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vtcode_utility_tool_specs/
lib.rs

1#![allow(
2    missing_docs,
3    dead_code,
4    unused_imports,
5    reason = "Intentional compatibility, platform, or test-only suppression."
6)]
7
8//! Passive JSON schemas for utility, file, scheduling, and collaboration tool surfaces.
9
10#![recursion_limit = "256"]
11use serde_json::{Value, json};
12
13mod collaboration;
14mod json_schema;
15#[cfg(feature = "mcp")]
16mod mcp_tool;
17mod responses_api;
18mod tool_kind;
19
20pub use collaboration::{
21    agent_parameters, close_agent_parameters, request_user_input_description, request_user_input_parameters,
22    resume_agent_parameters, send_input_parameters, spawn_agent_parameters, spawn_background_subprocess_parameters,
23    wait_agent_parameters,
24};
25pub use json_schema::{AdditionalProperties, JsonSchema, parse_tool_input_schema};
26#[cfg(feature = "mcp")]
27pub use mcp_tool::{ParsedMcpTool, parse_mcp_tool};
28pub use responses_api::{FreeformTool, FreeformToolFormat, ResponsesApiTool};
29pub(crate) use tool_kind::{CanonicalToolMeta, TokenBucket, ToolKind, ToolNamespace};
30
31pub const SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE: &str =
32    "Prefer stable semantic @@ anchors such as function, class, method, or impl names.";
33
34/// Explicit, format-bearing description for the `patch` alias field. The old
35/// value ("Alias for input") gave the model no format guidance, so it often
36/// placed a standard unified diff (`---`/`+++`) there — which `apply_patch`
37/// rejects. This mirrors the `input` description so both alias fields carry
38/// identical, complete format guidance (see checkpoint turn_615 for the
39/// failure this prevents).
40pub const APPLY_PATCH_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION: &str = "Patch in VT Code format (*** Begin Patch, *** Update File: path, @@ hunk, -/+ lines, *** End Patch). Same envelope as 'input'; do NOT use unified diff (--- /+++ format). Every patch path must be workspace-relative; never use absolute paths, `..`, or traversal-like forms.";
41pub const DEFAULT_APPLY_PATCH_INPUT_DESCRIPTION: &str = "Patch in VT Code format: *** Begin Patch, *** Update File: path, @@ hunk, -/+ lines, *** End Patch. Every patch path must be workspace-relative; never use absolute paths, `..`, or traversal-like forms.";
42
43/// Default model-visible preview budget for function-tool results.
44pub const DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS: usize = 10_000;
45/// Smallest valid model-visible preview budget for a function-tool result.
46pub const MIN_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS: usize = 1;
47/// Largest valid model-visible preview budget for a function-tool result.
48pub const MAX_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS: usize = 50_000;
49/// Canonical JSON property name for the common result-preview budget field.
50///
51/// Centralized so the strict dedicated validator in `vtcode-core` and any
52/// compatibility coercion both reference one name and cannot drift.
53pub const MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS_FIELD: &str = "max_output_tokens";
54
55/// Adds the common result-preview budget field to an object-shaped tool schema.
56///
57/// The returned schema deliberately preserves every existing constraint,
58/// including `additionalProperties`, so callers can use it for legacy schemas
59/// without weakening their argument validation.
60#[must_use]
61pub fn with_max_output_tokens_parameter(mut schema: Value) -> Value {
62    let Some(schema_object) = schema.as_object_mut() else {
63        return schema;
64    };
65    let properties = schema_object
66        .entry("properties")
67        .or_insert_with(|| Value::Object(serde_json::Map::new()));
68    let Some(properties_object) = properties.as_object_mut() else {
69        return schema;
70    };
71    {
72        let _entry = properties_object.entry(MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS_FIELD).or_insert_with(|| {
73            json!({
74                "type": "integer",
75                "minimum": MIN_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS,
76                "maximum": MAX_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS,
77                "default": DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS,
78                "description": "Maximum number of result tokens returned to the model. Full oversized output is spooled when available."
