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0 pointssornaensis2mo ago0 comments

I define tools that perform individual tasks, like build the application, run the tests, access project management tools with task context, web search, edit files in the workspace, read only vs write access source control, etc.

The agent only has access to exactly what it needs, be it an implementation agent, analysis agent, or review agent.

Makes it very easy to stay in command without having to sit and approve tons of random things the agent wants to do.

I do not allow bash or any kind of shell. I don't want to have to figure out what some random python script it's made up is supposed to do all the time.

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ok_dad2mo ago· 2 in thread

This is a cool idea, can you write more about how your tools work or maybe short descriptions of a few of them? I’m interested in more rails for my bots.

sornaensisOP2mo ago

I just made MCP servers that wrap the tools I need the agents to use, and give no-ask permissions to the specific tools the agents need in the agent definition.

Both OpenCode and VsCode support this. I think in ClaudeCode you can do it with skills now.

The other benefit is the MCP tool can mediate e.g. noisy build tool output, and reduce token usage by only showing errors or test failures, nothing else, or simply an ok response with the build run or test count.

So far, I have not needed to give them access to more than build tools, git, and a project/knowledge system (e.g. Obsidian) for the work I have them doing. Well and file read/write and web search.

ok_dad2mo ago

Cool, thanks for the additional details!

I use Cursor but it's getting expensive lately, so I'm trying to reduce context size and move to OpenCode or something like that which I can use with some cheaper provider and Kimi 2.5 or whatever.

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