feat(plan): add 'communicate' tool kind (#17341)

packages/cli/src/zed-integration/zedIntegration.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   resolveModel,
   createWorkingStdio,
   startupProfiler,
+  Kind,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import * as acp from '@agentclientprotocol/sdk';
 import { AcpFileSystemService } from './fileSystemService.js';
@@ -463,7 +464,7 @@ export class Session {
             title: invocation.getDescription(),
             content,
             locations: invocation.toolLocations(),
-            kind: tool.kind,
+            kind: toAcpToolKind(tool.kind),
           },
         };
 
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ export class Session {
           title: invocation.getDescription(),
           content: [],
           locations: invocation.toolLocations(),
-          kind: tool.kind,
+          kind: toAcpToolKind(tool.kind),
         });
       }
 
@@ -798,7 +799,7 @@ export class Session {
           title: invocation.getDescription(),
           content: [],
           locations: invocation.toolLocations(),
-          kind: readManyFilesTool.kind,
+          kind: toAcpToolKind(readManyFilesTool.kind),
         });
 
         const result = await invocation.execute(abortSignal);
@@ -988,3 +989,25 @@ function toPermissionOptions(
     }
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Maps our internal tool kind to the ACP ToolKind.
+ * Fallback to 'other' for kinds that are not supported by the ACP protocol.
+ */
+function toAcpToolKind(kind: Kind): acp.ToolKind {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case Kind.Read:
+    case Kind.Edit:
+    case Kind.Delete:
+    case Kind.Move:
+    case Kind.Search:
+    case Kind.Execute:
+    case Kind.Think:
+    case Kind.Fetch:
+    case Kind.Other:
+      return kind as acp.ToolKind;
+    case Kind.Communicate:
+    default:
+      return 'other';
+  }
+}

packages/core/src/tools/ask-user.ts

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class AskUserTool extends BaseDeclarativeTool<
       ASK_USER_TOOL_NAME,
       'Ask User',
       'Ask the user one or more questions to gather preferences, clarify requirements, or make decisions.',
-      Kind.Other,
+      Kind.Communicate,
       {
         type: 'object',
         required: ['questions'],

packages/core/src/tools/tools.ts

@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ export enum Kind {
   Execute = 'execute',
   Think = 'think',
   Fetch = 'fetch',
+  Communicate = 'communicate',
   Other = 'other',
 }