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Coder

A complete toolset for working on real codebases - read, write, edit, search, git, lint, test.

The coder family is what makes OpenHuman a viable coding partner instead of a chat window that pretends to know the codebase.

Tools in the family

Tool
What it does

file_read

Read a file (with line numbers, like cat -n).

file_write

Write a new file.

edit_file

Targeted edits - match-and-replace with strict uniqueness checks.

apply_patch

Apply a unified diff.

glob_search

Find files by glob pattern.

grep

Ripgrep-style search across the tree.

list_files

Walk a directory tree.

read_diff

Diff between two files or revisions.

git_operations

Status, diff, log, blame, branch, commit.

run_linter

Run the project's linter.

run_tests

Run the project's test command.

csv_export

Export query results as CSV.

Why these are native, not shell-only

A shell tool plus cat/sed/awk could technically do all of this. The native tools exist because:

  • Edits go through a uniqueness check, so the agent can't accidentally clobber the wrong line.

  • Reads come back with line numbers the agent can refer to in follow-ups.

  • Git operations parse output into structured data, instead of leaving the agent to scrape porcelain.

  • Lint and test runs are wired to the project's actual commands, not generic guesses.

Workspace scoping

Filesystem tools respect a workspace boundary - the agent can't read or write outside it without explicit permission. Same boundary the rest of the app uses for OPENHUMAN_WORKSPACE.

See also

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