About tools: how to use properly them?

[aborruso]

Hi @ErikBjare I have a basic question: how do I use the tools?
Do I choose them or is it gptme that selects them based on my prompt?

I read that gptme comes with a variety of tools for different tasks, and we have Shell and Python.

If I write "list the current directory" is there a way to choose Python tool, via some parameter to have

import os; print("\n".join([f for f in os.listdir('.') if os.path.isfile(f)]))

or does gptme read my message and propose me to use ls, bacause it is a more direct and classical answer?

Thank you and sorry for the stupid question

[ErikBjare]

Do I choose them or is it gptme that selects them based on my prompt?

The LLM will decide which tool is used. You can prompt it to use a specific one, or constrain which tools it has available using e.g. --tools bash,save,patch.

If I write "list the current directory" is there a way to choose Python tool, via some parameter to have...

You can just say "list the current directory using python"

or does gptme read my message and propose me to use ls, bacause it is a more direct and classical answer?

Yes probably, unless prompted otherwise.

Thank you and sorry for the stupid question

Stupid questions are okay if you put in some effort, like I think you did here :)