agent-zero/knowledge/main/about/capabilities.md
Alessandro daf95ec3ab Normalize tool contracts and slim prompt surface
Standardize multi-action tools around tool_args.action while keeping parser compatibility for older tool/args, tool_name:action, and method-shaped requests. This keeps new prompts clean without breaking agents that learned the previous dialect.

Move A0 connector remote execution/file tools into stable standard prompts, make remote targeting independent of the active chat context, and skill-gate beta computer-use remote so it no longer weighs down the always-on tool list.

Align text editor, scheduler, skills, office artifact, memory, notify, and browser prompts/tools around the canonical action contract. Add scheduler update/timezone handling, skills_tool read_file, text editor patch coverage, and fixes for memory_forget, behaviour_adjustment, and code execution progress warnings.

Reduce default prompt pressure by compacting browser and scheduler prompts into skill-backed manifests, shortening skill catalog descriptions, and pruning noisy framework knowledge. Remove obsolete connector prompt stubs and root tool-call knowledge examples.

Tests: conda run -n a0 pytest tests/test_a0_connector_prompt_gating.py tests/test_tool_action_contracts.py tests/test_task_scheduler_timezone.py tests/test_text_editor_context_patch.py tests/test_tool_request_normalization.py tests/test_office_document_store.py::test_odf_is_advertised_and_docx_remains_explicit_compatibility tests/test_office_document_store.py::test_document_artifact_accepts_method_alias_for_ods_create tests/test_skills_runtime.py tests/test_default_prompt_budget.py::test_a0_small_profile_removed_and_prompt_text_generic -q
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Agent Zero Capabilities

Agent Zero can:

  • run terminal and code execution tools inside the Docker/server runtime
  • use A0 CLI connector tools for host/local machine execution when connected and enabled
  • read, write, and patch files with text editor tools
  • browse the web with the browser/search tools
  • create and query document artifacts
  • save, load, and forget memories
  • schedule tasks
  • call subordinate agents
  • use MCP and A2A integrations when configured

Important boundary:

  • Docker/server tools operate inside the Agent Zero container, usually /a0/usr/workdir.
  • A0 CLI remote tools operate on the connected host machine, usually the CLI working directory.
  • Do not confuse host-local paths with container paths.

Capabilities depend on enabled plugins, settings, model quality, permissions, and active project context.