feat(core,cli): implement task tracker tools and feature flag (Phase 2)

packages/cli/src/config/config.ts

@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
     enableExtensionReloading: settings.experimental?.extensionReloading,
     enableAgents: settings.experimental?.enableAgents,
     plan: settings.experimental?.plan,
+    tracker: settings.experimental?.taskTracker,
     enableEventDrivenScheduler: true,
     skillsSupport: settings.skills?.enabled ?? true,
     disabledSkills: settings.skills?.disabled,

packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts

@@ -1593,6 +1593,15 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
         description: 'Enable planning features (Plan Mode and tools).',
         showInDialog: true,
       },
+      taskTracker: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+        label: 'Task Tracker',
+        category: 'Experimental',
+        requiresRestart: true,
+        default: false,
+        description: 'Enable task tracker tools.',
+        showInDialog: true,
+      },
     },
   },
 

packages/core/src/config/config.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ import { ideContextStore } from '../ide/ideContext.js';
 import { WriteTodosTool } from '../tools/write-todos.js';
 import type { FileSystemService } from '../services/fileSystemService.js';
 import { StandardFileSystemService } from '../services/fileSystemService.js';
+import {
+  TrackerInitTool,
+  TrackerCreateTaskTool,
+  TrackerUpdateTaskTool,
+  TrackerGetTaskTool,
+  TrackerListTasksTool,
+  TrackerAddDependencyTool,
+  TrackerVisualizeTool,
+} from '../tools/trackerTools.js';
 import { logRipgrepFallback, logFlashFallback } from '../telemetry/loggers.js';
 import {
   RipgrepFallbackEvent,
@@ -89,6 +98,7 @@ import type {
 import { ModelConfigService } from '../services/modelConfigService.js';
 import { DEFAULT_MODEL_CONFIGS } from './defaultModelConfigs.js';
 import { ContextManager } from '../services/contextManager.js';
+import { TrackerService } from '../services/trackerService.js';
 import type { GenerateContentParameters } from '@google/genai';
 
 // Re-export OAuth config type
@@ -478,6 +488,7 @@ export interface ConfigParameters {
   toolOutputMasking?: Partial<ToolOutputMaskingConfig>;
   disableLLMCorrection?: boolean;
   plan?: boolean;
+  tracker?: boolean;
   onModelChange?: (model: string) => void;
   mcpEnabled?: boolean;
   extensionsEnabled?: boolean;
@@ -505,6 +516,7 @@ export class Config {
   private sessionId: string;
   private clientVersion: string;
   private fileSystemService: FileSystemService;
+  private trackerService?: TrackerService;
   private contentGeneratorConfig!: ContentGeneratorConfig;
   private contentGenerator!: ContentGenerator;
   readonly modelConfigService: ModelConfigService;
@@ -663,6 +675,7 @@ export class Config {
   private readonly experimentalJitContext: boolean;
   private readonly disableLLMCorrection: boolean;
   private readonly planEnabled: boolean;
+  private readonly trackerEnabled: boolean;
   private contextManager?: ContextManager;
   private terminalBackground: string | undefined = undefined;
   private remoteAdminSettings: AdminControlsSettings | undefined;
@@ -751,6 +764,7 @@ export class Config {
     this.agents = params.agents ?? {};
     this.disableLLMCorrection = params.disableLLMCorrection ?? true;
     this.planEnabled = params.plan ?? false;
+    this.trackerEnabled = params.tracker ?? false;
     this.enableEventDrivenScheduler = params.enableEventDrivenScheduler ?? true;
     this.skillsSupport = params.skillsSupport ?? true;
     this.disabledSkills = params.disabledSkills ?? [];
@@ -1896,6 +1910,13 @@ export class Config {
     return this.bugCommand;
   }
 
+  getTrackerService(): TrackerService {
+    if (!this.trackerService) {
+      this.trackerService = new TrackerService(this.targetDir);
+    }
+    return this.trackerService;
+  }
+
   getFileService(): FileDiscoveryService {
     if (!this.fileDiscoveryService) {
       this.fileDiscoveryService = new FileDiscoveryService(this.targetDir, {
@@ -1957,6 +1978,10 @@ export class Config {
     return this.planEnabled;
   }
 
+  isTrackerEnabled(): boolean {
+    return this.trackerEnabled;
+  }
+
   getApprovedPlanPath(): string | undefined {
     return this.approvedPlanPath;
   }
@@ -2440,6 +2465,32 @@ export class Config {
       );
     }
 
