Tools

altimate includes built-in tools that agents use to interact with your codebase and environment.

Built-in Tools

Tool	Description
bash	Execute shell commands
read	Read file contents
edit	Edit files with find-and-replace
write	Create or overwrite files
glob	Find files by pattern
grep	Search file contents with regex
list	List directory contents
patch	Apply multi-file patches
lsp	Language server operations (diagnostics, completions)
webfetch	Fetch and process web pages
websearch	Search the web
question	Ask the user a question
todo_read	Read task list
todo_write	Create/update tasks
skill	Execute a skill

Data Engineering Tools

In addition to built-in tools, altimate provides 100+ specialized data engineering tools. See the Data Engineering Tools section for details.

Tool Permissions

Control which tools agents can use via the permission system. For full details, pattern-based rules, and recommended configurations, see the Permissions reference.

Tool Behavior

Bash Tool

The bash tool executes shell commands in the project directory. Commands run in a non-interactive shell with the user's environment.

Read / Write / Edit Tools

File tools respect the project boundaries and permission settings:

• read — Reads file contents, supports line ranges
• write — Creates or overwrites entire files
• edit — Surgical find-and-replace edits within files

LSP Tool

When LSP servers are configured, the lsp tool provides:

• Diagnostics (errors, warnings)
• Go-to-definition
• Hover information
• Completions