defect_agent/tool.rs
1//! Tool abstraction.
2//!
3//! Both builtin tools (`defect-tools`) and MCP adapters (`defect-mcp`) integrate
4//! into the agent main loop by implementing the [`Tool`] trait.
5//!
6//! ## ACP alignment
7//!
8//! [`Tool::describe`] and [`ToolEvent::Progress`] / [`ToolEvent::Completed`]
9//! directly reuse ACP's [`ToolCallUpdateFields`] to avoid duplicating fields.
10//! The main loop enriches the fields produced by the tool with metadata such as
11//! [`ToolCallId`] and [`raw_input`], then forwards them as `session/update` and
12//! `session/request_permission`.
13//!
14//! [`ToolCallId`]: agent_client_protocol_schema::ToolCallId
15//! [`ToolCallUpdateFields`]: agent_client_protocol_schema::ToolCallUpdateFields
16//! [`raw_input`]: agent_client_protocol_schema::ToolCallUpdateFields::raw_input
17
18use std::path::Path;
19use std::pin::Pin;
20use std::sync::Arc;
21
22use agent_client_protocol_schema::{ToolCallId, ToolCallUpdateFields};
23use futures::Stream;
24use futures::future::BoxFuture;
25use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
26use thiserror::Error;
27use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
28
29use crate::error::BoxError;
30use crate::fs::FsBackend;
31use crate::http::HttpClient;
32use crate::session::EventEmitter;
33use crate::shell::ShellBackend;
34
35mod background_tasks;
36mod goal_done;
37mod skill;
38mod spawn_agent;
39pub use background_tasks::{CancelBackgroundTaskTool, InspectBackgroundTaskTool};
40pub use goal_done::{GOAL_DONE_TOOL_NAME, GoalDoneTool};
41pub use skill::{SkillEntry, SkillTool, SkillTriggers};
42pub(crate) use spawn_agent::SPAWN_AGENT_TOOL_NAME;
43pub use spawn_agent::{SpawnAgentTool, SubagentProfile};
44
45/// Tool's "public face": describes the parameter shape without any execution capability.
46///
47/// Defined in `defect-core` (so `defect-llm` can serialize schemas without depending on
48/// the agent runtime) and re-exported here under the original `defect_agent::tool::ToolSchema`
49/// path. [`crate::llm::CompletionRequest::tools`] accepts `Vec<ToolSchema>`.
50pub use defect_core::tool::ToolSchema;
51
52/// Self-description of a tool call, directly mapping to ACP's [`ToolCallUpdateFields`].
53///
54/// Purpose (the same data drives three ACP messages):
55/// - First push of a `ToolCall` (`status = Pending`)
56/// - The `tool_call` field in a `RequestPermission` request
57/// - Baseline for incremental updates via [`ToolEvent::Progress`]
58///
59/// Field conventions:
60/// - `tool_call_id` is not in this struct; it is assigned uniformly by the main loop
61/// (using the LLM's `tool_use_id` or a self-generated UUID). The tool does not care
62/// about it.
63/// - `raw_input` is filled by the main loop with the original args. Tool implementations
64/// must not set it themselves, to avoid divergence from the real parameters on the
65/// wire.
66/// - `status` is inferred from the [`ToolEvent`] variant: `Progress` → `InProgress`,
67/// `Completed` → `Completed`, `Failed` → `Failed`. Tools must not set it themselves.
68///
69/// [`ToolCallUpdateFields`]: agent_client_protocol_schema::ToolCallUpdateFields
70#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
71pub struct ToolCallDescription {
72 pub fields: ToolCallUpdateFields,
73}
74
75/// Safety level for a tool.
76///
77/// This is only a **hint** fed to the external sandbox policy; the final Allow / Deny /
78/// Ask decision is made by the policy (in combination with user configuration, prior
79/// authorization, etc.). The trait itself does not enforce any policy.
80///
81/// The `serde` representation uses `snake_case` (`read_only` / `mutating` / `destructive`
82/// / `network`), so that `defect-config` can deserialize it directly from TOML in hook
83/// matchers and similar contexts.