+    if (this.isTrackerEnabled()) {
+      maybeRegister(TrackerInitTool, () =>
+        registry.registerTool(new TrackerInitTool(this, this.messageBus)),
+      );
+      maybeRegister(TrackerCreateTaskTool, () =>
+        registry.registerTool(new TrackerCreateTaskTool(this, this.messageBus)),
+      );
+      maybeRegister(TrackerUpdateTaskTool, () =>
+        registry.registerTool(new TrackerUpdateTaskTool(this, this.messageBus)),
+      );
+      maybeRegister(TrackerGetTaskTool, () =>
+        registry.registerTool(new TrackerGetTaskTool(this, this.messageBus)),
+      );
+      maybeRegister(TrackerListTasksTool, () =>
+        registry.registerTool(new TrackerListTasksTool(this, this.messageBus)),
+      );
+      maybeRegister(TrackerAddDependencyTool, () =>
+        registry.registerTool(
+          new TrackerAddDependencyTool(this, this.messageBus),
+        ),
+      );
+      maybeRegister(TrackerVisualizeTool, () =>
+        registry.registerTool(new TrackerVisualizeTool(this, this.messageBus)),
+      );
+    }
+
     // Register Subagents as Tools
     this.registerSubAgentTools(registry);
 

packages/core/src/config/trackerFeatureFlag.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { Config } from './config.js';
+import { TRACKER_INIT_TOOL_NAME } from '../tools/tool-names.js';
+import * as os from 'node:os';
+
+describe('Config Tracker Feature Flag', () => {
+  const baseParams = {
+    sessionId: 'test-session',
+    targetDir: os.tmpdir(),
+    cwd: os.tmpdir(),
+    model: 'gemini-1.5-pro',
+    debugMode: false,
+  };
+
+  it('should not register tracker tools by default', async () => {
+    const config = new Config(baseParams);
+    await config.initialize();
+    const registry = config.getToolRegistry();
+    expect(registry.getTool(TRACKER_INIT_TOOL_NAME)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should register tracker tools when tracker is enabled', async () => {
+    const config = new Config({
+      ...baseParams,
+      tracker: true,
+    });
+    await config.initialize();
+    const registry = config.getToolRegistry();
+    expect(registry.getTool(TRACKER_INIT_TOOL_NAME)).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should not register tracker tools when tracker is explicitly disabled', async () => {
+    const config = new Config({
+      ...baseParams,
+      tracker: false,
+    });
+    await config.initialize();
+    const registry = config.getToolRegistry();
+    expect(registry.getTool(TRACKER_INIT_TOOL_NAME)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});

packages/core/src/index.ts

@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ export * from './services/chatRecordingService.js';
 export * from './services/fileSystemService.js';
 export * from './services/sessionSummaryUtils.js';
 export * from './services/contextManager.js';
+export * from './services/trackerService.js';
+export * from './services/trackerTypes.js';
 export * from './skills/skillManager.js';
 export * from './skills/skillLoader.js';
 
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ export * from './tools/read-many-files.js';
 export * from './tools/mcp-client.js';
 export * from './tools/mcp-tool.js';
 export * from './tools/write-todos.js';
+export * from './tools/trackerTools.js';
 
 // MCP OAuth
 export { MCPOAuthProvider } from './mcp/oauth-provider.js';

