basic-open-agent-tools 0.14.1

An open foundational toolkit providing essential components for building AI agents with minimal dependencies for local (non-HTTP/API) actions.

basic-open-agent-tools

An open foundational toolkit providing essential components for building AI agents with minimal dependencies for local (non-HTTP/API) actions.

🆕 What's New in v0.14.0

🎯 New Helper Functions: Added 10 use-case focused tool loaders for targeted agent capabilities

✨ Enhanced Helpers: load_essential(), load_converters(), load_document_readers(), load_writers(), load_analyst_tools(), load_web_tools(), load_devtools(), load_structured_data_tools(), load_office_suite(), load_markup_tools()

Recent Updates

v0.13.6 - Enhanced confirmation dialogs with content previews for better decision-making

v0.13.3 - Added structured logging with BOAT_LOG_LEVEL environment variable control

v0.13.2 - Smart confirmation system that adapts to interactive, agent, or automation contexts

v0.13.1 - Focused toolkit scope; coding tools migrated to coding-open-agent-tools

Installation

pip install basic-open-agent-tools

Or with UV:

uv add basic-open-agent-tools

Optional Dependencies

# All features
pip install basic-open-agent-tools[all]

# Specific features
pip install basic-open-agent-tools[system]      # Process management, system info
pip install basic-open-agent-tools[pdf]         # PDF reading and creation
pip install basic-open-agent-tools[xml]         # XML parsing and validation
pip install basic-open-agent-tools[word]        # Word document operations
pip install basic-open-agent-tools[excel]       # Excel spreadsheet operations
pip install basic-open-agent-tools[powerpoint]  # PowerPoint presentations
pip install basic-open-agent-tools[image]       # Image processing

Quick Start

import basic_open_agent_tools as boat

# Load all tools
all_tools = boat.load_all_tools()  # 326 functions

# Or load specific categories
fs_tools = boat.load_all_filesystem_tools()
text_tools = boat.load_all_text_tools()
data_tools = boat.load_all_data_tools()

# Merge selected categories
custom_tools = boat.merge_tool_lists(fs_tools, text_tools, data_tools)

# Use with any agent framework
from google.adk.agents import Agent
agent = Agent(tools=all_tools)

Available Modules

21 modules with 326 total functions — all with @strands_tool decorator and Google ADK compatible signatures.

📊 Complete Module Breakdown

Module	Functions	Description
Core Operations
file_system	19	File and directory operations, tree generation
text	10	Text processing, case conversion, formatting
data	23	JSON, CSV, YAML, TOML processing and validation
datetime	40	Date/time operations, timezones, business days
Document Processing
excel	24	Spreadsheet reading, writing, formatting, charts
xml	24	XML parsing, authoring, validation, transformation
pdf	20	PDF creation, reading, manipulation
word	18	Word document operations and formatting
html	17	HTML generation and parsing
diagrams	16	Mermaid and PlantUML diagram generation
markdown	12	Markdown generation and parsing
powerpoint	10	PowerPoint presentation operations
System & Network
system	19	Shell commands, process management, environment
network	4	HTTP client, DNS lookup, port checking
utilities	8	Debugging, timing, performance tools
Security & Data
crypto	14	Hashing, encoding, UUID/token generation
color	14	Color conversion, palette generation, analysis
image	12	Image manipulation and metadata reading
archive	9	ZIP, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, XZ compression
Task Management
todo	8	Task creation, validation, management
logging	5	Structured logging and log rotation
TOTAL	326

Key Features

✨ Agent-Friendly: Simplified type signatures prevent "signature too complex" errors

🚀 Minimal Dependencies: Pure Python core with optional dependencies only when needed

🔧 Modular: Load only what you need

🤝 Multi-Framework: Works with Google ADK (signature-based), LangChain, Strands Agents (@strands_tool decorator), custom frameworks

🔍 Enhanced Feedback: Detailed operation confirmations with skip_confirm safety parameter

Safety Features

Smart Confirmation System (3 Modes)

All write/delete operations include a skip_confirm parameter with intelligent confirmation handling:

🔄 Bypass Mode - skip_confirm=True or BYPASS_TOOL_CONSENT=true env var

• Proceeds immediately without prompts
• Perfect for CI/CD and automation

💬 Interactive Mode - Terminal with skip_confirm=False

• Prompts user with y/n confirmation
• Shows preview info (file sizes, etc.)

🤖 Agent Mode - Non-TTY with skip_confirm=False

• Raises CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED error with instructions
• LLM agents can ask user and retry with skip_confirm=True

# Safe by default - adapts to context
result = boat.file_system.write_file_from_string(
    file_path="/tmp/example.txt",
    content="Hello, World!",
    skip_confirm=False  # Interactive prompt OR agent error
)

# Explicit overwrite
result = boat.file_system.write_file_from_string(
    file_path="/tmp/example.txt",
    content="Updated content",
    skip_confirm=True  # Bypasses all confirmations
)

# Automation mode
import os
os.environ['BYPASS_TOOL_CONSENT'] = 'true'
# All confirmations bypassed for CI/CD

Documentation

• Getting Started - Installation and setup
• API Reference - Complete function reference
• Examples - Usage examples and patterns
• FAQ - Troubleshooting and common questions
• Contributing - Development guidelines
• Changelog - Version history

Helper Functions

import basic_open_agent_tools as boat

# Master loader
boat.load_all_tools()  # Load all 326 functions

# Category loaders (21 total)
boat.load_all_filesystem_tools()
boat.load_all_text_tools()
boat.load_all_data_tools()
boat.load_all_datetime_tools()
boat.load_all_excel_tools()
boat.load_all_xml_tools()
boat.load_all_pdf_tools()
boat.load_all_word_tools()
boat.load_all_html_tools()
boat.load_all_markdown_tools()
boat.load_all_powerpoint_tools()
boat.load_all_diagrams_tools()
boat.load_all_system_tools()
boat.load_all_network_tools()
boat.load_all_utilities_tools()
boat.load_all_crypto_tools()
boat.load_all_color_tools()
boat.load_all_image_tools()
boat.load_all_archive_tools()
boat.load_all_todo_tools()
boat.load_all_logging_tools()

# Specialized data loaders (4 total)
boat.load_data_json_tools()    # JSON operations
boat.load_data_csv_tools()     # CSV operations
boat.load_data_validation_tools()  # Data validation
boat.load_data_config_tools()  # YAML, TOML, INI

# Use-case focused loaders (10 total)
boat.load_essential()          # ~25 most commonly needed tools
boat.load_core_readonly()      # 28 read-only tools (filesystem, text, data parsing)
boat.load_converters()         # 78 pure transformation tools (text, datetime, crypto, color)
boat.load_document_readers()   # Extract content from PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images
boat.load_writers()            # All file creation/modification tools
boat.load_analyst_tools()      # Data analysis and validation tools
boat.load_web_tools()          # HTML, Markdown, network operations
boat.load_devtools()           # Debugging, logging, performance measurement
boat.load_structured_data_tools()  # CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, TOML, INI
boat.load_office_suite()       # Excel, Word, PowerPoint tools
boat.load_markup_tools()       # HTML, Markdown, XML processing

# Utility functions
boat.merge_tool_lists(*tool_lists)  # Merge and deduplicate
boat.list_all_available_tools()     # List all tool names
boat.get_tool_info(tool_name)       # Get tool metadata

Contributing

We welcome contributions! See our Contributing Guide for development setup, coding standards, and pull request process.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.