84#[non_exhaustive]
85#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
86#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
87pub enum SafetyClass {
88 /// Read-only: list directories, read files, query metadata.
89 ReadOnly,
90 /// Mutating: writes files or modifies state; side effects may or may not be
91 /// reversible.
92 Mutating,
93 /// Destructive: deleting files, moving, executing commands.
94 Destructive,
95 /// Outbound network: HTTP / DNS / any remote I/O.
96 Network,
97}
98
99/// Elements of the event stream produced by [`Tool::execute`].
100///
101/// Terminal semantics: the stream contains **at most one** [`ToolEvent::Completed`] or
102/// [`ToolEvent::Failed`], and it must be the last event in the stream. When the main
103/// loop encounters a terminal event, it considers the tool call finished and does not
104/// consume any further elements.
105#[non_exhaustive]
106#[derive(Debug)]
107pub enum ToolEvent {
108 /// Progress delta: the main loop forwards this as a `tool_call_update` in an ACP
109 /// `session/update`.
110 /// Contains only the fields that changed, matching the "patch" semantics of
111 /// [`ToolCallUpdateFields`].
112 ///
113 /// [`ToolCallUpdateFields`]: agent_client_protocol_schema::ToolCallUpdateFields
114 Progress(ToolCallUpdateFields),
115
116 /// Successful completion. `fields` contains the remaining final-state fields (e.g.,
117 /// final content, locations, raw_output); the main loop is responsible for setting
118 /// `status` to `Completed`.
119 Completed(ToolCallUpdateFields),
120
121 /// Terminal failure. Carries the Rust-side error so the caller can retry or log it;
122 /// when mapping to ACP, the main loop sets `status` to `Failed` and places the
123 /// [`ToolError`] text into `content`.
124 Failed(ToolError),
125}
126
127/// Event stream for [`Tool::execute`]. Type-erased so that `dyn Tool` can be used
128/// directly.
129pub type ToolStream = Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = ToolEvent> + Send>>;
130
131/// The execution environment injected into [`Tool::execute`].
132///
133/// An explicit struct rather than environment variables or thread-locals, making it easy
134/// to construct in tests and avoiding implicit global state. Fields are marked
135/// `non_exhaustive` to allow future additions (sandbox handles, ACP backchannels, etc.)
136/// without breaking existing implementations.
137#[non_exhaustive]
138pub struct ToolContext<'a> {
139 /// The default working directory for the tool (typically the ACP session's `cwd`).
140 pub cwd: &'a Path,
141 /// Cancellation token: triggered by upstream `session/cancel`, user Ctrl+C, timeout,
142 /// etc.
143 /// Tool implementations should check `cancel.is_cancelled()` at long loops or await
144 /// points and exit as soon as possible.
145 pub cancel: CancellationToken,
146 /// Filesystem backend. The `fs` tool family (`read_file` / `write_file` /
147 /// `edit_file`) reads and writes files through it. During assembly, `defect-acp`
148 /// selects either `LocalFsBackend` or `AcpFsBackend` based on the client-negotiated
149 /// [`FileSystemCapabilities`]; tool implementations are completely unaware of this.
150 ///
151 /// Uses [`Arc`] instead of a borrow: `Tool::execute` returns a `'static` future /
152 /// stream, and tools typically `clone` the fs into async tasks. A borrow cannot
153 /// survive across `.await`.
154 ///
155 /// [`FileSystemCapabilities`]: agent_client_protocol_schema::FileSystemCapabilities
156 pub fs: Arc<dyn FsBackend>,
157 /// Shell execution backend. The `bash` tool uses it to create a terminal and run
158 /// commands; during assembly, `defect-acp` selects either `LocalShellBackend` or
159 /// `AcpShellBackend` based on the client-negotiated [`ClientCapabilities::terminal`],
160 /// and tool implementations are unaware of the choice.
161 ///
162 /// Same `Arc` trade-off as `fs` — `Tool::execute` returns a `'static` future.
