Shell with Docker Tools as default

Author: alexheifetz

examples-java/src/main/java/com/embabel/example/JavaAgentShellApplication.java

@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
         }
 )
 @EnableAgents(
-        loggingTheme = LoggingThemes.SEVERANCE,
-        mcpServers = {McpServers.DOCKER_DESKTOP}
+        loggingTheme = LoggingThemes.SEVERANCE
 )
 public class JavaAgentShellApplication {
 

examples-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/embabel/example/KotlinAgentShellApplication.kt

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package com.embabel.example
 
 import com.embabel.agent.config.annotation.EnableAgents
 import com.embabel.agent.config.annotation.LoggingThemes
-import com.embabel.agent.config.annotation.McpServers
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationPropertiesScan
 import org.springframework.boot.runApplication
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ import org.springframework.boot.runApplication
 )
 @EnableAgents(
     loggingTheme = LoggingThemes.STAR_WARS,
-    mcpServers = [McpServers.DOCKER, McpServers.DOCKER_DESKTOP],
 )
 class KotlinAgentShellApplication
 

scripts/support/shell_template.bat

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 @echo off
 setlocal
-
 REM This script requires AGENT_APPLICATION to be set by the calling script
 if not defined AGENT_APPLICATION (
     echo ERROR: AGENT_APPLICATION must be set by calling script
     exit /b 1
 )
 
-set MAVEN_PROFILE=enable-shell
+REM Default: Docker tools enabled (reversed from original logic)
+set MAVEN_PROFILE=enable-shell-mcp-client
 
-REM Check for --docker-tools parameter
+REM Check for --no-docker-tools parameter to disable tools
 :parse_args
 if "%~1"=="" goto end_parse
-if "%~1"=="--docker-tools" (
-    set MAVEN_PROFILE=enable-shell-mcp-client
+if "%~1"=="--no-docker-tools" (
+    set MAVEN_PROFILE=enable-shell
     shift
     goto parse_args
 )
@@ -23,13 +23,19 @@ goto parse_args
 
 :end_parse
 
-REM Display feature availability warning
+REM Display startup message about Docker tools status
+if "%MAVEN_PROFILE%"=="enable-shell-mcp-client" (
+    powershell -Command "Write-Host 'INFO: Docker tools are enabled (default behavior)' -ForegroundColor Green"
+    powershell -Command "Write-Host 'Use --no-docker-tools to disable Docker integration if needed' -ForegroundColor Cyan"
+    echo.
+)
+
+REM Display feature availability warning when tools are disabled
 if "%MAVEN_PROFILE%"=="enable-shell" (
     powershell -Command "Write-Host 'WARNING: Only Basic Agent features will be available' -ForegroundColor Red"
-    powershell -Command "Write-Host 'Use --docker-tools parameter to enable advanced Docker integration features' -ForegroundColor Yellow"
+    powershell -Command "Write-Host 'Docker tools have been disabled. Remove --no-docker-tools to enable advanced features' -ForegroundColor Yellow"
     echo.
 )
 
 call %~dp0..\support\agent.bat
-
 endlocal

scripts/support/shell_template.sh

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-
 # This script requires AGENT_APPLICATION to be set by the calling script
 if [ -z "$AGENT_APPLICATION" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: AGENT_APPLICATION must be set by calling script"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-export MAVEN_PROFILE=enable-shell
+# Default: Docker tools enabled (reversed from original logic)
+export MAVEN_PROFILE=enable-shell-mcp-client
 
-# Check for --docker-tools parameter
+# Check for --no-docker-tools parameter to disable tools
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case $1 in
-        --docker-tools)
-            export MAVEN_PROFILE=enable-shell-mcp-client
+        --no-docker-tools)
+            export MAVEN_PROFILE=enable-shell
             shift
             ;;
         *)
@@ -22,10 +22,17 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     esac
 done
 
-# Display feature availability warning
+# Display startup message about Docker tools status
+if [ "$MAVEN_PROFILE" = "enable-shell-mcp-client" ]; then
+    echo -e "\033[32mINFO: Docker tools are enabled (default behavior)\033[0m"
+    echo -e "\033[36mUse --no-docker-tools to disable Docker integration if needed\033[0m"
+    echo
+fi
+
+# Display feature availability warning when tools are disabled
 if [ "$MAVEN_PROFILE" = "enable-shell" ]; then
     echo -e "\033[31mWARNING: Only Basic Agent features will be available\033[0m"
-    echo -e "\033[33mUse --docker-tools parameter to enable advanced Docker integration features\033[0m"
+    echo -e "\033[33mDocker tools have been disabled. Remove --no-docker-tools to enable advanced features\033[0m"
     echo
 fi