packages/core/src/tools/definitions/trackerTools.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import type { ToolDefinition } from './types.js';
+import {
+  TRACKER_INIT_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_GET_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_VISUALIZE_TOOL_NAME,
+} from '../tool-names.js';
+
+export const TRACKER_INIT_DEFINITION: ToolDefinition = {
+  base: {
+    name: TRACKER_INIT_TOOL_NAME,
+    description:
+      'Initializes the task tracker in the current workspace by creating the .tracker directory.',
+    parametersJsonSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {},
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+export const TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_DEFINITION: ToolDefinition = {
+  base: {
+    name: TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+    description: 'Creates a new task in the tracker.',
+    parametersJsonSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        title: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'Short title of the task.',
+        },
+        description: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'Detailed description of the task.',
+        },
+        type: {
+          type: 'string',
+          enum: ['epic', 'task', 'bug'],
+          description: 'Type of the task.',
+        },
+        parentId: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'Optional ID of the parent task.',
+        },
+        dependencies: {
+          type: 'array',
+          items: { type: 'string' },
+          description: 'Optional list of task IDs that this task depends on.',
+        },
+      },
+      required: ['title', 'description', 'type'],
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+export const TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_DEFINITION: ToolDefinition = {
+  base: {
+    name: TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+    description: 'Updates an existing task in the tracker.',
+    parametersJsonSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        id: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'The 6-character hex ID of the task to update.',
+        },
+        title: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'New title for the task.',
+        },
+        description: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'New description for the task.',
+        },
+        status: {
+          type: 'string',
+          enum: ['open', 'in_progress', 'blocked', 'closed'],
+          description: 'New status for the task.',
+        },
+        dependencies: {
+          type: 'array',
+          items: { type: 'string' },
+          description: 'New list of dependency IDs.',
+        },
+      },
+      required: ['id'],
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+export const TRACKER_GET_TASK_DEFINITION: ToolDefinition = {
+  base: {
+    name: TRACKER_GET_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+    description: 'Retrieves details for a specific task.',
+    parametersJsonSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        id: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'The 6-character hex ID of the task.',
+        },
+      },
+      required: ['id'],
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+export const TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_DEFINITION: ToolDefinition = {
+  base: {
+    name: TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_TOOL_NAME,
+    description:
+      'Lists tasks in the tracker, optionally filtered by status, type, or parent.',
+    parametersJsonSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        status: {
+          type: 'string',
+          enum: ['open', 'in_progress', 'blocked', 'closed'],
+          description: 'Filter by status.',
+        },
+        type: {
+          type: 'string',
+          enum: ['epic', 'task', 'bug'],
+          description: 'Filter by type.',
+        },
+        parentId: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'Filter by parent task ID.',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+export const TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_DEFINITION: ToolDefinition = {
+  base: {
+    name: TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_TOOL_NAME,
+    description: 'Adds a dependency between two tasks.',
+    parametersJsonSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        taskId: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'The ID of the task that has a dependency.',
+        },
+        dependencyId: {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'The ID of the task that is being depended upon.',
+        },
+      },
+      required: ['taskId', 'dependencyId'],
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+export const TRACKER_VISUALIZE_DEFINITION: ToolDefinition = {
+  base: {
+    name: TRACKER_VISUALIZE_TOOL_NAME,
+    description: 'Renders an ASCII tree visualization of the task graph.',
+    parametersJsonSchema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {},
+    },
+  },
+};

packages/core/src/tools/tool-names.ts

@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ export const ASK_USER_TOOL_NAME = 'ask_user';
 export const ASK_USER_DISPLAY_NAME = 'Ask User';
 export const EXIT_PLAN_MODE_TOOL_NAME = 'exit_plan_mode';
 export const ENTER_PLAN_MODE_TOOL_NAME = 'enter_plan_mode';
+export const TRACKER_INIT_TOOL_NAME = 'tracker_init';
+export const TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME = 'tracker_create_task';
+export const TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME = 'tracker_update_task';
+export const TRACKER_GET_TASK_TOOL_NAME = 'tracker_get_task';
+export const TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_TOOL_NAME = 'tracker_list_tasks';
+export const TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_TOOL_NAME = 'tracker_add_dependency';
+export const TRACKER_VISUALIZE_TOOL_NAME = 'tracker_visualize';
 
 /**
  * Mapping of legacy tool names to their current names.
@@ -94,6 +101,13 @@ export const ALL_BUILTIN_TOOL_NAMES = [
   MEMORY_TOOL_NAME,
   ACTIVATE_SKILL_TOOL_NAME,
   ASK_USER_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_INIT_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_GET_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_VISUALIZE_TOOL_NAME,
 ] as const;
 
