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CLI Tool Bridge for External Tool Integration
Bridges external CLI tools to VT Code’s skill system, enabling integration of any command-line tool with proper documentation into the agent harness.
§Features
- Progressive Disclosure: Load tool documentation only when needed
- JSON I/O: Structured input/output via JSON when available
- Fallback Support: Graceful degradation to text output
- Validation: Schema-based validation for tool arguments
- Streaming: Support for long-running operations
§Tool Discovery
Tools are discovered by scanning for:
- Executable files with accompanying README.md
- tool.json metadata files
- Standard installation paths (/usr/local/bin, ~/.local/bin, etc.)
Structs§
- CliTool
Bridge - Bridge between CLI tools and VT Code skills
- CliTool
Config - Configuration for a CLI tool skill
- CliTool
Result - Tool execution result
Functions§
- discover_
cli_ tools - Discover CLI tools in standard locations