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feat(mcp): trim tool and resource descriptions under 600 characters - #403
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Trim oversized agent tool and resource descriptions across devframe.ts and RPC handlers to stay under 600 characters, reducing token usage in LLM conversation contexts when listing tools. Refs #372
# Conflicts: # packages/devtools/src/rpc/hydration-tools.ts # packages/devtools/src/rpc/open-in-panel.ts
Brings the descriptions of the tools added since this branch started under 600 characters, so the description length test passes after merging main. Restores guidance the first trim dropped: page selection per tool, the change-detection record workflow, write refusals for secret and redacted fields, and the side effects of navigate probe. Puts back the formatting of files the branch reformatted.
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packages/devtools/src/devframe.ts (2)
2965-2970: 📐 Maintainability & Code QualityFix the
change-detectiondescription for read-only mode.The read-only text says recording starts only from the panel. The handler also blocks
flash,trackandangularProfilingin this mode. The text does cover this with "turn on views", so the wording is acceptable.Confirm that
cdActionDescstays within the 600-character limit in both branches. The test checks this at runtime.
3460-3460: 🎯 Functional CorrectnessThe description is correct.
ROUTER_WRITE_ACTIONSis exactly['navigate', 'abort', 'replay', 'probe'], and the handler checks that set whenconfig.actions.routeris disabled. No change is needed.packages/devtools/src/rpc/component-screenshots.ts (1)
141-141: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueFix the unit and meaning of "At most 2000 px."
The sentence is a fragment. It does not say that this is the longest side, and the docs say the image is scaled down to fit. Use: "Scaled to at most 2000 px on the longest side."
packages/devtools/src/rpc/ngrx-live-tools.ts (2)
246-246: 📐 Maintainability & Code QualityKeep the
withReducerandchange logwording: tests depend on it.
ngrx-live-tools.test.tsasserts thatSIGNAL_STORE_HISTORY_DESCRIPTIONmatches/change log/iand/withReducer/. The new text still contains both "change log" and "withReducer()", so the tests pass.
243-243: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/__tests__/tool-descriptions.test.ts (1)
6-12: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueClean up the host context after the test.
pangular.setupstartssetIntervaltimers (expiry,interestTick) and registersregistry.dispose. Neither timer is cleared. Both callunref, so the process can exit. The test leaves the registry state set for later tests in the same worker. Callregistry.disposeor the host dispose hook inafterAllif other tests share the module.packages/devtools/src/rpc/audit-register.ts (1)
369-375: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/component-edits.ts (1)
131-132: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/component-outline.ts (1)
13-13: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/errors-register.ts (1)
122-122: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/get-ngrx-store.ts (1)
55-55: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/hydration-tools.ts (1)
10-10: LGTM!Also applies to: 12-13
packages/devtools/src/rpc/injection-explain.ts (1)
422-422: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/leaks-register.ts (1)
129-129: LGTM!Also applies to: 153-153
packages/devtools/src/rpc/ngrx-session-tools.ts (1)
427-427: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/open-in-panel.ts (1)
14-14: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/provider-values.ts (1)
310-310: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/query-register.ts (1)
166-166: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/redux-stores-register.ts (1)
90-90: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/ssr-override-tools.ts (1)
387-387: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/startup-register.ts (1)
299-299: LGTM!apps/docs/src/content/agents/tools.md (1)
295-295: LGTM!packages/devtools/src/rpc/resource-text.ts-8-8 (1)
8-8: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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Verification ran but could not confirm this finding. It is shown for review, not as a verified issue.Fix the grammar of
LIVE_RESOURCE_NOTE."Starts with
_untrustednotice" lacks an article. Use "Starts with an_untrustednotice." This string is appended to four resource descriptions that an agent reads.Proposed fix
-export const LIVE_RESOURCE_NOTE = `Starts with \`_untrusted\` notice. Past ... +export const LIVE_RESOURCE_NOTE = `Starts with an \`_untrusted\` notice. Past ...
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Review comments at @apps/docs/src/content/agents/mcp-server.md:
- Line 12: Remove the unnecessary escape before the leading asterisk in the MCP
server description so it renders as “MCP tools” without a literal asterisk;
leave the surrounding wording unchanged.
Review comments at @packages/devtools/src/rpc/component-screenshots.ts:
- Line 141: Update the screenshot tool description to clarify that without
`page`, instance IDs, component names, and host tags are searched across pages
newest first, while arbitrary CSS selectors are sent only to the newest eligible
page. Make the same clarification in the Agent tools table statement about
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… docs keyword links Only instance ids, class names and host tags are searched on every page; a CSS selector goes to the newest page, so the description and docs now say so. The *MCP, *Angular, *NgRx and *Analog keyword links were escaped by mistake and are restored.
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🟡 Minor · Remove the unmatched Markdown marker. · tools.md:815
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winRemove the unmatched Markdown marker.
*Analoghas no closing*, so the page displays a literal asterisk beforeAnalog. Remove the extra marker.Proposed fix
-These tools cover *Analog apps. Most read your source. Some also read what the Vite plugin recorded. +These tools cover Analog apps. Most read your source. Some also read what the Vite plugin recorded.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Review comments at @apps/docs/src/content/agents/tools.md:
- Line 815: Remove the unmatched Markdown asterisk before “Analog” in the tools
page introduction so it displays as plain text.
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What and why
This continues #377 by @Kaap10, whose commit it keeps. The fork's branch can't be updated from here, so the work moved to a branch in this repository.
Agent tool and resource descriptions are sent to the agent's context every time a client lists the tools. #377 cut the longest ones to under 600 characters and added
tool-descriptions.test.ts, which keeps every description between 40 and 600 characters.After merging main, 13 tools added since then were over the limit. This PR also:
explain-error,find-leaks,track-subscriptions,startup-timing,inspect-redux-stores,list-queries,set-ssr-override,screenshot-component,diagnose-change-detection,read-provider-value,explain-injection,restore-ngrx-stateandaudit. Each one says what it does whenpageis left out, checked against its handler.change-detectionrecord workflow;form-action,set-signalandset-component-propertyrefuse secret, hidden, readonly and redacted fields, and refuse to guess when several instances match;navigateprobe runscanMatchguards and may load lazy chunks;inspect-signalsandinspect-componentdetails,signal-store-historytiming, and thecapacitor-hookload order.screenshot-componentpage default intools.md, and the page default inmcp-server.md.Refs #372. Replaces #377.
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pnpm format:checkpnpm typecheckpnpm test:devtools: 3047 passed, including the description test under the default config andagent.readOnly.pnpm docs:buildSummary by CodeRabbit