79            })
80        });
81    }
82    schema
83}
84
85#[must_use]
86pub fn with_semantic_anchor_guidance(base: &str) -> String {
87    let trimmed = base.trim_end();
88    if trimmed.contains(SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE) {
89        trimmed.to_string()
90    } else if trimmed.ends_with('.') {
91        format!("{trimmed} {SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE}")
92    } else {
93        format!("{trimmed}. {SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE}")
94    }
95}
96
97#[must_use]
98pub fn apply_patch_parameter_schema(input_description: &str) -> Value {
99    json!({
100        "type": "object",
101        "properties": {
102            "input": {
103                "type": "string",
104                "description": with_semantic_anchor_guidance(input_description)
105            },
106            "patch": {
107                "type": "string",
108                "description": with_semantic_anchor_guidance(APPLY_PATCH_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION)
109            }
110        },
111        "anyOf": [
112            {"required": ["input"]},
113            {"required": ["patch"]}
114        ]
115    })
116}
117
118#[must_use]
119pub fn apply_patch_parameters() -> Value {
120    apply_patch_parameter_schema(DEFAULT_APPLY_PATCH_INPUT_DESCRIPTION)
121}
122
123#[must_use]
124pub fn cron_parameters() -> Value {
125    json!({
126        "type": "object",
127        "required": ["action"],
128        "additionalProperties": false,
129        "properties": {
130            "action": {
131                "type": "string",
132                "enum": ["create", "list", "delete"],
133                "description": "create: schedule a prompt (requires prompt and exactly one of cron, delay_minutes, or run_at). list: show scheduled prompts. delete: remove one by id."
134            },
135            "prompt": {"type": "string", "description": "create: prompt to run when the task fires."},
136            "name": {"type": "string", "description": "create: optional short label for the task."},
137            "cron": {"type": "string", "description": "create: five-field cron expression for recurring tasks."},
138            "delay_minutes": {"type": "integer", "description": "create: fixed recurring interval in minutes."},
139            "run_at": {"type": "string", "description": "create: one-shot fire time in RFC3339 or local datetime form."},
140            "id": {"type": "string", "description": "delete: session scheduled task id to delete."}
141        }
142    })
143}
144
145#[must_use]
146pub fn mcp_parameters() -> Value {
147    json!({
148        "type": "object",
149        "required": ["action"],
150        "properties": {
151            "action": {
152                "type": "string",
153                "enum": ["search_tools", "get_tool_details", "list_servers", "connect", "disconnect"],
154                "description": "search_tools: find MCP tools by natural-language query. get_tool_details: fetch the full input schema for one MCP tool name. list_servers: list configured servers and their connection state. connect or disconnect: manage one configured MCP server by name."
155            },
156            "query": {"type": "string", "description": "search_tools: natural language query describing the MCP capability to find."},
157            "detail_level": {"type": "string", "enum": ["name", "name_description", "full"], "description": "search_tools: response detail level."},
158            "limit": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 25, "description": "search_tools: maximum number of results to return."},
159            "name": {"type": "string", "description": "get_tool_details: exact MCP tool name. connect or disconnect: configured MCP server name."}
160        },
161        "additionalProperties": false
162    })
163}
164
165#[must_use]
166pub fn cron_create_parameters() -> Value {
167    json!({
168        "type": "object",
169        "required": ["prompt"],
170        "additionalProperties": false,
171        "properties": {
172            "prompt": {"type": "string", "description": "Prompt to run when the task fires."},
173            "name": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional short label for the task."},
174            "cron": {"type": "string", "description": "Five-field cron expression for recurring tasks."},
175            "delay_minutes": {"type": "integer", "description": "Fixed recurring interval in minutes."},
176            "run_at": {
177                "type": "string",
178                "description": "One-shot fire time in RFC3339 or local datetime form. Use this instead of `cron` or `delay_minutes` for reminders."
