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+# Tool Execution Fix - Automated File Operations
+
+## Problem Statement
+
+When users asked `grok-cli` to create projects or files, the AI would respond with **text descriptions** of what to do instead of actually creating the files. This required users to manually copy-paste content and create files themselves.
+
+### Example of the Problem
+
+**Before (v0.1.1):**
+```
+User: Create a new Rust project structure
+
+Grok: I'll help you create a Rust project! Here's what you need:
+
+1. Create a file called Cargo.toml with this content:
+   [package]
+   name = "my-project"
+   version = "0.1.0"
+   
+2. Create src/main.rs with:
+   fn main() {
+       println!("Hello, world!");
+   }
+
+3. Create a .gitignore file...
+```
+
+**Result**: User had to manually create each file and copy the content.
+
+## Root Cause
+
+The tool calling functionality existed but was **only enabled in ACP mode** (for Zed editor integration). The interactive mode (`src/display/interactive.rs`) had a completely separate code path that did not:
+1. Send tool definitions to the Grok API
+2. Parse tool calls from responses
+3. Execute the requested file operations
+
+The `send_to_grok()` function in interactive mode was passing `None` for the tools parameter, causing Grok to respond with text instructions instead of executable tool calls.
+
+## Solution Implemented
+
+### Changes Made
+
+#### 1. Made ACP Modules Public (`src/acp/mod.rs`)
+```rust
+// Before:
+mod security;
+mod tools;
+
+// After:
+pub mod security;
+pub mod tools;
+```
+
+This allows the chat command to access security policies and tool execution functions.
+
+#### 2. Enhanced Interactive Mode (`src/display/interactive.rs`)
+
+**This was the critical fix for terminal/PowerShell usage!**
+
+The interactive mode runs when you type `grok` without arguments. Updated the `send_to_grok()` function to:
+- Import `SecurityPolicy` and `tools` from the ACP module
+- Include tool definitions in API requests
+- Parse tool calls from responses
+- Execute each tool call with proper security validation
+- Display execution results with visual feedback
+
+**Key changes:**
+```rust
+// Added imports
+use crate::acp::security::SecurityPolicy;
+use crate::acp::tools;
+
+// In send_to_grok():
+// Get tool definitions
+let tools = tools::get_tool_definitions();
+
+// Set up security
+let mut security = SecurityPolicy::new();
+security.add_trusted_directory(&session.current_directory);
+
+// Send to API with tools
+let response = client.chat_completion_with_history(
+    &messages,
+    session.temperature,
+    session.max_tokens,
+    &session.model,
+    Some(tools)  // ← Now includes tools instead of None
+).await?;
+
+// Handle tool calls
+if let Some(tool_calls) = &response.tool_calls {
+    for tool_call in tool_calls {
+        execute_tool_call_interactive(tool_call, &security)?;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**New `execute_tool_call_interactive()` function:**
+Handles execution of all 6 tools in the interactive mode.
+
+#### 3. Enhanced Chat Commands (`src/cli/commands/chat.rs`)
+
+**Added tool calling support:**
+- Import necessary types: `SecurityPolicy`, `tools`, `ToolCall`
+- Include tool definitions in API requests
+- Parse tool calls from responses
+- Execute each tool call with proper security validation
+- Display execution results with visual feedback
+
+**Key additions:**
+```rust
+// Set up security policy
+let mut security = SecurityPolicy::new();
+security.add_trusted_directory(&env::current_dir()?);
+
+// Get tool definitions
+let tools = tools::get_tool_definitions();
+
+// Send to API with tools
+let response = client.chat_completion_with_history(
+    &messages,
+    temperature,
+    max_tokens,
+    model,
+    Some(tools)  // ← Tool definitions included
+).await?;
+
+// Handle tool calls in response
+if let Some(tool_calls) = &response.tool_calls {
+    for tool_call in tool_calls {
+        execute_tool_call(tool_call, &security)?;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**New `execute_tool_call` function:**
+Handles execution of:
+- `write_file` - Create/overwrite files
+- `read_file` - Read file contents
+- `replace` - Find and replace in files
+- `list_directory` - List directory contents
+- `glob_search` - Find files by pattern
+- `save_memory` - Save facts to memory
+
+#### 4. Updated Documentation
+
+**Created comprehensive guides:**
+- `docs/FILE_OPERATIONS.md` (402 lines) - Complete feature documentation
+- `docs/PROJECT_CREATION_GUIDE.md` (561 lines) - Step-by-step tutorials
+- Updated `README.md` with quick examples
+- Updated `CHANGELOG.md` with feature details
+
+## How It Works Now
+
+### After (v0.1.2+)
+
+**User Experience:**
+```
+User: Create a new Rust project structure
+
+Grok is executing operations...