 /**

packages/core/src/tools/trackerTools.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { Config } from '../config/config.js';
+import { MessageBus } from '../confirmation-bus/message-bus.js';
+import type { PolicyEngine } from '../policy/policy-engine.js';
+import {
+  TrackerInitTool,
+  TrackerCreateTaskTool,
+  TrackerListTasksTool,
+  TrackerUpdateTaskTool,
+} from './trackerTools.js';
+import * as fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import * as path from 'node:path';
+import * as os from 'node:os';
+
+describe('Tracker Tools Integration', () => {
+  let tempDir: string;
+  let config: Config;
+  let messageBus: MessageBus;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    tempDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'tracker-tools-test-'));
+    config = new Config({
+      sessionId: 'test-session',
+      targetDir: tempDir,
+      cwd: tempDir,
+      model: 'gemini-2.0-flash',
+      debugMode: false,
+    });
+    messageBus = new MessageBus(null as unknown as PolicyEngine, false);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await fs.rm(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  const getSignal = () => new AbortController().signal;
+
+  it('runs tracker_init and creates the directory', async () => {
+    const tool = new TrackerInitTool(config, messageBus);
+    const result = await tool.buildAndExecute({}, getSignal());
+
+    expect(result.llmContent).toContain('Task tracker initialized');
+    const tasksDir = path.join(tempDir, '.tracker', 'tasks');
+    const stats = await fs.stat(tasksDir);
+    expect(stats.isDirectory()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('creates and lists tasks', async () => {
+    // Init first
+    await new TrackerInitTool(config, messageBus).buildAndExecute(
+      {},
+      getSignal(),
+    );
+
+    const createTool = new TrackerCreateTaskTool(config, messageBus);
+    const createResult = await createTool.buildAndExecute(
+      {
+        title: 'Test Task',
+        description: 'Test Description',
+        type: 'task',
+      },
+      getSignal(),
+    );
+
+    expect(createResult.llmContent).toContain('Created task');
+
+    const listTool = new TrackerListTasksTool(config, messageBus);
+    const listResult = await listTool.buildAndExecute({}, getSignal());
+    expect(listResult.llmContent).toContain('Test Task');
+    expect(listResult.llmContent).toContain('(open)');
+  });
+
+  it('updates task status', async () => {
+    await new TrackerInitTool(config, messageBus).buildAndExecute(
+      {},
+      getSignal(),
+    );
+
+    const createTool = new TrackerCreateTaskTool(config, messageBus);
+    await createTool.buildAndExecute(
+      {
+        title: 'Update Me',
+        description: '...',
+        type: 'task',
+      },
+      getSignal(),
+    );
+
+    const tasks = await config.getTrackerService().listTasks();
+    const taskId = tasks[0].id;
+
+    const updateTool = new TrackerUpdateTaskTool(config, messageBus);
+    const updateResult = await updateTool.buildAndExecute(
+      {
+        id: taskId,
+        status: 'in_progress',
+      },
+      getSignal(),
+    );
+
+    expect(updateResult.llmContent).toContain('Status: in_progress');
+
+    const task = await config.getTrackerService().getTask(taskId);
+    expect(task?.status).toBe('in_progress');
+  });
+});

