@shanepadgett/tau-agent 0.15.0 → 0.16.0

package/extensions/patch/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # patch
 
-Replaces the built-in `edit` and `write` tools with one multi-file patch tool. The agent applies structured patches to create, edit, move, and delete files while this extension is active.
+Replaces the built-in `edit` and `write` tools with one multi-file patch tool. The agent applies structured patches to create, edit, move, and delete files while this extension is active. For xAI and Grok models, Tau disables `patch` and leaves `edit` and `write` active because those models are unreliable with the patch format.
 
 ## What it does
 

package/extensions/patch/index.ts

@@ -135,6 +135,19 @@ export default function patchExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
 	const rowState = createToolRowStateStore(pi, "patch.tool-row-state");
 	pi.registerTool(createPatchTool(rowState));
 
+	function configureMutationTools(model: { provider: string; id: string } | undefined): void {
+		const active = new Set(pi.getActiveTools());
+		const usesGrok = model?.provider.toLowerCase() === "xai" || model?.id.toLowerCase().includes("grok") === true;
+		if (usesGrok) {
+			active.delete("patch");
+			for (const tool of SUPPRESSED_TOOLS) active.add(tool);
+		} else {
+			active.add("patch");
+			for (const tool of SUPPRESSED_TOOLS) active.delete(tool);
+		}
+		pi.setActiveTools([...active]);
+	}
+
 	// AgentToolResult has no isError field, so execute returns are always treated as success.
 	// Override via tool_result to flag partial/failed patches as errors for the model and UI.
 	pi.on("tool_result", async (event, ctx) => {
@@ -160,11 +173,12 @@ export default function patchExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
 		return { isError: true };
 	});
 
-	pi.on("session_start", () => {
+	pi.on("session_start", (_event, ctx) => {
 		rowState.clear();
-		const active = new Set(pi.getActiveTools());
-		active.add("patch");
-		for (const tool of SUPPRESSED_TOOLS) active.delete(tool);
-		pi.setActiveTools([...active]);
+		configureMutationTools(ctx.model);
+	});
+
+	pi.on("model_select", (event) => {
+		configureMutationTools(event.model);
 	});
 }

package/extensions/tau-help/help.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Adds `/manage-sessions` to browse saved sessions and `/sweep` to archive or dele
 
 ## patch
 
-Replaces separate edit/write operations with one multi-file `patch` tool. It can create, rewrite, edit, move, and delete files in one structured call. Fewer tool calls means fewer turns, and each avoided turn prevents the full chat context from being sent again.
+Replaces separate edit/write operations with one multi-file `patch` tool. It can create, rewrite, edit, move, and delete files in one structured call. Fewer tool calls means fewer turns, and each avoided turn prevents the full chat context from being sent again. Tau keeps `patch` disabled and uses `edit` and `write` for xAI and Grok models.
 
 ## publish
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@shanepadgett/tau-agent",
-	"version": "0.15.0",
+	"version": "0.16.0",
 	"description": "Tau is a custom agentic harness built with pi extensions",
 	"type": "module",
 	"license": "MIT",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		"README.md"
 	],
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@shanepadgett/tau-tui": "0.15.0",
+		"@shanepadgett/tau-tui": "0.16.0",
 		"@toon-format/toon": "2.3.0",
 		"smol-toml": "1.7.0"
 	},