Add write-only mode option for todo tool #260688
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The todo tool now supports a write-only mode to prevent unnecessary read operations during new chat turns, since tool invocations remain in context for the agent.
Changes
New Configuration Setting:
chat.todoListTool.writeOnly
boolean setting (default: false)Dynamic Schema Generation:
createManageTodoListToolData(writeOnly)
function for conditional schema buildingoperation
parameter entirely, only requirestodoList
Tool Implementation:
ManageTodoListTool
constructor to acceptwriteOnly
parameterinvoke()
method to always perform write operations in write-only modeprepareToolInvocation()
to handle optional operation parameterExample Usage
Normal mode (existing behavior):
Write-only mode (new):
The write-only mode eliminates redundant context checking while maintaining full backward compatibility when the setting is disabled.
Fixes #260687.
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