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Tandem Engine

Tools Reference

The Tandem Engine tool registry currently exposes the following tools.

File Operations

  • read: Read file contents.
    • Input: path (string)
  • write: Write file contents (overwrites).
    • Input: path (string), content (string)
  • edit: String replacement in a file.
    • Input: path (string), old (string), new (string)
  • glob: Find files by pattern.
    • Input: pattern (string, e.g., src/**/*.rs)
  • grep: Regex search in files.
    • Input: pattern (string), path (string, root directory)
  • websearch: Search the web (powered by Exa.ai).
    • Input: query (string), limit (integer)
  • codesearch: Semantic code search (if configured).
  • memory_search: Search persisted memory by query and scope.
    • Input: query plus one or more scopes (e.g., session/workspace).

Web

  • webfetch: Fetch raw URL text.
    • Input: url (string)
  • webfetch_document: Fetch URL and return structured Markdown.
    • Input: url (string)

System

  • bash: Run shell commands (PowerShell on Windows, Bash on Linux/Mac).
    • Input: command (string)
  • mcp_debug: Call an MCP tool directly.
  • todo_write: Update the Todo/task list.
    • Aliases: todowrite, update_todo_list
  • task: Update the current task status.
  • question: Ask a structured question to the user and wait for input.

Specialized

  • skill: Execute a skill.
  • apply_patch: Apply a unified diff patch.
  • batch: Execute multiple tools in a batch.
  • lsp: Interact with the Language Server Protocol.