+  ✓ Successfully wrote to Cargo.toml
+  ✓ Successfully wrote to src/main.rs
+  ✓ Successfully wrote to .gitignore
+All operations completed!
+```
+
+**Result**: Files are automatically created in the current directory!
+
+### Technical Flow
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ 1. User makes request                               │
+│    "Create a new Rust project"                      │
+└─────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┘
+                      │
+                      ▼
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ 2. CLI sends to Grok API with tool definitions     │
+│    - Messages (conversation history)                │
+│    - Tool schemas (write_file, read_file, etc.)     │
+└─────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┘
+                      │
+                      ▼
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ 3. Grok AI processes and returns response          │
+│    {                                                │
+│      "content": "I'll create those files",          │
+│      "tool_calls": [                                │
+│        {                                            │
+│          "function": {                              │
+│            "name": "write_file",                    │
+│            "arguments": "{...}"                     │
+│          }                                          │
+│        }                                            │
+│      ]                                              │
+│    }                                                │
+└─────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┘
+                      │
+                      ▼
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ 4. CLI parses tool_calls array                     │
+│    - Extracts function name                         │
+│    - Parses arguments JSON                          │
+└─────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────┘
+                      │
+                      ▼
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ 5. Execute each tool with security validation      │
+│    - Check path is in trusted directory             │
+│    - Create parent directories if needed            │
+│    - Write file / perform operation                 │
+│    - Display confirmation                           │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+## Security Features
+
+### Path Restrictions
+- Operations limited to **current working directory** and subdirectories
+- No access to parent directories (`../` blocked)
+- No access to system directories
+- Security policy validated for every operation
+
+### Example Security Check
+```rust
+pub fn write_file(path: &str, content: &str, security: &SecurityPolicy) -> Result<String> {
+    // Resolve to absolute canonical path
+    let resolved_path = security.resolve_path(path)?;
+    
+    // Check if path is trusted
+    if !security.is_path_trusted(&resolved_path) {
+        return Err(anyhow!("Access denied: Path not in trusted directory"));
+    }
+    
+    // Create parent directories
+    if let Some(parent) = resolved_path.parent() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+    }
+    
+    // Write file
+    fs::write(&resolved_path, content)?;
+    Ok(format!("Successfully wrote to {}", resolved_path.display()))
+}
+```
+
+## Available Tools
+
+### 1. write_file
+Creates or overwrites files with content.
+
+**Example:**
+```
+You: Create a hello world program in main.rs
+  ✓ Successfully wrote to main.rs
+```
+
+### 2. read_file
+Reads file contents.
+
+**Example:**
+```
+You: Show me what's in Cargo.toml
+  ✓ Read 245 bytes from Cargo.toml
+```
+
+### 3. replace
+Find and replace text in files.
+
+**Example:**
+```
+You: Change version to 2.0.0 in Cargo.toml
+  ✓ Successfully replaced 1 occurrence(s) in Cargo.toml
+```
+
+### 4. list_directory
+Lists directory contents.
+
+**Example:**
+```
+You: What files are in src/?
+  ✓ Directory contents of src/:
+    main.rs
+    lib.rs
+    utils/
+```
+
+### 5. glob_search
+Finds files matching patterns.
+
+**Example:**
+```
+You: Find all .rs files
+  ✓ Files matching '**/*.rs':
+    src/main.rs
+    src/lib.rs
+    src/utils/helper.rs
+```
+
+### 6. save_memory
+Saves facts to long-term memory.
+
+**Example:**
+```
+You: Remember that this project uses PostgreSQL
+  ✓ Fact saved to memory.
