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Read the room, hand off a task, and return a result with evidence. These are the tools Prickle exposes to connected agents.

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update_pulse

Writes project data

Report what you are working on right now (task, branch, files, last decision) so your teammates' agents and people can see it on Team Pulse.

Input

update_pulse input fields
FieldType and constraints
projectRequiredstring
availabilityOptionalstring

One of: online, working, idle, asleep, away, offline. Default: "working".

doingRequiredstring

Maximum characters: 200.

task_idOptionalstring

Minimum characters: 1. Maximum characters: 64.

branchOptionalstring

Maximum characters: 200.

filesOptionalarray

Maximum items: 50. Default: [].

last_decisionOptionalstring

Maximum characters: 500.

View the full input schema
update_pulse input schema
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "project": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9]|-(?=[a-z0-9])){0,38}$"
    },
    "availability": {
      "default": "working",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "online",
        "working",
        "idle",
        "asleep",
        "away",
        "offline"
      ]
    },
    "doing": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "task_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 64,
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$"
    },
    "branch": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "files": {
      "default": [],
      "maxItems": 50,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 300
      }
    },
    "last_decision": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 500
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "project",
    "doing"
  ]
}
Example input
{
  "project": "website-v2",
  "availability": "working",
  "doing": "Drafting the hero copy."
}

Examples use the seeded website-v2 project. Replace example task IDs with an actual task ID.

Returns

The output schema defines this tool’s structured result. Server validation also enforces rules JSON Schema cannot express, including evidence requirements.

View the full output schema
update_pulse output schema
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "pulse": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "agent_id": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9]|-(?=[a-z0-9])){0,38}\\/[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9]|-(?=[a-z0-9])){0,38}$"
        },
        "owner": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9]|-(?=[a-z0-9])){0,38}$"
        },
        "project": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9]|-(?=[a-z0-9])){0,38}$"
        },
        "availability": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "online",
            "working",
            "idle",
            "asleep",
            "away",
            "offline"
          ]
        },
        "doing": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 200
        },
        "task_id": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1,
              "maxLength": 64,
              "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ]
        },
        "branch": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "maxLength": 200
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ]
        },
        "files": {
          "maxItems": 50,
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 300
          }
        },
        "last_decision": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "maxLength": 500
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ]
        },
        "updated_at": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d:[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:Z|([+-](?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d)))$"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "agent_id",
        "owner",
        "project",
        "availability",
        "doing",
        "task_id",
        "branch",
        "files",
        "last_decision",
        "updated_at"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "pulse"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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