fix: disable respawn as it can confuse some LLMs

bhouston · bhouston · commit c04ee436b02a · 2025-03-14T10:03:32.000-04:00
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/tools/getTools.ts b/packages/agent/src/tools/getTools.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { fetchTool } from './io/fetch.js';
 import { textEditorTool } from './io/textEditor.js';
 import { createMcpTool } from './mcp.js';
 import { listBackgroundToolsTool } from './system/listBackgroundTools.js';
-import { respawnTool } from './system/respawn.js';
 import { sequenceCompleteTool } from './system/sequenceComplete.js';
 import { shellMessageTool } from './system/shellMessage.js';
 import { shellStartTool } from './system/shellStart.js';
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ export function getTools(options?: GetToolsOptions): Tool[] {
     shellMessageTool as unknown as Tool,
     browseStartTool as unknown as Tool,
     browseMessageTool as unknown as Tool,
-    respawnTool as unknown as Tool,
+    //respawnTool as unknown as Tool,  this is a confusing tool for now.
     sleepTool as unknown as Tool,
     listBackgroundToolsTool as unknown as Tool,
   ];
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/tools/system/respawn.test.ts b/packages/agent/src/tools/system/respawn.test.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ import { respawnTool } from './respawn';
 const toolContext: ToolContext = getMockToolContext();
 
 describe('respawnTool', () => {
-  it('should have correct name and description', () => {
+  it('should have correct name', () => {
     expect(respawnTool.name).toBe('respawn');
-    expect(respawnTool.description).toContain('Resets the agent context');
   });
 
   it('should execute and return confirmation message', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/tools/system/respawn.ts b/packages/agent/src/tools/system/respawn.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const returnSchema = z.object({
 export const respawnTool: Tool = {
   name: 'respawn',
   description:
-    'Resets the agent context to just the system prompt and provided context',
+    'Resets the current conversation to just the system prompt and provided input context to this tool.',
   logPrefix: '🔄',
   parameters: parameterSchema,
   returns: returnSchema,