163 ///
164 /// [`ClientCapabilities::terminal`]: agent_client_protocol_schema::ClientCapabilities
165 pub shell: Arc<dyn ShellBackend>,
166 /// HTTP fetch backend. The `fetch` tool uses it to perform network reads; it is set
167 /// up at the CLI entry point (constructed from `HttpClientConfig` as a process-level
168 /// [`HttpClient`] instance and reused). Tool implementations receive an [`Arc`]
169 /// clone; `Tool::execute` is a `'static` future, so borrowing cannot survive across
170 /// await points.
171 pub http: Arc<dyn HttpClient>,
172 /// The model id selected for the current turn. Most tools do not need this; the
173 /// `spawn_agent` sub-agent tool uses it to "fall back the model to the parent
174 /// session's current selection" — `ToolContext` does not carry a provider registry,
175 /// but carrying this string is enough for `spawn_agent` to call `entry_for_model` on
176 /// its own captured registry to resolve the provider the parent is currently using.
177 /// Populated from `config.model` by [`TurnRunner`](crate::session::TurnRunner) when
178 /// constructing the context.
179 pub current_model: &'a str,
180 /// The provider vendor selected for the current turn. Together with
181 /// [`Self::current_model`] this forms a `(vendor, model)` selection pair — when a
182 /// `spawn_agent` sub-agent falls back to the parent's choice, it uses this pair to
183 /// call `entry_for` on the registry for exact resolution (avoiding provider
184 /// mis-selection when multiple gateways serve the same model name). An empty string
185 /// means the value was not injected (legacy/test paths); in that case `spawn_agent`
186 /// falls back to looking up the first entry by bare model id. Populated by the turn
187 /// runner from `config.provider` when constructing the context.
188 pub current_provider: &'a str,
189 /// Session-level background task handle. When `Some`, tools can fire-and-forget a
190 /// task that outlives the current turn (primarily for `spawn_agent {
191 /// run_in_background: true }`); `None` means the context does not support background
192 /// execution (e.g., nested sub-agent turns or tests), and tools should fall back to
193 /// synchronous execution.
194 ///
195 /// Uses an owned [`Arc`]-backed handle instead of a borrow: `Tool::execute` returns a
196 /// `'static` future, and a borrow cannot survive across await. Injected by the
197 /// top-level [`TurnRunner`](crate::session::TurnRunner) when constructing the
198 /// context; not injected for nested sub-agent turns (structurally prevents background
199 /// tasks from spawning themselves).
200 pub background: Option<crate::session::BackgroundTasks>,
201 /// Subagent event bridge: when `Some`, a tool can wrap internally spawned sub-turn
202 /// events as [`crate::event::AgentEvent::Subagent`] and forward them back to the
203 /// parent session's event stream for nested observability display. Currently only
204 /// used by `spawn_agent`. Injected by the turn runner in `session::turn` for each
205 /// tool according to its [`ToolCallId`] — **injected for both top-level and nested
206 /// sub-agent turns** (recursive bridging), with the mount point expressed by
207 /// [`SubagentBridge::parent_tool_call_id`].
208 pub subagent_bridge: Option<SubagentBridge>,
209 /// The active sandbox policy for this turn snapshot. `spawn_agent` uses it to pass
210 /// the parent's current real policy to child agents — after a `session/set_mode`
211 /// switch, newly created turns propagate the new policy through this field, so child
212 /// agents never see a stale process-level default. When `None`, `spawn_agent` falls
213 /// back to the policy captured at construction time (testing / uninjected scenarios).
214 /// Most tools ignore this field.
215 pub policy: Option<Arc<dyn crate::policy::SandboxPolicy>>,
216 /// Shared state for the `--goal` goal-driven loop. When `Some`, this session runs in
217 /// goal mode; the `goal_done` tool calls [`crate::session::GoalState::mark_reached`]
218 /// to set the flag, and the `goal-gate` hook uses it to decide whether to release or
219 /// extend a turn when it voluntarily stops. `None` means non-goal mode (the default);
220 /// the `goal_done` tool is not registered and this field is never read.
