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lib/hermes/server/component/tool.ex
defmodule Hermes.Server.Component.Tool do
@moduledoc """
Defines the behaviour for MCP tools.
Tools are functions that can be invoked by the client with specific parameters.
Each tool must define its name, description, and parameter schema, as well as
implement the execution logic.
## Example
defmodule MyServer.Tools.Calculator do
@behaviour Hermes.Server.Behaviour.Tool
alias Hermes.Server.Frame
@impl true
def name, do: "calculator"
@impl true
def description, do: "Performs basic arithmetic operations"
@impl true
def input_schema do
%{
"type" => "object",
"properties" => %{
"operation" => %{
"type" => "string",
"enum" => ["add", "subtract", "multiply", "divide"]
},
"a" => %{"type" => "number"},
"b" => %{"type" => "number"}
},
"required" => ["operation", "a", "b"]
}
end
@impl true
def execute(%{"operation" => "add", "a" => a, "b" => b}, frame) do
result = a + b
# Can access frame assigns
user_id = frame.assigns[:user_id]
# Can return updated frame if needed
new_frame = Frame.assign(frame, :last_calculation, result)
{:ok, result, new_frame}
end
@impl true
def execute(%{"operation" => "divide", "a" => a, "b" => 0}, _frame) do
{:error, "Cannot divide by zero"}
end
end
"""
alias Hermes.MCP.Error
alias Hermes.Server.Frame
alias Hermes.Server.Response
@type params :: map()
@type result :: term()
@type schema :: map()
@type annotations :: map() | nil
@type t :: %__MODULE__{
name: String.t(),
title: String.t() | nil,
description: String.t() | nil,
input_schema: map | nil,
output_schema: map | nil,
annotations: map | nil,
handler: module | nil,
validate_input: (map -> {:ok, map} | {:error, [Peri.Error.t()]}) | nil,
validate_output: (map -> {:ok, map} | {:error, [Peri.Error.t()]}) | nil
}
defstruct [
:name,
title: nil,
description: nil,
input_schema: nil,
output_schema: nil,
annotations: nil,
handler: nil,
validate_input: nil,
validate_output: nil
]
@doc """
Returns the JSON Schema for the tool's input parameters.
This schema is used to validate client requests and generate documentation.
The schema should follow the JSON Schema specification.
"""
@callback input_schema() :: schema()
@doc """
Returns the JSON Schema for the tool's output structure.
This schema defines the expected structure of the tool's output in the
structuredContent field. The schema should follow the JSON Schema specification.
This is an optional callback.
"""
@callback output_schema() :: schema()
@doc """
Returns optional annotations for the tool.
Annotations provide additional metadata about the tool that may be used
by clients for enhanced functionality. This is an optional callback.
## Examples
def annotations do
%{
"confidence" => 0.95,
"category" => "text-processing",
"tags" => ["nlp", "text"]
}
end
"""
@callback annotations() :: annotations()
@doc """
Executes the tool with the given parameters.
## Parameters
- `params` - The validated input parameters from the client
- `frame` - The server frame containing:
- `assigns` - Custom data like session_id, client_info, user permissions
- `initialized` - Whether the server has been initialized
## Return Values
- `{:ok, result}` - Tool executed successfully, frame unchanged
- `{:ok, result, new_frame}` - Tool executed successfully with frame updates
- `{:error, reason}` - Tool failed with the given reason
## Frame Usage
The frame provides access to server state and context:
def execute(params, frame) do
# Access assigns
user_id = frame.assigns[:user_id]
permissions = frame.assigns[:permissions]
# Update frame if needed
new_frame = Frame.assign(frame, :last_tool_call, DateTime.utc_now())
{:ok, "Result", new_frame}
end
"""
@callback execute(params :: params(), frame :: Frame.t()) ::
{:reply, response :: Response.t(), new_state :: Frame.t()}
| {:noreply, new_state :: Frame.t()}
| {:error, error :: Error.t(), new_state :: Frame.t()}
@optional_callbacks annotations: 0, output_schema: 0
defimpl JSON.Encoder, for: __MODULE__ do
alias Hermes.Server.Component.Tool
def encode(%Tool{} = tool, _) do
%{
"name" => tool.name,
"description" => tool.description,
"inputSchema" => tool.input_schema
}
|> then(&if t = tool.title, do: Map.put(&1, "title", t), else: &1)
|> then(&if os = tool.output_schema, do: Map.put(&1, "outputSchema", os), else: &1)
|> then(&if a = tool.annotations, do: Map.put(&1, "annotations", a), else: &1)
|> JSON.encode!()
end
end
end