feat(coding-agent): add --no-tools flag to disable built-in tools

Add --no-tools flag that allows starting pi without any built-in tools,
enabling extension-only tool setups (e.g., pi-ssh-remote).

- Add --no-tools flag to CLI args parsing
- Handle --tools '' (empty string) as equivalent to no tools
- Fix system prompt to not show READ-ONLY mode when no tools (extensions may provide write capabilities)
- Add tests for new flag and system prompt behavior

fixes #555
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Carlos Villela 2026-01-07 23:10:58 -08:00
parent cfa63c255d
commit 8f5523ed56
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6 changed files with 123 additions and 15 deletions

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@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface Args {
sessionDir?: string;
models?: string[];
tools?: ToolName[];
noTools?: boolean;
extensions?: string[];
noExtensions?: boolean;
print?: boolean;
@ -86,19 +87,27 @@ export function parseArgs(args: string[], extensionFlags?: Map<string, { type: "
result.sessionDir = args[++i];
} else if (arg === "--models" && i + 1 < args.length) {
result.models = args[++i].split(",").map((s) => s.trim());
} else if (arg === "--no-tools") {
result.noTools = true;
} else if (arg === "--tools" && i + 1 < args.length) {
const toolNames = args[++i].split(",").map((s) => s.trim());
const validTools: ToolName[] = [];
for (const name of toolNames) {
if (name in allTools) {
validTools.push(name as ToolName);
} else {
console.error(
chalk.yellow(`Warning: Unknown tool "${name}". Valid tools: ${Object.keys(allTools).join(", ")}`),
);
const toolsArg = args[++i];
// Handle empty string as no tools (e.g., --tools '')
if (toolsArg === "") {
result.tools = [];
} else {
const toolNames = toolsArg.split(",").map((s) => s.trim());
const validTools: ToolName[] = [];
for (const name of toolNames) {
if (name in allTools) {
validTools.push(name as ToolName);
} else {
console.error(
chalk.yellow(`Warning: Unknown tool "${name}". Valid tools: ${Object.keys(allTools).join(", ")}`),
);
}
}
result.tools = validTools;
}
result.tools = validTools;
} else if (arg === "--thinking" && i + 1 < args.length) {
const level = args[++i];
if (isValidThinkingLevel(level)) {
@ -174,6 +183,7 @@ ${chalk.bold("Options:")}
--no-session Don't save session (ephemeral)
--models <patterns> Comma-separated model patterns for Ctrl+P cycling
Supports globs (anthropic/*, *sonnet*) and fuzzy matching
--no-tools Disable all built-in tools (use with -e for extension-only tools)
--tools <tools> Comma-separated list of tools to enable (default: read,bash,edit,write)
Available: read, bash, edit, write, grep, find, ls
--thinking <level> Set thinking level: off, minimal, low, medium, high, xhigh