packages/core/src/tools/trackerTools.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,563 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import type { Config } from '../config/config.js';
+import type { MessageBus } from '../confirmation-bus/message-bus.js';
+import {
+  TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_DEFINITION,
+  TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_DEFINITION,
+  TRACKER_GET_TASK_DEFINITION,
+  TRACKER_INIT_DEFINITION,
+  TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_DEFINITION,
+  TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_DEFINITION,
+  TRACKER_VISUALIZE_DEFINITION,
+} from './definitions/trackerTools.js';
+import { resolveToolDeclaration } from './definitions/resolver.js';
+import {
+  TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_GET_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_INIT_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+  TRACKER_VISUALIZE_TOOL_NAME,
+} from './tool-names.js';
+import type { ToolResult } from './tools.js';
+import { BaseDeclarativeTool, BaseToolInvocation, Kind } from './tools.js';
+import { ToolErrorType } from './tool-error.js';
+import type {
+  TrackerTask,
+  TaskStatus,
+  TaskType,
+} from '../services/trackerTypes.js';
+
+// --- Shared Base ---
+
+abstract class BaseTrackerInvocation<
+  P extends object,
+  R extends ToolResult,
+> extends BaseToolInvocation<P, R> {
+  constructor(
+    protected readonly config: Config,
+    params: P,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+    toolName: string,
+  ) {
+    super(params, messageBus, toolName);
+  }
+
+  protected get service() {
+    return this.config.getTrackerService();
+  }
+
+  abstract override getDescription(): string;
+}
+
+// --- tracker_init ---
+
+class TrackerInitInvocation extends BaseTrackerInvocation<
+  Record<string, never>,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  getDescription(): string {
+    return 'Initializing the task tracker storage.';
+  }
+
+  override async execute(_signal: AbortSignal): Promise<ToolResult> {
+    await this.service.ensureInitialized();
+    return {
+      llmContent:
+        'Task tracker initialized successfully. Storage is ready at .tracker/tasks/',
+      returnDisplay: 'Tracker initialized.',
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export class TrackerInitTool extends BaseDeclarativeTool<
+  Record<string, never>,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  static readonly Name = TRACKER_INIT_TOOL_NAME;
+  constructor(
+    private config: Config,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+  ) {
+    super(
+      TrackerInitTool.Name,
+      'Initialize Tracker',
+      TRACKER_INIT_DEFINITION.base.description!,
+      Kind.Edit,
+      TRACKER_INIT_DEFINITION.base.parametersJsonSchema,
+      messageBus,
+    );
+  }
+  protected createInvocation(
+    params: Record<string, never>,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+  ) {
+    return new TrackerInitInvocation(
+      this.config,
+      params,
+      messageBus,
+      this.name,
+    );
+  }
+  override getSchema(modelId?: string) {
+    return resolveToolDeclaration(TRACKER_INIT_DEFINITION, modelId);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- tracker_create_task ---
+
+interface CreateTaskParams {
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  type: TaskType;
+  parentId?: string;
+  dependencies?: string[];
+}
+
+class TrackerCreateTaskInvocation extends BaseTrackerInvocation<
+  CreateTaskParams,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  getDescription(): string {
+    return `Creating task: ${this.params.title}`;
+  }
+
+  override async execute(_signal: AbortSignal): Promise<ToolResult> {
+    const task = await this.service.createTask({
+      title: this.params.title,
+      description: this.params.description,
+      type: this.params.type,
+      status: 'open',
+      parentId: this.params.parentId,
+      dependencies: this.params.dependencies ?? [],
+    });
+    return {
+      llmContent: `Created task ${task.id}: ${task.title}`,
+      returnDisplay: `Created task ${task.id}.`,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export class TrackerCreateTaskTool extends BaseDeclarativeTool<
+  CreateTaskParams,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  static readonly Name = TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME;
+  constructor(
+    private config: Config,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+  ) {
+    super(
+      TrackerCreateTaskTool.Name,
+      'Create Task',
+      TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_DEFINITION.base.description!,
+      Kind.Edit,
+      TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_DEFINITION.base.parametersJsonSchema,
+      messageBus,
+    );
+  }
+  protected createInvocation(params: CreateTaskParams, messageBus: MessageBus) {
+    return new TrackerCreateTaskInvocation(
+      this.config,
+      params,
+      messageBus,
+      this.name,
+    );
+  }
+  override getSchema(modelId?: string) {
+    return resolveToolDeclaration(TRACKER_CREATE_TASK_DEFINITION, modelId);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- tracker_update_task ---
+
+interface UpdateTaskParams {
+  id: string;
+  title?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  status?: TaskStatus;
+  dependencies?: string[];
+}
+
+class TrackerUpdateTaskInvocation extends BaseTrackerInvocation<