179            }
180        }
181    })
182}
183
184#[must_use]
185pub fn cron_list_parameters() -> Value {
186    json!({
187        "type": "object",
188        "properties": {},
189        "additionalProperties": false
190    })
191}
192
193#[must_use]
194pub fn cron_delete_parameters() -> Value {
195    json!({
196        "type": "object",
197        "required": ["id"],
198        "properties": {
199            "id": {"type": "string", "description": "Session scheduled task id to delete."}
200        }
201    })
202}
203
204#[must_use]
205pub fn exec_command_parameters() -> Value {
206    json!({
207        "type": "object",
208        "required": ["cmd"],
209        "properties": {
210            "cmd": {"type": "string", "description": "Shell command to execute, subject to command policy. Examples include `ls`, `rg`, `find`, `cat`, `sed`, `awk`, build tools, and test tools."},
211            "yield_time_ms": {"type": "integer", "description": "Wait before returning output (ms). If the command is still running, the response includes a session_id for write_stdin.", "default": 10000},
212            "max_output_tokens": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50000, "default": 10000, "description": "Output token cap. Large or truncated output can return a spool_path; an active session may set spool_complete=false for a readable partial snapshot, while an exited pending spool is withheld until a later wait."},
213            "workdir": {"type": "string", "description": "Working directory."},
214            "tty": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Run the command in PTY mode for interactive or terminal-sensitive commands.", "default": false},
215            "sandbox_permissions": {
216                "type": "string",
217                "enum": ["use_default", "with_additional_permissions", "require_escalated", "bypass_sandbox"],
218                "description": "Sandbox permission mode for this command. Omit it or use `use_default` for the normal sandbox. Non-empty `additional_permissions` is normalized to `with_additional_permissions`. `require_escalated` and `bypass_sandbox` require a non-empty `justification` and cannot be combined with `additional_permissions`.",
219                "default": "use_default"
220            },
221            "additional_permissions": {
222                "type": "object",
223                "description": "Optional extra filesystem roots to grant inside the sandbox. Non-empty `additional_permissions` implicitly requests `with_additional_permissions`; every path is normalized and must stay within allowed workspace or temp roots.",
224                "properties": {
225                    "fs_read": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
226                    "fs_write": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}}
227                },
228                "additionalProperties": false
229            },
230            "justification": {"type": "string", "description": "Short approval question for expanded sandbox scope. Required when sandbox_permissions is `require_escalated` or `bypass_sandbox`."}
231        },
232        "additionalProperties": false
233    })
234}
235
236#[must_use]
237pub fn write_stdin_parameters() -> Value {
238    json!({
239        "type": "object",
240        "required": ["session_id"],
241        "properties": {
242            "session_id": {"type": "string", "description": "Active execution session id."},
243            "action": {"type": "string", "enum": ["write", "poll", "wait"], "description": "Use wait to block until the command exits or wait_timeout_seconds expires; wait never kills the session."},
244            "chars": {"type": "string", "description": "Bytes to write to stdin. Pass an empty string to poll without sending input."},
245            "yield_time_ms": {"type": "integer", "description": "Wait before returning fresh session output (ms).", "default": 1000},
246            "wait_timeout_seconds": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "description": "Explicit wait deadline in seconds. A deadline returns an in-progress session that can be waited on again."},
247            "timeout_seconds": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "description": "Alias for wait_timeout_seconds."},
248            "max_output_tokens": {"type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50000, "default": 10000, "description": "Output token cap for the continuation response. Large or truncated output can return a spool_path; the response reports whether an active session has finished writing it."}
249        },
250        "anyOf": [
251            {"required": ["chars"]},
252            {"required": ["action"], "properties": {"action": {"const": "wait"}}}
253        ],
254        "additionalProperties": false
255    })
256}
257
258#[must_use]
259pub fn search_tools_parameters() -> Value {
260    with_max_output_tokens_parameter(json!({
261        "type": "object",
262        "required": ["query"],
263        "properties": {
264            "query": {
265                "type": "string",
266                "minLength": 1,
267                "description": "Natural-language description of the capability to discover."
268            },
269            "limit": {
270                "type": "integer",
271                "minimum": 1,
272                "maximum": 25,
273                "default": 5
274            },
275            "detail_level": {
276                "type": "string",
277                "enum": ["name", "name_description", "full"],
278                "default": "name_description"
279            }
280        },
281        "additionalProperties": false
282    }))
283}
284
285#[must_use]
286pub fn code_search_parameters() -> Value {
287    json!({
288        "type": "object",
289        "required": ["query"],
290        "additionalProperties": false,
291        "properties": {
292            "query": {
293                "type": "string",
294                "minLength": 1,
295                "pattern": "\\S",
296                "description": "Literal code or path query. Smart-case applies to content and exact symbol-name matching: a wholly lower-case query matches case-insensitively, while an upper-case character makes matching case-sensitive. Path matching remains fuzzy and case-insensitive."
297            },
298            "path": {
299                "type": "string",
300                "minLength": 1,
301                "pattern": "\\S",
302                "description": "Workspace-relative file or directory to search. Omit to search the workspace root."
303            },
304            "file_types": {
305                "type": "array",
306                "minItems": 1,
307                "items": {
308                    "type": "string",
309                    "minLength": 1,
310                    "pattern": "\\S"
311                },
312                "description": "Language names or common file extensions, with or without one leading dot."
313            },
314            "result_types": {
315                "type": "array",
316                "minItems": 1,
317                "items": {
318                    "type": "string",
319                    "enum": ["definition", "usage", "text", "path"]
320                },
321                "description": "Result categories to include. Omit to include all four categories."
322            },
323            "max_results": {
324                "type": "integer",
325                "minimum": 1,
326                "maximum": 100,
327                "description": "Maximum number of merged results to return. Omit for 20."