221 pub goal: Option<Arc<crate::session::GoalState>>,
222 /// How many more layers of subagent can be dispatched from the current layer. The
223 /// top-level turn starts at the configured initial limit; `spawn_agent` decrements it
224 /// by one when injecting a nested turn for a child agent. `0` means the child agent
225 /// cannot obtain the `spawn_agent` tool (depth exhausted, structurally preventing
226 /// further recursion) — replacing the old hard-coded "whitelist never contains
227 /// `spawn_agent`". This is a functional gate, unrelated to observability, so it is
228 /// independent of the optional [`Self::subagent_bridge`] and also takes effect in
229 /// test / no-bridge scenarios. Defaults to `0` (most conservative: no explicit
230 /// injection means no dispatch; the top-level turn must explicitly use
231 /// [`Self::with_subagent_depth`]).
232 pub subagent_depth: u32,
233 /// The current session's **fully assembled** tool pool — the `CompositeRegistry` that
234 /// already merged built-in tools with the per-session MCP tools. `spawn_agent` uses
235 /// this (rather than a static, MCP-free tool set captured at construction) to build a
236 /// child agent's tool subset, so a subagent profile may allow `mcp__*` tools. `None`
237 /// in legacy / test paths, where `spawn_agent` falls back to its captured static pool.
238 /// Injected by the [`TurnRunner`](crate::session::TurnRunner) when constructing the
239 /// context.
240 pub session_tools: Option<Arc<dyn crate::session::ToolRegistry>>,
241 /// The current turn's [`TurnConfig`](crate::session::TurnConfig). `spawn_agent` uses it
242 /// so a child agent **inherits** the parent's turn settings (compaction thresholds,
243 /// retry/concurrency limits, sampling incl. `reasoning_effort`, request-limit default)
244 /// instead of silently falling back to `TurnConfig::default()`. A profile may still
245 /// override individual fields. `None` in legacy / test paths, where `spawn_agent` uses
246 /// defaults. Injected by the [`TurnRunner`](crate::session::TurnRunner).
247 pub parent_turn_config: Option<Arc<crate::session::TurnConfig>>,
248}
249
250/// A handle for bridging sub-turn events (spawned internally by a tool) back into the
251/// parent session's event stream.
252///
253/// Holds the parent session's [`EventEmitter`] and the [`ToolCallId`] that initiated this
254/// tool invocation. `Clone` is cheap (internally `Arc` + small string).
255///
256/// ## Recursive bridging: each layer only prepends its own id
257///
258/// The full ancestor chain is not stored here — it is accumulated incrementally as events
259/// **bubble upward** through each layer's bridge. The bridge subscriber (e.g.,
260/// `spawn_agent`'s `bridge_task`) at each layer:
261/// - Receives a **leaf** event from the sub-turn → wraps it as
262/// `Subagent{ ancestor_path: [parent_tool_call_id], agent_type: <this layer's profile>,
263/// inner: leaf }`;
264/// - Receives an **already** `Subagent` (from a deeper layer, already carrying a partial
265/// chain) → **prepends** `parent_tool_call_id` to the head of its `ancestor_path`,
266/// leaving `inner` leaf and deeper `agent_type` unchanged.
267///
268/// Thus after passing through N layers of bridging, `ancestor_path` is exactly the
269/// complete id chain from the top layer down to the leaf. Each layer only needs to know
270/// its own hop — this lets frontend, backend, and arbitrary depths share the same logic.
271///
272/// The recursive **depth gate** is not here — it is functional and must always apply
273/// (including in non-observability / test scenarios), so it lives in the separate
274/// [`ToolContext::subagent_depth`] field rather than in this optional bridge.
275#[derive(Clone)]
276pub struct SubagentBridge {
277 /// Event bus of the parent session. Wrapped [`crate::event::AgentEvent::Subagent`]
278 /// events are emitted here.
