docs(toolsets): clarify all/* wildcard does not enable kanban (#35729)
The all/* wildcard expands to every registered toolset, but a handful of tools have an additional check_fn gate on top of toolset membership and are intentionally NOT turned on by all/* alone: - Capability-gated tools (browser, computer_use, code_execution, Feishu, Home Assistant, cronjob) require their backend/credential prerequisite. - The kanban toolset is workflow-gated and deliberately opt-in. Kanban tools mutate shared board state, so they stay off by default even under all/* — you must list 'kanban' by name (or be a dispatcher-spawned worker with HERMES_KANBAN_TASK set). This was the expectations gap behind #35581 — the docs previously said all/* expands to 'every registered toolset' without noting the carve-out. Closes #35581.
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| `computer_use` | `computer_use` | Background macOS desktop control via cua-driver — does not steal cursor/focus. Works with any tool-capable model. macOS only; requires `cua-driver` on `$PATH`. |
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| `image_gen` | `image_generate` | Text-to-image generation via FAL.ai (with opt-in OpenAI / xAI backends). |
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| `video_gen` | `video_generate` | Text-to-video and image-to-video via plugin-registered backends (xAI Grok-Imagine, FAL.ai Veo 3.1 / Pixverse v6 / Kling O3). Pass `image_url` to animate an image; omit it for text-to-video. |
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| `kanban` | `kanban_block`, `kanban_comment`, `kanban_complete`, `kanban_create`, `kanban_heartbeat`, `kanban_link`, `kanban_list`, `kanban_show`, `kanban_unblock` | Multi-agent coordination tools. Registered for dispatcher-spawned task workers (`HERMES_KANBAN_TASK`) and for profiles that explicitly enable the `kanban` toolset. Workers mark tasks done, block, heartbeat, comment, and create/link follow-up tasks; orchestrator profiles additionally get board-routing tools like list/unblock. |
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| `kanban` | `kanban_block`, `kanban_comment`, `kanban_complete`, `kanban_create`, `kanban_heartbeat`, `kanban_link`, `kanban_list`, `kanban_show`, `kanban_unblock` | Multi-agent coordination tools. Registered for dispatcher-spawned task workers (`HERMES_KANBAN_TASK`) and for profiles that explicitly list the `kanban` toolset by name (the `all`/`*` wildcard does **not** enable it). Workers mark tasks done, block, heartbeat, comment, and create/link follow-up tasks; orchestrator profiles additionally get board-routing tools like list/unblock. |
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| `memory` | `memory` | Persistent cross-session memory management. |
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| `messaging` | `send_message` | Send messages to other platforms (Telegram, Discord, etc.) from within a session. |
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| `moa` | `mixture_of_agents` | Multi-model consensus via Mixture of Agents. |
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- `all` or `*` — expands to every registered toolset (built-in + dynamic + plugin)
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A handful of tools have an additional availability check on top of toolset membership and are **not** turned on by `all`/`*` alone:
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- **Capability-gated** tools (browser, `computer_use`, `code_execution`, Feishu, Home Assistant, cronjob) appear only when their backend/credential prerequisite is configured.
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- **Workflow-gated** tools — the `kanban` toolset — are deliberately opt-in. `all`/`*` does **not** enable kanban; you must list `kanban` explicitly (or be a dispatcher-spawned worker with `HERMES_KANBAN_TASK` set). Kanban tools mutate shared board state, so they stay off by default even under `all`.
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## Relationship to `hermes tools`
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The `hermes tools` command provides a curses-based UI for toggling individual tools on or off per platform. This operates at the tool level (finer than toolsets) and persists to `config.yaml`. Disabled tools are filtered out even if their toolset is enabled.
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