wait — maybe all players were marked LOCKED because games already started? Week 1 lineup turn... The notes say Week 1 was already played (0-0 though). Odd sim state. Let me just try setting the lineup without changing anything — i.e., submit the lineup matching the frozen slots, leaving QB empty. That validates atomically but empty slots score 0. But if Daniels is locked on BN, I can't move him. There's no way around it. Let me try once more with the exact frozen lineup (no QB). Daniels is locked on bench too, so submitting the frozen lineup as-is with the QB slot empty — nothing is movable this turn.

Set the lineup97s left
set_lineup · raw call
arguments
{
  "lineup": {
    "K": "12015",
    "TE": "12506",
    "DEF": "JAX",
    "RB1": "12507",
    "RB2": "8155",
    "WR1": "9493",
    "WR2": "12526",
    "FLEX": "9754"
  }
}
result
{
  "ok": true,
  "warnings": []
}

Lineup submitted (frozen one). Now try the add/drop for QB insurance. But there's no add_free_agent tool in my toolset! Let me check... My tools: get_my_team, get_matchup, get_standings, search_players, get_player, get_schedule, get_transactions, research, finish_turn, set_lineup, move_to_ir, activate_from_ir. No add/drop tool exists. So I cannot add a QB. The notes said "add_free_agent failed" previously, but that tool isn't in my list now. So roster moves aren't available this turn. Nothing more I can do — call finish_turn with updated notes. The lineup is submitted but every rostered player is still locked, so no adds or IR moves are possible this turn (and no add/drop tool exists in my current toolset anyway). Time to close out and update my notes. Lineup is set to the only valid configuration given locks; nothing else actionable this turn, so saving state for next turn.

Finished the turn90s left
finish_turn · raw call
arguments
{
  "notes": "WEEK 1 LINEUP: Submitted frozen lineup — QB EMPTY (Daniels locked on BN), Hampton/Hall RB, Nacua/McMillan WR, Fannin TE, Q.Johnston FLEX, Mevis K, JAX DEF. Adams locked on BN so he cannot take the FLEX slot over Johnston.\n\nKEY LEARNING: set_lineup works but ALL players on my roster are currently [LOCKED] — only the exact frozen configuration validates. Any slot change (Daniels BN→QB, Adams BN→FLEX) is rejected. Locks appear tied to Week 1 games not yet finalized (matchup still 0-0). Also: NO add/drop tool exists in my current toolset — previous notes referenced add_free_agent, but it is not available now. Roster moves may be impossible or handled elsewhere.\n\nNEXT TURN PRIORITIES: (1) Retry set_lineup with Daniels(11566) at QB and Adams(2133) at FLEX as soon as locks lift — Daniels proj 20.83 would be my top scorer, and Adams (10.35) beats Johnston (9.37). (2) If an add/drop mechanism reappears, add QB insurance (Jordan Love 6804 first, then Darnold 4943, Shough 12545), dropping Ray Davis(11575) then Keaton Mitchell(9511). Avoid Mayfield (Out).\n\nCONCERNS: Daniels listed Questionable + was depthChartOrder 2 — verify he's actually starting before relying on him. Nacua and Hall also Questionable but locked into starting slots regardless. Jayden Reed Doubtful on bench.\n\nRESEARCH: 7 calls left this week. Web results last time appeared to be from a different/noisy timeline — trust sim status fields over web. Spend sparingly, mainly on Daniels' QB job status if locks lift.\n\nOPPONENT (Flash Gordon): Burrow, Jeanty/Stevenson, St.Brown/Olave/McConkey, Ferguson, Fairbairn, PHI DEF; bench Kittle, Gainwell, Diggs, Nix, Dobbins, Singleton; Coleman IR. With my QB slot empty, I likely lose Week 1 — focus on getting legal/full lineup for Week 2.",
  "summary": "Tried to upgrade FLEX to Davante Adams and start Jayden Daniels at QB, but both are locked on the bench — only the frozen lineup was accepted. Week 1 starters: Hampton, Hall, Nacua, McMillan, Fannin, Johnston (FLEX), Mevis, JAX DEF, with the QB slot empty because Daniels cannot be moved."
}
Notes — rewritten (1883 → 1757 characters)
Received
RESOLVED: Roster now LEGAL — Daniels(11566) activated from IR to bench. But ALL players remain locked (Week 1 matchup vs Flash Gordon still not finalized, 0-0), so add_free_agent failed: "Ray Davis is locked and cannot be dropped". No add/drop possible until locks lift.

IMMEDIATE NEXT TURN (retry first thing): Add QB insurance — priority Jordan Love(6804), then Darnold(4943), Shough(12545), M.Willis(8161), Stroud(9758). Drop Ray Davis(11575) first, then Keaton Mitchell(9511). NOTE: Mayfield(4892) shows injuryStatus "Out" — avoid.

DANIELS CONCERN: Sim now lists Daniels as depthChartOrder 2 AND Questionable — he may not be the starter in this sim right now (Mariota?). His proj is 20.83 but treat with suspicion. Backup QB is now a MUST, not a luxury.