+  UpdateTaskParams,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  getDescription(): string {
+    return `Updating task ${this.params.id}`;
+  }
+
+  override async execute(_signal: AbortSignal): Promise<ToolResult> {
+    const { id, ...updates } = this.params;
+    try {
+      const task = await this.service.updateTask(id, updates);
+      return {
+        llmContent: `Updated task ${task.id}. Status: ${task.status}`,
+        returnDisplay: `Updated task ${task.id}.`,
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      const errorMessage =
+        error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      return {
+        llmContent: `Error updating task: ${errorMessage}`,
+        returnDisplay: 'Failed to update task.',
+        error: {
+          message: errorMessage,
+          type: ToolErrorType.EXECUTION_FAILED,
+        },
+      };
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export class TrackerUpdateTaskTool extends BaseDeclarativeTool<
+  UpdateTaskParams,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  static readonly Name = TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_TOOL_NAME;
+  constructor(
+    private config: Config,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+  ) {
+    super(
+      TrackerUpdateTaskTool.Name,
+      'Update Task',
+      TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_DEFINITION.base.description!,
+      Kind.Edit,
+      TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_DEFINITION.base.parametersJsonSchema,
+      messageBus,
+    );
+  }
+  protected createInvocation(params: UpdateTaskParams, messageBus: MessageBus) {
+    return new TrackerUpdateTaskInvocation(
+      this.config,
+      params,
+      messageBus,
+      this.name,
+    );
+  }
+  override getSchema(modelId?: string) {
+    return resolveToolDeclaration(TRACKER_UPDATE_TASK_DEFINITION, modelId);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- tracker_get_task ---
+
+interface GetTaskParams {
+  id: string;
+}
+
+class TrackerGetTaskInvocation extends BaseTrackerInvocation<
+  GetTaskParams,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  getDescription(): string {
+    return `Retrieving task ${this.params.id}`;
+  }
+
+  override async execute(_signal: AbortSignal): Promise<ToolResult> {
+    const task = await this.service.getTask(this.params.id);
+    if (!task) {
+      return {
+        llmContent: `Task ${this.params.id} not found.`,
+        returnDisplay: 'Task not found.',
+      };
+    }
+    return {
+      llmContent: JSON.stringify(task, null, 2),
+      returnDisplay: `Retrieved task ${task.id}.`,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export class TrackerGetTaskTool extends BaseDeclarativeTool<
+  GetTaskParams,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  static readonly Name = TRACKER_GET_TASK_TOOL_NAME;
+  constructor(
+    private config: Config,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+  ) {
+    super(
+      TrackerGetTaskTool.Name,
+      'Get Task',
+      TRACKER_GET_TASK_DEFINITION.base.description!,
+      Kind.Read,
+      TRACKER_GET_TASK_DEFINITION.base.parametersJsonSchema,
+      messageBus,
+    );
+  }
+  protected createInvocation(params: GetTaskParams, messageBus: MessageBus) {
+    return new TrackerGetTaskInvocation(
+      this.config,
+      params,
+      messageBus,
+      this.name,
+    );
+  }
+  override getSchema(modelId?: string) {
+    return resolveToolDeclaration(TRACKER_GET_TASK_DEFINITION, modelId);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- tracker_list_tasks ---
+
+interface ListTasksParams {
+  status?: TaskStatus;
+  type?: TaskType;
+  parentId?: string;
+}
+
+class TrackerListTasksInvocation extends BaseTrackerInvocation<
+  ListTasksParams,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  getDescription(): string {
+    return 'Listing tasks.';
+  }
+
+  override async execute(_signal: AbortSignal): Promise<ToolResult> {
+    let tasks = await this.service.listTasks();
+    if (this.params.status) {
+      tasks = tasks.filter((t) => t.status === this.params.status);
+    }
+    if (this.params.type) {
+      tasks = tasks.filter((t) => t.type === this.params.type);
+    }
+    if (this.params.parentId) {
+      tasks = tasks.filter((t) => t.parentId === this.params.parentId);
+    }
+
+    if (tasks.length === 0) {
+      return {
+        llmContent: 'No tasks found matching the criteria.',
+        returnDisplay: 'No matching tasks.',
+      };
+    }
+
+    const content = tasks
+      .map((t) => `- [${t.id}] ${t.title} (${t.status})`)
+      .join('\n');
+    return {
+      llmContent: content,
+      returnDisplay: `Listed ${tasks.length} tasks.`,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export class TrackerListTasksTool extends BaseDeclarativeTool<
+  ListTasksParams,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  static readonly Name = TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_TOOL_NAME;
+  constructor(
+    private config: Config,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+  ) {
+    super(
+      TrackerListTasksTool.Name,
+      'List Tasks',
+      TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_DEFINITION.base.description!,
+      Kind.Search,
+      TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_DEFINITION.base.parametersJsonSchema,
+      messageBus,
+    );
+  }
+  protected createInvocation(params: ListTasksParams, messageBus: MessageBus) {
+    return new TrackerListTasksInvocation(
