agent-tool-design

Steps

1. List user intents the agent must serve.
2. Design few, well-scoped tools with clear names.
3. Write descriptions that say when to use and when not to.
4. Define JSON Schemas with enums and required fields.
5. Mark destructive tools for human approval.

Done When

• [ ] Agent picks the right tool on 20 test intents

Registry

Links

• Up: Gen AI Engineer skills
• Siblings: cost-latency-optimizer, guardrails-review
• Frameworks: react, few-shot, risen, xml-structured, chain-of-thought
• Tests: testing guide