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Use when deciding whether to use a plugin tool or bash.

Skill by UgochukwuChidera

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Works with Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf. Read the repository before you give any tool access to your data.

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Use when deciding whether to use a plugin tool or bash. Covers the tool-over-bash philosophy, escape hatch rules, and references the canonical tool manifest at .spec/TOOL-MANIFEST.md.

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Skill name
tool-preference
Description
Use when deciding whether to use a plugin tool or bash. Covers the tool-over-bash philosophy, escape hatch rules, and references the canonical tool manifest at .spec/TOOL-MANIFEST.md.
License
GPL-3.0
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## Git Delegation Rule

**HARD RULE**: NEVER run git commands. Delegate ALL git operations to `git-wrangler`.

# Tool Preference Guide

## Principle

Prefer built-in tools (`read`, `glob`, `grep`, `task`, `todowrite`) and **108 plugin tools** over bash equivalents. They're cross-platform, have structured output, and better error messages.

## Bash is the Escape Hatch

Use bash when:
- No dedicated tool exists for what you need
- Shell pipelines or process management
- Build/test/install commands
- Dynamic operations that don't map to a tool

## The Manifest

See `.spec/TOOL-MANIFEST.md` for the complete bash→tool mapping reference (all 108 tools).

From UgochukwuChidera/Opencode-Agents, GPL-3.0.

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tool-preference skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/ugochukwuchidera-tool-preference (last updated 2026-10-24)