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Expand Up @@ -1269,6 +1269,14 @@ The {{ToolAnnotations}} dictionary provides optional metadata about a tool:
:: If true, indicates that the tool is intended for debugging and developer tooling rather than end-user interactions.
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Note: A hint that a tool leaves out has the value false, and the [=user agent=] cannot tell that
apart from the site setting it to false. So a false {{ToolAnnotations/consequentialHint}} or
{{ToolAnnotations/untrustedContentHint}} is not a promise that the tool is harmless or that its
output is safe. It can mean only that the site said nothing. The site supplies these hints and the
[=user agent=] does not verify them (see [[#misrepresentation-of-intent]]). [=Agents=] can always
honor a hint that raises scrutiny, but they are better off not using a hint that lowers it as the
only reason to skip a confirmation or sanitization step.

<h4 id="tool-execute-callback-options">ToolExecuteCallbackOptions Dictionary</h4>

The {{ToolExecuteCallbackOptions}} dictionary carries options passed to a tool's
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