328            }
329        }
330    })
331}
332
333#[must_use]
334pub fn list_files_parameters() -> Value {
335    json!({
336        "type": "object",
337        "properties": {
338            "path": {"type": "string", "description": "Directory or file path to inspect.", "default": "."},
339            "mode": {
340                "type": "string",
341                "enum": ["list", "recursive", "tree", "find_name", "find_content", "largest", "file", "files"],
342                "description": "Listing mode. Use page/per_page to continue paginated results.",
343                "default": "list"
344            },
345            "pattern": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional glob-style path filter."},
346            "name_pattern": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional name filter for list/find_name modes."},
347            "content_pattern": {"type": "string", "description": "Content query for find_content mode."},
348            "page": {"type": "integer", "description": "1-indexed results page.", "minimum": 1},
349            "per_page": {"type": "integer", "description": "Items per page.", "minimum": 1},
350            "max_results": {"type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total results to consider before pagination.", "minimum": 1},
351            "include_hidden": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Include dotfiles and hidden entries.", "default": false},
352            "response_format": {"type": "string", "enum": ["concise", "detailed"], "description": "Verbosity of the listing output.", "default": "concise"},
353            "case_sensitive": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Case-sensitive name matching.", "default": false}
354        }
355    })
356}
357
358#[cfg(test)]
359mod tests {
360    use serde_json::json;
361
362    use super::*;
363
364    #[test]
365    fn apply_patch_parameter_schema_keeps_alias_and_guidance_consistent() {
366        let schema = apply_patch_parameter_schema("Patch in VT Code format");
367
368        // Both `input` and `patch` alias fields now carry the format
369        // description AND the semantic-anchor guidance, preventing the model
370        // from placing a unified diff in `patch` (see checkpoint turn_615).
371        assert_eq!(
372            schema["properties"]["patch"]["description"],
373            with_semantic_anchor_guidance(APPLY_PATCH_ALIAS_DESCRIPTION)
374        );
375        let patch_description = schema["properties"]["patch"]["description"]
376            .as_str()
377            .expect("patch description");
378        assert!(patch_description.contains("*** Begin Patch"));
379        assert!(patch_description.contains("unified diff"));
380        assert!(patch_description.contains(SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE));
381
382        let input_description = schema["properties"]["input"]["description"]
383            .as_str()
384            .expect("input description");
385        assert!(input_description.contains(SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE));
386    }
387
388    #[test]
389    fn common_output_limit_parameter_preserves_strict_schema() {
390        let schema = with_max_output_tokens_parameter(json!({
391            "type": "object",
392            "properties": {"query": {"type": "string"}},
393            "additionalProperties": false
394        }));
395        assert_eq!(schema["additionalProperties"], json!(false));
396        assert_eq!(schema["properties"]["max_output_tokens"]["default"], json!(DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS));
397        assert_eq!(schema["properties"]["max_output_tokens"]["minimum"], json!(MIN_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS));
398        assert_eq!(schema["properties"]["max_output_tokens"]["maximum"], json!(MAX_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS));
399    }
400
401    #[test]
402    fn codex_baseline_exec_schemas_use_public_names_shape() {
403        let exec_params = exec_command_parameters();
404        assert_eq!(exec_params["required"], json!(["cmd"]));
405        assert!(exec_params["properties"]["cmd"].is_object());
406        assert!(exec_params["properties"]["workdir"].is_object());
407        assert!(
408            exec_params["properties"]["yield_time_ms"]["description"]
409                .as_str()
410                .expect("exec yield description")
411                .contains("session_id")
412        );
413        assert!(
414            exec_params["properties"]["max_output_tokens"]["description"]
415                .as_str()
416                .expect("exec max output description")
417                .contains("spool_path")
418        );
419        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["tty"]["type"], "boolean");
420        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["tty"]["default"], false);
421        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["yield_time_ms"]["default"], 10000);
422        assert_eq!(
423            exec_params["properties"]["sandbox_permissions"]["enum"],
424            json!([
425                "use_default",
426                "with_additional_permissions",
427                "require_escalated",
428                "bypass_sandbox"
429            ])
430        );
431        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["sandbox_permissions"]["default"], "use_default");
432        assert_eq!(
433            exec_params["properties"]["additional_permissions"]["properties"]["fs_read"]["items"]["type"],
434            "string"
435        );
436        assert_eq!(
437            exec_params["properties"]["additional_permissions"]["properties"]["fs_write"]["items"]["type"],