279 pub parent_events: Arc<EventEmitter>,
280 /// The tool call ID that spawned this subagent (the corresponding tool span in the
281 /// parent trace). The bridge prepends this ID, serving as the mount point of this
282 /// subagent within the parent trace.
283 pub parent_tool_call_id: ToolCallId,
284}
285
286impl<'a> ToolContext<'a> {
287 /// Constructs a minimal `ToolContext`. The `#[non_exhaustive]` attribute prevents
288 /// external crates from constructing the struct directly with a literal — this
289 /// constructor is the only cross-crate entry point. When adding new fields, add
290 /// default values to the signature or provide a new constructor to avoid breaking
291 /// existing call sites.
292 pub fn new(
293 cwd: &'a Path,
294 cancel: CancellationToken,
295 fs: Arc<dyn FsBackend>,
296 shell: Arc<dyn ShellBackend>,
297 http: Arc<dyn HttpClient>,
298 current_model: &'a str,
299 ) -> Self {
300 Self {
301 cwd,
302 cancel,
303 fs,
304 shell,
305 http,
306 current_model,
307 current_provider: "",
308 background: None,
309 subagent_bridge: None,
310 policy: None,
311 goal: None,
312 subagent_depth: 0,
313 session_tools: None,
314 parent_turn_config: None,
315 }
316 }
317
318 /// Inject the current turn's [`TurnConfig`](crate::session::TurnConfig) so `spawn_agent`
319 /// can build a child config that inherits the parent's turn settings. If not called,
320 /// `spawn_agent` falls back to `TurnConfig::default()` for non-explicit fields.
321 #[must_use]
322 pub fn with_parent_turn_config(mut self, config: Arc<crate::session::TurnConfig>) -> Self {
323 self.parent_turn_config = Some(config);
324 self
325 }
326
327 /// Inject the current session's fully assembled tool pool (built-in + MCP composite).
328 /// `spawn_agent` uses it to build a child agent's tool subset so subagent profiles can
329 /// allow `mcp__*` tools. If not called, `session_tools` is `None` and `spawn_agent`
330 /// falls back to the static pool captured at construction.
331 #[must_use]
332 pub fn with_session_tools(mut self, tools: Arc<dyn crate::session::ToolRegistry>) -> Self {
333 self.session_tools = Some(tools);
334 self
335 }
336
337 /// Inject the provider vendor selected for the current turn, forming a selection pair
338 /// with `current_model`.
339 /// If not called, defaults to an empty string (`spawn_agent` falls back to picking
340 /// the first entry by bare model id).
341 #[must_use]
342 pub fn with_current_provider(mut self, vendor: &'a str) -> Self {
343 self.current_provider = vendor;
344 self
345 }
346
347 /// Inject the remaining subagent dispatch depth from this layer onward. The tool
348 /// driver for the top-level turn calls with the configured initial cap; `spawn_agent`
349 /// injects the decremented value for nested child-agent turns. If not called,
350 /// defaults to `0` (most conservative: no subagent dispatch allowed).
351 #[must_use]
352 pub fn with_subagent_depth(mut self, depth: u32) -> Self {
353 self.subagent_depth = depth;
354 self
355 }
356
357 /// Inject the active sandbox policy for this turn snapshot. The top-level turn's tool
358 /// driver uses this to pass the parent turn's policy to `spawn_agent`; if not called,
359 /// `policy` is `None` (child agent nesting / testing), and `spawn_agent` falls back
360 /// to the policy captured at construction time.
361 #[must_use]
362 pub fn with_policy(mut self, policy: Arc<dyn crate::policy::SandboxPolicy>) -> Self {
363 self.policy = Some(policy);
364 self
365 }
366
367 /// Inject a session-level background task handle. The top-level turn's tool driver
368 /// uses this to enable `run_in_background`; if not called, `background` is `None`
369 /// (the default for sub-agents / tests), and tools fall back to synchronous
370 /// execution.