+      this.config,
+      params,
+      messageBus,
+      this.name,
+    );
+  }
+  override getSchema(modelId?: string) {
+    return resolveToolDeclaration(TRACKER_LIST_TASKS_DEFINITION, modelId);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- tracker_add_dependency ---
+
+interface AddDependencyParams {
+  taskId: string;
+  dependencyId: string;
+}
+
+class TrackerAddDependencyInvocation extends BaseTrackerInvocation<
+  AddDependencyParams,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  getDescription(): string {
+    return `Adding dependency: ${this.params.taskId} depends on ${this.params.dependencyId}`;
+  }
+
+  override async execute(_signal: AbortSignal): Promise<ToolResult> {
+    const task = await this.service.getTask(this.params.taskId);
+    if (!task) {
+      return {
+        llmContent: `Task ${this.params.taskId} not found.`,
+        returnDisplay: 'Task not found.',
+      };
+    }
+    const dep = await this.service.getTask(this.params.dependencyId);
+    if (!dep) {
+      return {
+        llmContent: `Dependency task ${this.params.dependencyId} not found.`,
+        returnDisplay: 'Dependency not found.',
+      };
+    }
+
+    const newDeps = Array.from(
+      new Set([...task.dependencies, this.params.dependencyId]),
+    );
+    try {
+      await this.service.updateTask(task.id, { dependencies: newDeps });
+      return {
+        llmContent: `Linked ${task.id} -> ${dep.id}.`,
+        returnDisplay: 'Dependency added.',
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      return {
+        llmContent: `Error adding dependency: ${
+          error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+        }`,
+        returnDisplay: 'Failed to add dependency.',
+      };
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export class TrackerAddDependencyTool extends BaseDeclarativeTool<
+  AddDependencyParams,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  static readonly Name = TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_TOOL_NAME;
+  constructor(
+    private config: Config,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+  ) {
+    super(
+      TrackerAddDependencyTool.Name,
+      'Add Dependency',
+      TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_DEFINITION.base.description!,
+      Kind.Edit,
+      TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_DEFINITION.base.parametersJsonSchema,
+      messageBus,
+    );
+  }
+  protected createInvocation(
+    params: AddDependencyParams,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+  ) {
+    return new TrackerAddDependencyInvocation(
+      this.config,
+      params,
+      messageBus,
+      this.name,
+    );
+  }
+  override getSchema(modelId?: string) {
+    return resolveToolDeclaration(TRACKER_ADD_DEPENDENCY_DEFINITION, modelId);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- tracker_visualize ---
+
+class TrackerVisualizeInvocation extends BaseTrackerInvocation<
+  Record<string, never>,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  getDescription(): string {
+    return 'Visualizing the task graph.';
+  }
+
+  override async execute(_signal: AbortSignal): Promise<ToolResult> {
+    const tasks = await this.service.listTasks();
+    if (tasks.length === 0) {
+      return {
+        llmContent: 'No tasks to visualize.',
+        returnDisplay: 'Empty tracker.',
+      };
+    }
+
+    const statusEmojis: Record<TaskStatus, string> = {
+      open: '⭕',
+      in_progress: '🚧',
+      blocked: '🚫',
+      closed: '✅',
+    };
+
+    const typeLabels: Record<TaskType, string> = {
+      epic: '[EPIC]',
+      task: '[TASK]',
+      bug: '[BUG]',
+    };
+
+    // Simple list-based visualization for now (can enhance to tree later if needed)
+    // We'll organize by epic/parent
+    const roots = tasks.filter((t) => !t.parentId);
+    let output = 'Task Tracker Graph:\n';
+
+    const renderTask = (task: TrackerTask, depth: number) => {
+      const indent = '  '.repeat(depth);
+      output += `${indent}${statusEmojis[task.status]} ${task.id} ${typeLabels[task.type]} ${task.title}\n`;
+      if (task.dependencies.length > 0) {
+        output += `${indent}  └─ Depends on: ${task.dependencies.join(', ')}\n`;
+      }
+      const children = tasks.filter((t) => t.parentId === task.id);
+      for (const child of children) {
+        renderTask(child, depth + 1);
+      }
+    };
+
+    for (const root of roots) {
+      renderTask(root, 0);
+    }
+
+    return {
+      llmContent: output,
+      returnDisplay: 'Graph rendered.',
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export class TrackerVisualizeTool extends BaseDeclarativeTool<
+  Record<string, never>,
+  ToolResult
+> {
+  static readonly Name = TRACKER_VISUALIZE_TOOL_NAME;
+  constructor(
+    private config: Config,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+  ) {
+    super(
+      TrackerVisualizeTool.Name,
+      'Visualize Tracker',
+      TRACKER_VISUALIZE_DEFINITION.base.description!,
+      Kind.Read,
+      TRACKER_VISUALIZE_DEFINITION.base.parametersJsonSchema,
+      messageBus,
+    );
+  }
+  protected createInvocation(
+    params: Record<string, never>,
+    messageBus: MessageBus,
+  ) {
+    return new TrackerVisualizeInvocation(
+      this.config,
+      params,
+      messageBus,
+      this.name,
+    );
+  }
+  override getSchema(modelId?: string) {
+    return resolveToolDeclaration(TRACKER_VISUALIZE_DEFINITION, modelId);
+  }
+}