tool-protocol

What problem does it solve?

Prevents ad-hoc scripting by guiding you to find existing tools, reuse built-in or plugin capabilities, and only then build new automation in a consistent, repeatable, and well-documented way.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Tool discovery before building: checks a local toolbox index first, then considers built-in runtime capabilities and installed plugin tools before attempting a scratch build.
• Decision-tree driven tool creation: enforces a structured process for locating, adapting, composing, or building tools with clear acceptance criteria.
• Quality and safety guardrails: requires standardized headers, risk tiering (safe vs destructive), idempotency guidance, and reusability evaluation before saving to the toolbox.
• Use Cases: creating a repeatable helper for a recurring workflow, adapting a near-match tool already in the toolbox, or composing multiple toolbox tools into a pipeline.

Quick Start

Ask an AI to automate a task, then instruct it to follow the Tool Protocol decision tree to find an existing tool, adapt or compose it when possible, and otherwise produce a small single-purpose tool with the required header and safety risk tiering.