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tool-design-output

Design or audit what an agent tool returns: shape and trim payloads, paginate, report partial success, reference files and media, and add next-step hints. Use when tool output bloats the context window.

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# Tool Output Design

Every byte a tool returns costs context tokens and becomes part of the model's next input.
Design the result as that input.

## Procedure

1. **List what the agent needs to decide its next step.** Only those fields are
   essential. Everything else is optional detail or a follow-up call.
2. **Define a flat, named shape** for the result and keep it identical across calls.
3. **Decide the size policy**: default summary, expansion flags, cursor pagination,
   truncation limits, and references for blobs.
4. **Add navigation**: `hasMore` and cursor, GUI URLs, and a next-action hint.
5. **Handle mixed outcomes** with per-item status for anything that touches more than