371 #[must_use]
372 pub fn with_background(mut self, background: crate::session::BackgroundTasks) -> Self {
373 self.background = Some(background);
374 self
375 }
376
377 /// Inject shared state for the `--goal` goal-driven loop. The `goal_done` tool sets
378 /// `reached` based on this state; if not called, `goal` is `None` (non-goal mode, the
379 /// default).
380 #[must_use]
381 pub fn with_goal(mut self, goal: Arc<crate::session::GoalState>) -> Self {
382 self.goal = Some(goal);
383 self
384 }
385
386 /// Inject a subagent event bridge. The tool driver injects one per tool call in
387 /// `session::turn`, keyed by [`ToolCallId`], so that `spawn_agent` can nest child
388 /// turn events back into the parent trace.
389 #[must_use]
390 pub fn with_subagent_bridge(mut self, bridge: SubagentBridge) -> Self {
391 self.subagent_bridge = Some(bridge);
392 self
393 }
394}
395
396/// Tools callable by the agent.
397///
398/// Implementors are typically stateless (each invocation receives all dependencies via
399/// `args` + [`ToolContext`]); if you need to hold state such as connections or caches,
400/// place the state on `Self` and register an `Arc<Self>` with the main loop.
401pub trait Tool: Send + Sync {
402 /// Tool metadata. Returns a reference to avoid allocating on every call.
403 fn schema(&self) -> &ToolSchema;
404
405 /// Provides a safety-level hint to the sandbox policy without actually executing the
406 /// tool.
407 ///
408 /// `args` is the already-deserialized JSON value — the same tool's safety level may
409 /// vary by arguments (e.g., the `bash` tool escalates to [`SafetyClass::Destructive`]
410 /// when `command` contains `rm`). The implementation should be a **pure function**
411 /// and perform no IO.
412 fn safety_hint(&self, args: &serde_json::Value) -> SafetyClass;
413
414 /// Generates a "self-description" before execution, for display to the ACP client.
415 ///
416 /// The async signature and [`ToolContext`] injection allow implementations to perform
417 /// lightweight IO during the describe phase (typical example: `write_file` reads the
418 /// old content before requesting authorization, producing a precise old↔new diff for
419 /// the client—more reviewable than "entirely new content").
420 ///
421 /// Performance constraint: `describe` runs before every ACP `ToolCall` push.
422 /// Implementations should remain fast and graceful on failure (on IO failure, degrade
423 /// to returning basic fields; do not let `describe` itself throw—the signature
424 /// provides no error channel).
425 ///
426 /// See the field conventions on [`ToolCallDescription`] for which fields are filled
427 /// by whom.
428 fn describe<'a>(
429 &'a self,
430 args: &'a serde_json::Value,
431 ctx: ToolContext<'a>,
432 ) -> BoxFuture<'a, ToolCallDescription>;
433
434 /// Initiates a tool call and returns an event stream.
435 ///
436 /// See [`ToolEvent`] for the stream elements. The stream must end immediately after
437 /// the terminal event. Dropping the stream is treated as cancellation (equivalent to
438 /// `ctx.cancel.cancel()`).
439 fn execute(&self, args: serde_json::Value, ctx: ToolContext<'_>) -> ToolStream;
440}
441
442/// Tool execution error.
443///
444/// The granularity is intentionally coarse — finer-grained error types are carried by
445/// built-in tools themselves in the `Execution` source. Here we only distinguish the
446/// broad categories that the main loop needs to handle differently.
447#[non_exhaustive]
448#[derive(Debug, Error)]
449pub enum ToolError {
450 /// Canceled by the caller (triggered via [`ToolContext::cancel`]).
451 #[error("tool canceled")]
452 Canceled,
453
454 /// The tool arguments failed JSON parsing or schema validation. The main loop can
455 /// send this back to the LLM so the model can fix the parameters and retry.
456 #[error("invalid tool arguments: {0}")]
457 InvalidArgs(#[source] BoxError),
458
459 /// Runtime error (I/O failure, non-zero subprocess exit, network error, etc.).
460 #[error("tool execution failed: {0}")]
461 Execution(#[source] BoxError),
462}