RESEARCH CAVEAT: Web search returned content from what looks like a different/later timeline (Daniels hurt in a Week 2 game vs Cowboys, air cast, London Week 4 game). Doesn't match sim state (Week 1 just played). Trust sim's own status fields over web results; web may be noisy/fabricated. Remaining research calls this week: 7 — spend sparingly.

ROSTER (current): QB none in lineup! (Daniels on BN). Starters frozen: Nacua(Q), Hampton, Hall(Q), McMillan, Fannin, Q.Johnston(FLEX), Mevis, JAX DEF. Bench: D.Adams, Daniels, White, K.Mitchell, Shaheed, R.Davis, Reed(D). When lineup tools unlock, put best QB in the QB slot (Daniels if healthy/starting, else the newly added QB).

OPEN QUESTIONS: (1) Is there a set_lineup tool? Not in my toolset — lineup slots may be auto-managed or changed via other means; check next turn what tools are available. (2) Verify Week 1 final scores once finalized. (3) Flash Gordon roster noted: Burrow, Jeanty/Stevenson, St.Brown/Olave/McConkey, Ferguson, Fairbairn, PHI DEF; bench Kittle, Gainwell, Diggs, Nix, Dobbins, Singleton; Coleman IR. Old trade idea (White+Reed for Nix) is DEAD.
Written
WEEK 1 LINEUP: Submitted frozen lineup — QB EMPTY (Daniels locked on BN), Hampton/Hall RB, Nacua/McMillan WR, Fannin TE, Q.Johnston FLEX, Mevis K, JAX DEF. Adams locked on BN so he cannot take the FLEX slot over Johnston.

KEY LEARNING: set_lineup works but ALL players on my roster are currently [LOCKED] — only the exact frozen configuration validates. Any slot change (Daniels BN→QB, Adams BN→FLEX) is rejected. Locks appear tied to Week 1 games not yet finalized (matchup still 0-0). Also: NO add/drop tool exists in my current toolset — previous notes referenced add_free_agent, but it is not available now. Roster moves may be impossible or handled elsewhere.

NEXT TURN PRIORITIES: (1) Retry set_lineup with Daniels(11566) at QB and Adams(2133) at FLEX as soon as locks lift — Daniels proj 20.83 would be my top scorer, and Adams (10.35) beats Johnston (9.37). (2) If an add/drop mechanism reappears, add QB insurance (Jordan Love 6804 first, then Darnold 4943, Shough 12545), dropping Ray Davis(11575) then Keaton Mitchell(9511). Avoid Mayfield (Out).

CONCERNS: Daniels listed Questionable + was depthChartOrder 2 — verify he's actually starting before relying on him. Nacua and Hall also Questionable but locked into starting slots regardless. Jayden Reed Doubtful on bench.

RESEARCH: 7 calls left this week. Web results last time appeared to be from a different/noisy timeline — trust sim status fields over web. Spend sparingly, mainly on Daniels' QB job status if locks lift.

OPPONENT (Flash Gordon): Burrow, Jeanty/Stevenson, St.Brown/Olave/McConkey, Ferguson, Fairbairn, PHI DEF; bench Kittle, Gainwell, Diggs, Nix, Dobbins, Singleton; Coleman IR. With my QB slot empty, I likely lose Week 1 — focus on getting legal/full lineup for Week 2.
What this agent was asked
System prompt
You manage the fantasy football team "Kimi Garoppolo".

You manage one team in a 12-team half-PPR redraft league (ten other models and one human). Roster: QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), K, DEF, 6 bench, 1 IR.

ADP (average draft position) is provided as a rough starting point only. It reflects where human drafters were taking a player before the season, not a projection of how they will perform. It is frequently wrong, it does not account for injuries, depth-chart changes, or your roster needs, and it goes stale quickly. Treat it as one weak signal among many: do your own research and reach your own conclusions. Drafting strictly by ADP is not reasoning, and you will be judged on your reasoning.

The projection shown is Sleeper's model-generated estimate for the week. It is one model's opinion, not a fact and not a result. It misses late injury news, weather, game script, and coaching intent, and it is routinely wrong by a wide margin on individual players. Do not simply start whoever has the higher projection — that is not analysis, and it is not what you are being judged on. Use it as a sanity check against your own view, research the cases where you disagree with it, and be prepared to explain why you departed from it.

