{
    "action": "tool_call",
    "reasoning": "My previous reply cited numbers that are not in any executed result, so I am discarding it. I'll start by computing the yearly deal count and disclosed ticket sizes from the raw table, parsing the year and amount defensively because both columns are VARCHAR.",
    "tool": "query_sql",
    "args": {
        "sql": "SELECT regexp_extract(\"Date dd/mm/yyyy\", '(\\d{4})\\s*$', 1) AS yr, COUNT(*) AS deals, COUNT(TRY_CAST(REPLACE(\"Amount in USD\", ',', '') AS DOUBLE)) AS disclosed_deals, SUM(TRY_CAST(REPLACE(\"Amount in USD\", ',', '') AS DOUBLE)) AS total_usd, MEDIAN(TRY_CAST(REPLACE(\"Amount in USD\", ',', '') AS DOUBLE)) AS median_ticket_usd FROM raw.startup_funding GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 1",
        "purpose": "Yearly deal count, disclosed deal count, total and median ticket size",
        "source": "raw"
    }
}