+```
+
+## Usage Examples
+
+### Create a New Project
+```bash
+mkdir my-project && cd my-project
+grok
+
+You: Create a Rust CLI application with:
+- Cargo.toml for a binary called my-app
+- src/main.rs with clap argument parsing
+- README.md with basic documentation
+- .gitignore for Rust
+```
+
+### Modify Existing Files
+```bash
+cd existing-project
+grok
+
+You: Add error handling to src/main.rs
+You: Update dependencies in Cargo.toml
+You: Create a new module src/database.rs
+```
+
+### Generate Documentation
+```bash
+grok
+
+You: Create documentation files:
+- docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
+- docs/API.md
+- docs/SETUP.md
+```
+
+## Benefits
+
+### 1. Dramatic Productivity Boost
+- **Before**: 10+ minutes of manual file creation and copy-pasting
+- **After**: Instant file creation with a single request
+
+### 2. Natural Interaction
+Just ask naturally:
+- "Create a web server"
+- "Add a config file"
+- "Set up a new project"
+
+### 3. Reduced Errors
+- No typos from manual copying
+- Consistent formatting
+- Proper directory structure
+
+### 4. Iterative Development
+```
+You: Create basic project structure
+You: Add database module
+You: Add authentication
+You: Add tests
+```
+
+Each step builds on the previous, all automated.
+
+## Breaking Changes
+
+None! This is a **new feature** that doesn't affect existing functionality:
+- Existing commands work exactly the same
+- Tool execution is automatically enabled
+- Backward compatible with all previous versions
+
+## Upgrade Instructions
+
+### For Users
+1. Update to v0.1.2 or later:
+   ```bash
+   cd grok-cli
+   git pull
+   cargo build --release
+   ```
+
+2. Start using tool execution:
+   ```bash
+   grok
+   You: Create a new project
+   ```
+
+That's it! Tool execution is enabled by default.
+
+### For Developers
+If you're integrating grok-cli as a library:
+```rust
+use grok_cli::acp::{security::SecurityPolicy, tools};
+
+// Set up security
+let mut security = SecurityPolicy::new();
+security.add_trusted_directory(&current_dir);
+
+// Execute tools
+tools::write_file("hello.txt", "Hello, world!", &security)?;
+```
+
+## Testing
+
+### Verified Scenarios
+✅ Create new Rust projects
+✅ Create web API projects
+✅ Modify existing files
+✅ Generate documentation
+✅ Security restrictions work
+✅ Error handling works
+✅ All existing tests pass (82/82)
+
+### Test Coverage
+```bash
+cargo test --lib --release
+running 83 tests
+test result: ok. 82 passed; 0 failed; 1 ignored
+```
+
+## Performance Impact
+
+Minimal performance overhead:
+- Tool definitions add ~2KB to API requests
+- Tool execution is sequential (fast for file operations)
+- No impact when tools aren't used
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+Planned improvements:
+- [ ] Confirmation prompts for destructive operations
+- [ ] Undo/redo for file operations
+- [ ] Dry-run mode to preview changes
+- [ ] Git integration for automatic commits
+- [ ] Batch operation confirmation
+- [ ] File templates and scaffolding
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Files Not Created?
+1. Check version: `grok --version` (need v0.1.2+)
+2. Be explicit: "Create the file..." not "Maybe create..."
+3. Use interactive mode: `grok` not `grok chat "..."`
+
+### Permission Denied?
+1. Make sure you're in your project directory
+2. Don't try to access parent directories
+3. System directories are protected
+
+### Wrong Content?
+1. Ask to read file first: "Show me main.rs"
+2. Use replace for targeted edits
+3. Be specific about requirements
+
+## Documentation
+
+Complete documentation available:
+- **Quick Start**: README.md
+- **Detailed Guide**: docs/FILE_OPERATIONS.md (402 lines)
+- **Tutorial**: docs/PROJECT_CREATION_GUIDE.md (561 lines)
+- **Configuration**: docs/CONFIGURATION.md
+- **Changelog**: CHANGELOG.md
+
+## Contributing
+
+Want to add more tools? See:
+- `src/acp/tools.rs` - Tool implementations
+- `src/cli/commands/chat.rs` - Tool execution handler
+- Tool definition format follows OpenAI function calling spec
+
+## Credits
+
+**Implementation**: AI-assisted development with Grok CLI
+**Feature Request**: User feedback about manual file creation
+**Testing**: Windows 11, Rust 2024 edition
+**Version**: 0.1.2
+**Date**: January 2026
+
+---
+
+**Status**: ✅ Stable and Production Ready
+**Impact**: 🚀 High - Dramatically improves user experience
+**Breaking Changes**: ❌ None - Fully backward compatible
+
+For questions or issues, see: https://github.com/microtech/grok-cli/issues