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ADFA-6805 | Teach the local prompt to read a file with read_file
davidschachterADFA Oct 29, 2026
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ADFA-6805 | Say that read_build_output reads the build log, not files
davidschachterADFA Oct 29, 2026
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions plugins/AI-Agent-Local/src/main/assets/prompts/tools.yml
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Expand Up @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ tool_call_format:
examples:
- purpose: Greeting / question you can answer -> respond
call: '<tool_call>{"tool":"respond","args":{"message":"Hi! What would you like to build?"}}</tool_call>'
- purpose: Open a file (a bare name is fine here) -> open_file
call: '<tool_call>{"tool":"open_file","args":{"file_path":"{{EXAMPLE_FILE_NAME}}"}}</tool_call>'
- purpose: Show or read a file (source, build.gradle, strings.xml; a bare name is fine) -> read_file
call: '<tool_call>{"tool":"read_file","args":{"file_path":"{{EXAMPLE_FILE_NAME}}"}}</tool_call>'
- purpose: Change one line of a file -> edit_file
call: '<tool_call>{"tool":"edit_file","args":{"file_path":"{{EXAMPLE_FILE_PATH}}","old_string":"setTitle(\"Old\")","new_string":"setTitle(\"New\")"}}</tool_call>'
- purpose: Change two lines (note the \n, never a real line break) -> edit_file
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions ...rc/test/kotlin/com/itsaky/androidide/plugins/aiagentlocal/prompt/LocalSystemPromptTest.kt
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Expand Up @@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ class LocalSystemPromptTest {
assertTrue(prompt.contains(""""query":"Foo""""))
}

@Test
fun givenTheShippedExamples_whenBuilding_thenOneShowsHowToReadAFile() {
// "Show me app/build.gradle" went to search_project while the prompt had no read_file example.
assertTrue(
prompt(examplePath = "src/Foo.kt")
.contains("""<tool_call>{"tool":"read_file","args":{"file_path":"Foo.kt"}}</tool_call>""")
)
}

@Test
fun givenADotfileExamplePath_whenBuilding_thenTheStemIsItsWholeName() {
assertTrue(prompt(examplePath = "app/.gitignore").contains(""""query":".gitignore""""))
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion plugins/AI-Core/src/main/assets/prompts/tool_descriptions.yml
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Expand Up @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ built_in_tools:
arguments:
file_path: Project-relative path of the file to open.
read_build_output:
description: Read the current build output and status
description: Read the log of the last build and whether it passed; to read build.gradle or any other file, use read_file
create_file:
description: Create a new file with given content
arguments:
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