Tools

Tools are the executable surface that lets Elephant Agent search, inspect, edit, run, and communicate while staying grounded in one local runtime.

Visible actions

Tools should stay inspectable. If a tool changes durable understanding, that change should pass through explicit Personal Model update paths.

Built-in tool families

The built-in runtime already exposes:

terminal: tool.terminal.exec
process: tool.process.manage
file: tool.file.read, tool.file.write, tool.file.patch, tool.file.search
web: tool.web.search, tool.web.read, tool.web.extract
browser: tool.browser.navigate, tool.browser.snapshot, tool.browser.click, tool.browser.type, tool.browser.scroll, tool.browser.back, tool.browser.press, tool.browser.images, tool.browser.vision, tool.browser.console
clarify: tool.clarify
cron: tool.cron.manage
code_execution: tool.code.execute
personal_model: tool.personal_model.search, tool.personal_model.update, tool.personal_model.questions
messaging: tool.message.send
todo: tool.todo.manage
skills: tool.skill.list, tool.skill.view, tool.skill.manage
sub_agents: tool.sub_agents

Principle	What it means
Visible, not hidden magic	Tool calls are part of the runtime trail.
Conversation stays primary	Tools support the reply; they do not replace the relationship.
Durable work	Tool results can become provenance for later learning.
Claim-aware search	Personal Model search returns match status instead of pretending every query has support.

Inside wake, /tools keeps the current catalog inspectable without leaving the conversation.