438            "string"
439        );
440        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["additional_permissions"]["additionalProperties"], false);
441        assert_eq!(exec_params["properties"]["justification"]["type"], "string");
442        assert!(
443            exec_params["properties"]["sandbox_permissions"]["description"]
444                .as_str()
445                .expect("sandbox_permissions description")
446                .contains("normalized to `with_additional_permissions`")
447        );
448        assert!(
449            exec_params["properties"]["additional_permissions"]["description"]
450                .as_str()
451                .expect("additional_permissions description")
452                .contains("allowed workspace or temp roots")
453        );
454        assert!(
455            exec_params["properties"]["justification"]["description"]
456                .as_str()
457                .expect("justification description")
458                .contains("Required when sandbox_permissions is `require_escalated` or `bypass_sandbox`")
459        );
460        assert_eq!(exec_params["additionalProperties"], false);
461        for command in ["ls", "rg", "find", "cat", "sed", "awk"] {
462            assert!(
463                exec_params["properties"]["cmd"]["description"]
464                    .as_str()
465                    .expect("cmd description")
466                    .contains(command),
467                "{command} should be described as an exec_command.cmd example"
468            );
469            assert!(
470                exec_params["properties"].get(command).is_none(),
471                "{command} must not be modelled as a separate exec_command field"
472            );
473        }
474
475        let stdin_params = write_stdin_parameters();
476        assert_eq!(stdin_params["required"], json!(["session_id"]));
477        assert!(stdin_params["properties"]["session_id"].is_object());
478        assert_eq!(stdin_params["properties"]["chars"]["type"], "string");
479        assert_eq!(stdin_params["properties"]["action"]["enum"], json!(["write", "poll", "wait"]));
480        assert!(stdin_params["properties"]["wait_timeout_seconds"].is_object());
481        assert_eq!(stdin_params["anyOf"][1]["required"], json!(["action"]));
482        assert_eq!(stdin_params["anyOf"][1]["properties"]["action"]["const"], "wait");
483        assert!(
484            stdin_params["properties"]["chars"]["description"]
485                .as_str()
486                .is_some_and(|description| description.contains("empty string"))
487        );
488        assert!(stdin_params["properties"]["chars"].is_object());
489        assert!(
490            stdin_params["properties"]["yield_time_ms"]["description"]
491                .as_str()
492                .expect("stdin yield description")
493                .contains("fresh session output")
494        );
495        assert!(
496            stdin_params["properties"]["max_output_tokens"]["description"]
497                .as_str()
498                .expect("stdin max output description")
499                .contains("spool_path")
500        );
501        assert_eq!(stdin_params["additionalProperties"], false);
502    }
503
504    #[test]
505    fn code_search_schema_exposes_exact_five_property_contract() {
506        let params = code_search_parameters();
507        let properties = params["properties"].as_object().expect("properties");
508        let mut property_names = properties.keys().map(String::as_str).collect::<Vec<_>>();
509        property_names.sort_unstable();
510
511        assert_eq!(params["required"], json!(["query"]));
512        assert_eq!(property_names, ["file_types", "max_results", "path", "query", "result_types"]);
513        assert_eq!(params["additionalProperties"], false);
514        assert_eq!(params["properties"]["query"]["pattern"], "\\S");
515        assert_eq!(params["properties"]["file_types"]["minItems"], 1);
516        assert_eq!(params["properties"]["result_types"]["minItems"], 1);
517        assert_eq!(
518            params["properties"]["result_types"]["items"]["enum"],
519            json!(["definition", "usage", "text", "path"])
520        );
521        assert_eq!(params["properties"]["max_results"]["minimum"], 1);
522        assert_eq!(params["properties"]["max_results"]["maximum"], 100);
523        assert!(params.get("anyOf").is_none());
524    }
525
526    #[test]
527    fn legacy_list_files_schema_exposes_pagination_fields() {
528        let list_params = list_files_parameters();
529        assert!(list_params["properties"]["page"].is_object());
530        assert!(list_params["properties"]["per_page"].is_object());
531        assert!(
532            list_params["properties"]["mode"]["enum"]
533                .as_array()
534                .expect("mode enum")
535                .iter()
536                .any(|value| value == "recursive")
537        );
538    }
539
540    #[test]
541    fn semantic_anchor_guidance_is_appended_once() {
542        let base = "Patch in VT Code format.";
543        let with_guidance = with_semantic_anchor_guidance(base);
544
545        assert!(with_guidance.contains(SEMANTIC_ANCHOR_GUIDANCE));
546        assert_eq!(with_semantic_anchor_guidance(&with_guidance), with_guidance);
547    }
548
549    #[test]
550    fn default_apply_patch_parameters_keep_expected_alias_shape() {
551        let schema = apply_patch_parameters();
552
553        assert_eq!(
554            schema["anyOf"],
555            json!([
556                {"required": ["input"]},
557                {"required": ["patch"]}
558            ])
559        );
560    }
561}