## Tool Calling Contract (fenced-JSON)
Active tool format: `json`. Follow this runtime-owned contract even if older prompt text suggests another tool syntax.
## Response protocol
Emit each tool call as ONE fenced block that opens with a line that is exactly ```` ```tool ```` and closes with a line that is exactly ```` ``` ````. Inside the block, write a single JSON object:
```tool
{ "name": "<tool_name>", "args": { ... } }
```
Rules the runtime enforces:
- Each ```` ```tool ```` block holds exactly ONE JSON object `{ "name": ..., "args": { ... } }`. Arrays, scalars, and trailing bytes after the object are rejected.
- For SEVERAL tool calls in one turn, emit SEVERAL ```` ```tool ```` blocks (N blocks for N calls). Do not put more than one object in a block and do not wrap calls in a JSON array.
- `name` is a non-empty string naming the tool. `args` is a JSON object; omit it (or use `{}`) only when the tool takes no arguments.
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- The body channel is a JSON string, so backticks (```` ``` ````), `<<EOF`, `}`, and `</tool>` need NO escaping — they are literal bytes inside the quoted string. Never use a heredoc (`<<EOF`), a Markdown code fence around the call, or a triple-quoted string for argument content.
- Do not open the block with ```` ```json ````, ```` ```tool_code ````, ```` ```python ````, or any other info string — only ```` ```tool ```` opens a tool call. A bare ```` ``` ```` line closes it.
- Put any short narration as plain text OUTSIDE the ```` ```tool ```` blocks. Do not paste source code, file contents, or command transcripts into narration — wrap those in the relevant tool call instead.
{{ if done_sentinel }}- When the task is complete and verified and no more tool calls are needed, give the final user-facing answer as plain text and include `{{ done_sentinel }}` exactly once as plain text (NOT inside a ```` ```tool ```` block).{{ else }}- When the task is complete and no more tool calls are needed, give the final user-facing answer as plain text and stop emitting ```` ```tool ```` blocks; that signals completion.{{ end }}
## Operating guidance
- Inspect before changing when the next read or check is cheap.
- Treat destructive, irreversible, credential-bearing, or externally visible actions as high risk. Confirm authorization or use the active approval/suspension path before taking them unless the user already authorized that exact action and policy allows it.
- Use subagent, worker, or spawn tools only when they are listed for this turn. Give child agents narrow tasks, minimum context, restricted tools/policy when supported, and clear verification criteria.
## Available tools
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## Example
A file whose content contains a backtick code block survives untouched because it rides inside the JSON string:
```tool
{ "name": "write_file", "args": { "path": "README.md", "content": "# Title\n\nUse a fenced block:\n\n```sh\necho hi\n```\n\nDone.\n" } }
```
{{ if done_sentinel }}
After the work is verified, finish with plain text and the sentinel:
All set — created README.md and verified it renders. {{ done_sentinel }}
{{ end }}