tool-presets

Tool Presets Skill

Standardized tool set definitions for Claude Code agents. Use these presets to ensure consistent tool access across similar agent types.

Available Presets

| Preset | Tools | Best For | |--------|-------|----------| | dev-tools | Read, Write, Edit, Bash | Development/coding agents | | file-ops | Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob | File manipulation agents | | analysis | Read, Grep, Glob, Bash | Code analysis agents | | research | Read, Write, WebSearch, WebFetch | Research agents | | orchestration | Read, Write, Edit, Task, TodoWrite | Coordinator agents | | full-stack | All tools | Comprehensive agents |

Usage

Reference a preset in your agent's frontmatter:

---
name: my-agent
description: Agent description
tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash  # Use dev-tools preset pattern
skills: tool-presets
---

Preset Selection Guide

When to use dev-tools

• Writing or modifying code
• Running build/test commands
• General development tasks

When to use file-ops

• Searching codebases
• Refactoring across files
• Code analysis without execution

When to use analysis

• Read-only code review
• Pattern detection
• Static analysis

When to use research

• Documentation lookup
• External API research
• Web-based information gathering

When to use orchestration

• Multi-agent coordination
• Complex task breakdown
• Workflow management

When to use full-stack

• Comprehensive agents needing all capabilities
• Meta agents that delegate to others

Reference Files

For detailed tool lists per preset, see:

• dev-tools.md - Development tools preset
• file-ops.md - File operations preset
• analysis.md - Code analysis preset
• research.md - Research tools preset
• orchestration.md - Multi-agent orchestration preset