feat: add dynamic tools support for chat API (#24036)

Adds client-executed dynamic tools to the chat API. Dynamic tools are
declared by the client at chat creation time, presented to the LLM
alongside built-in tools, but executed by the client rather than chatd.
This enables external systems (Slack bots, IDE extensions, Discord bots,
CI/CD integrations) to plug custom tools into the LLM chat loop without
modifying chatd's built-in tool set.

Modeled after OpenAI's Assistants API: the chat pauses with
`requires_action` status when the LLM calls a dynamic tool, the client
POSTs results back via `POST /chats/{id}/tool-results`, and the chat
resumes.

See [this example](https://github.com/coder/coder-slackbot-poc) as a
reference for how this is used. It's highly-configurable, which would
enable creating chats from webhooks, periodically polling, or running as
a Slackbot.

<details>
<summary>Design context</summary>

### Architecture

The chatloop **exits** when it encounters dynamic tools and
**re-enters** when results arrive. No blocking channels, no pubsub for
tool results, no in-memory registry. The DB is the only coordination
mechanism.

```
Phase 1 (chatloop):
  LLM response → execute built-in tools only →
  Persist(assistant + built-in results) →
  status = requires_action → chatloop exits

Phase 2 (POST /tool-results):
  Persist(dynamic tool results) →
  status = pending → wakeCh → chatloop re-enters
```

### Validation (POST /tool-results)

1. Chat status must be `requires_action` (409 if not)
2. Read chat's `dynamic_tools` → set of dynamic tool names
3. Read last assistant message → extract tool-call parts matching
dynamic tool names
4. Submitted tool_call_ids must match exactly (400 for missing/extra)
5. Persist tool-result message parts, set status to `pending`, signal
wake

### Idempotency

Tool call IDs scoped per LLM step. State machine (`requires_action` →
`pending`) is the guard. First POST wins, subsequent get 409.

### Mixed tool calls

When the LLM calls both built-in and dynamic tools in one step, built-in
tools execute immediately. Their results are persisted in phase 1.
Dynamic tool results arrive via POST in phase 2. The LLM sees all
results when the chatloop resumes.

</details>

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Kyle Carberry
2026-04-08 11:54:44 -04:00
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parent 1f808cdc62
commit b969d66978
24 changed files with 2560 additions and 93 deletions
@@ -713,4 +713,76 @@ func TestRun_Compaction(t *testing.T) {
}
require.True(t, hasUser, "re-entry prompt must contain a user message (the compaction summary)")
})
t.Run("TriggersOnDynamicToolExit", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
var persistCompactionCalls int
const summaryText = "compaction summary for dynamic tool exit"
// The LLM calls a dynamic tool. Usage is above the
// compaction threshold so compaction should fire even
// though the chatloop exits via ErrDynamicToolCall.
model := &loopTestModel{
provider: "fake",
streamFn: func(_ context.Context, _ fantasy.Call) (fantasy.StreamResponse, error) {
return streamFromParts([]fantasy.StreamPart{
{Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeToolInputStart, ID: "tc-1", ToolCallName: "my_dynamic_tool"},
{Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeToolInputDelta, ID: "tc-1", Delta: `{"query": "test"}`},
{Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeToolInputEnd, ID: "tc-1"},
{
Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeToolCall,
ID: "tc-1",
ToolCallName: "my_dynamic_tool",
ToolCallInput: `{"query": "test"}`,
},
{
Type: fantasy.StreamPartTypeFinish,
FinishReason: fantasy.FinishReasonToolCalls,
Usage: fantasy.Usage{
InputTokens: 80,
TotalTokens: 85,
},
},
}), nil
},
generateFn: func(_ context.Context, _ fantasy.Call) (*fantasy.Response, error) {
return &fantasy.Response{
Content: []fantasy.Content{
fantasy.TextContent{Text: summaryText},
},
}, nil
},
}
err := Run(context.Background(), RunOptions{
Model: model,
Messages: []fantasy.Message{
textMessage(fantasy.MessageRoleUser, "hello"),
},
MaxSteps: 5,
DynamicToolNames: map[string]bool{"my_dynamic_tool": true},
PersistStep: func(_ context.Context, _ PersistedStep) error {
return nil
},
ContextLimitFallback: 100,
Compaction: &CompactionOptions{
ThresholdPercent: 70,
SummaryPrompt: "summarize now",
Persist: func(_ context.Context, result CompactionResult) error {
persistCompactionCalls++
require.Contains(t, result.SystemSummary, summaryText)
return nil
},
},
ReloadMessages: func(_ context.Context) ([]fantasy.Message, error) {
return []fantasy.Message{
textMessage(fantasy.MessageRoleUser, "hello"),
}, nil
},
})
require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrDynamicToolCall)
require.Equal(t, 1, persistCompactionCalls,
"compaction must fire before dynamic tool exit")
})
}