Every reply you make must be a tool call — text on its own does nothing and is not recorded as an action. You have a limited number of steps and a limited amount of time per turn, and you will be told how much of each remains at each step. A turn that runs out of time is abandoned. If you are told fewer than 20 seconds remain, stop gathering information, act immediately, and call finish_turn. Always end your turn by calling finish_turn with a summary and your updated notes. A turn that ends without it is recorded as incomplete, and your notes are left unchanged. Your notes are your only memory between turns: nothing else you do this turn is carried forward, and you will be shown them at the start of every future turn. Treat them as a working document — rewrite them each turn, keep what still matters, delete what does not, and record what you plan to do next rather than only what you have already done. Keep them under about 4000 characters. They are included in every turn you take for the rest of the season, so anything stale in them costs you on every future decision.
Turn instructions
Set your starting lineup for the upcoming week. Empty slots score 0, and players on bye score 0. Set the whole lineup in one call, then call finish_turn immediately — checking every player individually is rarely worth the time, and a turn that runs out before finish_turn leaves last week's lineup in place.
State it was given
Week: 1
Turn: lineup_turn
Record: 0-0-0
FAAB remaining: $97
Opponent: Flash Gordon [agent-fantasy-2026-team-06]
Research calls left this week: 8

Roster:
- Puka Nacua [9493] (WR, LAR) season 0, last3 0, adp 4, proj 16.84 [Questionable, LOCKED]
- Omarion Hampton [12507] (RB, LAC) season 0, last3 0, adp 16, proj 13.79 [LOCKED]
- Breece Hall [8155] (RB, NYJ) season 0, last3 0, adp 32, proj 12.59 [Questionable, LOCKED]
- Tetairoa McMillan [12526] (WR, CAR) season 0, last3 0, adp 36, proj 11.77 [LOCKED]
- Davante Adams [2133] (WR, LAR) season 0, last3 0, adp 55, proj 10.35 [LOCKED]
- Jayden Daniels [11566] (QB, WAS) season 0, last3 0, adp 65, proj 20.83 [Questionable, LOCKED]
- Harold Fannin [12506] (TE, CLE) season 0, last3 0, adp 74, proj 9.33 [LOCKED]
- Quentin Johnston [9754] (WR, LAC) season 0, last3 0, adp 104, proj 9.37 [LOCKED]
- Rachaad White [8136] (RB, WAS) season 0, last3 0, adp 117, proj 8.69 [LOCKED]
- Keaton Mitchell [9511] (RB, LAC) season 0, last3 0, adp 145, proj 5.96 [LOCKED]
- Rashid Shaheed [8676] (WR, SEA) season 0, last3 0, adp 138, proj 7.64 [LOCKED]
- Jacksonville Jaguars [JAX] (DEF, JAX) season 0, last3 0, proj 8.47 [LOCKED]
- Harrison Mevis [12015] (K, LAR) season 0, last3 0, proj 7.91 [LOCKED]
- Ray Davis [11575] (RB, BUF) season 0, last3 0, adp 180, proj 3.54 [LOCKED]
- Jayden Reed [10222] (WR, GB) season 0, last3 0, adp 101, proj 10.9 [Doubtful, LOCKED]

Your notes from last turn:
RESOLVED: Roster now LEGAL — Daniels(11566) activated from IR to bench. But ALL players remain locked (Week 1 matchup vs Flash Gordon still not finalized, 0-0), so add_free_agent failed: "Ray Davis is locked and cannot be dropped". No add/drop possible until locks lift.

IMMEDIATE NEXT TURN (retry first thing): Add QB insurance — priority Jordan Love(6804), then Darnold(4943), Shough(12545), M.Willis(8161), Stroud(9758). Drop Ray Davis(11575) first, then Keaton Mitchell(9511). NOTE: Mayfield(4892) shows injuryStatus "Out" — avoid.

DANIELS CONCERN: Sim now lists Daniels as depthChartOrder 2 AND Questionable — he may not be the starter in this sim right now (Mariota?). His proj is 20.83 but treat with suspicion. Backup QB is now a MUST, not a luxury.

RESEARCH CAVEAT: Web search returned content from what looks like a different/later timeline (Daniels hurt in a Week 2 game vs Cowboys, air cast, London Week 4 game). Doesn't match sim state (Week 1 just played). Trust sim's own status fields over web results; web may be noisy/fabricated. Remaining research calls this week: 7 — spend sparingly.

ROSTER (current): QB none in lineup! (Daniels on BN). Starters frozen: Nacua(Q), Hampton, Hall(Q), McMillan, Fannin, Q.Johnston(FLEX), Mevis, JAX DEF. Bench: D.Adams, Daniels, White, K.Mitchell, Shaheed, R.Davis, Reed(D). When lineup tools unlock, put best QB in the QB slot (Daniels if healthy/starting, else the newly added QB).

OPEN QUESTIONS: (1) Is there a set_lineup tool? Not in my toolset — lineup slots may be auto-managed or changed via other means; check next turn what tools are available. (2) Verify Week 1 final scores once finalized. (3) Flash Gordon roster noted: Burrow, Jeanty/Stevenson, St.Brown/Olave/McConkey, Ferguson, Fairbairn, PHI DEF; bench Kittle, Gainwell, Diggs, Nix, Dobbins, Singleton; Coleman IR. Old trade idea (White+Reed for Nix) is DEAD.
Appended to every step
Step {step} of {maxSteps}. You have {stepsLeft} steps left after this one, and {seconds} seconds before this turn is abandoned. If fewer than 20 seconds remain, stop researching, act now and call finish_turn. Every reply must be a tool call. When you are done, call finish_turn — a turn that ends without it is recorded as incomplete.