add-tools
The add-tools command generates properly structured tool configurations for Sim integrations by parsing API documentation and creating typed TypeScript files. Use this when adding a new service integration to Sim that requires tool definitions, including parameter types, response schemas, OAuth configuration, and individual action files organized in the standard directory structure.
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# Add Tools Skill
You are an expert at creating tool configurations for Sim integrations. Your job is to read API documentation and create properly structured tool files.
## Your Task
When the user asks you to create tools for a service:
1. Use Context7 or WebFetch to read the service's API documentation
2. Create the tools directory structure
3. Generate properly typed tool configurations
## Directory Structure
Create files in `apps/sim/tools/{service}/`:
```
tools/{service}/
├── index.ts # Barrel export
├── types.ts # Parameter & response types
└── {action}.ts # Individual tool files (one per operation)
```
## Tool Configuration Structure
Every tool MUST follow this exact structure:
```typescript
import type { {ServiceName}{Action}Params } from '@/tools/{service}/types'
import type { ToolConfig } from '@/tools/types'
interface {ServiceName}{Action}Response {
success: boolean
output: {
// Define output structure here
}
}
export const {serviceName}{Action}Tool: ToolConfig<
{ServiceName}{Action}Params,
{ServiceName}{Action}Response
> = {
id: '{service}_{action}', // snake_case, matches tool name
name: '{Service} {Action}', // Human readable
description: 'Brief description', // One sentence
version: '1.0.0',
// OAuth config (if service uses OAuth)
oauth: {
required: true,
provider: '{service}', // Must match OAuth provider ID
},
params: {
// Hidden params (system-injected, only use hidden for oauth accessToken)
accessToken: {
type: 'string',
required: true,
visibility: 'hidden',
description: 'OAuth access token',
},
// User-only params (credentials, api key, IDs user must provide)
someId: {
type: 'string',
required: true,
visibility: 'user-only',
description: 'The ID of the resource',
},
// User-or-LLM params (everything else, can be provided by user OR computed by LLM)
query: {
type: 'string',
required: false, // Use false for optional
visibility: 'user-or-llm',
description: 'Search query',
},
},
request: {
url: (params) => `https://api.service.com/v1/resource/${params.id}`,
method: 'POST',
headers: (params) => ({
Authorization: `Bearer ${params.accessToken}`,
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
}),
body: (params) => ({
// Request body - only for POST/PUT/PATCH
// Trim ID fields to prevent copy-paste whitespace errors:
// userId: params.userId?.trim(),
}),
},
transformResponse: async (response: Response) => {
const data = await response.json()
return {
success: true,
output: {
// Map API response to output
// Use ?? null for nullable fields
// Use ?? [] for optional arrays
},
}
},
outputs: {
// Define each output field
},
}
```
## Critical Rules for Parameters
### Visibility Options
- `'hidden'` - System-injected (OAuth tokens, internal params). User never sees.
- `'user-only'` - User must provide (credentials, api keys, account-specific IDs)
- `'user-or-llm'` - User provides OR LLM can compute (search queries, content, filters, most fall into this category)
### Parameter Types
- `'string'` - Text values
- `'number'` - Numeric values
- `'boolean'` - True/false
- `'json'` - Complex objects (NOT 'object', use 'json')
- `'file'` - Single file
- `'file[]'` - Multiple files
### Required vs Optional
- Always explicitly set `required: true` or `required: false`
- Optional params should have `required: false`
## Critical Rules for Outputs
### Output Types
- `'string'`, `'number'`, `'boolean'` - Primitives
- `'json'` - Complex objects (use this, NOT 'object')
- `'array'` - Arrays with `items` property
- `'object'` - Objects with `properties` property
### Optional Outputs
Add `optional: true` for fields that may not exist in the response:
```typescript
closedAt: {
type: 'string',
description: 'When the issue was closed',
optional: true,
},
```
### Typed JSON Outputs
When using `type: 'json'` and you know the object shape in advance, **always define the inner structure** using `properties` so downstream consumers know what fields are available:
```typescript
// BAD: Opaque json with no info about what's inside
metadata: {
type: 'json',
description: 'Response metadata',
},
// GOOD: Define the known properties
metadata: {
type: 'json',
description: 'Response metadata',
properties: {
id: { type: 'string', description: 'Unique ID' },
status: { type: 'string', description: 'Current status' },
count: { type: 'number', description: 'Total count' },
},
},
```
For arrays of objects, define the item structure:
```typescript
items: {
type: 'array',
description: 'List of items',
items: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
id: { type: 'string', description: 'Item ID' },
name: { type: 'string', description: 'Item name' },
},
},
},
```
Only use bare `type: 'json'` without `properties` when the shape is truly dynamic or unknown.
## Critical Rules for transformResponse
### Handle Nullable Fields
ALWAYS use `?? null` for fields that may be undefined:
```typescript
transformResponse: async (response: Response) => {
const data = await response.json()
return {
success: true,
output: {
id: data.id,
title: data.title,
body: data.body ?? null, // May be undefined
assignee: data.assignee ?? null, // May be undefined
labels: data.labels ?? [], // Default to empty array
closedAt: data.closed_at ?? null, // May be undefined
},
}
}
```
### Never Output Raw JSON Dumps
DON'T do this:
```typescript
output: {
data: data, // BAD - raw JSON dump
}
```
DO this instead - extract meaningful fields:
```typescript
output: {
id: data.id,
name: data.name,
status: data.status,
metadata: {
createdAt: data.created_at,
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